The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-17
FINANCIAL.
steady.

AOnGN-hdIktN Sttdug.
The bank clearings during the past week
were So 573 SO, against SO, 1879 416 50 during
the same week last year, and 50, 10, 1894 80
during the same week in 1896
Foreign Exchange-The market is very
steady. The following are the Savannah
quotations: Commercial demand, S4S4k:
sixty days, $4.Sl ninety days SI79lb
francs, Paris and Havre sixty DAYS +. %.
Swiss. sixty days, 5.292s; marks, sixty
days 92%.
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
buying at par and selling as follows.
Amounts up to $25, 10 cents; $25 TO s50 IL
cents $50 to 800 20 cents $500 10 S5Oo II
per cent. premium; 800 to s., 600 AT Il noT
cent premium; $1,000 and over, 81 90 per
$1,000
securities-The market is son,eu,h,.
steadier. Southwestern Railroad stocl -
inclined to be a little top-heavv-more
sellers than buyers.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Ceoroi,
az per cent bonds of 1880, 10 hid Ia
asked: Georgia 3l5 per cent, due 1e15 1a5
bid. 109 asked; Georgia AZ per cent
bonds, 1916 120 bid 122 asked Georpia 4
per cent. due 1920, ia bid, lis asked; Sontb
Carolina 4Ihs, Ill bid 112 asked.
CITY Bonds-Atlanta AZ per cent 100,
1os bid. - asked; Augusta S1ss. 1925 10iit
bid. 1O2lb asked; Augusta AIS, 1925. 107 hid
los asked; Augusta per cent. III Ma 10
asked; Augusta per cent, i'll bid 112
asked; Columbus per cent 1O7 bid los
asked; Macon per cent, 116 bid, III ask
ed; Macon 412s. 1926, 1O5 bid Jog asked: Sa-
vannah per cent, quarterly January cou-
pons 11112 bid. ll212 asked; Savannah :
per cent, quarterly February coupons
l11h bid, l12 asked; Charleston As. 100 bid
102I5 asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah. Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds
per cent. interest coupons. us bid. 1l9
asked; Savannah Florida and Western
first mortgage :. per cent. gold bonds. due
1924 10 bid, III asked Central Railroad
and Banking Company. collateral SIS. 96
bid. so asked; Central of Georgia Railroad
first mortgage 5s, 5O-year gold bonds 11S
bid. 119 asked; Central Of Georgia Railway
first consolidated mortgage 5s, 93 bid 93i5
asked; Central of Georgia Railway first
preferred incomes, 404 bid Az asked.
Central of Georgia Railway second pre-
ferred incomes 1872 bid, 1414 asked; Central
of Georgia Railway third preferred in
comes 8 bid asked; Georgia Railroad
IS. 1910. rs bid III asked: Charlotte. Co
lumbia and Augusta first IS. JOG bid 107
asked Charlotte Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage Is. III bid. IFS asked;
Georgia Southern and Florida new IS, 109i
bid l10 asked; South Georgia and Florida
first mortgage Is. 100 bid 10l asked: South
Georgia ana + lOilOA second mortgage Is
100 bid, 101 asked; Ocean Steamship pei
cent bonds. 1926 l05 bid, 106 asked; City
and Suburban Railroad first mortgage
per cent bonds, 100 bid, l02 asked: Ala.
hama Midland per cent, indorsed. 80 bid
"a asked; Brunswick and Yves tern Is. 81
bid, 81 asked; South Bound Railway 5s
81 bid 80 asked Georgia and Alabama
first preferred IS JOG bid, 1872 asked; Geor
eia and Alabama cons. IS. 99t2 bid l0t
asked branch az Df1
Central of Georgia, Middle Georgia an,
Atlantic division 5s 50 bid Sc asked
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan
nah, 1OS bid, 1O4 asked. Southwestern
1o5ls bid 1861 asked; Atlanta ana Yves
Point stock, 40 bid. 1l2 asked; Atlanta an.
West Point 6 per cent. certificates. 10
bid, 1872 asked, ex-int; Georgia common
1877 bid. 200 asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock
"a bid, % asked; Electric Light an,
Power Company, 65 bid II asked
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citaens Bank. -
bid, lO9 asked; ex-div Chatham Bank. AZ
bid. IS asked Germania Bank. 1902 bid
1l1iz asked National Bank of Savannah ~
bid, 127 asked: Merchants National BAN,
S3iz bid, s4la asked; Oglethorpc Savings an,
Trust Company. 1902 bid, lOS asked; ex-div
Southern Bank Of the state of Georgia. -
bid 1871 asked; Savannah Bank and Trus
Company. 1851 bid, 1862 asked; Chatham
Real Estate and improvement Company
A, 55is bid, So asked y, 50 bid. 55is asked
Peoples Savings and Loan Company 93i
bid 9f4 asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory. 10
bid JOG asked siblcy Manufacturing Com
pany g. 100 bid, i02 psked; Eagle and Pine
nix Mills g per cent bonds. due 1928. i0li
bid. Jos asked
Factory stocks-AuRusta Factory. ,
40. 50 asked. Granite VIE Factory. li0 bid
40 asked; Langley Factory. 10 Did. 10