The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09
FINANCIAL.

Money-Market steady.
The bank clearings during the past week
were S2,4S07U.74, against 81, $50, 664.12 dur
ing the corresponding week last year, and
S2.l796 $50 during the same week in 1897
Foreign EXchange-Market is weak The
Commercial demand. 1885; sixty days
$4.SlS ninety days $LSO9s francs, Paris
and Havre. sixty days, 5.2Sla; Swiss
sixty days, 5.27A marks, sixty days, 1855.
Domestic EXchange-Steady; banks are
buying at a per cent. discount and sell
ing as follows Amounts up to $25, 10
cents; $25 to $50, Is cents; $50 to 500 20
cents; 500 10 800. % cents; $500 and over
par
securitIes-Some life is manifest to-day
In the market, Southwestern Railroad
stock being in demand
Stocks and Bonds-State Bonds-Georgia
35k per cent. bonds of 1880, 1l2 bid, ia ask
ed Georgia S1a per cent. due 1916, 1O7 bid,
1903 asked Georgia Az per cent bonds,
12O bid 1913 asked; South Carolina, 41hs
III bid. 119 asked
City Ronds-Atlanta AZ per cent, 1923
1iS bid 1l5 asked; Augusta, 3I5s, 1929, 100
bid 1872 asked; Augusta 4las 1926 ITO bid
1924 asked; Augusta per cent, 1O9 bid
Ill asked: Augusta 6 per cent, Ill bid
ll3 asked Columbus per cent, 107 bid, 1903
asked; Macon per cent. 1lS bid
t19 asked; Macon 4l9s, 1926, l09 bid, 10
asked; Savannah per cent, quarterly
October coupons, ia bid, lbs asked; Savan-
nah per cent. quarterly November cou-
pons, ia bid, ll4ls asked; Charleston Is, l04
bid. 1O6 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railroad general mortgage bonds,
6 per cent interest coupons 1T
bid. asked; Savannah. Florida and
Western first mortgage per cent. gold
bonds, due 1924, lis bid, III asked
Savannah az (afl Iva ~
Company, ST. Johns division. first mort
gage As, 9415 bid, SO asked
Central Railroad and Banking Company
collateral IS. 81 bid, 9S asked; Central of
Georgia Railway first mortgage 5s, 5O-year
gold bonds, III bid, 119 asked; Central of
Georgia cons, per cent. bonds, 96A bid,
971a asked Central of Georgia Railway
first preferred incomes. AZ bid, 43 asked
Central of Georgia Railway second pre-
ferred incomes, u bid, 10 asked; Central
of Georgia Railway third preferred in
comes, bid. Z asked; Georgia Rail
road Is, 1910, ia bid, 1l6 asked; Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta, LIST 5s, los
bid. 100 asked Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage Is, 125 bid,
asked; Georgia Southern and Florida
lO715 bid, 1854 asked; Ocean
Steamship 5 per cent. bonds 1926.
l07 bid, asked; City and Suburban
Railroad first mortgage per cent. bonds,
per cent indorsed. SO bid, 100 asked Bruins
wick and Western Is, "a bid Sc asked
South Bound Railway IS, 1924 bid. 1881
asked; Georgia and Alabama first pre-
ferred IS, l06 bid 10S asked; Georgia and
Alabama consolidated IS, 1O2 bid lOS
asked; Eatonton Branch. bid. 81 asked:
Central Of Georgia. Middle Georgia and
Atlantic division S. 49, bid, So asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savannah.
llO12 bid, lll12 asked; Southwestern, III
bid, ll2 asked; Atlanta and West Point
stock, l25 bid, 126 asked; Atlanta and West
Point per cent. certificates, l04 bid Jos
asked; Georgia common, POI bid, 2O9 asked
Georgia and Alabama stock, IS bid, 81 ask
ca; savannah Hotel Company stock, 81
bid 81 asked.
Gas Stocks and Bonds-Savannah Gas
Light stock, 26 bid q asked; Edison Elec-
trlc Illuminating Company per cent.
ponds, - bid, 107 asked: Edison Electric
Illuminating aa,i, Company stocks, bid, l07