The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-08

Receipts same day last year. 5Oe 1,757
FINANcIAL-The market is easy and money
in good demand
Domestic Erchange-Steady. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at ID per cent
discount and selling at 1s per cent discount to
par.
Commercial demand, 81 IS; sixty days,
81 s21R; ninety days, 81 s1A; francs, PARIS
and Havre, commercial, sixty days, S. 25;
Swiss, S. 254; marks, sixty days, 945sc.
SECURITIES-The market continues firm for
all classes of securities, with a good demand
for Southwestern railroad stock and for city
bonds long date and railroad bonds. Central
railroad stock is quiet at 129.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlanta
PER cent long date, IOS bid, ia asked; At
e sRa per cent cent d aSp o date o bd
asked; Augusta per cent long date, lib bid,
ia asked; Columbus 5 per cent, 1902 bid,
l04 asked; Macon per cent, no bid, 11l15
asked; new Savannah per cent, January
coupons, 1925 bid, 103 asked; new Savannah
5per cent, February coupons, 1914 bid, 1929
asked.
state Bonds-Georgia per cent, 1889, 1OO1s
bio, 1919 asked; Georgia new 41s per cent, 1071s
quarterly coupons, 102 bid, 1O4 asked; Geor-
gia per cent. coupons January and July. ma
turty 1896, 1lS bid, 119 asked.
Railroad StockS-Central common, 12815 bid,
1924 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1874 bid, 135 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1917 bid, 1893 asked; Southwestern : per
cent guaranteed, l3015 bid, 1871 u asked Central
per cent certificates, 102 bid, 1929 asked
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock. 107
bid, 1885 asked: Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates. 102 bid I03 asked.
Railroad BOnds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
per cent Interest, coupons October, 40 bid,
liz asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1887, ia bid, 1l51s asked; Cen
tral consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1898, 11016 bid,
~ asked; Georgia railroad per cent, 1897 /,
lOS@114 bid. 1090116 asked; Mobile and
Girard second mortgage indorsed s per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1889, 102
BID, 1O3 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage 9 per cent, indorsed by Central rail
road, 1903 bid, 40 asked; Marietta and North
Georgia first mortgage. so years. per cent,
30 bid, 1O011 and interest asked; Marietta
ana North Georgia railroad first mortgage per
cent, l06 bid, 10S asked; Charlotte, Column
ma and Augusta first mortgage, lie bid, 113
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage, 100 bid, 1101S asked; Western Ala
oams second mortgage Endorsed g per cent,
100 bid, 1o5 asked; South Georgia and Flor
lda Endorsed, III bid, 119 asked; South Geor-
ga and Florida second mortgage, 1l2 bid,
ia asked Augusta aud Knoxville first mort
gage per cent, III bid, 112 asked Gaines
vile, jefferson and Southern first mortgage
guaranteed, 1l5 bid, 116 asked; Gainesville.
Jefferson and Southern. not guaranteed. Ill
bid, liz asked: Ocean Steamship per cent
bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad, 1o2
6ld, l0S asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and
southern second mortgage guaranteed, ia
u4us nv ana hOI1t IlrSJ
mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Central railroad,
IVA bid, 1854 asked; Columbus and Western
per cent, guaranteed, 1903 bid, 10 asked; City
and Suburban railway first mortgage 7per cent,
lOs bid, 1885, asked.
Bank STRAIGHTFORWARD Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 200 bid, 202 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1G3 bid, 165 asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 100 bid.
!OO1 asked; National Bank of Savannah, 12l
6d, 125 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, 115 bid, III asked; Citizens Bank,
% bid, 95 asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, 1sIf
old, 10 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, Is bid
20 asked.
>, BAcoS-Market steady; stocks everywhere
hght; demand good; smoked clear
no sides, 91Sc; shoulders, none; dry sailed clear
RIO sides, S9sc; long clear, S16c; bellies, SIZE
shoulders, none; hams, 12Isc.
BAGGING AND TIEs-The market Is easier
ana stocks are somewhat reduced. The
following are quotations on actual offer
ging. "a rs, Idc; 2 ms, i234 113c: 14 ms,
llA0l2c, according to brand and guam.
MY Iron ties 81 1901 20 per bundle, accord
ing 70 brand and quantity. Sea island bagging,
i.o0l91sc. Bagging and ties in retail lots a
fraction higher.
BvrTER-SIarket steady; fair demand
Goshen, 30c; gilt edge, 23ISc; creamery, 25c.
CaEEsE-iiarket steady; fair demand. We
quote, 9Iz@lslsc.
.coTrEE-Market dull. We quote: Peabervy,
roc; fancy, 1910; choice, 17Nc; prime, INC;
GOOD, lie; fair, 1611c; ordinary. 1bIfc; com
CADBaeE-Northerl 90io..
DRIED FauIT-Apples, evaporated, &c; com