The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-28

Money-Market steady.



Money-NIarket steady.
Foreign Exchange-The market is
steady. The following are the net Savan-
nah quota lions: Commercial demand
$.85; sixty days. $4.84; ninety days.
A.S3A francs, Paris and Havre, sixty
days, 5.2l5s, Swiss, sixty days, 5.2f1s;
marks. sixty days, 9412.
Domestic EXchange-Steady banks are
buying at 1-16 per cent discount, and sell
ing as follows: Amounts up to SOS, 10 cents:
S25 to $50 Is cents $50 to 500, 20 cents; 800
10 $3.50. % cents; $3.50 to $3.50, lilo per cent
premium, and $3.50 and over. rs cents per
$1,000
Securiues-The market is fairly steady.
1t is very difficult to tnd offerings of first
class securities.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
gia 49, per cent. bonds of $780, 1O7 bid. 1851
asked; Georgia 312 per cent, due 1916 100
bid, 107 asked; Georgia AZ per cent. bonds,
1915, 11612 bid, III asked; Georgia 4 Der
cent, due 1920, 10 bid III asked; South
Carolina 41as, 1O9 bid, 10 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta Z per cent, 1O2 bid
asked; Augusta 41as 1925, 1O5 bid. LOG
asked; Augusta Z per cent, 10 bid. III
asked; Augusta per cent, 112 bid, 118
asked; Columbus per cent. 1887 bid 1O41b
asked; Macon per cent 115 bid, 116 ask
ed Macon 41as, 1926, 10S bid, lO4 asked;
Savannah per cent, quarterly October
coupons, 11112 bid, 112 asked Savannah 5
per cent. quarterly August coupons. 1111b
bid, liz asked; Charlesto ton As, 9515 bid 96I5
asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah. Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds,
per cent interest coupons, 11712 bid, 1872
asked Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent. gold bonds, due
1924, 1912 bid 1051a asked; Central Railroad
and Banking Company collateral IS. 81
bid, 80 asked Central OF Georgia Rail-
road first mortgage 5s 50-year gold bonds,
116 bid III asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
way first consolidated mortgage IS, IS bid
SO asked; Central Of Georgia Railway
first preferred incomes, 80 bid, 40 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway second
preferred incomes, 10 bid, IA asked;
Central of Georgia Railway ;hird
preferred incomes, bid, asked;
Georgia Railroad 6s, 1870 113 bid, ia asked;
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first IS,
10S bid, 109 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage Is, 120 bid, I21
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida new
5s l0312 bid 10i asked; South Georgia ard
Florida first mortgage rs, l02 bid, 1882
asked South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage Is 102 bid, 1872 asked; Ocean
Steamship per cent. bonds 1926, 1872 bid
1O41b asked City and Suburban Railroad
first mortgage per cent. bonds 101 bid, t03
asked; Alabama Midland per cent. in
dorsed, IS bid, IS asked; Brunswick ard
Western As 70 bid, rs asked; South
gia and Alabama first preferred IS, 103 lid
1914 asked; Georgia and Alabama cons 5s
40 bid 81 asked; Eatonton branch 50 bid
30 asked; Central Of Georgia Middle
Georgia and Alabama division 5s, 81 bid
81 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah. 961a bid 971a asked, ex-div;
Southwestern, 961s bid, 971a asked, ex-
div: Atlanta aud West Point
stock, JOG bid 1O7 asked. ex-div.; Atlanta
and west Point per cent. certificates, 1913
hid 1O4 asked, eX-interest; Georgia com
mon. 100 bid, 1872 asked; Savannah Con-
struction Company Il bid. 70 asked.
Gas Stocks-Savaunan Gas light stock,
o2i hid. % asked; Electric Light and
Power Company, 20 bid, Il asked, ex-
div.
Bank Stocks Etc.-Citizens Bank, 10
bid 1lOll asked, ex-div.; Chatham Bank,
4615 bid, Az asked, ex-div.;
Germania Bank, 1902 bid, ILL.,
asked. ex-div.; National Bank OF
savannah 125 bid. 1876 asked, eX-div.; Mer-
chants National Bank, 50 bid. S4ls asked,
cx-dty.; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Co.
1oi hid 1O5 asked, eX-diy.; Southern Bank
Of The state of Georgia, 12a BID 100 asked
e,-d,v. Savannah Bank and Trust Com
panv 1902 bid, 1853 asked, eX-dlv.; Chatham
Real Estate and Improvement Company
A, So bid. 500 asked; b. o. Dld' ol44 asked
ex-div.; People s Savings ana Loan CON-
pany. SO bid. 80 asked.
Factory Bonds.-Augusta Factory. 101
mia 1902 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany. Gs. 100 bid, 102 asked.
Factory Stocks.-Augusta Factory, 6S
hid rs a sked; Graniteville Factory. l45
rid 151 asked; Langley Factory, 100 bid,
1O1 asked; Enterprise Factory, common,
% hid "a asked; j. r. King Manufacturing
company. 100 bid 101 asked; Sbley
Manufacturing Company, 70 bid, 76 asked;
savannah Brewing Company, 50 bid. 100
asked.
New york. July 27.-Money on call was
steady at lAGps per cent; the last loan
~ rer cent. PRIME mercantile paper 312l
4 ner cent Sterling exchange firmer with
actual business in bankers bids at 4.S50
1 az for demand, and at $483HQ4s4 for
sfxtT DAVIS Posted rates, SLS4laG4S5 and
"a S,@f4 g6is. Commerc' al bills. s4S21a sill
Yer certificates, 5S%QJ9lac. Bar silver 5Sa4c.
MEXICAN dollars, 451ac. Government bonds
were strong
New York, July H.-Nearly all the
strength and ACTIVITY in to-day's stock
market was confined 10 the first hour. At
the opening there was a rush 50 buy as a
resul. Of orders placed with commission
houses this morning on The announcement
that Spain had addressed The United
s,ates government with request for
peace This early demand was fed quite