The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-22

Stock on hand and on shipboard
to-day .....;...; .......---... 49O9 81 400
Receipts same day last year, 29i 1879
FINANcIAL-Money is easy and in good de-
mand.
Domestic Erchange-Banks and bankers are
buying sight drafts at 1-16 per cent premium
and selling at 3l6@A per cent premium.
Foreign ErchdHge-The market is quiet
Commercial demand, 81 81; sixty days ST IS;
ninety days, 81 $40; francs. Paris and Havre,
commercial, sixty days. S. 2l55; Swiss, s. 2219;
marks, sixty days, So Lie.
SECURITIEs-The security market is dull and
lifeless for both stocks and bonds.
I STOCKS AND BoNDs-Cty BOnds-Atlanta 6
per cent long date, ex-int rest, 1913 bid, ia
asked; Atlanta per cent, 118 bid, 121 asked;
Augusta per cent long date, 113 bid 1l5
asked; Augusta 6s long date, 100 bid, liz
asked; Columbus 5 per cent 9S bid, 101
asked; Macon per cent, los bid, 10 asked;
new Savannah per cent, April coupons, 1902
bid, Il 212 asked; new Savannah per cent, May
coupons, 1914 bid. 1913 asked.
state BondS-Georgia new Is, 1882 ex-coupon,
1004 bid, 10119 asked; Georgia new 41as,
coupon, 106 bid, 10Gl6 asked; Geo gia I per
cent gold, quarterly coupons !06 bid, 107
asked; Georgia per cent, coupons January
and July, maturity 1896, ex-coupons, III bid,
119 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Central Common, 1t716 bid,
1881 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1872 bid, 1874 asked; Georgia com
mon, POS bid, 2)6 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 129 bid 129A asked; Central
per cent certificates, 1913 bid, 102 asked;
Atlanta and West Point railr stock, 100
bid, ITO asked; Atlanta and West Point
per cent certificates, eXinterest, 1928 bid, 10315
asked
R0itrodd Bonds-Savaunah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
per cent interest, coupons October, ex-interest,
1l2 bid, ia asked; Atlantic and Gulf first
mortgage consolidated z per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1897, 1151s bid,
III asked; Central consolidated mortgage
per cent. coupons January and July, maturity
1893 1091a bid, 110A asked; Georgia railroad Is,
1897. 100 bid, 10 asked; Mobile and Girard
second mortgage indorsed per cent coupons
January and July maturity 1889, 1o3 hid,
l0311 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent. indorsed by Central rail.
road, 10S bid, l0D16 asked; Marietta and
North Georgia first mortgage, 50 years, 6 per
cent, 100 bid, 101 and interest Asked
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first mort
gage, l091s bid, Ill asked; Charlotte, Column
ba and Augusta second mortgage, 1903 bid,
1lO12 asked; Western Alabama second mort
gage Endorsed per cent, 40 bid, III asked;
South Georgia and Florida Endorsed, III bid,
llS asked South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage, H. bid, 116 asked; Augusta and
Knoxville first mortgage per cent, ITO bid,
lll4 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and South
asked; Gainesville Jefferson and Southern not
guaranteed, 40 bid, III asked; Ocean
Steamship per cent bonds, guaranteed by
Central railroad, 1921 bid, 10i asked; Gaines
vile. jefferson and southern second mortgage
guaranteed. 1i3 asked; Columbus and Rome
hrst mortgage bonds, ndorsed by Central rail,
road 1906 bid, 107 asked Columbus and
Western per cent guaranteed, los bid, 10
asked; City and Suburban railway first mort
gage per cent. 107 bid, 10S asked.
Bank StOcks-Nominal. Southern Bank Of
the State of Georgia. 200 bid, 202 asked;
Merchants National Bank, 1862 bid, 1855
asked; savannah, Bank and Trust Company,
- bid, 81 asked National Bank OF Savannah,
10 bid, 122 asked; Ogletborpe Savings and
Trust Company, ll5 bid, JIG asked; Citizens
Bank, 90 bid 05 asked.
Gas Sfoct3- Savannah Gas Light stock, ex
dividend, 1879 bid, 1873 asked; Mutual Gas Light
stock. 10 bid, 20 asked.
BAcoS-Market steady; demand good; smoked
clear rib sid 5, S5Ac; shoulders. &c; dry salted
clear rib sides, Sc; long clear, &c; bellies, &c;
shoulders, 6lSc; hams i3c.
BAGGING AND Ties Market quiet. We quote:
8agging, "a lbs, SGIS14c; , lbs, 7l4@ 11ac; 10
Iron ties 81 20 per bundle. according TO brand
aud quantity Baggfng and ties in retail lots a
fraction higher.
BurrER Market drmer; Goshen, zoe; gilt
edge, ail2c; creamery. &c.
CABBAGE'-Supply light; native and Florida,
9G10c.
CnEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, ll013c
COFFEE market is quiet. We quote:
Eancy, lSl2c; choice 1114c; prime, 1613ci fair,
loc; ordinary i5c; common, Nc.
DRlED FRUIT - Apples, evaporated, Iic'
peeled l1Sc. Peaches. peeled. zoe; unpeeled, 3
W,c. Currants, &C. Citron, BIC.
DRY GooDs-The market Is strong, with ten
deency 10 advance; stock full; demand good.
we quote; Prints. tlfG7c; Georgia brown
ing 7c; white osnaburgs, 9hc; checks 61s0
e; yarns, SIC for best makes, brown drilllngs,
7%nsIsc
r1sH-Light demand on account Of high
prices. We quote full weights: Mackerel NO
= slO 90; No. = half barrels, nominal, u O0D