The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-18


Receipts same day last year 376 1,86f
FINANoIAL-Money is in active demand, but
stringent
bankers are buying sight drafts at "a per cent
discount and selling at e per cent discount to
par.
foreign Erchange-The market is firm
Commercial demand, 81 S6s4Q14 s.: sixty days,
81 ;521H; ninety days, 81 S011; francs Paris and
HaFre, commercial sixty days, s. rs; Swiss
SIS 2514; marks, sixty days, 1850.
SEcURITIEs-Both stocks and bonds seem to
be neglected, there existing only limited de-
maIad which will hardly increase before the
holidays are over.
SroCKs AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlanta 4
per cent long date, 109 bid, ia asked; At
lanta per cent, 118 bid, 12l asked; Augusta
7per cent long date, 10 bid, III asked; Au-
gusta 6 per cent long date, 113 bid, ia
asked; Columbus per cent, 102 bid 104
asked; Macon 6 per cent, ITO bid. 11116 asked;
new Savannah per cent, January coupons,
cent, February coupons, 1921 bid, 1929 asked.
State BondS-Georgia per cent, 1885, 100IS
bid, 1011a asked; Georgia new ~ per cent, 10s
quarterly coupons, 1875 bid, 1O416 asked; Geor-
gia7 per cent coupons January and July, ma
turity 1896 11s bid, 1ls asked.
Roitro0d StockS-Central common, 1874
bid, 1s41s asked; augusta and 81! sa-
dend, 1870 BID, i3a asked: Georgia com
mon, 1877 bid. 1893 asked; Southwestern z
132 asked; Central 6 per cent certificates,
ex-interest 80 bid, 99S4 asked; Atlanta and
West Point railroad stock, 107 bid. lO9
asked; Atlanta and West Point per cent GER
tificates, 100 bid, 101 asked.
RGilr0ad BoaGS-Savannah. Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage,
116 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897. III bid. 11S asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cont coupons
nd ItflNr mn lritv a
III asked; Georgia railroad per cent. 1897,
IosGl14 bid, 1o9@116 asked; Mobile and
Girard. second mortgage Endorsed, per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1892, 1924
bid, 103 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, indorsed by Central rail-
road, III bid, liz asked; Marietta and North
cent, SO bid 100 and interest asked; Marietta and
North Georgia railroad first mortgage per
cent, 106 bid, 1903 asked; Charlotte, Colum.
bia and Augusta first mortgage, liz lid, 113
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage, III bid, 112 asked; Western Ala
banla second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
los bid, l06 asked South Georgia and Flor
ida Endorsed, III bid, 10 asked; South Geor.
gia and Florida second mortgage. ia bid, 1l6
asked; Augusta and Knoxville first mortgage
per cent, 1111s bid, liz asked; Gainesville,
anteed, lis bid, 1f6 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern, not guaranteed, Ill
bid, 1t2 asked; Ocean Steamship 8 per cent
bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad. 1921
bid, 1884 asked; Gainesville, jefferson and
Southern second mortgage guaranteed ia
bid. 116 asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Central railroad,
lOS bid, 100 asked; Columbus and Western 8
per cent guaranteed, 100 bid, 40 asked i;
City and Suburban railway first mortgage per
cent. 107 bid, 1903 asked.
Bank STRAIGHTFORWARD Southern Bank OF
The State of Georgia. 200 bid. 203 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank 1863 bid, 1o5 asked
Savannah, Bank and Trust Company, 991f bid,
l0OlS asked National Bank of Savannah, l25
hld, 1875 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, III bid, 11s asked; Citizens Bank,
" bid, 96 asked.
Cos Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, 10
bid, 20 asked: Mutual Gas Light stock, is bid.
~ asked; Electric Light and Power Company,
"a bid, 81 asked.
:, BAcoN-Market steady: stocks everywhere
light; demand good; smoked clear rib sides,
S9sc; shoulders, none; dry sailed clear RIO sides
&C. long clear, 755c; bellies, &c; shoulders,
none; hams, 12lSc.
TAGGING 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, 1Slec; IDS,
.S(pl21xc; ~ lbs, iiI4 oil We according TO brand
according to brand and quantity. Sea island
oagglng very scarce, 1bISc. Bagging and ties IN
retlll lots q fraction higher.
- BuTrER-Market steady fair demand;
uoshen, PC; gilt edge, 26c; creamery, &c
ChEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. we
quote, 1i113lkc
.coFFEE~ Market higher. We quote: Peaberry,
sV11c; fancy, i9Ifc; choice i9c; prime, lsAc;
i6Ifc
gABBAoE-Northern, 90i0c.
DRIED FRuIT-Apples. eyaporated, slzc; com
mon, &C. Peaches peeled, iaci uopeeled, oU
~ Currants, 70. Citron, 22c.