The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-28

to-day. ..... ..........--...... 1884 So, Ass
Receipts same day last year 80. $50 PISS
FINANcIAL-Money is in active demand, but
easier.
Domestic Erchdn9e-Steady. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at ID per cent
discount and selling at Is per cent discount to
par.
Foreign Erchdn1e-The market is steady
Commercial demand, 81 s63llD4 81: sixty DAYS.
81 S21s; ninety days, 81 SO34; francs, Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days, IS rs; Swiss,
SIS &c; marks, sixty days, 1850.
SECURITIEs-Money is less stringent and some
little demand for securities is springing up.
STocKs AND BoNDs- City Bonds-Atlanta d
pei. cent long date, 10s bid, ia asked; At
lanta per cent, 118 bid, 121 asked; Augusta
7per cent long date, 10 bid, III asked; Au-
gusta per cent long date. 113 bid. ia
asked: Columbus per cent, 102 bid, 104
asked; Macon 6 per cent, ITO bid. 1l114 asked;
new Savannah per cent, January coupons.
102A bid, 103 asked; new Savannah per
cent, February coupons, 1902 bid, 1921 asked;
State Bonds-Georgia new Az per cent, 1885,
bid, i09h asked; Georgia per cent gold
quarterly coupons, 104 bid, 105 asked; Geor-
gia Z per cent coupons, January and July, ma
turity 1895. 1i9 bid. 121 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 12412 bid,
1854 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed 1872 bid, 1874 asked; Georgia COM
guaranteed, 1914 bid, 1924 asked; Central per
cent certificates 80 bid, 1884 asked; Atlanta and
West Point railroad stock, 101 bid. l03
asked; Atlanta and West Point 6 per cent GER
Railroad Bonds-Savannah. Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage,
per cent interest, coupons October, lis bid,
116 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage.
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897. !1S bid. 119 asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1923, 1l1k bid
112 asked; Georgia railroad per cent 1897,
l0S0l14 bid, 1090116 asked; Mobile and
Girard. second mortgage Endorsed. s per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1892, 1924
bid, 103 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, indorsed by Central rail-
road, l09ls bid, III asked; Marietta and North
Georgia railway first mortgage, so years, per
cent, SO bid, 100 and interest asked; Marietta and
North Georgia railroad first mortgage per
cent, 106 bid, 108 asked; Charlotte, Column
bia and Augusta first mortgage. 112l6 bid, 1874
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage, III bid, 112 asked; Western Ala
bama second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
los bid. l06 asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida indorsed 118 bid, 30 asked; South Geor
asked: Augusta aud Knoxville first mortgage
z per cent, liz bid, 1l3 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern first mortgage guar
anteed, 1i5 bid, 1i6 asked; Gainesville.
jefferson and Southern, not guaranteed, III
bid, i!2 asked; Ocean Steamship 8 per cent
bonds. guaranteed by Central railroad. 103
bid, 1881 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and
Southern second mortgage guaranteed ia
bid, 116 asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds Endorsed by Central railroad.
10S bid. 100 asked: Columbus and Western 6
per cent guaranteed, lUJ Dlu. llO dskeus
City and Suburban railway first mortgage per
cent. 107 bid, 108 asked.
Bunk STRAIGHTFORWARD Southern Bank or
the State OF Georgia, 200 bid 2o3 asked; Mer.
chants National Bank 1863 bid, 1856 asked:
Savannah, Bank and Trust Company, 80 bid.
100 asked; National Bank OF Savannah l25
bid, 1876 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, III, bid, iis asked; Citizens Bank,
% bid, 95 asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, 10
bid, 20 asked: Mutual Gas Light stock. u BID.
70 asked; Electric Light and Power Company,
"a bid, 81 asked.
BAcoS-Market steady; stocks everywhere
light; demand good: smoked clear rib sides,
0asc; shoulders none; dry sailed clear rib sides,
&c; long clear, re; bellies &c; shoulders,
none; hams i2Ifc. ,-
BAoGIsG AND TIEs-The market Is easier
and almost bare OF stock. The following
are quotations on actual offerings: We quote
on small lots: Bagging. "a Ds, lo19c; = IDS,
l2QDl2lSc; ~ lbs, 114D w, according 70 brand
and quantity. Iron ties-$l 1901 20 per bundlel
according TO brand and quantity Sea island
bagging very scarce, 1blkc. Bagging and ties In
retail lots fraction higher.
BUTTER Market steady fair demand
Goshen, 21c; gilt edge 2bc; creamery &c. -,
CHEEsg Market steady; fair demand we
CoFFrgy Market higher. We quote: Peaberry.
20lsc; fancy, i0lkc; choice, ipc; prime, lo14c:
good. isc; fair l7lsc; ordinary, ici common
ielfc.
CABBAaE- Northern, 9ti0c.
DRIED FFufr-~A Apples. evaporated, sci com
mon. &c. Peaches. peeled, lSc; unpeeien, oW
1c. Currante 70. CItron. PC.
Day GOODS Tho market IL quiet and steady.
stock full. We quote Prints 3bS1ttl<ci peor-
eia brown shirtlnR 50, fi<e - DO, b4e;
- brown sheeiiog. &C. white osnADufss' 20