The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-13
FINANCIAL.

Foreign Exchange-M Market strong. The
following are the Savannah quotation
Commercial demand. A.s5ss; sixty days,
"a. sos; ninety days. A.7S12; francs, Paris
and Havre. sixty days. 5,25A Swiss, sixty
days 529s4 marks. sixty days, 90 9-l6;
ninety days, 80 5-l6
Domestic Exchange-Steady; banks are
buying at a per cent. discount and sell
ing as follows; Amounts up TO SIS, 10
cents; S25 to $50, is cents; $50 TO 500. 20
cents; slOO to 5000, 25 cents; 500 and over,
par.
securities-The security market Is very
dun. and 1t is difficult to quote with any
accuracy.
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgia
So per cent. bonds of 1880. 1l2 bid. ia
asked; Georgia 3l9 per cent, do 1915. 1917
bid 100 asked; Georgia AZ per cent. bonds,
100 bid 122 asked South Carolina 4lAs,
JIG bid. 11S asked
City Bonds--Atlanta Az per cent. 1922,
11S bid, 115 asked; Augusta 31as. 1929, 100
bid lO2 asked; Augusta 41as. 1925, ITO bid.
1l215 asked; Augusta Z per cent. 1903 bid,
Ill asked; Augusta per cent, Ill bid
113 asked; Columbus per cent, los bid
10 asked; Macon s per cent, 11S bid. 1l9
asked Macon Aks, 1926. l0S bid, 10 ask
ed; Savannah 5 per cent. quarterly Jan
uary coupons 113 bid, ia asked Savan-
nah per cent. quarterly November cou-
pons. 1872 bid, 114A asked; Charleston As
1O4 bid, 106 asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds
per cent interest coupons 125 bid 127
asked Savannah. Florida and Western
first mortgage 5 per cent. gold bonds. due
1924, 113 bid, ia asked; Savannah Florida
and Western Railway COMPANY, ST. Johns
division first mortgage As bid 96 ask
ed; Central Railroad and Banking Com
pany collateral So, 96 bid, "a asked Gem
trail of Georgia Railway first mortgage
%. J0-year gold bonds. III bid, 119 asked ;
Central of Georgia cons. per cent. bonds
95I5 bid, 95h asked; Central OF
Georgia Railway first preferred in
comes, 81 bid. 80 asked, ex-
div: Central OF Georgia Railway second
preferred incomes, Ia bid. u asked; Cen
tral of Georgia Railway third preferred
incomes, bid. asked; Georgia Railroad
S. 1910 1l6 bid asked; Charlotte, Co
lumbia and Augusta LIST IS, 1903 bid. iO9
asked: Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
second mortgage Is, bid 1875 asked: .
Georgia Southern and Florida, lO7 bid,
1913 asked; Ocean Steamship per cent.
bonds. 1926 107 bid, asked; City and Su-
burban Railroad first mortgage per cent
bonds. lO7 bid, 10 asked; Ala bama Midland
8 per cent. ndorsed. IS bid l01 asked
Brunswick and Western As. - bid s. ask
ed: South Bound Railway IS. 97lk bid. 9sIz
asked; Georgia and Alabama first prefer
red s., 1O6 bid. Jos asked; Georgia and Ala
bama consolidated So 100 bid. lOl asked;
Eatonton Branch, IS bid, 81 asked; Cen
trail OF Georgia. Middle Georgia and At
lantic division IS, 80 bid, 951z asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savannah,
1O9 bid, 10 asked; Southwestern, 100
bid, 40 asked Atlanta and West Point
stock 10 bid, asked, ex-div.; Atlanta
and West Point 6 per cent. certificates,
IW bid. 1O5 asked; Georgia common, $685.
bid. 2O21a asked; Georgia and Alabama
stock. 30 bid IS asked; Savannah Hotel
Company stock, "a bid 81 asked.
Gas Stocks and Bonds-Savannah Gas
Light Stock, % bid, p asked; Edison Eec-
trio Illuminating Company 6 per cent.
bonds. bid, 10S asked Edison Elec-
trio Illuminating Company stocks, 105 bid,
asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Ciiizens Bank, 120
bid, asked; Chatham Bank. 1OS bid.
100 asked; Germanla Bank, 100 bid, - ask
ed; National Bank of Savannah, 40
bid. asked; Merchants National Bank
of Savannah, 1884, bid, 10iI1 asked: OgIe-
thorpe Savings and Trust Company. 10S
bid, asked; Southern Bank of the
State OF Georgia. $40 bid 14l asked: Sd
vannah Bank and Trust Company l12 bid.
113 asked; Chatham Real Estate and I'M
provement Company, A. 81 bid, So asked:
b. IS bid, 81 asked; Peoples Savings and
Loan Company 80 bid, 100 asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory. 100
bid. 1902 asked; sibley Manufacturing
Company ST. 1924 bid, 10Sis asked; Eagle
and Phenix Mills. Ger cart. hands. due
1925 l07 bid asked.