The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-22
FINANCIAL.

Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange-The market Is
weak. The following are the net Savan-
nah quotations: Commercial, demand,
| 81. S27s; sixty days, $4S07s; ninety days,
| 81. sos; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty
| days, $685. Swiss, sixty days, 5.277s
marks, sixty days, 1875.
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
buying at Is per cent. discount, and sell
ing as follows. Amounts up to S25, 10 cents;
SIS to $50, Is cents; $50 to $780, 20 cents; 800
or over at par.
Securities-Very quiet, with prices hard
ening. Desirable securities are difficult to
obtain and yet good investments, readily
taken at quotations.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
gia 31a per cent. bonds of 1880, 1O7 bid, 1882
asked; Georgia 49, per cent, due 1915, 105
bid. 1O6 asked Georgia AZ per cent bonds,
1915 11s1s bid, 30 asked; Georgia per
cent. due 1920, la bid, lis asked; South
Carolina 415s, Ill bid, 112 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta, Az per cent 1923,
LOG bid. - asked; Augusta, AIS. 1925, 1O7
hid 1913 asked; Augusta, per cent, 40
hid III asked; Augusta per cent, Ill bid,
11S asked; Columbus, per cent, 105 bid,
los asked; Macon 6 per cent, 115 bid, 116
asked: Macon 41as, 1926 1O5 bid, 1O6 asked
savannah ) per cent, quarterly Octo-
her coupons, 11112 bid. liz asked; Savan-
nah 5 pei. cent, quarterly November cou-
rons 11115 bid, liz asked; Charleston, As,
95 bid. Sc asked.
railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds,
4 ner cent interest coupons, 11S bid, 119
asked: Savannah, Florida and Western
| first mortgage per cent. gold bonds, due
1924 1O7 bid, 10S asked; Central Railroad
and Banking Company, collateral 5s, 81
hid 90 asked; Central of Georgia Rail
road first mortgage SIS, 50-year gold bonds,
tx bid. 116 asked; Central of Georgia Rail-
wav first consolidated mortgage IS, S9H
hid 9Oh asked; Central of Georgia Rail
way first preferred incomes, 401A bid Al
aslIed. Central of Georgia Railway second
nreferred incomes, II bid, 13 asked
Central of Georgia Railway third
nreferred incomes, 5l2 bid, 8 asked
Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910, 113 bid, ia asked
charlotte. Columbia and August first 5s,
1O5 hid 1O6 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage Is III bid, 119
asked. Georgia Southern and Florida new
20 loo bid. f07 asked South Georgia and
FLORIDA first mortgage Is, 1921 bid, 1897
asked. South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage rs, 1929 bid, 103I9 asked; Ocean
Steamship per cent, bonds, 1926, l05 bid,
los asked; City and Suburban Railroad
first mortgage per cent. bonds, 100 bid
102 asked; Alabama Midland 5 per cent in
dorsed. 90 bid, "a asked; Brunswick and
Western As, Y bid, 10 asked South Bound
Railway IS, 80 bid, Soy asked; Georgia and
Alabama first preferred S. 1903 bid, 1Oi ask
ed: Georgia and Alabama cons. IS. SO bid.
81 asked; Eatonton branch, 90 bid 9lasked
Central of Georgia, Middle Georgia and
Atlantic division 5s 50 bid, 81 asked.
Railroad Stocks Augusta and Savan-
nah. 9Sl5 bid. 99ia asked Southweste 9SIk
bid. 1912 asked: Atlanta and West Point
stock. LOG bid, 1O7 asked; Atlanta and West
Point per cent. certificates, 1O4 bid. 1O5
asked; Georgia common, 1872 bid 1893 asked
Savannah Construction Company. 90 bid,
81 asked. a..sses 49,