diff --git a/src/interfaces/jdbc/postgresql/util/PGmoney.java b/src/interfaces/jdbc/postgresql/util/PGmoney.java
index 7d9ebf995a42ccc4afaa8c718fe93011bd2711f1..c2dcb3fad77cb97eee8ad110123ebc642855b8c3 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/jdbc/postgresql/util/PGmoney.java
+++ b/src/interfaces/jdbc/postgresql/util/PGmoney.java
@@ -48,7 +48,22 @@ public class PGmoney extends PGobject implements Serializable,Cloneable
   public void setValue(String s) throws SQLException
   {
     try {
-      val = Double.valueOf(s.substring(1)).doubleValue();
+      String s1;
+      boolean negative;
+
+      negative = (s.charAt(0) == '-') ;
+
+      s1 = s.substring(negative ? 2 : 1);
+  
+      int pos = s1.indexOf(',');
+      while (pos != -1) {
+        s1 = s1.substring(0,pos) + s1.substring(pos +1);
+        pos = s1.indexOf(',');
+      }
+
+      val = Double.valueOf(s1).doubleValue();
+      val = negative ? -val : val;
+
     } catch(NumberFormatException e) {
       throw new SQLException("conversion of money failed - "+e.toString());
     }
@@ -80,6 +95,11 @@ public class PGmoney extends PGobject implements Serializable,Cloneable
    */
   public String getValue()
   {
-    return "$"+val;
+    if (val < 0) {
+      return "-$" + (-val);
+    }
+    else {
+      return "$"+val;
+    }
   }
 }