The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-04

Receipts same day last year.. 1874 2,141
FINANCIAL Money is in good demand
Domestic Exchange : Easy: Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at par, and
Foreign Erchdnge-The market is steady
Commercial demand, 81 S619; sixty days.
g $500 s.; ninety days, 81 S4@4 S4114 francs,
Paris and Havre. commercial, sixty days, s. 81;
Swiss, S. 2l1a; marks, sixty days, 9516c.
SEoURITIEs-The market continues inactive,
with only limited demand for long date bonds
and guaranteed stocks.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-Citv Bonds-Atlanta
per cent long date, eX-interest, 10S bid, ia
asked Atlanta 7per cent, 116 bid, l21 asked
Augusta per cent long date, 119 bid, 115
asked Augusta 6s long date 1O9 bid, liz
asked Columbus per cent, % bid 101
asked Macon per cent, 1Os bid, ITO asked;
bid, 1o2 asked; new Savannah 5 per cent,
August coupons, l001a bid, 10l asked.
state Bonds-Georgia new is, 1899, 1915 bid,
1O2 asked Georgia new 419s, 1864 bid, 107
Asked Georgia per cent gold quarterly cOu-
pons, 103 bid, 105 asked; Georgia per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1896, 1161
bid lis asked.
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 115A bid,
1854 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1872 bid, 134 asked Georgia COM
mon 1876 bid, 1913 asked; Southwestern Z per
cent guaranteed, 128 bid, 1919 asked; Central
per cent certificates, 1917 bid, 1902 asked;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 107
bid, lO9 asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates 102 bid, 103 asked.
Western Railway Company general mortgage 6
per cent interest, coupons October, ex-interest
liz bid, ia asked; Atlantic and Gulf first
mortgage consolidated per cent, coupons
III asked Central consolidated mortgage
per cent, coupons January and July, maturity
lSs3, ITO bid, III asked; Georgia railroad Is,
1897, 100 bid. 10 asked; Mobile and Girard
second mortgage indorsed s per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1889, 1903 bid,
IVo>S asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road, 1903 bid, i09h asked: Marietta and North
Heorgia, first mortgage 80 years, per cent,
loC1s bid, log and interest asked; Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta first mortgage, 11019
gnsta second mortgage, 1909 bid 11o16 asked;
western AlabaWp second mortgage Endorsed 8
per cent, lO6 bid, 107 asked; South Georgia
ana fi9 G Endorsed, III bid, lls asked;
ne old, ll6 asked; Augusta and Knoxville
nrst mortgage per cent, ITO bid, III asked;
GAINESVILLE, jefferson and Southern first mort
Rage guaranteed, 1l5lb bid, III asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern not guaranteed,
llO bid, Ill asked; Ocean Steamship per
cent bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad.
IO52b bid, 1915 asked; Gainesville Jefferson
and and Southern second mortgage guaranteed,
~ bid, III asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds, indorsed by Central railroad,
Uo od, l9T asked; Columbus and Western
per cent guaranteed, 1903 bid, 10 asked; City
ana Suburban railway first mortgage per
cent, l071f bid 1854 asked
4, Bdnk Stocks-Nomnal. Southern Bank OF
Ihe state of Georgia 300 bid 209 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1853 bid, l64 asked;
savannah ga Bank and Trust Company, 95 bid,
So4 asked; National Bank Of Savannah 1e2
Slu l@ asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
company, l15 bid, 116 asked; Citizens Bank,
" bid, o. asked
qas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, IS
b Pc az - asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, 10
sr B4,ooY-Market firm; demand good;
oBc; dry salted clear rib sides, SIC; long clear,
''HG ,a bellies, S4c shoulders, 69sc; hams, lSc
Raging ~ MS, e0s14c: 2bs, 7AG716c; 1A
us, ~ orc according 70 brand and quantity.
iron ues-$l 20 per bundle, according to brand
s sn1 quantity Bagging and ties in retail lots a
BuTTER-Mnrket higher; Goshen, 9O02sc; gilt
euge, 21tG1s6c; creamery, TG125c.
50 S AS5R55e.EE-supply light; native and Florida,
Gee CHaEEsE-NIarket steady; fair demand. We
FsGS oEFE e; market is firm. We quote:
fancy, lSIac; choice, 1719c; prime lie; fair,
ordinary, lac; common, 13l6c.
DRIED fRuIr-Apples, evaporated, 10c; COM
~ SrOn, t'sc. Peaches. peeled, pc; unpeeled, SO
&c; Currants &c. Citron, 25c.
DRY GooDs-The market is strong with ten
SWency to advance; stock FULL demand good.
s ne quote: Prints, 416Q7c; Georgia brown
ing, &c; white .osnaburgs, 924c; checks, GlfD
fPb4S15c.
FilsH-Light demand on account of high
prices We quote full weights: Mackere-No.
.SlO0; No 3, half barrels nominal, 81 600
w no =, IS so. Herring--No. /, 22c; scaled
ze; Cod, 5lsc.
eoFRuiT- Lemons-Demand fair We quote:
none NFN WING NA"eV'' N"''
" fLovR-Market firm; demand moderate.
az choice patent IS 5000 75; family, 81 $50