The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-14
Stock on hand and on shipboard

Stock on hand and on shipboard
Receipts same day last year.. 3S9 366
FINANcIAL-Money is in active demand. but
stringent.
Domestic Erchdnge-Steady. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at "a per cent
discount and selling at & per cent discount to
par.
Foreign Erchange-The market is steady.
Commercial demand, 81 81; sixty days, 81 SO;
ninety days, 81 Sl14; francs Paris and Havre,
commercial, sixty days, IS 2lA; Swiss, SIS %;
marks, sixty days, 9434c.
SECURITIES-The market, owing to tight
money, is inactive and rather weak.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlauta 4
per cent long date, los bid, ia asked; At
lanta per cent, 11S bid, 12i asked Augusta
: per cent long date, ITO bid, III asked; Au-
gusta per cent long date, 113 bid, ia
asked; Columbus per cent, 102 Did, 104
asked; Macon per cent, 40 bid, 1111e asked;
1925 bid, 1913 asked; new Savannah S per
cent, February coupons, 1924 bid. 1929 asked
State Bonds-deorgia 6 per cent, 1889, l0)lS
bid 1918 asked; Georgia new as per cent, 1914
bid !03LS asked: Georgia Z Der cent gold
quarterly coupons, lO319 bid, 1919 asked; Geor-
gia 7 per cent, coupons January and July, ma
turity 1896, 1ls bid, 1i9 asked
Ratiroad Stocks1Centrsl common, 1914
bid, 1854 asked; Augusta and sa-
dend' 100 bid, 1872 asked: Georgia com
per cent guaranteed, exdividend, 131 bid
1872 asked; Central per cent certificates.
exnterest, 994 bid, 1884 asked; Atlanta and
West Point railroad stock, 107 bid, l09
asked; Atlanta and West Point per cent GER
tifcates, 100 bid, 101 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage,
per cent interest coupons October, 115 bid,
JIG asked: Atlantic and Gulf first mortg
consolidated per cent. coupons January and
July maturity 1897, III bid, lis asked; Cen
January and July, maturity 1893, 1905 bid,
~ asked; Georgia railroad per cent, 1897,
lOS0114 bid. 1O90116 asked; Mobile and
Grard second mortgage Endorsed per cent.
coupons January and July. maturity 1882, l021<
bid. l03 asked; Montgomery and Eufaua first
mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road Ill bid, liz asked; Marietta and North
Georgia railway first mortgage. so years, per
cent 9S bid, 100 and interest asked; Marietta and
North Georgia railroad first mortgage 6 per
cent, l06 bid, 10s asked; Charlotte, Colum-
ma and Augusta first mortgage, 112 bid, ll3
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage. Ill bid 113 as .ed; Western Ala
bama second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
l05 bid, 10s asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida indorsed, 117 bid, iiq asked; South Geor-
gla and Florida second MORTGAGE, ia bid. !l6
asked; Augusta ana Knoxville first mortgage
q per cent, l12 bid, tl2lS asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson aud Southern first mortgage guar
anteed. 1l5 bid, lie asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern, not guaranteed, III
bid, il2 asked; Ocean Steamship 6 per cent
bonds guaranteed by Central railroad 1O2l6
bid 1884 asked: Gainesville jefferson and
southern second mortgage guaranteed, Id
olu' ITO asked, COlu nous ana Rome nrSt
mortgage bonds, indorsed by Central railroad.
1OS bid, 1903 asked; Columbus and Western
per cent guaranteed, 100 bid. 10 asked;
CITY and suburban railway first mortgage z per
cent, 107 bid. 10S asle l.
Bunk StockS-Noninai. Southern Dank Of
the State of Georgia. go bid, 203 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank. 1863 bid, l65 asked;
savannah Ban and Trust Company. 9o19 bid,
l0Cy2 asked; National Bank OF Savannah. 1875
hld, 1876 asked; 0glethorpe Savings aud Trust
company, III bid, l1S asked; Citizens Bank,
93 bid, SIS asked
Gas St1cks-Savannah Gas Light stock, 10
bld, 20 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, IS bid,
~ asked; Electric light and Power Company,
"a bid, ~ asked.
.. bAcoN-Market steady; stocks everywhere
mght; demand good; smoked clear rib sides,
99sc; shoulders, none; dry sailed clear rib sides;
oHc' long clear SC; bellies, SIC; shoulders,
none; hams. 12Ifc.
BAGGiNG AND 1ms-The market is easier and
Stocks are somewhat reduced. The following
are quotations on actual offerings We quote
on small lots: Baggi x, "a Ms, &c; ibs. l219
Ml24c; "a MS, 1lL4 il94c, according 70 brand
and quantity. Iron ties-$1 1901 20 per bundle,
according TO brand and quantity Sea island
nasging very scarce, 15ltc Bagging and ties in
Ietall lots q fraction higher.
bCfrER-Market steady; fair demand;
Goshen. pc; gilt edge Csc; creamery, &c.
CHEESE Market steady: fair demand. We
quote, 9bd13Nc.
-, CoTFEE-Nlarket higher We quote Peaberry,
-U19c; fancy, 1Dl1c; choice, 1gc; prime, iSLc;
good Isc; fair, l1ISc; ordinary, lie; com
CABBAGE-Northern 91!0c.
DRIED FRuIT-Appes. evaporated, DC; com
mon, 1ec. Peaches, peeled, Ice; unpeeled so
&C. Currants, &c. Citron 22c
DRY GooDs--The market is quiet and steady.
'ooek full. We quote; Prints. 3lfOelkc;