Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-15
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FINANCIAL. The money market Is easy.
D0o.eStsc EschGn9-.-Scarce. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at "a per
cent discount. and selling at q per cent. DIS
Foreign Frchan0e-Dull aud steady; best
commercial sixty day bills, 81 500 three day
bills. 81 SO; ninety days. 81 7915; francs, com
mor3ial, sixty DAYS, Havre and Paris. SIS 25;
Swiss, IS 2519: marks. commercial sixty DAYS.
SFcURITIEs.-The Market IS very quiet for
bonds and weak for unguaranteed stocks. with
some demand for Southwestern and Augusta
and Savannah.
STOCKS AND BoNDs.-Chv Bonds.- Firm.
Atlanta per cent, lO5 bid, lO7 asked; At
lanta per cent. liz bid, lis asked; Au-
gusta per cent, los bid. liz asked; Augusta
6s long, LOG bid. lN7 asked; Columbus
bper cent. 941& bid, 81 asked; Macon per cent.
10 bid, ll2 asked: new Savannah Der cent
January coupons, 9S3< bid, 991< asked; new Sa-
vannah per cent. February coupons, 9S1S
State B9nds.-Market firm. with light sun
ply. Georgia new 6s, 1889, l07 bid. los asked;
Georgia new AIS. LOG bid, 1861 asked:
Georgia mortgage on w & A r r, regular
per cent. coupons January and July, maturi-
" 1856, lO2 bid, 1903 asked: Georgia per cent
gold, coupons quarterly, ia BID, lis asked;
Georgia per cent, coupons January and
July maturity 1896. 1875 bid. III asked
Rdjlr0qd lStOcRs.-Centra common eX-divi-
dend. 6715bld. $50 asked: Augusta ana Savan-
ran per cent guaranteed ex-dlvidend. 1911
bid. l23 asked; Georgia common, 1851 bid. 1851
ex-dIvidend. ll5iS bid. ll6l5 asked: Central
Railroad s per cent certificates. ex-divI-
dend, 92iS bid. 81 asked: Atlanta and West
Point Railroad stock. SO bid. 81 asked; At
lanta and West Point per cent certificates,
eN-interest, 80 bid, 100 asked.
Rdlir0Hd Bon Es.-Market firm. Savannah
Florida and Western Railway Company, gen.
eral mortgage per cent interest, coupons
oct. 10 nd. 1861 asked; Atlantic and Gulf
lsi mortgage consolidated per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1891. 1879 brd. l2O
asked: Central consolidated mortgage per
rent counOns January and July, maturity
lea3. ll4t5 bid. lis asked: Georgia Railroad 6's
ISL lW bid, 10 as Ell: Mobile and Glrard I'd
mortgage Endorsed per cent coupons, Janu-
ary and July. maturity 1889. III bld. lib
ASKED: Mont gomcrya aud Eufaulals mortgage
bpercent ndOrsed bv Central Railroad los
oit 100 asked; Charlotte. Columbia ana Au-
Rusta ~ mort, ll4l4 bid, ll5l2 asked; Char
lotie. Columbia ana Augusta ID mortgage,
ioS bid. l05 asked: Western Alabama ~
mortgage indOrsed per cent. Ill bid. III
Mked; south Georgia and Florida indorsed,
llb bid. rs asked: South Georgia and Flori-
ia 2d nj origage l07 bid 1903 asked: Augusta
snf Knoxville Ist mortgage, 7 per cent, III
ni1, lib asked: Gainesville. Jefferson ana
9ohthern lst mortgage guaranteed, 100 oia'
~ asked; Gainesville Jefferson ana south
ErnnOt guaranteed. ia bid ll5 asked; Ocean
steamship per cent bonds guaranteed by
central II. r., l03l4 bid, l0l asked; Games
, 6a,' Jgner,on and Southern I'd guaranteed
Bank Sf4cks.-Nomual Southern Bank Of
lne state OF Georgia. 40 bid, l15 ask
ca; Merchants National Bank. 100 bid.
asked: savannah Bank and
trust Company. "a bid, o. asked
savannah National Bank, 100 bid. 1902 asked.
Savannah Gas Light stock, l6b 1id, u
mEed, Mutual Gas Light stock, p bid, %
asked
BACON. - Market firm demand slow;
tmoheq clear rib sides. 61fc; shoulders, 413ci
Iry saltet clear rib sides. e.; long clear 5Aci
BAGGfSG Avn 1ies.1 Market dun and easy.
we. quote: Baggng-2< ms, lpsall4ei
n. l09<allc; "a lbs, lOalOhc; ~
hs. W AaoJ5c. according 10 brand ana
quantity. Iron ties-Arrow, 81 l5al 20
per bundle, according TO brand and
Quantity, tagging and tics IN retail lots
fraction higher.
BuTrER.-M Market very quiet; Oleomarga-
2-a24c; creamery. 2jca25e, country, l6a2Oc
CHELsE.-M Market steady, demand good;
Nock light. We quote: 0al2bc.
AABBAGEs Northern. lM0l2c.
CORFEE.-The market IL dull. demand
good. We quote for small lots: Ordinary,
o{lgi iair, 9lfc' good, lOc; prime, lO16sllo;
DEiED Fn6Ir.-Apples, eyaporated, DC;
peeled. &c. Peaches, peeled, lOallc; un-
ptpled, lafc: currnuts. 70; ciirOn. bdt3jc.
DRY GoODs.-The market Is very quiet;
re brown shirting 4, as4c; rs do go: ~
HpWn aheeunr, 5tte; white osnnhurgA 44-t
.4ci checks, GaH4c; yarns, s5c, for best
mahesi brown drilings, 6lfail3c.
,tlAh We quote full weignts: hackerel-
Dob bali bbs. So 2sa3 90; No. Z. So j0a5 80.
9erfinF-No. 4, 20cl scaled, nc; cod. ,a5oi
No. ~ 30.