The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-23

Stock on hand and on shipboard
Receipts same day last year $500. "a 2,iSi
F1NAYcIAL-The market is easy but in good
demand
Domestic Ercbange- Easy Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at a per cent
discount and selling at Is per cent discount to
par
Foreign Erchange-The market is firm.
Commercial demand, 81 81; sixty days,
81 824; ninety days. 81 S0S4; francs, Paris
and Havre, commercial, sixty days. s. 900
96A; Swiss S. 26Is; marks, sixty days, "a 7-16c.
SECURITEs-The market is Irregular with
strong undertone for all guaranteed stocks and
long date bonds. Central railroad stock is
81
STOCKS AND BoNDs-Ctty Bonds-Atlapta 4
per cent long date, los bid, ia asked;
gusta : per cent long date, 11e bid, III
asked; Augusta per cent long date, 113 bid,
ia asked; Columbus per cent, 102 bid,
10! asked; Macon per cent, 10 bid, 11116
asked; new Savannah per cent, January
coupons, 1O1A bid, 1902 asked; new Savannah
5per cent, November coupons, 1924 bid, l0234
asked.
bid, 10115 asked; Georgia new AZ per cent, 1918
bid, 10S4 asked; Georgia per cent gold
quarterly coupons, 102 bid, 104 asked;
Georgia per cent coupons, January and July,
maturity 1896. 1855 bid, 1171b asked
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 125 bid,
1876 asked Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1873 bid, 1875 asked Georgia COM
mon, 1877 bid, 1879 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 1874 bid 1854 asked; Central
per cent certificates, 1914 bid, I01A asked ;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 107
bid, 1851 ASKED; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates, 102 bid, 103 asked.
Railroad BOndS-Savannah Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
per cent interest, coupons October, ITO bid,
liz asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
july maturity 1897, I'D bid, 115M asked Cen
tral consolidated mortgage 7per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1893, 11011 bid,
~ asked: Georgia railroad per cent 1897,
IVs0ll4 bid, i0991l6 asked Mobile and
drard second mortgage Endorsed g per cent,
coupons January and July. maturity 1882 101
DID, lOs asked Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, ndorsed by Central rail
road 1903 bid, 10 asked; Marietta and North
I, n5 first mortgage, 50 years, 6 per cent,
IUv bid, l0l and interest asked; Marietta
ana North Georgia railroad first mortgage 6 per
cent, lO6 bid, 101 asked; Charlotte. Column
ola and Augusta first mortgage, i101f bid, 11116
asked Charlotte Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage, 1903 bid, 100 asked Western Ala
mama second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
!g4 bid. 105 asked; South Georgia and Flor
l1a Endorsed, III bid, i19 asked; South Geor-
ga and Florida second mortgage, l12 bid,
ia asked; Augusta and Knoxville first mort
gage per cent, 1l0a4 bid, 11116 asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern first mortgage
guaranteed, 115 bid, 116 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern, not guaranteed, Iii
bld, 1l2 asked; Ocean Steamship per cent
ponds, guaranteed by Central railroad, 1902
pa 1O3 asked; Gainesville, jefferson and
southern sec nd mortgage guaranteed, ia
Dld, lie asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Central railroad,
lV11h bid, 1854 asked; Columbus and Western
per cent, guaranteed, 100 bid, ITO asked; City
a sd suburban railway first mortgage per cent,
Jos bid, 1884 asked
Bank STRAIGHTFORWARD. Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 200 bid, 202 asked; Mer.
chants National Bank 1863 bid, 1865 asked;
savannah Bank and Trust Company. 20 bid,
~ asked; National Bank of Savannah, 12i
Dil, 1875 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Ses9mpany. l15 bid, III asked; Citizens Bank,
:, Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock. is
20 asked.
BAcoN-Market steady; stocks every
where light; demand good; smoked clear
~ sides, 9sc; shoulders, none; dry sailed clear
dio SIDES, 914c; long clear, Sc; bellies. 9lfc;
SHOULDERS, none; hams, i2I1c.
bAGGING AND TIEs-The market is firm
s ahd stocks are somewhat reduced The
iiolowlng are quotations on actual offer
lngs; We quote in small lots: Bag
KING, ~ ms, 1414014Ac; lbs, 141l3Ac; 1&
It's tGs, iS14 Gl2lSc according to brand and guam
ihty; Iron ties-S1 i50i 20 per bundle, accord
, ing 70 brand ana quantity. Sea island bagging,
ttogl5l9c. Bagging and ties in retail lots
traction higher.
on BuTTER--Market steady; fair demand Goshen,
~Oc; gut edge, 2s1ec; creamery. 25c:
OH.EEsE-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, 9l6G1l3j6c
,CoFFEE-Market higher We quote: Peaberry,
<VHc; fancy, 15lbc; choice 1Sc; prime, INC;
noOu' i.4c fair. 16Ac; ordinary, i534c; com
CABBAok-Northern, 10Aifc.
,oa Dh' 20 rRuIr-Apples. evaporated, Pc; com
mon nc. Peaches, peeled Ice; unpeeled, 5@
&C. Currants, &c. citron, &c.