The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-25
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.

Stock on hand and on shipboard
to-day. ...... ........-.- ...... 2,i15 e3, $50
Receipts same day last year. Holiday.
FINANcIAL-Money is in good demand, and
less stringent.
Domestic Erchanoe-Steady. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at Il per cent
discount and selling at Is per cent discount to
par.
Foreign Erchan0e-The market is steady
Commercial demand. 81 S6s40t4 s. sixty days,
81 S216; ninety days 81 s024; francs, Paris and
Hayre, commercial, sixty days, IS rs; Swiss,
SIS 26; Marks sixty days, 1850.
SEcURITIEs-Money is less stringent and some
little demand for securities is springing up.
STOCKS AND BoyDs-City Bomds-Atlanta d
lanta per cent, 11s bid, l9l asked; Augusta
7per cent long date, 10 bid, III asked; Au,
gusta per cent long date, l1S hid: IA
asked; Columbus per cent, 102 bid, 100
asked; Macon per cent, 10 bid, 1111s asked;
new Savannah per cent, January coupons.
1921 bid, 103 asked; new Savannah per
cent February coupons, 102 bid 1924 asked
State BondS-Georgia new AZ per cent, 1875
bid l09l4 asked; Georgia per cent god
quarterly coupons, 104 bid, 1O5 asked; Geor-
gia per cent coupons. January and July, ma
turity 1896. 1l9 bid, 121 asked
Railroad Stocts-Central common, 12i11
bid, 1854 asked; Augusta and Sa-
vanuah per cent guaranteed, exdvi-
dend, 1872 bid, 1874 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1877 bid. 1893 asked; Southwestern 2
per cent guaranteed, exdvidend, 1511x bid
1921 asked; Central s perscent certificates,
West Point railroad stock, 1O' bid. 1903
asked; Atlanta and West Point 6 per cent GER
tificates. 100 bid, 10l asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
G per cent interest, coupons october, 1l5 bid,
116 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent. coupons January and
July maturity 1897. rs bid. 119 asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1928, liz bid,
liz asked; Georgia railroad per cent. 1897;
10S6l14 bid, 1090116 asked; hobile and
Girard. second mortgage Endorsed, per cent,
soupons January and July, maturity 1892, 1924
bid, 1903 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, indorsed by Central rail
road l001s bid, Ill asked; Marietta and North
Georgia railway first mortgage, 80 years, per
cent, SO bid 100and interest asked; Marietta and
North Georgia railroad first mortgage 9 per
cent, LOG bid, 105 asked; Charlotte, Column
bia and Augusta first mortgage. 1l2lx Did, 113I6
asked: Charlotte, COLUMBIA and Augusta second
mortgage, Ill bid, 112 asked; Western Ala
bama second mortgage indorsed per cent,
los bid, l06 asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida indorsed, 11s bid, 80 asked; South Geor-
gia and Florida second mortgage lis bid, ZIG
asked Augusta aud Knoxville first mortgage
per cent, liz bid, 1l3 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern first mortgagc guar
anteed, 115 bid, 116 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern, not guaranteed, III
bid, i!2 asked; Ocean Steamship per cent
bonds guaranteed by Central railroad. 103
bid, 1881 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and
Southern second mortgage guaranteed ia
Did, ITO asked; COLUMBUS ana Rome HrSt
mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Central railroad.
l05 bid, 100 asked; Columbus and Western 6
per cent guaranteed, 1O9 bid, ITO asked;
City and Suburban railway first mortgage per
cent. 107 bid, 108 asked.
Bank Stocks-Nominal. Southern Bank or
the State of Georgia. 300 bid, 203 asked Mer-
chants National Bank, 1863 bid, 1875 asked:
Savannah, Bank and Trust Company, 80 bid.
100 asked National Bank OF Savannah, i25
bid, 1876 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, III bid, 1ls asked; Citizens Bank,
20 bid, IS asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, 10
bid, 20 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock 10 bid.
20 asked; Electric Light and Power Company.
90 bid, 81 asked
BAcoN-Market steady; stocks everywhere
light; demand good: smoked clear rib sides,
SAC; shoulders, none: dry sailed clear rib sides,
ec long clear, T5sc; bellies, &c; shoulders,
none; hams, 12Ifc.
BAsGIHG AND TIEs-The market Is easier
and almost bare OF stock. The following
nre quotations on actual offerings: We quote
ON small lots Bagging. "a Ms. f31sc; lbs,
l2fIl2tzc; 19z ms, ii44i ~. according 70 brand
and quantity. Iron ties-Sl i5Ui 20 per bundle,
according TO brand and quantity. Sea ISLAND
baggng very scarce. i5l1c. Bagging and ties In
retail lots fraction higher.
BUTTER Market steady fair demand
Goshen, PIC; Kilt edge, 2Sc; creamery, &c ~
CnEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. We
coFyKE~Market higher. We quote: Peaberry,
2l1kc; fancy, Iglfc; choice. ice; prime, lcl4c;
good, isci fair. NC; ordinary, lie; common
cAbnAoE- Northern. 9ni0c.
DHIFD FhrIr-Apples, eFaporated, ~ com
mon, fc. Peaches, pseieds lSei unpeeieo, %
e. CuTaDls, 7c. Citron, &c.