The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-09

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Receipts same day last year .. 689 2'49s
FINANc1AL.-The market is easier.
Domestic Erchonge.-Easy. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at ID per cent
discount and selling at Is per cent discount to
par
Foreign Exchange. The market is steady
Commercial demand. S4S'; sixty days.
81 Sc; ninety days, g. so; francs. Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days, IS "a; SWISS
50 q u; marks, sixty Gays. 9414c.
SETURIT1Es.--rhe market is sluggish, with
light buying and tendency to lower figures for
stocks. Bonds of long date hold their own and
are scarce.
STOCKS AND BoNDs.-Cty Bonds-Atlanta 4
Atlanta per cent, l1s bid, l21 asked; Au-
gusta per cent long date, 10 bid, III
asked Augusta per cent long date, ll3 bid
ia asked; Columbus, 5 per cent, 102 bid
lo4 asked; Macon 6 per cont, no bid. 1I11f
asked; New Savannah per cent, January
coupons, l001s bid, 101 asked; new Savannah
asked.
state Bonds--Georgia per cent, 1889, 1O01s
bid, 10116 asked; Georgia new ~ per cent, 107l u
BID dUss4 asked; Georgia per cent gold
Georgia per cent coupons. January and July
maturity 1926, ll6 bid, III asked.
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 1913 bid,
lS asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1913 bid, 1876 asked; Georgia COM
mon, 1877 bid. 100 asked: Southwestern per
cent guaranteed. 1851 bid. 127M asked; Central
pC4 CcDL CtTllNcdlcS, lbUk4 do, IUl asked,
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock. los
bid, l08 asked: Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates l011b bid, 102 asked.
RoifroGd Bonds-SavaDnah, Florida and
western Railway Company general mortgage
per cent interest, coupons October, 10 bid,
il2 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897 ia bid 115I6 asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1898, 10 bid,
III asked; Georgia railroad per cent, 1897,
iW01A bid. l0901l6 asked; Mobile and
Girard second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
coupons January aud July, maturity 1889 10l
bid, 1902 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent Endorsed by Central rail
road, 105 bid 40 asked; Marietta and North
Georgia first mortgage, 30 years. per cent,
100 bid, 101 and interest asked; Marietta
and North Georgia railroad first mortgage 6 per
cent. 106 bid, 101 asked Charlotte, Column
bia and Augusta first mortgage. 10 bid. Ill
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage. 40 bid, III asked; Western Ala.
bGma second mortgage indorsed per cent,
lQi bid, 1O5 asked; South Georgia and Flor
i'd Endorsed, III bid, 11g asked; South Geor-
gia and Florida second mortgage, I12 bid.
ia asked; Augusta AMI Knoxville first mort
gage per cent, 1854 bid, 10 asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern first mortgage
guaranteed, 115 bid. 110 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern. not guaranteed, III
bid, ll2 asked; Ocean Steamship pei cent
bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad, 102
bid, 1903 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and
southern second mortgage guaranteed, ia
hAut Ito HskeQs columbus anu rome IlThb
mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Central railroad,
l0 bid, 10S asked; Columbus and Western
per cent, guaranteed, 100 bid, 10 asked; City
and Suburban railway first mortgage per cent,
JOS bid. 10s16 asked.
=, Bank Sfocks-Nomlnal. Southern Bank Of
the state of Georgia, 200 bid, 202 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1871 bid, 49, asked;
savannah Bank and Trust Company, 30 bid,
~ asked; National Bank of Savannah, 124
bd, 125 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
company, llb bid, III asked; Citizens Bank,
w bid. % asked.
Gas Stocks--Savannah Gas Light Stock, IN
nd, ls1e asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, is bid,
70 asked.
BACON - Market steady; stocks every
Where light; demand good smoked clear
Iio sides, 1llAc; shoulders none; dry sailed clear
TO SIDES 10lsc; long clear l0a6c; bellies, l01ac
enouiders, none; hams. 1<c.
=, bAdoING AND TIEs-The market Is steady.
stocks are somewhat reduced and holders not so
anxious TO sell. The following are quotations on
actual offerings. We quote in small lots: Bag.
KING, "a lbs. l4ANl434c; rs. 13Gt13Ac; 1M
~. rs l2z4Dl2lfc, according to brand and guam
wy. Iron ttes-S1 IDOL 70 per bundle, accord
ing 70 brand and quantity. Sea island bagginR
tto9 i516c Bagging and ties in retail lots
traction higher.
% BUTTER Market steady; fair demand; Goshen,
&C, gut edge, 23lkc; creamery Csc.
NHEEsE--Marlfet steady; fair demand. We
quote, 9012c
Market higher. We quote: Peaberry
ass4e; fancy, 1sc; choice. l7l6c; prime, lie;
100, soou' lgtzc; fair, l654c; ordinary, Iblzc; com