The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-11


Receipts same day last year .... 5o2 1,771
FINANc1AL.-The market is easy.
Domestic Erchdnge.-Easy. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at ID per cent
discount and selling at IL per cent discount to
par.
Foreign Erchanoe.-The market is steady.
Commercial demand, 81 IS; sixty days,
81 SO; ninety days, 81 so; francs, Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days, $5 "a; Swiss
IS I'M; marks, sixty days, 9414c.
SECURITIES. market is inactive for all
classes of securities, owing to stringency of
money and to weak feeling in stocks Long
date bonds are scarce
STOCKS AND BoNDs.-City Bonds-Atlanta 4
per cent long date, 1903 bid, ia asked;
Atlanta 7 per cent, 11s bid, 1a1 asked; Au:
asked Augusta per cent long date, 1l3 bid,
ia asked; Columbus, per cent. 1902 bid,
lo4 asked; Macon 6 per cent. ITO bid, lily
coupons, l001f bid, 1o1 asked; new Savannah
per cent. November coupons, 1914 bid, l02
State Bonds-Georgia per cent, 1889, 1oo1<
bid, 1O11t asked Georgia new ~ per cen, 1O7K
quarterly coupons. 164 bid, 1O5 asked;
Georgia per cent coupons. January and July,
maturity 1896, 1854 bid, 11716 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Central common, i21 bid
1923 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1913 bid, 1875 asked; Georgia COM
cent guaranteed, 1877 bid, 126 asked; Central
per cent certificates, 1904 bid. 101 asked
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock. 106
bid, 106 asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates. 101I6 bid. 1902 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
per cent interest, coupons October, 10 bid,
liz asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897, ia bid, i1511 asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1898, 40 bid,
III asked; Georgia railroad per cent, 1897,
10s0114 bid, l090l16 asked; Mobile and
Glrard second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1899, 10l
DID, lO2 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road, 1903 bid 40 asked; Marietta and North
Georgia first mortgage, 90 years, per cent,
100 bid, 101 and interest asked; Marietta
and North Georgia railroad first mortgage 6per
cent, 100 bid, 107 asked; Charlotte, Column
ola and Augusta first mortgage, 40 bid, Ill
asked; Charlotte Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage, 10 bid, Ill asked; Western Ala
bama second mortgage Endorsed s per cent,
i04 bid, 105 asked; South Georgia and Flor
Ida Endorsed, III bid 119 asked; South Geor-
gia and Florida second mortgage, li2 bid.
ia Asked Augusta and Knoxville first mort
gage per cent 1854 bid, 10 asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern first mortgage
guaranteed, 115 bid, 116 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern, not guaranteed, III
bid, liz asked; Ocean Steamship pei cent
bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad, 102
bld, 103 asked; Gainesville, jefferson and
southern second mortgage guaranteed, ia
bid, 116 asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Central railroad,
lO1 bid, 10S asked; Columbus and Western
per cent, guaranteed, 100 bid. ITO asked; City
and Suburban railway first mortgage 7per cent,
lOS bid. 1854 asked.
Bank Stocks-Nominal. Southern Bank Of
The State of Georgia, 200 bid, 202 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1853 bid, 1G5 asked;
savannah Bank and Trust Company, 80 bid,
l0l asked; National Bank of Savannah i24
bid. lbs asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, ll5 bid, liz asked; Citizens Bank,
" bid, "a asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light Stock, 17N
bId, lS1e asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, 10 bid.
BACON - Market steady; stocks every
where light; demand good; smoked clear
ITO sides, 111kc; shoulders none; dry salted clear
rl0 sides, 10lHc; long clear l03kc; bellies, 1O1bc;
shoulders, none: hams, lac.
BAGoING AND TIEs-The market is steady.
stocks are somewhat reduced and holders not 80
anxious to sell. The following are quotations on
actual offerings. We quote In small lots: Bag
ging, "a fbs, 14I4@143lc; 2 Tbs, 13@1sl4c; ~
tity. Iron ties-S1 IDOL 70 per bundle, accord
ing TO brand and quantity. Sea island bagging,
io0lb1Sc. Bagging and ties in retail lots
fraction higher.
=. BuTTER---Msrkets steady; fair demand: Goshen,
voc; gilt edge, 2311c; creamery. 25c.
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, 9@l2c.
% orTEE-Market higher We quote: Peaberry,
sOAc; fancy, 1870; choice. 1ec; prime, i7lfc;
mon, i434c.
CABB1oE-Northern. i0NI1c.
DhiED FRufr--Apples, eYaporated Dl6c; com
mon. 7kc. Peaches. peeled, 15c, unpecled, bG1
&c. Currants, &c Citron, 23c
DRY Gooos-The market is firm; stock full;