The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-07

Stock on hand and on shipboard
Receipts same day last year 9OS 1904
FINANcIAL-Money market easy, but not so
active.
Domestic Erchunge-Easy Banks and bank
ers are buying sight drafts at par and selling at
k014 per cent premium.
Foreign ErcbGnQe-The market is heavy.
Commercial demand, 81 s794; sixty days, 81 S616;
ninety days, 81 Sc; francs, Paris and Havre,
commercial, sixty days, s. 205B; Swiss, s. 2l1l;
marks. sixty days 95 8-16s-
SECURITIEs-A very limited demand exists
for all classes OF securities. State and city
bonds are very firm. and railroad stocks aud
bonds should hold their own on account Of the
increased earnings of ali the southern roads.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-Cdy BOadS-AtlGnta 4
per cent long date, 100 bid, ia
asked; Atlanta par c mt, liz bid, 12l asked;
Augusta per ceht long date 40 bid, III
asked; Augusta per cent, long date, ll3 bid,
ia asked; Columbus per cent, l02 bid, 1O4
asked; Macon per cent, 112 bid, l13 asked:
new Savannah per cent, October coupons, 1925
bid, 1903 asked; new Savannah per c-nl,
November coupons, 1G2 bid. i02ys asked
State Bonds-CieOrgia per cent, 1889,
l01 bid, log asked: Georgia new AZ per cent,
JOS bid, 1885 asked; Georgia per cent gold
quarterly coupons. l0i bid, 1916 asked: Georgia
z per cent, coupons January and July, maturity
1896, 116 bid, HIS asked.
Rdilrdd StOckS-Central common, III hid,
lis asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 131 bid. 132 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1877 bid, 1879 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 128 bid, 12i asked; Central
per cent certificates, 1000 Did l00A asked
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 105
bid, 10G asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates l01 bid, 10l13 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
6 per cent interest, coupons October, III bid,
1l3 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated per cent. coupons January and
July, maturity 1897. ia bid, 115@ asked; Central
consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1895, l08la bid
1885 asked; Georgia railroad per cent, 1927,
10S0114 bid, 109@l16 asked; Mobile and
Girard second mortgage indorsed $ per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1899, 1001e
bid, 10i asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage s per cent, indorsed by Central rail
road, 100 bid, I07 asked; Marietta and North
99c bid, 100 and interest asked; Marietta and
North Georgia railroad first mortgage per
cent, 1903 bid 105 asked; Charlotte.
Columbia and Augusta first mortgage, III
bid 112 asked: Charlotte. Columbia and Au-
gusta second mortgage: 113 bid, ia asked;
Western Alabama second mortgage Endorsed 8
per cent, l07 bid, los asked; South Georgia
and Florida indorsed, is bid, ll8 asked;
South Georgia and Florida second mortgage
ll6 bid, 11S asked; Augusta and Knoxville first
mortgage per cent, 100 bid, ITO asked
gage guaranteed, 1874 bid, l14lb asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern not guaranteed
10 bid, ll2 asked; Ocean Steamship per
cent bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad,
Southern second mortgage guaranteed, 1l2
bid ia asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds indorsed by Central railroad
I05 bid 106 asked; Columbus and Western
per cent guaranteed, t06 bid 10S asked; City
and Suburban railway first mortgage per cent.
100 bid, 10 asked
BANK Stocks-NominaI. Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 200 bid, 202 asked; Mer
chants National Bank, 161 bid. 1872 asked
Savannah Bank and Trust Company. % bid
100 asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1913
H. n.riAf Ga a FN,,.S
Company, 115 bid, II; asked; Citizens Bank
90 bid, % asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, 17lS
bid 1s,S asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, IS bid,
BAcoN--Market firm; demand good {;
smoked clear rib sides, lOssc shoulders,
DC; dry sailed clear rib Sides csc: long
clear, VIC; bellies, 9Ac; shoulders, s1&c; hams
BAGeINe AND TIEs-Market bare of offering
stock We quote in small lots: Bagging, "a MS.
ls13c; 2 DDS, 1lA0l2lec; ia bs, 1OAc, ac-
cording to brand aud quantity Iron ties-Sl 10
4l 20 per bundle. according TO brand aud guam.
uty. Sea island bagging, l5Dl5lec. Bagging and
Ties in retail lots a fraction higher.
BUrTER-Markets steady; fair demand; Goshen,
Ac; gilt edge, 25c; creamery, 2)c.
CHEEsE-- Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, 00l2c.
: CoTFEE-The market is flrmer. We quote
peaberry, l9c; ordinary, l4c; common, 13LSc
SADBAoE-Northern, l00l!ec.
DRIED FRuIT-Appcs, evaporated, olec; com
mon, IsAc. Peaches, peeled, DC; unpeeled SO
&C. Currants, &c. Citron, 25c.
DRY Goops-The market is firm, with a ten
aency TO advance; stock full; demand good.
We quote; Prints. 91e@6I6c Georgia brown
shirting. "a, 9s4c; 7-s do, 51gc; a. brown sheet
ing, 3lpc; white osnaburgs, 0I6c; checks, 5190
&c: yarns Csc for best makes; brown drill
ings. 7c.e
fIsH-Lght demand on account OF high
prices. We quote full weights: Mackerel-No.
], $40 90; No. B. half barrels nominal 81 OO6
90; No. 9. SS co. Herring-No. /. 22c; scaled,
Ioc: Cod, 6@Sc. Mullet. half barrels, 81 75.
Choice, 81 256l4 rs.
FLoUk-Market weak; demand moderate.
we quote Extra, "a 25614 40; fancy, s. 006p
4H5
~ RAIS-Corn-Mar firm; demand light.
we quote White corn, job lots, 75c; carload
lots. 73c; mixed, Job lots 5lc; carload lots. COO.
oats steady; demand good We quote; Mixed
oats, SCI carload lots. 46c. Bran, 81 90; carload
ots. 95c. Meal, shc. Grits SOC.