The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-15
FINANCIAL.


Foreign Exchange-The market Is
weak The following are the net Savan-
nah quotations: Commercial, demand,
a. 1914; sixty days, $4.S1A; ninety days,
48O9s francs, paris and Havre, sixty
days, 5.251s; Swiss, sixty days, 5.275s
marks, sixty days, SO 1916.
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
buying az Lie per cent. discount, and SELL
ing as follows: Amounts up to $25, 10 cents;
S25 to $50, Is cents $50 to 800. 20 cents; 500
to $3.50 Is cents; $3.50 to $780, ITO per cent.
premium, and $3.50 and over, rs cents per
s., 600.
Securities-Inactive Desirable securities
are difficult to obtain and yet the demand
is lisht.
Stocks and Bonds-state Bonds-Geor-
gia 31b per cent. bonds of 1880, 107 bid, 1851.
asked; Georgia S1a per cent, due 1915, 105
bid, Toe asked; Georgia AZ per- cent bonds,
1916, 11S11 bid, 100 asked; Georgia per
cent, due 1920, ia bid, 115 asked South
Carolina 412s Ill bid, 112 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta. AZ per cent. 1923, log
bid, = asked; Augusta 411s, 1925, 1O7 bid, 1913
asked; Augusta per cent, ITO bid, Ill
asked; Augusta per cent, Ill bid, 11S
asked; Columbus 5 per cent, 1O5 bid, LOG
asked; Macon per cent, 1l5 bid, 116 ask
ed: Macon AS, 1925, 105 bid, 106 asked
Savannah per cent, quarterly October
coupons 11115 bid, liz asked; Savannah 5
per cent quarterly November coupons.
1111h bid, 112 asked; Charleston As, IS
bid, 96 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds,
per cent interest COUPONS. lis bid, 119
asked; Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent. gold bonds, due
1924 1O6 bid. 107 asked; Central Railroad
and Banking Company cola teral 5s, 81
bid. 90 asked Central of Georgia Rail-
road first mortgage 5s, 5O-year gold bonds,
115 bid, 116 asked Central of Georgia Rail-
way first consolidated mortgage IS, SO
bid 30 asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
way first preferred incomes 80 bid 10
asked: Central Of Georgia Railway second
preferred incomes, 10 bid, IA asked
Central of Georgia Railway third
preferred incomes, 6 bid, 61s asked
Georgia Railroad IS, 1910, 113 bid ia asked
charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first IS.
105 hid. 1O6 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage rs, III bid. 119
asked. Georgia Southern and Florida new
&c 1O5ib bid. 1862 asked; South Georgia and
TTiorida first mortgage rs, 1921 bid 1921
osLed. South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage Is, 1924 bid, 1882 asked; Ocean
Steamship 5 per cent, bonds, 1926, 105 bid.
1o6 asked: City and Suburban Railroad
Ars+ mortgage 6 per cent bonds, 100 bid.
400 seked. Alabama Midland per cent in
6orsed 90 bid, "a asked; Brunswick and
western As 70 bid, 20 asked: South
Eound Railway IS, so bid, - asked; Geor-
oia and Alabama first preferred SIS, 100 bid
i04 asked; Georgia and Alabama cons. S.
60 hid 81 asked; Eatonton branch 80 bid
Of asked: Central of Georgia, Middle Geor-
eia and Atlantic division IS, 50 bid, 81
asked.
railroad Stocks-Augusts and Savan-
nah eS1a bid, 991a asked; Southwestern, 9815
hid e915 asked; Atlanta and West Point
stt9ck, 106 bid, 107 asked; Atlanta and West
Point per cent. certificates, 104 bid. 105
asked: Georgia common, 1872 bid, 1893 asked
Savannah Construction Company, go bid
81 asked.
Gas stocks-savannah Gas Light stock,
o2H hid q asked Electric Light and
Power Company, 70 bid, rs asked.
bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank, 11J11
hid III asked; Chatham Bank 1872 bid 49,
asked; Germania Bank, NOE bid, 11l15
asked. National Bank of Savannah, 125
Ma 19e asked; Merchants National Bank.
81 bid, Ab asked; Oglethorpe Savings
and Trust Company, 105 bid 107 asked
Southern Bank of the State of Georgia,
1870 bid. 1872 asked; Savannah Bank and
Trust Company. 102 bid, 1903 asked; Chat
ham Real Estate and Improvement Com
nanv A. $50 bid. Sc asked b. So bid, 5515
asked; Peoples Savings and Loan Compa-
nv 80 bid, SO asked, ex-div.
FACTORY Bonds-Augustu Factory 105
bid 1O6 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany. 6s 100 bid, 1902 asked.
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory, So bid
e5 asked; Graniteville Factory, 14O bid, Jas
asked; Langley Factory, 100 bid, 1O1 ask
ed; Enterprise Factory, common 80 bid.
"a asked; J. r. King Manufacturing Com
Dany. 100 bid, 10l asked; Sibley Manufac-
| turing Company, 70 bid, IS asked; Savan-
MAJ Brewing Comrany. 70 Ed. 101 asked.
New York. Sept. 14.-Money on cali was
! firm, 3G41a per cent, the last loan was at
per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4a5 pei
| cent Sterling exchange weak with actua
business in bankers b.lgs at 81. Si04. S4Iz
| for demand. and at 81. S2A04. S2l2 70 sixty
| days. Posted rates 81 SSQ4 S3ls and 81 $50
.S5lh. Commercial bills, A.S194 Slh. Silver
certificates, 6QhQ61c. Bar silver, 6O1sc
Mexican dollars, 47c. Government bonds
were firm.