Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-21

FGNANoIAL-The money market is easier.
Do1aes &c EschGnge-Steady. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at a per cent
discount and selling at e per cent discount to
par.
Foreign ErcAan0f-The market is eteady
Commercial demand, "a $40; sixty DAYS,
81 ~: ninety days. $4761a: francs, Paris,
and Havre, commercial, sixty days. So 500;
Swl :. IS 3l1s; marks, sixty days, 1914.
oECURITIES-The market is dull and nom-
inal for ali classes OF secur ties, with little or
no buying and free offerings at quotations,
Central railroad stock is weak, with sellers
at l25.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City BondS-ouiet.
Atlanta per cent, los bid, l06 asked; Atlanta
1par cent, ll2 bid, 100 asked; Augusta 7 per
cent, lCS bid, ll2 asked; Augusta Gs, long, l03
bid, IO7 asked; Columbus per cent, l0l bid,
JOB asked; Macon per cont, 10 bid, Ill
asked; new savannah per cent, January
coupons, 1922 bid, lGS asked; new Savannah
per cent, coupons February, 1929 bid, 1929
asked.
State Bonds-Market steady. with light sup
ply. Georgia new Is. 1889, l0S bid, lU4 asked;
Georgia new AIS, lO7 bid. 1917 a sked Georgia
J per cent gold, coupons quarterly, ITO bid,
III asked; Georgia per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1898, III bid ~
asked.
r 'H'oad Stocks-Central common, ex-div..
ia bid, l25 asked; Augusta and savannah
1p'r cent guaranteed, eX-div., 1Sl bid, 1872
asked; Georgia common, 1907 bid, 1872 aske
oOutn western per cent guaranteed. eX-dlv.,
I2s1a bid. 1881 asked: Central railroad per
cent certificates. ex-lnt., 1o2 BIZ, los ASKED;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 105
Did. l06 asked: Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates, 103 bid, 10f asked.
RG5tT0dd B'ndH-Market quiet. Savannah.
Florida and Western Railway Company gem
eral mortgage per cent interest. coupons
october, 10 bid, liz asked: Atlantic and
Gulf first mortgage consolidated per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1881. lle
BID, 100 aske J.; Central consolidated NOR gage
per cent, coupons January and July, ma
a nA Ead IL
road 6s. 1897, l0S bid. Ill asked; Mobile and
Glrard second mortgage Endorsed Sper cent
coupons January and July, maturity 1888.
lbs bid, 10 asked; Montgomery and Eu-
iaula first mortgage per cent Endorsed by
central railroad. I0s bid, 100 asked; Char
lotte. Columbia and Augusta first mortgage,
10 BID, ll6 asked; Oh trlOtte. Columbia and
augusta second mortgage, ITO bid, liz asked;
western Alabama second mortgage indorsed
Q per cent. ITO BID, IL. asked; South Georgia
snd FioriGa indOr5ed, l20 bid, l22 asked;
s0uth Georgia and Florida second mortgage,
AZ bid. ll5 asked; A gusta and hnoNVllle
nfsJ mortgage Z per cent, ll6 Dld, 10
asked; Gainesville, Jeffer1on and Southern
nrst mortgage guaranteed, ll9 bid, 100 asked;
GAINESVILLE, Jefferson and uthern not guar
anteed, lis bid, IFS asked; Ocean steam
snip 6per cent bonds guaranteed by Central
rallroad, l05lI bid, 1861 a5Ged; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Sout ern second mortgage
guaranteed. la bid. III asked; Columbus and
Rome frat mortgage bonds Endorsed by Gem
ira railroad, l0l BID. los asked: Columbus
ana western per cent guaranteed, lOi blu,
100 askcd: CITY and suburban railway nrst
mortgage per cent. los bid, LOG a-Ked,
b NIX Stoch'A-Nominal. Southern Bank OF
the State ~ Georgia, 1875 bid 200 asked: Mer-
Grants National Bank, $50 BID, l55 asked;
Savannah Bank ana Trust Company, T5h bid,
!6s asked; Savannah National Bank, III bid,
ll3 asked.
=, Gqs St,cks--savannah Gas Light stock, q
bid, y asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, ~
bid, IS asked.
BAo0S-Market steady; demand good;
smoked clear rib sides, nc; shoulders none;
drj sailed clear + bsidcs h5Ac; long clear vac;
hhouders, none; hans, l2%c.
BAGGlEG AND TIES Market quiet. We
quote; Bagging-2l4 lbs. 01sa9Ac; lbs, s1@a
SIC: Ia lbs, 754aSc, according 10 brand ana
quantity. Iron ties-Arrow, 81 90 Il 90 per
bundle. according To brand and quantity.
baSsng and ties in retail lots fraction
higher.
.BuTrER-Market higher; oleomargarine,
hal6c; choice Gosnen. 23c; gilt edge, 26a2fc;
creamery, 27a29c; country. l6a2Oc.
CABBAGE-Northern,v al0c per head.
CoFFBE-The market is strong ana adYanc-
ing. Wequote for small lots: Ordinary, lbc'
TAR. lBc; good, Ice; prime, l6Iac; choice,
lVzc; peaberry, l7I5c.
CHEEsE-MurKet his her; demand moder-
ate; stock li1ht. We quote: 101SdlSHc
DRIED FRU1T-Apples, evan ra go, B1eci
peeled, SC; peaches, peeled. l81bal4c ;unpeel-
ed, ba7c; currants, &c; citron. 2ot.
DRY GoODs--The market is quiet ana arm.
We quote: Prints, 4aGc; Georgia brown SHIRT
lDg- S-4. &c; rs do. SC; "A brown ehcet.ng.;
Nc; white osnaburgs, Sa9c; checks, osAa'c