The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-27

Receipts same day last year.. 1872 2,5O0
FINANoIAL-Money is in active demand, but
easier.
bankers are buying sight drafts at u per cent
discount and selling at Is per cent discount to
par
Foreign ErchangeeeTh6ee market is steady.
Commercial demand 81 663z@14 81, sixty days,
81 S213; ninety days, 81 S034; francs, Paris and
Hayre, commercial, sixty days, s. rs; Swiss,
S. &c; marks, sixty days, 1890.
SECuRITIES-Money is less stringent and some
little demand for securities is springing up.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Boads-Atlanta 4
per cent long date, 108 bid, ia asked; At
ianta z per cent. 11S bid, 121 asked; Augusta
7per cent long date, 40 bid, III asked; Au-
gusta per cent long date, 113 bid, ia
asked Columbus per cent, 1902 bid; 104
asked; Macon per cent, 40 bid. 11116 asked;
1924 bid, 103 asked; new Savannah per
cent, February coupons, 102 bid, l02A asked.
state Bonds--Georgia new ~ per cent, iOslS
quarterly coupons, 1O4 bid, 1o5 asked; Geor-
gia z per cent coupons, January and July, ma
turity 1896. 1f9 bid, 12l asked.
Railroad StOcks-Central common, 1241b bid,
1854 asked; Augusta and Savannah { per cent
guaranteed, 1872 bid, 1874 asked; Georgia COM
mon, 1877 bid, 1872 asked; Southwestern per cent
ssn S6
West Point railroad stock, 10s bid. 109
asked; Atlanta and West Point per cent GER
tificates, 1904 bid 1919 asked.
Western Railway Company general mortgage,
per cent interest, coupons october, 115 bid,
116 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897. !1S bid. 119 asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1898, 11fM bid.
1l2 asked; Georgia railroad per cent. 1897,
10s0114 bid, 1090116 asked; Mobile and
Girard. second mortgage indorsed, per cent,
coupons January and july maturity 1892, 1924
bid, 103 asked: MONTGOMERY and Eufaula first
nnrfe ~ont ind nv apf rQl raj Il.
road, 1904 bid, III asked; Marietta and North
Georgia railway first mortgage, so years, per
cent, 90 bid, 100 and interest asked; Marietta and
North Georgia railroad first mortgage per
cent, 106 bid, los asked; Charlotte, Column
bia and Augusta first mortgage. 1l2lf did, 1877
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage, Ill bid, 112 asked; Western Ala
bama second mortgage indorsed per cent.
los bid, LOG asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida Endorsed, 118 bid, 20 asked; South Geor-
gia and Florida second mortgage, rs bid 116
z per cent. liz bid, 113 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern first mortgage guar
anteed, 115 bid, 1i6 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern, not guaranteed, Ill
bid, i!2 asked; Ocean Steamship per. cent
bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad 103
bid, 1881 asked; Gainesville Jefferson, aud
bid, ZIG Asked Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Central railroad,
Jos bid, 100 asked: Columbus and Western o
per cent guaranteed, 100 bid, ITO asked;
City and Suburban railway first mortgage per
cent. 107 bid, 106 asked.
Bank STRAIGHTFORWARD. Southern Bank OF
the State Of Georgia, 200 bid, 2O3 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1863 bid, 1856 asked;
Savannah, Bank and Trust Company, 80 bid.
100 asked; National Bank OF Savannah, i25
bid, 126 asked: Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, III bid, 116 asked; Citizens Bank,
Gas stocks~Savannah Gas Light stock 10
bid, 20 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, IS bid.
y asked; Electric Light and Power Company.
~ bid, 81 asked.
=. BAcos-Mnrket steady; stocks everywhere
light; demand good: smoked clear rib Sides
VAC; shoulders none dry sailed clear rib sides,
sci long clear, nc; bellies &c; shoulders
BAo0IEo AID TIEs-The market Is easier
and almost bare OF stock. The Following
are Quotations on actual offerings: We quote
on small lots: BagRing. "a Ds. l51xc; IDS,
ISk1ly1zc; ~ ns, INC ~ " according 20 brand
aud quantity. Iron ties-Sl l5Ett ~ per bundle,
according 20 brand and quantity. bea island
baRging very scarce IbI1c. Bagging and ties In
retail l0ts q fraction higher.
=, BITTER Market STEADY fair demand
Goshen, 2ic; gilt edge, dc: creamery, &c a.,
cHErsE- Market steady; fair demand We
cogvrEy Market bigger We quote; Peaberry,
SSfc; fancy, 1870 ch0iee rae; prime. is1le;
goo. Ise; fair, me; ordinary, re; common
CAsBAoE Northern, g1l0e.
DhfED fnfYg--hD ilies, fsgpoFHte1, ~ com
mon -. Peaches. peeled 1885, unpcele1, %
-, fAiffaDfe, fc. Clffon. ~.
DRY ho0De ~ markef u quiet apd sieaayi
ttpck lHH. We qp0lfi ffints el<f1ti<ci leyfs
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