The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-06


FINANcIAL--Money is moderately easy and in
good demand.
Domestic ErcIunge-Ea sy-Banks and bank
ers are buying sight drafts at If per cent pre-
Foreign Erchdltge-The market is firm.
Commercial demand, 81 81; sixty days, 81 S534;
ninety days, 81 S.; francs, Paris and Havre,
commercial, sixty days, S. 2Oas; Swiss, S. 214
marks, sixty days, 90 3-16c.
SECURTTIEs-The market is very quiet with
only limited demand for investment securi-
ties.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlanta
per cent long date, ex-interest 10s bid, ia
asked; Atlanta per cent, 11S bid, 121 asked;
A1g9sta per cent long date, 11a bid, rs
asked; Augusta Is long date, 109 bid, liz
asked; Columbus per cent 90 bid, 101
asked; Macon per cent, 1oS bid, 10 asked;
new Savannah per cent, July coupons. 1904
bid lO1 asked; new Savannah per cent, May
coupons, 101 bid, 1918 asked
State Bonds Georgia new IS, 1889, ex-coupon,
lol bid, 101h asked; Georgia new Ans, ex-
cent gold, quarterly coupons 100 bid, 1O7
asked; Georgia per cent, coupons January
and July, maturity 1885, ex-coupons, III bid,
119 asked
RAILROAD Stocks-Central, common, 1161S bid
III asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1872 bid, 1874 asked; Georgia COM
mon, 200 bid, 20S asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 12S bid, 129 asked; Central
per cent certificates, 101 bid, 10l2 asked;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock l09
bid, 40 asked; Atlanta and West Point 6
asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
western Railway Company general mortgage
Per cent interest, coupons October, ex-interest,
liz bid, ia asked; Atlantic and Gulf first
mortgage consolidated per cent, coupons
January and july maturity 1897 1l54 bid,
III asked; Central consolidated mortgage
per cent, coupons January and July, maturity
1898. 1922 bid, l1014 asked; Georgia railroad IS,
1897, 100 bid, 110 asked; Mobile and Girard
ne0ond mortgage indorse1 per cent, coupons
103lk asked Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent. indorsed by Central rail
road, lO8 bid. 1925 asked; Marietta and North
Georgia first mortgage. 30 years, per cent,
100 bid, 10l and interest asked; Charlotte.
Columbia and Augusta first mortgage, 109l1
bid. Ill asked; Charlottee, Columbia and Au-
g9sta second mortgage, 100 bid, l1016 asked;
Western Alabama second mortgage Endorsed
per cent, 106 bid, l07 asked; South Georgia
and Florida indorsed, III bid, l1S asked;
South Georgia and Florida second mortgage,
"a bid, 116 asked; Augusta and Knoxville
nrst mortgage per cent, llOI9 bid III 4 asked;
gainesville, Jefferson and Southern first mort
gage guaranteed, 11b13 bid, III asked; Gaines
vville Jefferson and Southern not guaranteed,
cent bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad,
1884 bid, 104 asked; Gainesville, jefferson
ana Southern second mortgage guaranteed,
10 bid, III asked; Columbus and
dorsed by Central railroad, los
bid, 107 asked; Columbus and Western 6per
Soit guaranteed, lU6 DID, llU asked; City
and Suburban railway first mortgage z per
cent, 10: bid, 10s asked.
Bank Stocks-Nonnal. Southern Bank of
me state OF Georgia, 200 bid, 2O2 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1872 bid. l65 asked;
savannah Bank and Trust Company, 95 bid;
W asked National Bank of Savannah, 100
oid, 122 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
company, lis bid, 116 asked; Citizens Bank,
"a bid, 90 asked.
Gas Stocks--Savaunah Gas Light stock, ex-
dividend, 1874 bid, 1915 asked; Mutual Gas Light
stock, IS bid, 20 asked
BAcoN-Market steady; demand good; smoked
clear rib sides. S1sc; shoulders, 7c dry sailed
clear rib sides, nc; long clear, nc; bellies,
TIC; shoulders, SIC; hams 13c.
BAGGING AND TIEs-Market quiet. We quote:
Bagging, "a ms. SGsAc; 2 MS, 7I40716c; 1A
lbs, 614D7c, according to brand and quantity.
and quantity. Bagging and ties in retail lots a
traction higher.
BUTTER-Market higher; Goshen, 200 23c; gilt
edge, 26G127c; creamery, 2S6t30c.
CABBAeE-Supply light; native and Florida,
81 50Q2 rs per barrel.
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, 1i014c.
CoFFEE-The market is higher. We quote:
Fancy, 1870; choice, i7I1c prime, 16I6c; fair,
DC: ordinary, i4c; common, 13c.
DRIED FRufT-Apples, evaporated, 1OHc;
common, nc. Peaches, peeled, &c; unpeeled,
Sore. Currants, &c. Citron. &c.
Day GooDs-The market Is strong. with ten
dency TO advance; stock full; demand good.
We quote: Priuts, ftx6b7c; Georgia brown
shifting, "a Sc; 7.8 do, &c; a. brown sheet
ing. &c; white osnaburgs, eS4c; checks, 6ls6
&c; yarns, SIC for best makes. brown drillngs,
Vlka5syzc.