The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-08
RICE.
FINANCIAL.
Money-Market steady.

FINANCIAL.
Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange The market is
strong. The following are net Savannah
quotations: Commercial demand, s4.S4A
sixty days, - S2l2. ninety days, 81 S1ib:
francs. Paris and Havre, sixty days,
5.22lk; Swiss sixty days, SIS; marks, sixty
days, 9iss
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
buying at par and selling as fol-
lows: Up to SIS, 1Oc. premium:
s25 to $50 15c premium; $50 to 500, zoe pre-
MUM; $500 to 81. 600, Is per cent premium;
800 and over, 81 per $1,000.
Securities-Quiet and steady; fair invest
ment demand.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-GeorgIa
3ik per cent. bonds of 1880, 1O6 bid. los
asked; Georgia Sla per cent, due 1915, los
bid, 107 asked; Georgia Az per cent bonds,
1915, 116 bid, III asked: Georgia per
cent, due 1926. 10 bid 112 asked; South
Carolina AIS. 10S bid 109 asked
City Bonos-Atlanta per cent, 1903 bid
1O4 asked; Augusta AIS, 1925, 1O3la bid, 1OI
asked; Augusta per cent, 100 bid, l0T
asked; Augusta per cent, 1O7 bid, 1OS ask
ed Columbus per cent, 10SR bid, 1851
asked; Macon per cent. 1852 bid, III ask
ed; Macons 41as, 1926, 1914 bid. 105 asked; Sa-
vannah per cent. quarterly April cou-
pons, 110is bid, Ill asked; Savannah 5 per
cent, quarterly May coupons, 1iOI
bid, 110S4 asked; Charleston As, SO bid, IS
asked.
Railroad Bonds-savannah, Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds
6 per cent. interest coupons. III bid, 11S
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage, per cent. gold bonds, due
1924. 1857 bid 1882 asked Augusta Southern
first IS. 1924, = bid, 81 asked; Central Rail-
road and Banking Company collateral S.
911A bid, 90 asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
way, first mortgage IS, 50-year gold bonds,
llS bid, 119 asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
way first consolidated mortgage 5s.9lJb bid
a2IS asked Central of Georgia Railway first
preferred incomes, 4215 bid 43 asked. Gem
trail of Georgia Railway second preferred
incomes, 10 bid, IA asked; Central of
Georgia Railway, third preferred incomes.
81 bid, 712 asked; Georgia Railroad Is 1910
113 bid, 114la asked; Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta first IS, 10 bid, Ill asked
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
Southern and Florida new 5s, 101 bid; 1902
asked; South Georgia and Florida first
mortgage rs, 1922 bid 1887 asked South
Georgia and Florida second mortgage Is
l0S bid, los asked; Ocean Steamship per
cent. bonds, 1926, 1852 bid, 1857 asked; City
& Suburban Railroad first mortgage 7 per
cent bonds, 81 bid, asked; Alabama
Midland per cent Endorsed, 80 bid, 81
asked; Brunswick and Western As. 70 bid
771a asked; South Bound Railway IS, 70 bid
ferred 5s, 103 bid l04 asked: Georgia and
Alabama cons. IS, SO bid, "a asked; Eaton
ton Branch, 81 bid, S9h asked; Central of
Georgia, Middle Georgia and Atlantic Di-
vision 5s, SSls bid, S4Ia asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savannah.
1872 bid, SAP asked; Georgia common. 1880
bid. 1873 asked; Southwestern. SO bid q
asked; Atlanta and West Point stock. 1O115
bid, 1872 asked; Atlanta and West Point
per cent. certificates. 1917 bid. 1929 asked
Savannah Construction Company, IS bid.
rs asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock
% bid, "A asked; Electric Light
and Power Company, 70 bid n asked r
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank. 10
bid 1l0l4 asked; Chatham Bank,
As bid. 1917 asked; Germania Bank. los
bid. 109 asked; National Bank of Savan-
nah, l25 bid 126 asked; Merchants National
Bank, 81 bid. IS asked; Oglethorpe Saw
ings and Trust Company 14 bid 1O5
asked; Southern Bank of the State of
Georgaa. bid, 1879 asked; sa-
vannah Bank and Trust Company. 1O2
bid 1927 asked; Chatham Real Estate and
Improvement Company. A. So bid, SC
asked; B, 54iz bid, 50 asked; Peoples Saw
ings and Loan Company, 98 bid SO asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory 6s, 1Ol
bid, 102 asked; Enterprise Factory 6s 100
bid, 101 asked; Eagle and Phoenix Manu-
featuring Company per cent. bonds, -
bid, 40 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany 6s 1O1 bid. 1902 asked.
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory "a
bid, So asked; Graniteville Factory, las bid.
Isl asked; Langley Factory, 1Oi bid. 1851
asked; Enterprise Factory. common, s.
bid. So asked; ]. r. King MANUFACTURING
Company, 104 bid 105 asked; Sibley Manu-.
facturing Company, 20 bid, 76 asked; Sa-
vannah Brewing Company. IS bid, 81 ask.
New York. Feb money on call W.
At he lat
cent. Prime mercantile paper. 304 per cent
Sterling exchange strong, with aetna
business in bankers bills at S4S5Ia4, S5s
for demand, and S4s3a4SSh for sixt,
days; posted rates, $4.S314@4. IS: CONNER
cial bills, S4S2lA. Silver certificates ,56ib0
57lzc. Bar Silver, 56Ikc Mexican dollars
452sc. Government bonds strong Stat,
bonds dull Railroad bonds strong
New York, Feb. THE Evening Post,
London financial cablegram says: "Th,
stock markets were quiet and featureles!
to-day, pending the settlement in carry.
over mines, but the tone was steady.
Activity st1l centers in American
Grand Trunks and Argentines. The featur,
In the first named was Norfolk and West
ern lst preferred. A pool was formed re-
Gently to deal in the cotton. 1t Is said tho
profits already show a dividend Price,
closed under the best, but Grand Trunks
We're better. Copper shares were weak. OF
reports that an important mine is TO be-
hoated soon.
New York, Feb. 7.-To-days market for
stocks suffered from the burden of realiz.
ing sales and from bear pressure due ID
the recrudescence Of the Cuban situation
There were special elements of weakness
IN addition.
The Union Pacific securities were heavy
on account of the announced determine.
ton Of The government TO operate the
Kansas Pacific under receivership and
seek 70 postpone the sale of that prop
cry The Kansas Pacific consols open