The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-21

Receipts same day last year 80. 1850 1870
FINANoIAL-Monev IN good demand.
Domestic Exchange Easier. Banks and bank
ers are buying sight drafts at Is per cent dis
count and selling at par@4s per cent premium.
Foreign Erchdnqe-The market is dull and
weak Commercial demand, 81 IS; sixty days,
s. ss16; ninety days 81 o24; francs, Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days, % 241S; Swiss,
S. 25; marks, sixty days, 3H9c.
SECURITIEs-The market continues dull. Some
little inquiry exists for state bonds and Central
railroad joint mortgages. Stocks are lifeleSS,
with weak uudertone.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlanta 4
per cent long date, 108 bid, ia asked;
Atlanta per cent, 116 bid, l2l asked Au-
aSked Augusta per cent long date, 1l3 bid
ia asked; Columbus per cent, 102 bid, 104
asked; Macon per cent, III bid, 11S asked /;
new Savannah per cent, October coupons,
lOOl1 bid. 1OlLb asked; new Savannah per cent,
November coupons, 1904 bid, 1917 asked.
State BondS-GeOrgia 8 per cent, 1889, 101
bid, 1902 asked; Georgia new AZ per cent, 10S
quarterly coupons, 1OI bid, 1O5 asked; Geor-
gia per cent, coupons January and July, ma
turty 1896, ll6 bid 11716 asked
Railroad StockS-Central common, 11515 bid,
Il6Ib asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 100 bid, 1a2 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1877 bid, 1879 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 1871 bid, l12 asked; Central
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 103
bid, 105 asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates, 1011k bid, 1O2 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
per cent interest, coupons October, 10 bid,
III asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897, ia bid, 1l51f asked; Cen
tral consolidated mortgage per c mt, coupons
January and July, maturity 1898, lOSl6 bid,
i0913 asked; Georgia railroad 6 per cent, 1897,
l050114 bid, l09@1l6 asked; Mobile and
Girard second NOR gage Endorsed per cent,
commons -Ianuaru and IilV ma 1Oltk
bid, l0l asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road, 1906 bid, l07 asked; Marietta and North
Georgia first mortgage, so years, 8 per cent,
l05 bid, log and interest asked; Marietta and
North Georgia railroad first mortgage per
cent 103 bid, 105 asked; Charlotte Column
bla and Augusta first mortgage, III bid, 1l2
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage. l1S hid, ia asked; Western Ala
bama second mortgage indorsed per cent,
~ bid, Jos asked; South Georgia and Flor
IDA indorsed, ll6 bid. 1lS asked; South Geor-
ga and Florida second mortgage, ll6 bid,
1iS asked; Augusta and Knoxville first mort
gage per cent, 40 bid, Ill asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern first mortgage
guaranteed, 1l31e bid. i1413 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern not guaranteed, 40
bid, liz asked; Ocean Steamship 6 per cent
bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad, 10111
oid' l09 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and
southern second mortgage guaranteed, liz
bid, ia asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds. Endorsed by Central railroad,
l05 bid 106 asked; Columbus and Western 6
per cent guaranteed, 106 bid, 105 asked; City
ana Suburban railway first mortgage per cent,
100 bid, 10 asked.
Bank Stocks-Nominal Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 200 bid 2O2 asked: Mer-
chants National Bank 1871 bid 1862 asked
~ asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1913
oid' l24 asked; Oyethorpe Savings and Trust
company, 1l6 bid, III asked; Citizens Bank,
W bid, ~ asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, liz
pa lsla asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, is bid,
~ asked
BAcoN-Market firm AMI advancing: demand
sooui smoked clear rib sides, l016c; shoulders,
- uIy sailed clear rib sides 9I9c; long
lS40l4c.
BAGGrNG AND TIEs,-The market is very strong
o Gnu tending up, The following ar9
IN small lots: Bagging, pa lbs, 1870
at'4c; lbs, l2Ie@1 exc; 194 lbs, 1l$4M1 lie,
1SJprllng to brand and quantity. Iron ties -Sl 10
~ per bundle, according to brand and guam
~. oS sea island bagging, l5Dl5l5c. Begging
~Na tles IN rotail lots a fraction higher.
on BUTTER Market steady; fair demand; Goshen,
&c, gut edge, 23c; creamery, 25c.
o, ThstEsE-hlarket steady; fair demand. We
quote, 9l1i2c.
.CoFEEE-NIarket steady. We quote; Fancy,
b g, cholce, Ice; prime. 151ec fair lis4c; pea
SABbAGE-Northern, l01l2c.
mon Nc Peaches peeled, &c; unpeeled, SO
'c; Cur ants, &c. Citron. 25c.
DkY GooDs-The market is firm, with ten
TS9ley to advance; stock full; demand good.
s ~ quote: Prints 3lfbG1fc; Georgia brown
IuntIng, 80 nc; IS do, 5I6c; ~ brown sheet
eIe, o16c; white osnaburgs, 9Hc; CHECKS, 800
lngs, &c.
.fIsH-Light demand on account Of high
i'Ise ,oSo We quote full weights: Mackerel-No.
7S%%vo; no q half barrels, nominal, 81 o0Y
W. NO. So 80. Herring-No. /, pc; scaled
COO, 6Qbc Mullet, half barrels. 81 IS.
brHulT-Lemons-Dema good. We quote:
NtuSlce, 80 5O6t4 90; fair. g. 756Bs25.
wrLouR-Alarket firm; demand moderate.
s,es quote: Extra, 81 O06e4 IS; faucy, 81 900
SeSs' eholce patent s. 25G,5 IS; family. "a 500
W. oEAlN-Co rn--Marlset firm; demand light
lo,s quote; White corn. job lots, 73c: carload,
o.. &c; mixed, job lots, &c. carload lots, &C
s'eady; demand good. We quote: Mixed