Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-23
NAYAL STORES sTATEMENT.

FINANCIAL. The money market IS easy.
Dootes5te Esc4 rag Scarce. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at a per
cent discount. and selling at par.
Fo'ei0n EgchGnVe Very firm; best
commercial siXy-day bills. 81 S3sz; three-day
bills. - So; ninety DAYS. $4A2: francs. COM
merciai. sixty DAYS. Hayre and Paris. IS 2is[
SWISS IS ~ MARKS. commercial sixty DAYS.
~ ls Ii.
sgoURlTIEs.-The Market Is sluggish for
both bonds and stocks.
STOCKS AND BoNDs.-Citv Bonds.-F Firm.
Atlanta 8 per cent, lO5 bid, l07 asked; At
lsnta per cent. III bid, is asked; Au-
gusta per cent, los bid. ll2 asked; Augusta
os long, lO6 bid. lo7 asked: Columbus
5per cent, 8, bid. 81 asked; Macon per cent.
ITO bid. liz asked: new savannah per cent
January coupons. 9S1l bid. 99l4 asked new Sa-
yannan per cent. February coupons. $50
bid, ~ askel.
otdte Bonds.-Market firm, with light sun
ply. Georgia new SIS, 1899, lO7 bid. los asked I;
Georgia new AS los bid, 1863 askeq;
per cent, coupons January and July, maturi-
iy 1856. l02 bid, l03 asked: Georgia percent
gold. coupons quarterly. lib bid. ia asked I;
Georgia Z per cent, coupons January and
July maturity 1896. 1875 bid. III asked.
R1iIroad StOces.-Central common ex-divi-
zen .'0l3 bid ~ asked: Augusta ana Savan-
PAD Z per cent guaranteed eN-dlvdend. l2l
bli' ~ asked: Georgia common, l5T bid. 1853
asked: Southwestern per cent guaranteed
eX dividend. ll6 bid. ll8l9 asked: Central
railroad per cent Ger thcates. eN-dlvl-
LVh'l. $40 Ulu. " dskeus ALitnLd ana west
FONT Railroad stock, 90 bid. % asked; At
lania and West Point per cent certificates.
eX-interest. 80 BID. 100 asked.
R6tIr0dd BoRdy.-MarkeC drm. savannah
florida and Western Railway Company gem
eral mortgage per cent interest, COUPONS
Vct., 10 nd. 1851 asked; Allan &c anu CUR
.et mortgage consolidated per cent, coupons
lanuaryaud July. maturity 1897. 1917 0i1, 10
asked: Central Consolidated mortgage PEI
cent. coupOns January and July. maturity
issi. ll9 bid. JIG asked: Georgia hallroad bs
1877. lug bid, 40 As ed: Mobile ana Grard "a
mortgage Endorsed per CEN COUPONS, Janu-
airy and July. maturity 1889. ~ bid, lib
asked Mon gomery and Eufaula lst mortgage
eper cent Endorsed by Central Railroad lOs
90. lo9 asked: Charlotte. Columbia ano Au-
kusta ~ mort. IFS bid, JIG asked; Char-
!glte. Columbia AMI Augusta ~ mortgage,
lVo bii. l0i asked: Western Alabama 20
mortgage Endorsed per cent i'll bid ~
s,ked south Georgia and Florida indorsed,
no bid. rs asked; south Georgia and Fori-
va "a -nortgage. iO7 bid. 100 asked; Augusta
Sn9 Knoxville let mortgage. per cent. ny
elN' ll8 asked; Gainesville. Jeherson an1
souihern lst mortgage guaranteed. ll6l6 bid,
Al1s askei: Gainesville Jefferson and south
trhnut guaranteed. ia bid lli asked: ocean
sleamship Q per cent bonds guaranteed by
central r. r.. l03iz bid. l0i aesed; 0unes-
vile. Je0er-on and Southern ID guaranteed.
llO bid, III asked.
6ank 81 Icks.-Nomnal; Southern Bank Of
o che state Of Georgia. no bid i laa55 AK
s2 asked: Savannah Bank and
Trust Company. 81 bid, 90 asked;
nav Fnnah National Bank. 100 bid. 1902 asked.
Savannah Gas light sock. lBA bid. Ia
asked; Mutual Gas Ltgnt stock, % bid, %
asked.
BACON. Market firm demand slow;
moked clear rib sides. 6lst; shoulders. sc;
ury salte clear RIB sides, g.; long clear b5zci
enoulders. none; hams, ID &C.
vrbAGGfNG AND frEs.-Market dull and easy.
We quote; Bagging-A4 ibs, lll6alMci
M. l0Aallc; ~ ibs, lOalOl4c; ~
me, 9Aa9ysc, according 20 brand ana
quantity. Iron tics Arrow, 81 l5al 20
per bundle, according TO brand and
quantity. Bagging and ties m retail lots
raci Ion higher.
BUTTER Market very quiet; Oleomarga-
ilnr, fal7c; choice Goshen, 20c; gilt edge,
zla2tc; cieHmery. 28oa21c; country. lba2Oc.
CHEEsE.-Mnrket steady, demand good;
sock light. We quote. eal2+e.
IABBA0Es.-Noffnern l0Dllc.
SofFkH.-fhe market g steady; demand
good. We quote for small lots; Ordinary,
sNgi iar glSci good, loo, prime iQ'6allci
choice. linlifsc.
DhiED rRuT.- ApplcH, evaporaicd, oci
peolcd, 81. Peaches. peeled. lualici un-
lfelcds baic; ourrnuia. Ici Oitroh, ijcs