The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-28

Receipts same day last year.. 1893 2,7s5
FINANoIALr-Money in good demand; the banks
supplying customers.
bankers are buying sight drafts at "a per cent
discount and selling at e per cent discount to
foreign Erchanqe-The market is steady
Commercial demand, 81 IS: sixty days,
81 $685. ninety days, s. 1854; francs Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days, IS 2f15; Swiss,
S. 25; mar..s sixty days, 9411c.
SECURITIEs--Thc market continues dull. Some
little inquiry exists for state bonds and Central
railroad joint mortgages. Stocks are weak and
neglected.
SroCxs AND BoNDs-City Bonds-AtIanta 4
Atlanta per cent, 11S bid, 1871 asked; Au-
gusta Z per cent long date, 10 bid III
asked; Augusta per cent long date, 113 bid,
ia asked; Columbus per cent, 1O2 bid, 104
asked; Macon per cent, lie bid, 113 asked;
new Savannah ) per cent October coupons,
100la bid, 1919 asked new Savannah per cent,
November coupons, 1901 bid, 1919 asked.
State Bonds-Georgia per cent, 1880 1905
bid, 1919 asked; Georgia new Az per cent, 10S
bid 1854 asked; Georgia Z per cent gold
quarterly coupons, 104 bid, 105 asked; Geor-
gia per cent, coupoES January and July, ma
turty 1896, 1l6 bid, Hts asked
Railroad Stocks-Central common 1151b bid,
1853 asked; Augusta aud Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1870 bid, 1872 asked; Georgia com
mon 1877 bid. 1879 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed 121 bid, 122 asked; Central
per CENT certificates, 100 bid, 1905 asked;
AtlI0tH ana west GOlflJ raliFOQQ SJOck. iva
bid, 106 asked: Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates, 1919 bid, 1O2 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
G per cent interest coupons October 10 bid,
III asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated per cent coupons January and
July, maturity 1897 ia bid, I15l9 asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1898, 1885 bid,
1o91f asked; Georgia railroad per cent, 1897,
l0e01l4 bid, 1090116 asked; Mobile and
Grard second mortgage Endorsed 8 per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1889, IOO16
bid, 10i asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road, lo6 bid 107 asked: Marietta and North
Georgia first mortgage, 80 years, 6 per cent,
105 bid, 106 and interest asked; Marietta and
North Georgia railroad first mortgage per
cent 1913 bid, los asked; Charlotte. Column
bia and Augusta first mortgage, 10 bid, 112Ia
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage, 1l3 bid, ia asked; Western Ala
bana second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
10 bid. 1913 asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida Endorsed, 116 bid, lis asked; South Geor-
gia and Florida second mortgage. 1l6 bid,
l16 asked; Augusta and Knoxville first mort
gage per cent, 40 bid, Ill asked Gaines
vile, jefferson and Southern first mortgage
guaranteed, 1i316 bid, 114tS asked; Gainesville,
jefferson and Southern, not guaranteed, 40
bid. 1l2 asked Ocean Steamship per cent
bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad, 1919
bid, 102 Asked Gainesville, Jefferson and
Southern second mortgage guaranteed, 112
bid, ia asked Columbus and Rome first
mortgage BONDS, 1nQOrSed by Central railroad,
l05 bid, 106 asked; Columbus and Western
liuf cent guaranteed, 1U8 bid, 10S asked; City
and Suburban railway first mortgage, per cent,
100 bid, 10 asked
Bank Stocks-Nominal Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 200 bid, 202 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, le1 bid, 1862 asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, so bid,
100 asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1913
bid, 1874 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company 1l5 bid, liz asked; Citizens Bank,
SO bid, % asked
Co sHt
bid, 1915 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, is bid,
% asked.
BAcOS--Narket firm and advancing; demand
good; smoked clear rio sides, 104c; shoulders
&c; dry sailed clear rib sides, 9l6c; long
clear. 9Ssc; bellies, 9Nc; shoulders, SIC; hams,
l4c.
BAeoI.s AND TrEs-The market is very
firm, with an upward tendency The fol
lowing are quotations on actual offerings
We quote In small lots: Banging, "a ios 40
l4Iec lbs, 12J4Gll3c; IA lbs, 120i2l4c.
according TO brand aud quantity. Iron ttes-Sl IS
al 20 per bundle, according TO brand and guam
tlty. Sea island baGgiug, i56l51bc. Bagging
and ties in retail lois fraction higher:
BUTTEA-- Market steady; fair demand; Goshen,
ac; gilt edge, 23c; creamery, 25c.,
CHEESE Market steady; fair demand. We
CoFEEE-llarlSet higher. We quote: Fancy,
i'Ac choice, 16l4c; prime, l5y4c; fair, lec; pea
berry, ls]4c; Ordinary i lS9cj common iS14c.
CABDAGE-Northern, 1Olt12c
DRIED FRuIr-Apples, eyaaporated. 91hc; COM
mon, nc. Peaches, peeled, 29c; unpeeled, so
&c. Cur ants, &c Citron. 25c.
Dry GooDs-The market is firm, stock fun;
demand good We quote: Prints, 3MI6l9c;
Georgia brown shifting, "a, lslc; rs do, blsc;
= 4 brown sheoting, 6>sc; white osnaburgs, Sxc;
checks, $40 &c; yarns, s5c for the best makes;
brown driliings &C.
Fisu-Lght demand on account of high
prices, We quote full weights: Mackerel-No.
$1,000 No. 3 half barrels, nominal, 81 600
oO No. 2, IS So Herrng--No. l, gee; scaled,
Zoe. Cod 6GlSc. nLullet, half barrels. 81 IS
--Lemons-Demand good. We quote:
Choice, 80 j00.4 00 fair. 81 75G9325.
FLouR--NarkeJ very firm and advancing; de-
mand moderate We quote: Extra, 81 1904 so;
fancy = os4t5 40; choice patent. s. 5000 %;
family. S415D4a0.
-Corn--Market steady; demand light.
We quote White corn, Job lots, Tic: carload
lots, osc: mixed, job lots Csc; carload lots, CSC.
Oats steady; demand good. We quote: Mixed
9ats, adc; carload lots, dc Bran, 81 90; carload
lo,s, 9bc. Meal. 10c. urits. 75s.
,hAV-Hnrket very nrm. with fair demand;
STOCK ainpls. We quote. loo lots; Western.