The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-11
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.


FINANCIAL-Money is in active demand. The
banks, however, are able to accommodate Gus
toners.
Domestic Erctange-Easy. Banks and bank
ers are buying sight drafts at par and selling
at 16@14 per cent premium.
Foreign Erchange-The market is dull.
Commercial demand, 81 81; sixty days, 81 Ssh;
ninety days, 81 So; francs, Paris and Havre,
commercial, sixty days. S. 20sBi Swiss, S. 214;
marks sixty days, IS 3-16c.
SECURITIES The market is dull and lifeess.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlanta s
per cent long date. ex-interest, 10s bid, ia
asked; Atlanta per cent, 11S bid, 121 asked;
Augusta per cent long date, 113 bid, 115
asked; Augusta 6s long date, 100 bid, 112
asked; Columbus per cent, SO bid, 101
asked; Macon 6 per cent 1O8 bid, 10 asked;
new Savannah per cent, July coupons, 1OOH
bid, 10l asked; new Savannah per cent, May
coupons 101 bid, 1919 asked
State BOnds-Georgia new IS, 1899 eX-coupon,
101 bid, 1915 asked; Georgia new 416S, ex-
coupon, JOG bid, 1861 asked Georgia per
asked; Georgian per cent coupons January
and July, maturity 1896, ex-coupons, III bid,
J19 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 115A bid,
116 asked; Augusta and Savannah z per cent
guaranteed, 1872 bid, 1874 asked Georgia COM
mon, 1917 bid, 201 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed 12o bid, 1879 asked; Central
per cent certificates. 1903 bid, 1011f asked;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 100
bid, 40 asked; Atlanta and West Point 6 per
cent certificates, ex-interest, 1925 bid, 1887
asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
per cent interest, coupons October, ex-interest,
l12 bid, ia asked; Atlantic and Gulf first
mortgage consolidated per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1897, 11S bid,
1l5 asked; Central consolidated mortgage
per cent, coupons January and July, maturity
1898, 10916 bid 11014 asked; Georgia railroad 6s,
1897, 100 bid, 40 asked Mobile and Girard
second mortgage Endorsed per cent, coupons
January, and July, maturity 1889. 1903 bid,
lGHe asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road, lOS bid 1926 asked; Marietta and North
Georgia, first mortgage, so years, per cent,
lOO bid, 1O1 and interest asked; Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta first mortgage, 109l5
bid. III asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
glsta second mortgage, 100 bid, II016 asked;
western Alabama second mortgage Endorsed
per cent, 106 bid, 101 asked; South Georgia
and Florida indorsed, III bid, 11S asked;
south Georgia and Florida second mortgage,
IA bid. 116 asked; Augusta and Knoxville
nrst mortgage per cent, 1l0Ie bid, 11119 asked;
gainesville, jefferson and Southern first mort
gage guaranteed, 1l513 bid, III asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern not guaranteed,
llO bid, Ill asked; Ocean Steamship per
cent bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad,
1854 bid, 104 asked; Gainesville, jefferson
and Southern second mortgage guaranteed,
no bid, III asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Central railroad.
JOG bid, 107 asked; Columbus and Western
per cent guaranteed, 1903 bid, 10 asked; City
and suburban railway first mortgage per
cent lUI bid, lOS asked.
Bank StOcks-Nominal. Southern Bank Of
the state of Georgia, 200 bid, 202 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1862 bid, 165 asked;
savannah Bank and Trust Company, % bid,
y, asked, National Bank of Savannah, 12O
old, l22 asked Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
company, 115 bid, 116 asked; Citizens Bank,
~ bid 90 asked
=, Gas Stocks Savannah Gas Light stock ex-
dividend, 1917 bid, 1919 asked; Mutual Gas Light
stock, IS bid, 20 asked
BAcoN-Market firm and advancing; demand
good; smoked clear rib sides, S9sc; shoulders,
&C. dry sailed clear rib sides. T56c long clear,
'94c; bellies, nc; shoulders G1Sc; hams, l3c.
- BAGGrNG AND TIEs-MarSet quiet We quote:
Bagging, "a Ms, S6al4c; fbs, 714071Sc; 12
Ips' by407c, according to brand aud quantity:
iron ties 81 20 per bundle, according TO brand
ana quantity. Baggng and ties in retail lots a
traction higher.
BrTTER-M Market higher: Goshen, 20D23c; gilt
euge, 2QD1c; creamery, 296D30c.
o. AnBAGE-Supply light; native and Florida,
" oOCg2 15 per barrel
CHEEsE--Market steady; fair demand. We
cote, 11@o14c.
= CoFFEE-The market is higher. We quote:
Iisa1cy' lSlsc; choice, 171eci prime 16l6c; fair,
4ozac; ordinary, l4c: common, 131gc.
DRIED FRulT-Appes. cvaporated, l0Ifc; com
mon, 7lsc. Peaches, peeled, nc; unpeeled, SD
&C Currants, &c. Citron, 25c
Dry GooDs--The market is strong, with ten
Iqency to advance; stock full; demand good.
we quote; Prints, 4L9GD7c; Georgia brown
shlrtiug, 81 &c; rs do &c; A brown sheet
ing &c; white osnaburgs, g34c; checks, $40
&C.; yarns, Soc for best makes; brown drillings,
71ensl<c.
FfsH--Light demand ON account of high
prices. We quote full weights: Mackerel-No.
T. slO 90; No. q, half barrels, nominal. 81 00@
oo.S; No. 2, So So HerriIg-No. 1, &c; scaled,