The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03

Stock on hand and on shipboard
to-day. ........... 1874 14, 9s3
Receipts same day last year. So esq
FINANcIAL-Money is easy, but in light re-
quest
Domestic Erchange-Is steady-Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at par and sell
ing at B@14 per cent premium.
Foreign Erchange-The market is weak
S4S3 ninety days, 81 S214; francs, Paris and
Hayre commercial, sixty DAYS. S. 1916; Swiss,
s 1888; marks, sixty days, 919.
SECURITIES The market is sluggish but firm
for all iong date bonds and for debentures.
Stocks continue neglected.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-Ciy Bonds-Atlanta 6
per cent long date, exintereSt, lO7 bid, lQ9
Augusta per cent long date, 1l3 bid, 1l5
asked; Augusta IS long date, 1903 bid, III
asked; Columbus per cent SO bid, 10l
asked; Macon per cent, 1OS bid, ITO asked;
new savannah per cent, April coupons, 1919
bid, 1O24 asked; new Savannah per cent,
May coupons, 10015 bid, 1919 asked.
State Bonds-Georgia new 6s, 1899, excoupon,
lOO19 bid, 1914 asked; Georgia new AVS ex-
coupon, 10434 bid, 1051S asked; Georgia per
cent gold, quarterly coupons. lO41s bid, los
asked; Georgia per cent, coupons January
sand July maturity 1896, ex-coupon, III bid,
Ratiroui Stocks-Central common. 1875 bid,
ll91@ asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed 131 bid, 1872 asked: Georgia com
mon, 200 bid, 202 asked; Southwestern Z per
cent guaranteed, 12714 bid, 1873 asked; Central
bper cent certificates, 1914 bid, 1924 asked;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 10g
bd, ITO asked: Atlanta and West Point 6
asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
western Railway Company general mortgage
per cent interest, coupons October, ex interest,
!l2 bid, ia asked: Atlantic and Gulf first
January and July, maturity. 1885,, 119 bid,
ia asked; Central consolidated mortgage
Per cent coupons January and July, maturity
Is8' i09 bid, 40 asked Georgia railroad 6s,
lo57' l0S19 bid, 10915 asked; Mobile and Girard
second mortgage Endorsed per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1899, 102 bid,
IVS asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
North Georgia first mortgage, so years, g per
cent 90 u bid, 1908 and interest asked;
G@G1rntgaage' 1919 bid, 1885 asked; Charlotte,
gage, lO9 bid, ll01e asked; Western Alabama
second Second mortgage Endorsed per cent, 10S15 bid,
dU1s asked; South Georgia and Florida in
oorsed; l16 bid, III asked; South Georgia
ana Florida second mortgage, I'D bid, il6
aekeli Augusta and Knoxville first mortgage
per cent lO9 bid, no asked; Gainesville, JEFF
i ,5 and Southern first mortgage guaranteed,
- oid, 1l5 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson
and Southern not guaranteed, ITO bid, III
aoAeu' ocean Steamship per cent bonds,
guaranteed by Central railroad 103 bid. 1Oi
NCu, GalneSVllle, Jefferson and southern
TTecond mortgage guaranteed. 113 asked; Co
iSllllous and Rome first mortgage bonds, in.
uorsed by Central railroad, 105 bid. 106
asked Columbus and Western per cent guar
adnleed, l091a bid, 1101e asked; City and Su-
~ puIoan railway first mortgage per cent, 100
Old, 101 asked
:, bdnk Hocks-Nominal Southern Bank Of
me- me state Of Georgia, 200 bid, 202 asked;
anerchants' National Bank, 1862 bid, 100
asked savannah Bank and Trust Company,
90 SSd pa, 100 asked: National Bank Of Savannah,
~ oll, III asked; Oglethorpe Savings and
i G company, 1l2 bid, III asked
4, u9S >tockS-Savannah Gas Light stock. ex-
I VI ~ bid, 20 asked; Mutual Gas Light
'ock' ID bid, 20 asked
,, BACON - Market steady; demand good;
dSn,okel clear rib sides, 926c; shoulders, none
HIy salted clear rib sides Size; long clear, sac;
bellies, s$sc; shoulders. none: hams, he
d bAGGING AND TIES Market quiet. We quote:
no eesgSi1nlg-2]4 his sG1S4c; , bs, 1l4U71ec; ia,
- ro, oADfc, according TO brand and quantity.
a ,oh les VI % per bundle. according to brand
traction higher
BuTTER-Market firmer; Goshen, coo; gilt
euge @ic; creamery, 2Gc.
a SoAbRaAGE Supply light; native and Florida,
W ~ northern l1612c; imported, 3GDl4c.
o, Non.EL,sE-Nlarket steady; fair demand. We
r. CoFFEE-The market is dull. We quote:
iIsgi1Icy, @bfc choice, 20c: prime. 100; good,
49, lair, is16c ordinary, l71@ci common,
ro DhlEp fRuT-Apples, eyaporatod, lie;
6aSSspeui nc. Peaches, peeled. 2Oc unpeeled, )
w. IurrantS, &c. Citr0n. 25c.
NV booDs--The market Is strong. with ten
@S'i0F % advance, stock full. demand good.