Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-11
STORES STATEMENT.

FINANCIAL. The money market Is easy.
Damestic ch1n1'.-Scarce. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at Il per
cent discount. and selling at q per cent. DIS
count to par.
Foreign ErchGnos-Dul and steady; best
commercial sixty-day bills, "a SOsz; three-day
bills, 81 SO; ninety days, 81 1919; francs. com :
mercial. sixty days, Havre and Paris. IS IS :
SWISS, IS 2515: marks. commercial sixty days.
sECuRITIEs.-The market Is firm for long
neglected.
STOCKS AND BoNDs.-CUv Bonds Firm.
Atlanta per cent, 1914 bid, 1851 asked: At
hnta per cent, les bid, IFS asked: Au-
gusta per cent, lO8 bid, liz asked; Augusta
os long, l06 bid, los asked: Columbus
5per cent, 81 bid, 90 asked; Macon o per cent.
jog bid. III asked: new Savannah per cent
January coupons, 800 bid, 100 asked; new Sa-
yaa1 l1 . per cent. February coupons, 80
STATE Bonds.-Market firm, with light sup
ply Georgia new 6's, 1888, 1857 bid. l07 asked !;
Georgia new AIS. LOG bid, 1867 asked :
Georgia mortgage on W & A R X, regular Z
per cent, coupons January and July, maturi-
y 1855 1887 bid, l041@ asked Georgia per cent
g1lu' coupons quarterly, liz bid, ia asked;
georgia Z per cent, coupons January and
July maturity 1895. 1851 bid. 126 asked.
Rdttroad StocEs.-Central common eX-divi-
uend. 6S bid 80 asked: Augusta ana Savan-
saD Der cent guaranteed eX-dlvidend. 1870
Ma' ~ asked: Georgia common, 1856 bid. l57
N'hNAs SOUTHWESTERN per cent guaranteed
ekdvidend. lis bid. 1l6 asked: Central
railroad per cent certificates, eX-divI-
9end, " bid. 81 asked: Atlanta and West
ront Railroad stock. SO bid. "a asked; At
eS-nterest, 80 bid. 100 asked.
Hd'tr0ad Boads.-Marse ct firm. Savannah
florida and Western Railway Company. gem
~ a mortgage per cent interest, coupons
yyet.' lO3 nid, l0i1z asked; Atlantic ana Gulf
iet mortgage consolidated per cent. coupons
Anuary and July, maturity 1897, ll9 bid, 100
ssKed; Central consolidated mortgage 7per
SSssnt' COUPONS January aud July. maturity
i ~. ~ bid. lis asked: Georgia hairoad 6's
w. l'9 bid, ITO as ed: Mobile and Girard ID
mortgage ind1rsed per cent COUPONS. Janu-
ey ana july. maturity 1889. Ia bid. lib
sssked' Montgomery and Eufaulal st mortgage
Ipercent lndorsed bv Central Railroad los 4
pa, llO asked: Charlotte. Columbia ana Au-
kaala l.t mort, ll412 bid, 1857 asked; Char
iWote, Columbia ami Augusta ID mortgage,
..e pa l05 asked: Western Alabama 2d
mortgage Endorsed s per cent, Ill bid. ll2
Skedi south Georgia and Florida indOrsed,
lihhld. Is asked: South Georgia and Flori.
ga "a Ortgage, 1914 bid. 100 asked; Augusta
th9 knoxville lst mortgage. per cent, liz
S.u' liS asked; Gainesville. Jefferson and
IoNlnern lst mortgage guaranteed. 1917 bid,
~, asked; Gainesville Jefferson and South
w nor guaranteed, ia bid. lis asked; Ocean
SS.oamshlp . per cent bonds guaranteed by
central z. r., 1887 bid, l0i asked: Games
,6ae' Jefferson and Southern ID guaranteed,
IVs bid. Ito asked.
o. hdht 50 lcks.-Southern Bank Of the state OF
v,roigla. 40 bid. us asked; Merchants Ma
pponM Bank. 1870 bid. l8i asked: savannah
9ank and Trust Company. 81 bid, 20 asked I;
'eEahnah National Bank. 100 bid. l02 asked.
savannah Gas Light stock. 1879 bid, ~
sseee11' Mutual Gas Light stock, u bid, ~
b4coS.-Market very firm; demand slow;
sslnokeu clear rio sides, 6lSc; shoulders, &c;
VT sated clear rib sides, 50; long clear, 5zc;
'uoalaere, none; hams, lll4c.
., hAGGIEG AND TIES Market easier, with q
~ aemand. We quote: Bagging-2M fbs,
idd ali94'; 2 ibs. l034allc: ~ ~, l0a
,4ci y ios, glSa924c, according 20 guam
w ana brand. Iron ries-ArrOw, 81 lbai 20
~ bundle, according to quantity and brand.
SSi.sy.ng and ties in retail lots fraction
..CoFFEE.-The market is dull; demand
amoueraie. We quote for small lots: Ordi-
IIi1ary' s4as1zc; fair, 91Sc; good, ioc; prime,
q. DRY GooBs.-The market is very quiet;
~, ~ ~ ample. We quote: Prints, 4agc; Geor-
eaurvwn snirting. sac: rs DO. 4kc; -
9o"n sheetiug. 534e; white osnaburBs, I5aa
eneckt, tfa4c: yarns, $50 Tor beat MAKES;
ndriilings, 65Sa7c.
eFL0uh.-Markct dull. We quote: Super
es. " sla8 70; extra, 81 l0al 90; fancy, 81 o5a
~ family, g o0ah 20: choice patent, t0ab 80.
f.ttnp W .--Lemons-ttOck ample; demand
~ ~ lba9 25 per box. Oranges - Florida
'''this, 81 25a2 so; russctta. 81 7ba2 25: hcasi-