The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-12

Money-Market steady.

steady. The following are the net Savan-
nah quotations: Commercial demand
"a .845s; sixty days, A.S3; ninety days,
$4.82h; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty
days, S5.221a Swiss, sixty days, S. 227s;
marks, sixty days, 944
Domestic Exchange-Steady banks are
buying al 1-16 per cent. discount and sell
ing as follows: Amounts up to $25, 10 cents;
$25 to $50, Is cents; $50 to 800, 20 cents; 500
10 $3.50. Is cents; $3.50 to $3.50, Ito per cent
premium, and $50 and over, rs cents per
$1,000.
Securities-The market Is fairly active;
offerings scarce of Georgia state bonds
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
gia 80 per cent. bonds of $780, 1O7 bid, 1881
asked; Georgia 312 per cent. due 1915. 10i
bid, 106 asked; Georgia Az per cent bonds,
1915, III bid 118 asked; Georgia 4 per
cent, due 1920, 113 bid, ia asked South
Carolina 4as 40 bid, Ill asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta, Az per cent 1923, 106
bid 49, asked; Augusta 41as. 1925, 1O7 bid 1913
asked; Augusta per cent, 40 bid, III
III asked; Augusta 6 per cent, III bid, 113
asked; Columbus per cent. 105 bid Jos
asked; Macon per cent, lis bid, 116 ask
ed; Macon APPS, 1926, 104I9 bid 1851 asked
Savannah per cent, quarterly October
coupons Ill bid, 112 asked; Savannah
per cent. quarterly November coupons
11OA bid, 11OA asked; Charleston As, 81
bid, IS asked.
GODQS-SdVannH0.
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds,
per cent. interest coupons, 118 bid, 119
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage 8 per cent. gold bonds, due
1924, 10i15 bid, 106 asked; Central Railroad
and Banking Company collateral 5s, 81
bid 90 asked Central of Georgia Rail-
road first mortgage 5s, 50-year gold bonds,
III bid, 11S asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
way first consolidated mortgage 5s, 80 bid,
81 asked; Central of Georgia Railway,
first preferred incomes, 4212 bid, 1872 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway second
preferred incomes, 1SA bid, IA asked
Central of Georgia Railway third
preferred incomes, 6 bid, 612 asked
Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910, 113 bid ia asked;
Charlotte Columbia and Augusta first IS,
1O5 bid, 106 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage rs, 118 bid 12G
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida new
IS 104 bid, 100 asked; South Georgia and
Florida first mortgage Is, 10215 bid, 1872
asked: South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage rs, 1922 bid 1882 asked; Ocean
Steamship per cent. bonds 1926, 102 bid
1O4 asked; City and Suburban Railroad
first NOR tgage 6 per cent. bonds. - bid, 102
asked; Alabama Midland per cent. in
dorsed. IS bid, IS asked; Brunswick ard
Western As, u bid 70 asked; South
Bound Railway IS, 20 bid, 70 asked; Geor-
gia and Alabama first preferred IS, 1903 hid
1O4 asked; Georgia and Alabama cons. So,
a,
81 asked; Central of Georgia Middle
Georgia and Atlantic division 5s, 81 bid,
50 asked
nah 81 bid, 9S asked ex-div;
Southwestern, 9S BID, 80 asked; ex-
div; Atlanta and West Point
stock 1O6 bid 1o7 asked, ex-div.; Atlanta
and West Point per cent. certificate ties, 10s
bid 1O4 asked, ex-interest, Georgia COM
mon. 1871 bid 1872 asked; Savannah Con-
struction Company, p bid, "A asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas eight stock.
2214 bid, % asked Electric Light and
Power Company, II bid, 7212 asked, ex-div.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank, 110A
bid. Ill asked, ex-div.; Chatham Bank,
AZ bid, As asked, ex-div;
Germania Bank. 11Oh bid, 1111s
asked, ex-div. National Bank of
Savannah 125 bid, 1876 asked, ex-div. Mer
chants National Bank, SO bid, S412 asked
ex-div.; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Co,
10f bid 1O5 asked, ex-div.; Southern Bank
of the State of Georgia. 100 bid, 131 asked
ex-div.; Savannah Bank and Trust Com
pany 102 bid, 1903 asked, ex-div.; Chatham
Real Estate and Improvement Company
A. 55Is bid, So asked; =, 5412 bid 50 asked;
ex-div Peoples Savings and Loan Com
pany, SO bid. "a asked
Factory Bonds.-Augusta Factory, los
bid JOG asked, Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany, 6s 100 bid 102 asked.
EaCtOlN SlCCk.-AuSuSld + dcIOTyt %
bid. 65 asked; Graniteville Factory, 40
bid, rs asked Langley Factory, 100 bid,
1Ol asked Enterprise Factory. common,
20 bid. "a asked; j. r. King Manufacturing
Company. 100 bid, 10l asked; Sibley
Manufacturing Company, 70 bid, 76 asked;
Savannah Brewing Company, IS bid. 100
asked.
New York. Aug. u.-Nloney on call was
firm at 114G2 per cent; the last loan was
at . per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 81
al per cont. Sterling exchange steady !
with actual business in bankers bills at
81. S514@4S5i3 for demand, and a $i.S32. 0I& |
for 60 days; posted rates, S4Sil2n4.SJ and |
81. S6d4S6lb Commercial bills strong at
$4.S3A. Silver certificates 5SA459Ec. Bar |
silver 59Iic. Mexican dollars, 45$lc Gov !
eminent bonds easier; state bonds dull; |
railroad bonds firm.
New York, Aug. u.-To-day's business |
on the Stock Exchange was the largest
Tor many months. Trading was very broad I
and comprehensive, and the tone Of spec /
ulation extremely varied The general un- /
dertone continued Enthusiastically strong. |
The decline in prices was not allowed TO |
nropfqd a. great length before dull |