The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-29
RICE.
FINANCIAL.


Foreign Exchange The market is
steady. The following are the net Savan-
nah ouotations Commercial demand.
a slIs; sixty days. $4S01s; ninety days,
81 M; francs. Paris and Havre. sixty
DAYS. 5.25%; Swiss, sixty days, 5.2Sls:
marks, sixty days SSfs.
domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
bnving at 1-l6 per cent. discount and SELL
ing as follows: UP to $25. 10c premium; SIS
10 80 15c premium; $50 10 500, zoe pre-
mimi. $500 90 81 600 65c premium; 81 .000
and over, 1-16 per cent. premium.
securities-Mariet is dun and nominal.
Very little pressure 70 sell anything, and
not much demand.
stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Geor-
ola Az per cent. bonds of 1880, 107 bid. 1OSia
asked: Georgia. 3is per cent. due 1915 105
hid - asked; Georgia Az per cent. bonds.
1ot5 us bid. ma asked; Georgia 4 ne,.
,omt due 1926 liz bid, asked: sontL
Caroiina 4lks, 1O9 bid. 40 asked
Citv Bouds-Atianta Z per cent. 1as bta
askad: Augusta 4lss. 1926 1O5 bid 1ns
,s,fed: Augusta Z pei cent, 10 bid ~
aslred. Augusta 6 per cent, l12 hid 10
aaxed: Columbus5 per cent, 10Sls bid. 1otic
asEed; Macon per cent, ia bid. 11e ask11
ed; Macon 4Iss' 1875 lOS DID, lO5 asked; Sa-
,,annah per cent, quarterly July con-
ons 10 bid, 1l0h asked; Savannah
~ cont. quarterly May coupons I'M Ma
hot asked Charleston IS, 9s1s bid esiS
asked.
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds.
q ner cent. interest coupons, ia bid. lie
asked. Savannah, Florida and Western
frst mortgage s per cent. gold bonds d,,.s
1924 1O5 bid 107 asked; Central Railroad
and Banking Company collateral IS ~
bid. SO asked; Central OF Georgia Rail-
road first mortgage IS, 50-year gold bonds.
ia bid ZIG asked Central of Georgia Rail-
etseN consolidated Oag Re Q
s5 asked: Central of Georgia Railway frst
preferred incomes. SO bid, 81 asked; Cen
trail OF Georgia Railway st1ond preferred
incomes. p bid, l2ls asked; Cen
trail of Georgia Railway third
preferred incomes bid, asked.
Georgia Railroad SIS. 1910. 112 bid, ia asked:
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first 5s.
l0s bid, 1O7 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage rs, lis bid, 116
asked Georgia Southern and Florida new
IS, 80 bid, 100 asked; South Georgia and
Florida FIRST mortgage Is. 102A bid, 1881.
asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage 7e, 103 bid, 104 asked: Ocean
Steamship per cent bonds 1896 1O4 bid,
100 asked; City and Suburban Railroad
hrst mortgage per cent bonds, 100 bid, 1n3
asked; Alabama Midland s per cent. In
dorsed "a bid SO asked; Brunswick and
Bound Railway IS, 70 bid, rs asked; Geor-
rIa and Alabama first preferred 5s 101 bid.
1o3 asked; Georgia and Alabama cons IS,
"a bid, SO asked; Eatonton Branch, IS bid,
7h asked; Central of Georgia. Middle
Georgia and Atlantic division IS, 70 bid, rs
asked.
Railroad stocks-Augusta and Savan-
nah. 90 bid. 9ih asked; Georgia common,
172ib bid 1870 asked Southwestern, 9011 bid,
elb asked; Atlanta and West Point stock,
1897 bid, 1O4ik asked; Atlanta and West
Point G per cent. certificates, 103 bid, 104
asked; Savannah construction Company
o. bid 66 asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock.
oOi1 bid. 2lM asked; Electric Light ana
Power Company. "A bid, 751s asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Citizens Bank, 1Og
bid. 10 asked: Chatham Bank 46 bid 471k
asked; Germania Bank, 100 bid, 40 asked.
National Bank of Savannah, 1875 bid, 1875
asked; Merchants National Bank, "a bid,
IS asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company. 1876 bid, 106 asked; Southern
Bank OF the State OF Georgia, 1876 bid, 1873
asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Compa-
ny, 1O01s bid, 102h asked; Chatham Real
Estate and Improvement Company, A, 50
bid. 56 asked; y, 541s bid IS asked; Peoples
Savings and Loan Company, IS bid, 81 ask
ed
Factory Bonds~-Augusta Factory, 10l
bid, 1902 asked; Eagle and Phoenix Manu1
featuring Company, per cent. bonds, 80
bid, 40 asked; Sibley Manufacturing Conn
pany, es. 100 bid, 102 asked
Factory Stocks-Augusta Factory, IS
bid, rs asked; Granitevlle Factory, 145
bid, ISL asked; Langley Factory, l01 bid
1O4 asked; Enterprise Factory. commons
90 bid. 96 asked j. r. King Manufacture
ing Company, 104 bid, 105 asked; Sibley
Manufacturing Company, 70 bid. 70 asked:
Savannah Brewing Company, 80 bid, "a
asked.
New York, April 2S--doney on call was
steady, at 11k@21s per cent; prime mercan-
tile paper, sal per cent. Sterling exchanges
easier, with actual business IN bankers
bills, at sLs4IkM4.s4a for demand and at
%.s1Q4.slA for sixty days; posted rates.
482 and sL851sGI4S6; commercial bills.
%SOh. Silver certificates 57A@5Sc; bar
silver, SIC; Mexican dollars, 45c. Govern
nent bonds irregular; state bonds dully
railroad bonds strong.
New York, April 2S.-The Evening Posts
London financial cablegram says: The
stock markets here were steady to-day,
except West Australia, on the Bank cf
England return, and the further inflow of
gold. The main feature was o further
rise in Brazil and Argentine stocks. Amer
leans were neglected here, but were sup
ported at the close by New York appar-
emily on the bombardment incident. The
Klondike group was especially strong
The further rise in silver and the In
creased activity were due to America hold
ing supplies and the announcement of a
French miutage order for 10000 to be ten
dered for on Saturday. Some persons sey
the order Is really for Spain
In connection with the recent rise i'm
America in wheat. other grain and aemp.
/ learn that those concerned here in the
movement are now insuring their profits
az Iloyds. The Bank OF Spains returns
shows the effect OF recent runs by ce-
crease of 100000 In the silver reserve.
Spanish exchange Is selling at IS pese-as
to the pound sterling, the lowest on rec
crd.
"The details Of the gold movement for
the week are f912.000 Of bar gold and
French, German and Japan gold coin
bought 10000 sOvereigns imported from
Egypt, 10000 from Austia, 10000 from Dem
mark and 1900 from Australia. Slxty-nine
thousand pounds sterling in American coin
was sold.
THE coin and bullion IN the Bank of
England has increased this week t5l5.ooo.
Of which 100000 81 net gold Imported for
49, ,rssnlr ana The rest n from hsIna ~