The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-06
FINANCIAL.
Money-Market steady.

Foreign Exchange-'rhe market is
steady The following are the net Savan-
nah quotations: Commercial demand,
$3.50; sixty days, %S3A; ninety days,
$4825s francs, Paris and Havre, sixty
days, 5.23h; Swiss sixty days. 526; marks,
sixty days, "a 7-16
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
buying at 1-l6 per cent. discount and sell
ing as follows: Up to $50, Toe premium;
SIS to $780, 15c premium; $50 to 800, 20c
| premium; $500 10 $780, Coo premium; $1,000
| and over, Lie per cent. premium.
Securites-The market is quiet, but
| firm. 1t Is difficult to buy readily state
and municipal securities.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
gia 3l5 per cent. bonds of 1890, 107 bid, 1857
asked; Georgia 3I3 per cent, due 1915, 105
bid, d7 asked; Georgia AZ per cent. bonds,
1915, ll4l5 bid, 1l5la asked; Georgia per
cent, due 1920, 10 bid, III asked; South
Carolina 41as, 100 bid, 1l2 asked
city Bonds--Atlanta per cent, 1902 bid,
asked Augusta 41as 1925. 105 bid 106
asked Augusta per cent, 10 bid Ill
asked; Augusta per cent, li2 bid 113
asked Columbus per cent. 103la bid, 1902
asked; Macon per cent lis bid, l16 ask
ed; Macon AIS. 1926 1903 bid 1O4 asked;
Savannah per cent, quarterly October
coupons, 40 bid, III asked; Savannah
per cent, quarterly August coupons, 110A
bid. III asked; Charleston As, 95la bid, 96A
asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds,
6 per cent. interest coupons, 10 bid, 1l6
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent. gold bonds, due
1924 104 bid 1916 asked Central Railroad
and Banking Company collateral l5s, 81
bid, 80 asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
road first mortgage IS, 5O-year gold bonds,
1l5A bid III asked Central of Georgia Rail-
way first consolidated martgage SIS, SO bid,
80 asked; Central of Georgia Railway
first preferred incomes, 80 bid 40 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway second
preferred incomes, 1874 bid, 1915 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway third
preferred incomes, bid, 6a asked;
Georgia Railroad IS, 1870 112 bid, ia asked;
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first IS,
1O7 bid, 1O8 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage Is, Us bid, 1l6
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida new
IS. 1913 bid 1O4 asked; South Georgia and
Florida first mortgage Is, l0i bid 1902
asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage rs, 1O1 bid, 102 asked; Ocean
Steamship per cent. bonds. 1926, l04 bid,
105 asked; City and Suburban Railroad
fret mortgage per cent. bonds, l0l bid, JOB
asked; Alabama Midland per cent. in
dorsed IS bid, IS asked; Brunswick and
Western As u bid, rs asked; South
Bound Railway IS, So bid, u asked; Geor-
gia and Alabama first preferred 5s, JOB I'D,
1O4 asked; Georgia and Alabama cons. 81,
90 bid 81 asked; EatontOn branch, 81 bid
s. asked; Central OF Georgia, Middle
Georgia and Atlantic division S. 1914 bid,
81 asked.
Railroad stocks-Augusta and savan-
nah, "a bid, IS asked, ex-div.;
Southwestern, 81 bid. 50 asked. ex-
div. Atlanta and West Point
stock. 1C5 bid, JOG asked; Atlanta and
West Point per cent. certificates, 1904
bid 101lA asked ex-interest; Georgia com
mon, 176 bid. 1872 asked: Savannah Con-
structlon Company, 6S bid, 70 asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
"a. bid 23lz asked Electric Light and
Power Company, 70 bid, Y asked ex-div
Bank Stocks. Etc.-Ciuzens Bank, 1091a
bid 1l0M asked, ex-div.; Chatham Bank
451s bid, 46 asked, ex-div.; Germanla Bank
40 bid III asked, ex-div. National Bank
of Savannah,124 bid125 asked ex-div ;Mar-
chants National Bank, 50 bid, s. asked.
ex-div.; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Co.,
1913 bid 104 asked, ex-div.; Southern Bank
OF the State of Georgia, l27la bid. 100 asked,
ex-div.; Savannah Bank and Trust Com
pany 100 bid, 102 asked, ex-div.; Chatham
Real Estate and Improvement Company,
A. 50 bid. 55l5 asked; y, 81 bid, 5434 asked,
ex-div.; Peoples Savings and Loan Com
pany, 81 bid 96 asked.
Factory Bonds Augusta Factory. 1Ol
bid. 1912 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany, IS, 100 bid. 102 asked.
Factory Stocks Augusta Factory IS
bid 20 asked. GraniteVille Factory 145
bid, Isl asked; Langley Factory, 100 bid,
101 asked; Enterprise Factory, common.
80 bid. "a asked; J. r. King Manufacture
ing Company, 100 bid, 1Ol asked; sibley
Manufacturing Company, 70 bid, 76 asked;
Savannah Brewing Company, 80 bid. 81
asked.
New York July 5.-Money on call was
steady a 1915 per cent; the last loan
was made at IA per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper. 3Q4 per cent. Sterling exchange
nrmer, with actual business in bankers !