Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-25
vAT, STORES STATEMENT.


Receipts same day last year. ....
FINANCIAL. The money market IS easy.
domestic EcchGa1s. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at q per
cent discount, and selling at par.
Foreign EBehGnGe - Weak; best COM
mercial sixty day bills, 81 $3.50; three-day
bills. 81 So; ninety days, $4s2; francs. COM
mercial, sixty days, Havre and Paris, s. 2l$4;
SWISS. IS 2214: marks, commercial sixty DAYS.
" l3-l6.
sECURIFIEs.-The market Is nominal !;
nothing doing.
STOCKS AND BONDS City Bonds Firm.
Atlanta per cent, los bid, iO7 asked; At
ianta per cent. III bid, lis asked Au-
gusta per cent, los bid, III asked; Augusta
IS long, 100 bid, loT asked: Columbus
5per cent, 81 bid, 81 asked; Macon per cent.
llO bid. ll2 asked: new Savannah per cent
January coupons, $50 bid, 9914 asked new Sa-
yannah 5 per cent. February coupons, 9S4
bid 50 asked.
STATE Bonds.-Market firm, with light sup
ply Georgia new 6's 1888, lO7 bid. los asked;
Georgia new AS. lO8 bid, 1867 asked;
Georgia mortgage on W & A r X, regular
per cent, cOupons January and July, maturi-
~ 1886, 100 bid. l03 asked; Georgia percent
gold, coupons quarterly, lib bid. ia asked;
Georgia per cent, coupons January and
July maturity 1896. 1926 bid. III asked
H1ilrOdd Stocks.-Centra. common eX-diyl-
dent. s0l9 bid. ~ asked; Augusta ana Savan-
rah per cent guaranteed ex-dlvidend. III
md, l2} asked; Georges common, l51 bid, 1853
asked: Southwestern per cent guaranteed
- dividend. ll6 bid. ll55 asked: Central
Railroad 6 per cent certificates, eN-dlvi-
dend, 500 Did. 30 asked: Atlanta and West
Point Railroad stock. 90 bid. "a asked; At
lania and West Point 6 per cent certificates,
eN-lnterest. % bid. 100 asked.
RHttrO1d B0Rds.--Market nrm. Savannah
Florida and Western Railway Company, gen.
era mortgage per cent interest, COUPONS
Vct.. los Dd, 1867 asked: Atlantlc ana CUR
,sl mortgage consolidated per cent, coupons
lanuaryand July. maturity 1891. llD12 DID. 10
asked: Central consolidated mortgage I per
cent. COUPONS January and July. maturity
is8. is bid. III asked: Georgia railroad bs
1917. lua bid. 10 as ed; Mobile anu NIrafu "a
mortgage lndOrsed per cent coupons, Janu-
airy and July. maturity 1889. III Dld, lib
asked; Montgomery and Eutaula lst mortgage
bper cent indorsed bY Central Railroad los
pa. 1903 asked: Charlotte. Columbia anJ Au-
eusla lst mort. ll5 bid. JIG ASKED Char-
iolie, Columbia and Augusta "a mortgage,
Iu5 bid. l07 asked: Western Alabama 20
mortgage Endorsed per cent, III BID. III
asked; south Georgia and Florida Endorsed,
ll6 bid. lls asked: South Georgia and tlorl-
ia ~ mortgage, iO7 bid. 100 asked; Augusta
ana Knoxville lat mortgage, per cent, ~
DO lib asked; Gainesville. JEFFERSON ana
southern lst mortgage guaranteed. llb2 bid,
M asked: Gainesville. Jefferson and south
nn0t guaranteed, ia bid. ll5 asken ocean
steamship per cent bonds guaranteed BY
VIZ. * X. 1889 bld, lOi ASKED; same nS
az bid. III asked.
lne state OF Georgia. l1O Oia. 10 ask
81, Merchants National Bank. 100 bid;
2 asked: Savannah Bank and
trust COMPANY. 81 bid, 80 asked;
savannah \ atiOnal Bank, 100 bid. l03 asked.
Savannah Gas Light stock. l6tf bid. IA
asked
BACON - Market nrm demand slow;
smoked clear rib sides. 61Sc; shoulders, SIC;
Iiy salted clear rib sides, &c; long clear oAo;
shoulders. none; hams, lie.
TAGGING AND TIES. Market dull ana ea ".
,Nc. quote: Bagglng--2A ne, lIgaiS49i
. lbs. l0Nallc; IA ibs, lOalo'te' ~
n'' efa01sc, according 70 brand anu
puantlty. Iron ties Arrow, ~ ioal ~
ler bundle, according 10 brand anu
Quantity. Baggng and ties N retail lots
traction higher.
BrrrER.-Market very quiet; Oleomarga-
rlne, hai1c; choice Goshen, 2oc; gilt edge,
4-,tic; creamery. 23ca2jc; country, lBa20c.
IHEEdE.-Market steady, demand good
"noh light. We quote; N1aTr.
tABBAGEs.--NOrtncrn. len2c,
COFFEE.--Thp market "a steady; dsmanu
Hold. We quote for small lots; Ordinary,
s1ei iair, alsc; good loci PRIME lo'aallo'
DRIKD FRufr.-Apples, evaporalcd, 9c;
Ncrcd, &C.. Peaches peeled, lyallc' uh-
pceled, 5aIes eurranle. fc; ciironi b3c.
DRY b0Oua.-'rho market - very qulNli
hucks ample. We quote. Prints, taue t1cof-
ga brown ehirting, "a. a.. ~ 90 $780, ~
srown sleotng, $40. White osnAhafft
MACS, brown drlihnef. 0,faI,4e.