The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-14

Stock on hand and on shipboard
to-day .... "............... 7,a94 1852
Receipts same day last year SSl 2,193
FINANcIAL-Money market easy, but not so
active.
Domestic E:rchonge-Easy. Banks and bank
ers are buying sight drafts at par and selling at
3s114c per cent premium.
Foreign Erchanqe-The market is heavy.
Commercial demand, 81 81A; sixty days,
81 s6l6; ninety days, 81 Sc; francs, Paris and
Havre commercial, sixty days, SIS 2094; Swiss,
s. 2l14; marks, sixty days, 95 3-16c.
SEoURITIEs-A very limited demand exists for
all classes of securities. State and railroad bonds
are very firm, and railroad stocks and bonds
should hold their own on account of the in
creased earnings of all the southern roads
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atanta
per cent long date, 1903 bid, ia asked;
Atlanta per cent, 11S bid, l21 asked; Au-
gusta Z per cent long date, ITO bid, III
asked; Augusta per cent long date, lib bid
ia asked; Columbus per cent, 102 bid, l04
asked; Macon 8 per cent, liz bid, 113 asked;
new Savannah per cent, October coupons,
Iea6 BID lbs asked me new savannah yam per cent
state Bonds-Georgia per cent, 1889, 101
bid, 1902 asked; Georgia new AZ per cent, 1903
bid, 1oS12 asked; Georgia ! per cent gold
quarterly coupons, 104 bid, 1906 asked; Geor
gia per cent, coupons January and July, ma
turity 1896 ll6 bid, 11716 asked
Railroad StockS-Central common, 1161@ bid,
il116 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 100 bid, 1872 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1877 bid, 1879 asked; Southwestern I per
cent guaranteed, 1913 bid, IA asked; Central
per cent certificates, 1904 bid, 100A asked;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 103
bid, 105 asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates, 1913 bid, 1902 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
per cent interest, coupons October, Ill bid
llS asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897. ia bid, 1151f asked; Cen
tral consolidated mortgage ! per Mt, coupons
January, and July, maturity 1885, 1885 bid,
l09ba asked; Georgia railroad 6 per cent, 1897,
i0s01l4 BID. 109@1l6 asked; Mobile and
coupons January and July, maturity 1859, 1o01s
bid, lOl asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage q per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road, LOG bid, 107 asked; Marietta and North
Georgia first mortgage, SO years, 6 per cent,
99 bid, 100 and interest sked; Marietta and
North Georgia railroad first mortgage & per
cent, 1OS bid, 105 asked; Charlotte, Column
ba and Augusta first mortgage, Ill bid, liz
asked Charlotte Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage. liz bid, ia asked; Western Ala
6ama second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
l9f bid, JOS asked; South Georgia and Flor
lda lndorsed, 1l6 bid, 1l6 asked; South Geor
= ga and Florida second mortgage, l16 bid,
llo asked; Augusta and Knoxville first mort
gage per cent, 40 bid, III asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern first mortgage
guaranteed, 1875 bid, 1l4I1 asked; Gainesville,
JEFFERSON and Southern not guaranteed, 10
6d, liz asked; Ocean Steamship 6 per cent
bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad, 10l1e
Southern second mortgage guaranteed, liz
bid, ia asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds, iadorsed by Central railroad,
lO5 bid, 1906 asked; Columbus and Western d
per cent guaranteed, 106 bid, 1OS asked; City
ana Suburban railway first mortgage per cent,
100 bid, 10 asked.
Bank Stocks-Nominal Southern Bank of
tne State of Georgia, 200 bid, 20e asked: Mer-
chants National Bank, 16l bid, 1862 asked !;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 80 bid
l1l asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1913
Company. 1l5 bid, III asked; Citizens Bank
W bid, 81 asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, IN
pa, ls16 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, Is bid,
~ asked.
BAcoS-Market steady; demand good;
smoked clear rib sides, l0c shoulders,
sc; dry sailed clear rib Sides $780, long
scar Tpsar o4c; bellies 9,hc; shoulders, s16c; HAMS
bAG0ING AND TIEs-Market bare of Offering
stock and very strong We quote in small lots:
Tagging, 2]4 lbs l2lac; ? lbs l1ac; IA lbs, l9lSc,
according TO brand and quantity. lrop lies-Sl 10
~ ~ per bundle, according to brand and guam
NY Sea island bagging, l564l5lec. BagginS
ana ties In rotail lots fraction higher
% BUTTER Market steady; fair demand; Goshen,
<Ve' gilt edge, 23c; creamery, 25c.
CHEBsE-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, 9M12c
- CoFEEE-Market steady. We quote: Fancy,
be S; choice 1d iOe prime l5lsc fair ii&c; pea
Oorfy, lSc; ordinary. 1870; common, l3c.
SABBAeE-Northern, 10@1l2c.
DRIED FRUIr-Apples, evaporated, 91sc; COM
mon, 1Mc. Peaches, peeled 22c unpeeled, so
&c; Cur ants, &c. Citron, Csc.
DRY GooDs-The market is firm, with ten
Su,eency to advance; stock full; demand good.
ne quote: Prints, 3IS06Iec; Georgia brown
sshlrtlng ID, &c; rs do 51ec; A. brown sleet
ing, oI9c; white osnaburgs, SHc; checks, btsD
&c; &c, yarns, SIC for the best makes; brown drill-
tlsH--Light demand on account of high
prices We quote full weights Mackerel-No
$1,000; No. 3, half barrels, nominal, 81 001
ss.oV; No. 2, IS so. Herring-No /, 22c; scaled,
E'e; Cod, 64sc. Mullet half barrels. 81 IS.
Choice, So 500,4 CO.; fair. So 7baso5.
utLouR-Marzet firm; demand moderate
ne quote: Extra, 81 0O04 IS; faucy, 81 600
40 choice patent. IS 25G5 7b family. 81 500
w uHA1N-C orn--Marlet firm; demand light
I've w. quote: White corn, job lots. 100; carload.
6s, &c: mixed, job lots, 7ic; carload lots 6pc.
0"'s steady; demand good. We quote: Mixed