The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-18
FINANCIAL.
Money-Market steadY.

Foreign Exchange-The market Is
steady. The following are the net Savan-
nah quotations: Commercial, demand,
$4.S45s sixty days, $4SS; ninety days,
$4.S212 francs, Paris and Havre sixty
days, 52212; Swiss, sixty days, 522zs;
marks, sixty days, 9414.
Domestic EXchange-Steady banks are
buying at Lilo per cent. discount, and SELL
ing as follows: Amounts up 10 $25, 10 cents;
$25 TO $50. 10 centss $50 TO $780, 20 cents; 800
to $3.50, rs cents; $3.50 to $780, LILO per cent
premium, and $50 and over, rs cents per
$1,000.
Securides-The market is fairly active
but offerings are light.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
gia 315 per cent. bonds of 1880, 107 bid, 1OSJb
asked Georgia 31a per cent, due 1916 1O4
bid, LOG asked Georgia AZ per cent. bonds,
1915, 1T bid, 118 asked; Georgia per
cent, due 1920, 11S bid ia asked; South
Carolina 412s, 40 bid, III asked
City Bonds-Atlanta, AZ per cent 1923, 1O6
bid, - asked; Augusta 415s 1925, 107 bid, 10S
asked Augusta per cent, 10 bid, Iii
asked; Augusta per cent, III bid, 119
asked Columbus per cent, 1O5 bid, JOG
asked Macon per cent, lis bid. lie ask
ed; Macon 41as, 1926. 1912 bid, 1852 asked;
Savannah per cent, quarterly October
coupons, Iii bid, 112 asked Savannah 5
per cent. quarterly November coupons,
11OA bid 11OA asked; Charleston As, 81
bid, 95 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds.
6 per cent interest coupons, 118 bid. 119
asked Savannah, Florida and Western
first mortgage per cent, gold bonds, due
1924, 104l9 bid, 1O6 asked Central Railroad
and Banking Company collateral 5s, 81
bid 92 asked; Central of Georgia Rail
road first mortgage IS, 50-year gold bonds,
1T bid, 1l8 asked; Central of Georgia Rail
ia IL
81 asked; Central of Georgia Railway,
first preferred incomes, AZ bid 43 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway, second pre-
ferred Incomes IA bid, 1415 asked;
Central of Georgia Railway third
preferred incomes, 6 bid, 61a 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 Is, 118 bid, 12O
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida new
5s 105 bid, 106 asked South Georgia and
Florida first mortgage Is, 1922 bid, 1881
asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage IS 1922 bid, 1852 asked; Ocean
Steamship per cent, bonds, 1925, 103 bid,
105 asked; City and Suburban Railroad
first mortgage 6 per cent bonds, bid,
102 asked; Alabama Midland per cent, in
dorsed, s. bid, IS asked; Brunswick and
Western As, Y bid IS asked; South
Bound Railway IS, " bid, 70 asked; Geor-
gia and Alabama first preferred 5s. 1903 bid,
1914 asked; Georgia and Alabama cons 5s
80 bid, 81 asked; Eatonton branch, 30 bid
go asked; Central of Georgia, Middle Geor-
ga and Atlantic division 5s, sl1a bid. So
asked
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah, 9715 bid. 9S12 asked; Southwestern, 97lk
bid, 9Sl5 asked; Atlanta and West Point
stock, 1O6 bid, 107 asked; Atlanta and West
Point 6 per cent. certificates. JOB bid, 104
a. q
Savannah Construction Company, Is bid,
asked
Gas stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock,
22h bid. % asked Electric Light and
Power Company, n bid, 721a asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank 110A
bid. Ill asked; Chatham Bank, A bid As
asked; Germania Bank, 11O1a bid, 1111A
asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1926
bid. 12G asked; Merchants National Bank,
SO bid. S415 asked; Oglethorpe Savings
and Trust Company. l0i bid, 105 asked;
Southern Bank of the State of Georgia,
1870 bid. 131 asked; Savannah Bank and
Trust Company, l02 bid, l03 asked; Chat
ham Real Estate and Improvement Com
pany. A, 55la bid, So asked: 3, 541z bid. IS
asked: Peoples Savings and Loan Compa-
ny. SO bid, "a asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory, 105
bid. 1OG asked; Sibley Manufacturing Com
pany, 6s 100 bid, 102 asked.
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory s. bid,
65 asked Granteville Factory, 40 bid AS
asked; Langley Factory 100 bid, 10l ask
ed Enterprise Factory, common. 80 bid
81 asked: J. n. King Manufacturing Com
panv, 100 bid 1Ol asked Sibiey Manufac-
turing Company 20 bid, &c asked: Savan-
nah Brewing Company, IS bid. 100 asked
New York. Aug. l7.-Money. on can was
firm at li402ia per cent; the last loan
was az ~ per cent Prime mercantile pa
per 3@04 per cent Sterling exchange |