The morning news., 1888-03-08

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Receipts same day last year.. 16S 919
FINANcIAL-Money easy and in good re-
Domestic ErcI,a,,ge--Is scarce Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at Is per cent
premium and selling at ID per cent pre-
F reign, Frchange-The market is firm.
Commercial demand, 81 S614; sixty days, 81 S.
ninety days. S. S414; fraacS, Paris and Havre,
commercial, sixty days, S. 2l3s; Swiss, S. 2216
marks, sixty days, 50 1-lGc.
sEcuRITIEs-The market Is inactive for bonds
and weak for stocks.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City BondS-Atlanta 6
per cent long date. ex-interest, 106 bid, ia
asked Atlanta per cent, 11S bid, 121 asked;
Augusta per cent long date, 113 bid, ll5
asked Augusta Us long date, 1O9 bid. 1l2
asked Columbus per cent, y 6Id, l9l
new Savannah per cent April coupons, 1917
bid, 1929 asked; new Savannah per cent,
May coupons, 10114 bid, 101A asked;
state BOndS-Georgia new Is, 1889, ex-coupon,
1004 bid 1918 asked; Georgia new 416s, ex-
coupon 1854 bid, l06 asked; Georgia Z per
cent gold, quarterly coupons, lO5 bid, 106
asked; Georgia per cent, coupons January
and July, maturity 1896. ex-coupons, III bid,
1i9 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 11s bid,
119 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1872 bid. 1874 asked: Georgia COM
mon, 204 bid, 2o6 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed l29 bid, 129l6 asked: Central
q per cent certificates, 1913 bid, 1924 asked:
bid, ll016 asked; Atlanta and West Point =
per cent certificates, exintereSt 1925 bid, 10313
asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage 6
per cent interest, coupons October, ex-lnterest,
ll2 bid, III asked; Atlantic and Gulf first
mortgage consolidated per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1897, ll5 bid,
liS asked; Central consolidated mortgage
per cent, coupons January and July, maturity
ls9S, l, no bid 1l019 asked; Georgia railroad os;
1897, l09 bid, 40 asked Mobile and Girard
second mortgage indorsed 8 per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1889 1929 bid.
lO4 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage 6per cent, indorsed by Central rail,
North Georgia first mortgage, 50 years per
cent, 9916 bid, l0016 and interest asked;
gage, 110 bid, 1l2 asked Charlotte, Colum-
bla and Augusta second mortgage, lO9 bid.
llOLe asked; Western Alabama second mort
gage indorsed s per cent, !Oe bid ITO asked;
South Georgia and Florida indorsed, III bid,
llo asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage, ia bid, 1l6 asked; Augusta and
knoxville first mortgage Z per cent llO12 bid,
Ill19 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and south
ern first mortgage guaranteed, i15 bid, ll6
asked Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern not
guaranteed, 10 bid, III asked; Ocean
Steamship 6 per cent bonds guaranteed by
Central railroad 103 bid, 1O4 asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, ll3 asked; Columbus and Rome
first mortgage bonds, indorsed by Central rail
western per cent guaranteed, l0o bid, ITO
asked City aud Suburban rail ay first mort
gage per cent, 10Y bid l05 asked.
Bunk StOctS--Nominal. Southern Bank OF
the State of Georgia. 200 bid, 2O2 asked;
Merchants National Bank. 1862 bid, 165
asked; savannah Bank and Trust Company,
s5 bid, ~ asked; National Bank of Savannah,
~ bid, l22 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and
Trust Comany, 115 bid, 116 asked; Citizens
Bank, 90 bid 95 asked.
Gas .Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, ex-
dividend, 1879 bid, 1919 asked; Mutual Gas Light
stock, IS bid 20 asked.
Bacon - Market steady; demand good;
smoked clear rib Sides s5sc; shoulders, &c;
dry salted clear rib sides, &c; long clear, Sc;
bellies, Sc; shoulders, 6lfc; hams, 13c.
= BAGGING AND TIEs-Market quiet. We quote:
Baggng-2l4 lbs, sGts]4c; . ms. 7140716c; IA
Iron ties--S 10 per bundle, according TO- brand
and quantity Bagging and ties in retail lots a
traction higher
.. .BU1TER-Market firmer; Goshen, ,2oc; gilt edge
26c; creamery. 2Sc.
@10c.
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, i1@14c
.CoFFEE~The market is quiet but steady.
We quote: Fancy, i9c; choice, 1870; prime
IIec good, l7c; fair, 16lSc; ordinary, i6c; COM
mon, 14lfc.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, evaporated, lie;
peeled, NC Peaches, peeled, 2Oc; unpeeled,
oQ1c. Currants, &c. Ctron, 25c.
!, DRY GooDs-The market is strong, with ten
TS.esncy 10 advance; stock ful; demand good.
shlrting 81, sc; rs do, &c; "a brown sheet
ing, &c; white osnaburgs, S34c; checks, 6l98
7111S1fc.
ffsH-IAght demand on account Of high
Srces. We quote full weightsi Mackerel-No.