The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-13
FIN ANCIAL.
Money -MarkeL steady.


Foreign 'Exchange-The market is
weak The following are the net Savan-
nah quotations: Commercial demand,
"a. S31s; sixty days, $4.S1B; ninety days,
81. SO9s; francs, Paris and Havre sixty
days, SPAS; Swiss, sixty days, 5265s
marks, sixty days, "a 1-l6.
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, 10 cents; $50 to 500. 20 cents; 500
to $3.50, % cents; $3.50 to $3.50, Ito per cent.
premium, and $3.50 and over, Is cents per
81, 900.
ecurities-Inactive. Desirable securities
are difficult to obtain
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
gia Slk per cent. bonds OF $780, 1O7 bid, 1885,.
asked; Georgia 3la per cent, due 1915, 105
bid. 1O6 asked; Georgia AZ per cent. bonds
1915. 11S1s bid 100 asked; Georgia 4 per
cent, due 1920 ia bid, 115 asked; South
Carolina 415s, Ill bid, 112 asked
City Bonds-Atlanta, Az per cent 1928, 106
bid, - asked; Augusta 412s, 1925, 107 bid, 1913
asked Augusta Z per cent, 10 bid, Ill
asked Augusta per cent, Ill bid, 113
asked; Columbus 5 per cent, 1O5 bid, JOG
asked Macon 6 per cent, 1l5 bid, lie ask
ed; Macon 412s, 1926 100 bid, log asked;
Savannah per cent, quarterly October
coupons, Ill bid, 1l2 asked; Savannah
per cent quarterly November coupons.
111H bid l12 asked; Charleston As, 50
bid, 96 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds,
per cent interest COUPONS. 11S bid 119
asked: Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage 5 per cent, gold bonds, due
1924. 1O6 bid 107 asked; Central Railroad
and Banking Company collateral IS, 81
bid 80 asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
road first mortgage 5s, 50-year gold bonds
i15 bid. 116 asked, Central of Georgia Rail
-,If dat nv
bid. 901s asked: Central of Georgia Rail
vav first preferred incomes, Az bid, 1919
asked: Central of Georgia Railway second
nreferred incomes 1872 bid, IA asked:
Central of Georgia Railway third
nreferred incomes, bid, 615 asked;
Georgia Railroad o. l9lc. 1lS bid, ia asked;
charlotte Columbia and Augusta first S.
1O5 lid 1O6 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage Is, III bid. 119
asked: Georgia Southern and Florida new
&c 1851 bid 1862 asked; South Georgia and
FLORIDA first mortgage rs, 1922 bid, 1921
asked; South Georgia ana Florida second
mortgage Is 1929 bid, 1882 asked; Ocean
Steamship per cent, bonds 1926, 105 bid.
1os asked; City and Suburban Railroad
fret mortgage 6 per cent. bonds 100 bid
100 asked: Alabama Midland per cent. in
dorsed 90 bid "a asked; Brunswick and
western As, r. bid, 70 asked; South
pound Railway SIS, 70 bid So asked; Geor-
ola and Alabama first preferred 5s, 1O3 bid.
ia asked; Georgia ana Alabama cons. IS.
so bid 81 asked; Eatonton branch, 80 bid,
90 asked; Central of Georgia, Middle Geor-
eia ana Atlantic division IS, 80 bid, 81
asked.
nah 49, bid 99l4 asked; Southwestern, 9S1k
hid e915 asked Atlanta and West Point
stock los bid, 107 asked; Atlanta and West
Point per cent certificates, 1903 bid 1O4
asked: George common, 1872 bid, 1893 asked
Savannah Construction Company, 80 bid,
81 asked.
Gas stocks-savannah Gas Light stock.
221I bid. % asked Electric Light and
Power Company, r bid. 70 asked
Bank Stocks, Etc-Citizens Bank, 110h
hid. III asked; Chatham Bank 4S bid. ~
asked; Ge-mania Bank, l0la bid, 111h
asked: National Bank OF Savannah, 125
hid 12G asked Merchants National Bank.
"a bid. S415 asked; Oglethorpe Savings
and Trust Company, 1O4 bid, 1O5 asked:
Southern Bank of the State of Georgia.
100 lid. 1872 asked; Savannah Bank and
Trust Company. 102 bid. 1903 asked; Chat
ham Real Estate and Improvement Com
pany A. 55Ia bid. Sc asked y, So bid 5jis
asked Peoples Savings and Loan Compa-
ny, 90 bid % asked, ex-div.