The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-05

STOCK on ndnO ana on SHlpDOdIu
Receipts same day last year.. COB 2,208
FINANcIAL-The market is stringent, and
banks have raised the rate to 8 per cent.
Domestic Exchange - Easy. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at 4 per cent
discount and selling at Is per cent discount to
par.
firm. Commercial demand, 81 81; sixty days,
81 o1A; ninety days, 81 SO; francs, Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days, S. "a Swiss,
s. 2715; marks, sixty days, 81 3-16c.
SECURITIES-The market is dull and irregular,
owing to the squeeze in the money market.
Quotations are partly nominal.
STOCKS AND BoNps-City Bonds-Atlanta a
per cent long date; l {a BID, ia asked
gusta Z per cent long date, 10 bid, III
asked; Augusta 6 per cent long date 113 bid,
ia asked; Columbus per cent, 1902 bid,
104 asked Macon per cent, ITO bid, 1lI15
asked; new Savannah 5 per cent, January
coupons, 100lk bid, 101 asked; new Savannah
8 per cent, November coupons, 1914 bid, 102
asked.
State Bonds-Georgia per cent, 1899, 1o015
bid, 10116 asked; Georgia new ~ per cent, 1919
bid, 1854 asked: Georgia ? per cent gold
quarterly coupons, 1O4 bid, los asked;
Georgia per cent, coupons January and July,
maturity 1896, 1i6 bid. III asked.
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 122 bid,
1914 asked; Augusta and Savannah Z per cent
guaranteed. 1873 bid. 1876 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1877 bid, 1899 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 1876 bid. 1871 asked; Central
per cent certificates, 1904 bid, 1O1 asked;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, LOG
bid, 106 asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates. 101]e bid 1902 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
8 per cent interest, coupons October 10 bid,
liz asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897, ia bid, ,1514 asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per ceut. coupons
january and July, maturity 1893, ITO bid,
III asked; Georgia railroad 8 per cent, 1897,
l06@ll4 bid, 109011C asked; Mobile and
Hirard second mortgage Endorsed : per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1889, 10l
bid, 1902 asked Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent Endorsed by Central rail
road, los bid, 40 asked; Marietta and North
Georgia first mortgage, 80 years, 6 per cent,
100 bid 101 and interest asked: Marietta
and North Georgia railroad first mortgage per
cent, 1906 bid, 107 asked; Charlotte, Column
bia and Augusta first mortgage 10 bid, III
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage, 10 bid, III asked; Western Ala
bama second mortgage Endorsed = per cent,
104 bid, 105 asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida Endorsed, III bid, l19 asked; South Geor
gia and Florida second mortgage, IL bid,
ia asked; Augusta and Knoxville first mort
gage per cent, l0s15 bid, 40 asked; Gaines
VILE, jefferson and Southern first mortgage
guaranteed, lis bid. l16 asked; Gainesville,
jefferson and Southern not guaranteed, Ill
bid, liz asked; Ocean Steamship 8 per cent
bonds. guaranteed by Central railroad, 1O2
bid, 103 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and
Southern second mortgage guaranteed, ia
bid, l16 asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds Endorsed by Central railroad,
107 bid, !09 asked; Columbus and Western 6
per cent guaranteed 100 bid, 10 asked; City
and Suburban railway first mortgage per cent,
1903 bid, 10S16 asked. j.
Bank Stocks-Nominal. Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia. 200 bid, 2O2 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1G1 bid, 1862 asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 99 bid,
lol asked; National Bank OF savannah; ia
bid, 1875 asked: oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, lis bid III asked; Citizens Bank,
~ bid, 81 asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, 171s
bid, 1874 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, IS bid.
20 asked.
BAcoN-Market firm and advancing; stocks
everywhere light; demand good; smoked clear
rib sides 1116c; shoulders noEe: dry sailed clear
rib sides, 103sc; long clear. l01bc; bellies lO19c;
shoulders, none; hams, lac.
BAGGING AND TIEs-The market II steady.
Stocks are somewhat reduced and holders not so
anxious TO sell. The following are quotations on
actual offerings. Wequote in small lots: Bag
ging, 214 ms, 1sAN1s34c; bs, 13Q1l34c; Ia
Ds, 1z140o1s15c, according to brand and guam
tity. Iron ties-$i 1901 20 per bundle. accord
ing TO brand and quantity. Sea island bagging,
ton higher.
Market steady fair demand; Goshen,
Zoe; gilt edge, 23Idc; creamery. CSC
CnEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, s012c.
CoFFEE-Market higher We quote: Peaberry.
lslhc; fancy, iT94c; choice, l714c; prime, l694c;
good, 1910; fair, Ice; ordinary. l5c; common,
CABBAGE-Northern. fo0i1c.
DRIED FRUIr-Apples, evaporated, PIC; COM
mon, 73zc. Peaches, peeled. ice: unpeeled, 90
&c; Currants. &c. Cifron, 23c.
4 Dry GooDs-The market Is firm: stock full:
demand good. We quote: Prints. s56dD6l1c;
sssrsiA srs~o sA.ss.f's. 81, ss<c: rs do Gao;