The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-07


Receipts same day last year.. 12l 1851
FINANcIAL-Money easy and in good re-
quest.
Domestic Erchdnqe-Is scarce, Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at 16 per cent
premium and selling at ID per cent pre-
MUM
Fereigt Frchamge-The market is firm
Commercial demand, 81 S614; sixty days, S4 S5;
ninety days, S. S414; francs, Paris and Havre,
commercial, sixty days, s. 2l3s; Swiss, SIS 2219
marks, sixty days, 30 1-1Gc.
SECURITIES The market is firm to-day, with
some investment inquiry for long date bonds
Stocks are neglected.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlanta 6
per cent long date. ex-interest 10S bid, ia
asked; Atlanta per cent, l1o hid, l2l asked;
Augusta per cent long date, l13 bid, l15
asked; Augusta Is long date, 1O9 bid, 1l2
asked; Columbus 5 per cent, SO bid, 101
asked; Macon per cent 108 bid, ITO asked;
new Savannah per cent, April coupons, 1ol16
bid, l02 asked; new Savannah per cent,
May coupons. 101 bid 1011@ asked.
state BohdS-Georgia new 6s 1880, ex-coupon,
1O034 bid, 1O1H asked; Georgia new 41@s, ex-
coupon, 1854 bid, 106 asked; Georgia per
cent gold, quarterly coupons, lO5 bid, 1O6
asked; Georgian per cent, coupons January
and July, maturity 1896, ex-coupons, III bid,
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 1914 bid,
100 asked; Augusta and Savannah Z per cent
guaranteed, 192 bid. 1874 asked: Georgia com
mon, 20J bid, 206 asked; Southwestern Z per
cent guaranteed, 1873 bid, ls919 asked; Central
per cent certificates, 1919 bid, 1921 asked:
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 1924
bid, ll016 asked; Atlanta and West Point D
per cent certificates, ex-intereSt. 1925 bid 1O319
asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage 3
per cent interest coupons October, eX-interest
ll2 bid, III asked; Atlantic and Gulf first
mortgage consolidated : per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1897, 1l5 bid,
lI6 asked; Central consolidated mortgage Z
per cent coupons January and July, maturity
1913, 10 bid, 1l016 asked; Georgia railroad Us.
1897, lO9 bid, 40 asked; Mobile and Girard
second mortgage Endorsed per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1889, 1929 bid,
!O4 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road, l0S bid, 1925 asked Marietta and
North Georgia first mortgage, 90 years 6 per
cent 99l6 bid 1OO1s and interest asked
Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta first mort
gage, 10 bid, 112 asked; Charlotte, Column
bla and Augusta second mortgage, 100 bid,
noe asked; Western Alabama second mort
gage Endorsed per cent, 100 bid. ITO asked;
South Georgia and Florida Endorsed, III bid,
ll6 asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage. ia bid 116 asked Augusta and
knoxville first mortgage per cent. llo1a BID,
lll1e asked; Gainesville, jefferson and south
err hrst mortgage guaranteed, 10 old ITO
asked; Gainesville jefferson and Southern not
guaranteed, 10 bid, Ill asked; Ocean
Steamship 6 per cent bonds, guaranteed by
central railroad, JOB bid, 1O4 asked Gaines
VILE Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, 1l3 asked Columbus and Rome
first mortgage bonds Endorsed by Central rail
road, 106 bid, 107 asked; Columbus and
western per cent guaranteed 10S bid, 10
asked; City aud Suburban railway first mort
gage per cent 107 bid, 1903 asked.
Bank St0cks--Nominal Southern Bank Of
the State of Georgia, 200 bid 202 asked
Merchants National Bank, 1862 bid, 1865
asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Company,
vs. bid, 81 asked National Bank of Savannah,
10 bid, 122 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and
Trust Comany. us bid, ll6 asked; Citizens
Bank, 80 bid, So asked.
3, Gas StOckS-Savannah Gas Light stock, ex-
dividend, 1sh bid, 1919 asked; Mutual Gas Light
stock, Is bid, 20 asked.
BACON - Market steady; demand good;
smoked clear rib sides, S7sc; shoulders, 7c;
Dry sated clear rib sides, ec long clear &c;
bellies Sc; shoulders, 61Sc; hams, l3c.
p BAGGING AND TIEs-Market quiet We quote:
bagglng-2A fbs, SCDS14c; ? lbs, 7146D716c; IA
Hs' 6MGD7c, according To brand and quantity;
iron ties 81 20 per bundle, according to brand
ana quantity. Baggng and ties in retail lots a
traction higher
oo BurTER-Market firmer Goshen, 20c; gilt edge,
VIC; creamery, 2Sc.
Gt1Oc
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, I@ldc.
-. CoFFzE-The market is quiet but steady.
re quote: Fancy. l9c; choice, 1si5c; prime,
- zge' good nc; fair, i612c ordinary, l6c; COM
DRIED FRurT-Apples, evaporated, lie;
Petled &c. Peaches, peeled, zoe; unpeeled,
"~'c' Cuirants, &c. Citron. Me-