The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-20
FINANCIAL.

Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange-The market IS very
steady. The following are the Savannah
quotations: Commercial demand, 81 S4ss
sixty days, $4.S11s; ninety days, 4SO5s
francs. Paris and Havre, sixty days, 5.26;
Swiss, sixty days, 5293s; marks, sixty
days, 90 1916.
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
buying at 1-16 per cent discount and sell
ing as follows: Amounts up to $25, 10 cents;
s25 TO $50, IS cents; $50 10 $780, 20 cents
$500 to $500, Il per cent. premium; $500 70
81 600. 65 cents premium; $1,000 and over,
lie per cent. premium.
securities-Southern securities of I'M
doubted solidity command good prices, yet
the market is inactive on account of limi-
ted offerings.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgia
81 per cent. bonds of $780, 107 bid, 1851
asked; Georgia 31a per cent, due 1915, 1861
bid. 106 asked; Georgia AZ per cent. bonds,
1915 1872 Did, 120 asked; Georgia 4 per
cent. due 1920 ia Did, lis asked; South
Carolina 41ks, Ill bid, 112 asked.
city Bonds-Atlanta 4.a per cent, 1923
1O6 bid. asked; Augusta, 4lks, 1926, 107
hid. 1903 asked; Augusta Z per cent. III
hid 112 asked Augusta per cent. III
hid 113 asked; Columbus per cent. 1Of
hid 107 asked; Macon 6 per cent, liz bid
m asked; Macon 412s, 1926, 105 bid. 1Of
asked; Savannah per cent quarterly
January coupons, 1l115 bid, liz asked: Sa-
vannah s per cent. quarterly February
COUPONS 11lh bid, liz asked; Charleston
IS. 9e bid, 81 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds
q per cent. interest couponSy 1l8 bid 119
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent. gold bonds due
-
and Banking Company, collateral IS. 90
hid 90 asked; Central of Georgia Rail.
road first mortgage 5s, 50-year gold bonds
116 bid, III asked; Central of Georgia Rail
wav first consolidated mortgage IS. 1917
bid 9Olb asked; Central OF Georgia Rail-
way first preferred incomes, 361a bid, 37I5
asked; Central of Georgia Railway second
preferred incomes, 1l75 bid, 1914 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway third
preferred incomes. AZ bid. 51a asked;
Georgia Railroad 6s. 1910, 115 hid, III asked;
Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta first IS.
l06 bid, 1O7 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage Is, III bid, 118
asked; Georgia Southern ana Florida new
IS, los bid, 1881 asked; South Georgia and
Florida first mortgage Is, 100 bid 101
asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage Is. 100 bid, 10l asked; ocean
Steamship per cent. bonds, 1926 10il5 bid
first mortgage Z per cent. bonds, 100 bid
1O2 asked; Alabama Midland per cent, in
dorsed, 80 bid 81 asked Brunswick and
Western As. 70 bid, Is asked: South Bound
Railway IS, So bid, asked; Georgia and
Alabama first preferred S. lo3 bid 10i ask
ed; Georgia and Alabama cons. 5s 80 bid,
81 asked; Eatonton branch. % bid 81 asked;
Central of Georgia Middle Georgia and
Atlantic division u.s. Sc bid, S7lA asked.
Railroad Stocks-AugusCa and Savan-
nah. i00h bid, l01 asked; Southwestern,
1904 bid, 101 asked; Atlanta and West
point stock, 10 bid. 112 asked; Atlanta and
West Point per cent certificates 1903
bid, 1O4 asked; Georgia common, 1871 bid,
1873 asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock.
% bid. q asked Electric Light and Power
Company, "A bid. IS asked
Eank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank. 11O4
bid. III asked: Chatham Bank. AZ bid,
IS asked: Gerrnania Bank. 1lO1k bid, 1111S
asked: National Bank of Savannah, 1876
bid, l27 asked; Merchants National Bank,