The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-02

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Receipts same day last year. $40 9,37o
F1NANcIAL-Money market easy, but not so
active.
Domestic Erchanoe-Firm. Banks and bank
ers are buying sight drafts at il per cent pre-
MUM and selling at "a per cent premium.
Foreign Erchanae-The market is heavy.
Commercial demand, 81 S734; sixty days, s. S61a;
ninety days, $4s6;, francs, Paris and Havre,
commercial, sixty days, IS 2O5S; SWISS IS 21A;
marks, sixty days, 95 3-16c.
SECURITIEs-The market continues dull, with
no life In speculation and only very limited
demand for investment. Stocks are all more
or less weak, but all classes of bonds are firm,
with light offerings
STOCKS AND BoNDs--City Bonds-Atlanta 4
per cent long date, 10s bid, ia
asked; Atlanta per cent 1i8 bid, 121 asked
asked; Augusta per cent, long date 113 bid,
ia asked; Columbus per cent, 102 bid, 104
asked; Macon per cent, lie bid, 113 asked /;
new Savannah per cent, October coupons, 102
bid, 1925 asked; new Savannah 5 per cent,
November coupons, 011s bid, 10214 asked.
State Bonds-deorgia . per cent. 1859,
1905 bid, 101 asked; Georgia new ~ per cent,
1919 bid, 1081b asked; Georgia pei, cent gold
quarterly coupons. 104 bid 10b asked; Georgia
per cent coupons January and July, maturity
1925, 116 bid, I'M asked.
Rutlrdd Stocks-Central common, III bid,
lie asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1870 bid, 1872 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1877 bid, 1899 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 1913 bid 124 asked; Central
per cent certificates, 1O04 bid, 1904 asked
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 105
bid, 106 asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates l0l bid, 10l15 asked.
Railroad SOnds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
per cent interest, coupons October, III bid,
lib asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
July, maturity 1897, ia bid 11516 asked; Central
consolidated mortgage per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1893 l09 bid,
ITO asked; Georgia railroad per cent, 1897,
asked Mobile
Girard second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1885, 10O1s
bid, 10l asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road, 106 bid, 107 asked; Marietta and North
Georgia first mortgage, 80 years per cent,
99c bid, 100 and interest asked; Marietta and
cent, 1o3 bid, 1O5 asked; Charlotte;
Columbia and Augusta first mortgage III
bid, 1l2 asked; Charlotte. Columbia and Au-
gusta second mortgage, 113 bid, ia asked;
per cent, 1U bid, 108 asked; South Georgia
and Florida indorsed, 1l6 bid, 118 asked;
South Georgia and Florida second mortgage,
l16 bid, 11S asked; Augusta and Knoxville first
mortgage per cent, 1903 bid, 10 asked;
Gainesville, jefferson and Southern first mort
gage guaranteed, 1875 bid, 11419 asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern not guaranteed
10 bid, 112 asked Ocean Steamship per
cent bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad
lOl16 bid, 102 asked; Gainesville. Jefferson and
Southern second mortgage guaranteed, 112
mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Central railroad,
lO5 bid, 106 asked; Columbus and Western
per cent guaranteed, l06 bid, 10S asked; City
and Suburban railway first mortgage per cent,
l03 bid. 10 asked.
Bank Stocks Nominal. Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 200 bid, 2O2 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 161 bid, 162 asked
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 80 bid,
100 asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1913
bid, l24 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, 115 bid, III asked; Citizens Bank,
~ bid % asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, 1716
BID, 1874 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, Is bid.
70 asked
BACON Market rapidly advancing; demand
good; smoked clear rib sides, 10sSc shout
ders, &c; dry sailed clear rib sides, 916c long
GEAR ssc bellies, 01sc;. shoulders S1ac; hams
!8M91ic.
BAGGING AND TIEs-Market bare off Offering
STOCK, We quote in small lots: Bagging, "a
Us, lie; ibs, 10Hc; 13l lbs, 912c, according to
brand and quantity. Iron ties-Sl 15tl 20 per
bundle, according to brand aud quantity. Sea
is iSa anu ibHaggng, 15@l5}fc. Baggng ana ties
BurTER-Market steady; fair demand; Goshen,
&c; gilt edge, 2jc; creamery. Sc
CHEEsE- Market steady; fair demand. We
quote 9012c.
=, CoFFEE-The market is firmer. We quote:
rahcy, lie; choice, 16c; prime, l3Iac; fair. l5c;
pe%eoerry, 19c; ordinary, l4c; common, l3'fc.
IABBAGE-Northern, 101i2c.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, evaporated, 0I6c; com
55hon lAc. Peaches peeled, &c; unpeeled, 30
&c; Currants, &c. Ctron Csc.
DRY GooDs-The market is firm, with a ten
qqency to advance; stock full; demand good.
We, We quote: Prints, 31e@6JSc; Georgia brown
sorting, "a, 434c 7-S do. 5I9c; Al brown sheet
ing 9lsc; white osuaburgs, 0l@c, checks, 519QD
&c; yarns, S5c for best makes; brown drill
FIsH--Light demand on account Of high
priees. We quote full weights Mackerel-No.
! $lo 90; No. 3, half barrels, nominal. 81 0O1
o. %; No, 2, So 80. Herrlng-No. /, &c; scaled,
~'e Cod 60Sc. Mullet, half barrels, 81 10.
~, auTT-Lemons-Demand good We quote;
CHOICE, d 2504 rs
W. gLouh-harket weak: demand moderate rate
t"equote: Extra, 81 25GDi 40; fancy, s. 0O4
y; choice patent, s. 50Gb5 05; family, 81 65G
u,GRAIN-Corn-Mark firm: demand light.
we quote; White corn, Job lots, 75c; carload
ots I3c mixed, job lots, Tic; carload lots, 09e;
Oats steady; demand good We quote: Mixed
a.s' 4Sci carload lots. 46c. Bran, 81 %; carload
WIS Doc. Meal Tbc. Grits. soc
nnAaf-Market very firm, with a fair demand
~A ample. We quote, job lots; Western,