Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-20
AVAIL STORES STATEMENT.

FINANCIAL. The money market 10 easy.
Domestic Exchange-Banks and bankers are
buying sight drafts at Il per cent discount,
and selling at q per cent discount to par.
Foreign EXchange-Dull; best CONNER
cial slxty-day bills, 81 500; three-day bills,
Y s512' , ninety days, ~ ~; later de-
days, Havre and Paris, IS 251@; Swiss, So % (;
marks, commercial sixty DAYS, g4l<.
SECURlTiEs.-The Market for bonds and de-
bentures Is active and firm, for stocks quiet
with some demand for Central railroad and
iuthwestern.
STOCKS AND BoNDs.-.C ity Bonds Firm.
Atlanta per cent, l02 bid, los asked; Au-
gusta per cent, I04 bid. l06 asked: Columbus
5per cent, "a bid, 95 asked; Macon per cent,
lOI bid, los asked; new Savannah per cent
January coupons, $50 bid, 9614 asked; new Sa-
yaHinan per cent, November coupons, 961z
bid, 81 asked.
state Bonds.-Market firm, with light sup
ply. Georgia new US, 1889, 104 bid, 106 asked; ;
Georgia new as, los bid, log asked:
Georgia mortgage on w A r K, regular Z
per cent, coupons January and July, maturi-
" 1856 lO4 Did, los asked; Georgia per cent
gold, coupons quarterly, lib bid, Il35< asked !;
georgia per cent, coupons January and
July maturity 1885, l26 bid, 127 asked.
Raaro1d StOcks.-Central common, 671z bid,
be52 asked: Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1l9 bid, l2l asked; Georgia COM
mon l5l bid. 1872 asked: Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 1867 bid. HI asked Central
railroad per cent certificates, 1897 bid, 81
asked; Atlanta and West Point Railroad
stock 80 bid, 941z asked; Atlanta and West
E0lht per cent certificates, 90 bid. 81 asked
Hdtr0dd BOndS.-Market firm. Savannah
florida and Western Railway Company, gem
sIai mortgage per cent interest, coupons
Oct.' lu4 bid, l06 asked; Atlantic and Gulf
ist mortgage consolidated Z per cent, coupons
January ana July, maturity 1897, III bid, ll9
esAed; central consolidated mortgage z per
Senl' coupons January and July, maturity
I!oes' il3 bid, ia asked; Georgia railroad 6's
t@l, IUo bid, los szed: Mobile and Girard I'd
mortgage 1ndOrgsad Z no
ary ana July. maturity 1889. 1903 bid, ITO
esAeu' montgomery Eufaula lst mort gage
gptr cent lndOrsed by Central Railroad. 1861
Du' lUS asked; Charlotte. Columbia and Au-
Hy3ea iet mortg gage, III bid, 1l8 asked; Char
11oste' Columbia and Augusta ID mortgage,
Iyo Dld, l05 asked: Western Alabama I'd
anaGlrtgage Endorsed S per cent ITO bid, Ill
asked; south Georgia and FlOrida indorsed
!lo pa, lis asked; south Georgia and Flori-
"a 20 mortgage, III bid, III asked; Augusta
IIuIH NnoAVllle LIST mortgage, per cent, 1917
Ssu' ~ asked; Gainesville. Jefferson and
Ioutnern lst mortgage guaranteed, ll5L bid.
~ ashed' Gainesville. Jefferson and south.
sstn nor guaranteed, III bid. ll3 asked; Ocean
C.o4hehin per cent bonds guaranteed by
~IlFal railroad. l02 bid, 1887 asked Gaines
4dlDe' Jenerson and Southern I'd guaranteed,
luN ud. 10 asked
savannah Gas Light stock, 1917 bid, 1917
go Mutual Gas Light stock, % bid, u
BAcoN.-Market firm; demand good:
smoked clear rib sides. 7e; shoulders. 4zc;
g ealted clear rib sides, 63zc; long clear
~ thoulders, none; hams. ll16c.
sDAu1lNG AND TIES Market easier, with a
~ Ismand. We quote: Bagging-2L lbs,
it9oll'4ri Tbs, l034allc: ~ lbs, lOa
49, = lbs, 9l5ag34c, according TO quan-
IVY thd brand. Iron Ties Arrow, 81 bal 20
uuhue, according to quantity and brand.
big5sing and ties in retail lots a fraction
,SSQtfRE.-The market is steady; demand
p,r craze. We quote for small lots: Ordi-
lic "4as13c' fair, 9Hc; good, iOc; prime,
,, DRY GooDs.-The market is active: stocks
brpue' we quote: Prints, ia6c; Georgia
v,oWh shifting, &c: rs do, Sc: Ia brown
e.lng, &c; white osnaburgs, n saac: checks
i 5s.l yarns, Sc for best ma Ees; brown drill,
q fLouR.-Market firm. We quote: super.
5Ss 99afi extra, 81 35a4 60; fancy, IS 65a
6 IN lamily' - lOa5 IS; choice patent, 50 25a
BUTTS. -Lemons-stock ample; demand
s. ~ 90 % per box. Oranges-Fiorida drops,
a. Messina. 81 per box. Appies-N ORTIZ
~ f98 0O per Dbl. BeConte Pears--The mar
n s6ss enc y and well supplied; demand light;
-GgSao w per Dbl. choice stock.
onde1 Market steady; demand good, We
nv az tn Jo0 lots: White corn, Csc; carload
osts, We mixed corn. &C: carload lots. 6ic /;
az, &c; carload lots, SIC. Meal, 72lSc. Bran
~ % Srist, 7I16c.
one .-M Market steady; fair demand. We
d1o'e ln job lots: Northern. none: Western
ioti Sf1i'ioad lots, Doc; Eastern, 81 10; carload
HIDES, Wool. Eric. Market arm ana ae.
80 receipts fair; dry flint, i8lSc: dry coun-
Aaitea' NE; dry butchers'. f0c. Wool