The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-29

Stock on hand and on Shipboard
Receipts same day last year.. lib 1854
F1NANcIAL-Money is easy and in good re-
quest.
bankers are buying sight drafts at Is per cent
premium and selling at "a per cent pre-
MUM
reign Frchange-The market is firm
Commercial demand, 81 $50; sixty days, 81 IS:
ninety days. 81 S414; francs, Paris and Havre,
commercial, sixty days, s. 217S; SWISS S. 2215;
marks, sixty days, 95 Lice.
SEcURIT lEs-The market is quiet for all classes
of bonds and stocks, but the undertOne is firm
and the offerings of every description are light.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City BOndS-Atanta
per cent long date. ex-interest, 10S bid, ia
asked; Atlanta per cent. lls bid, lsl asked;
Augusta per cent long date, lib bid, ll5
asked; Augusta Is long date 1903 BID, III
asked; Columbus per cent, SO bid, 101
asked; Macon per cent, 1903 bid, ITO asked;
new Savannah per cent, April coupons, ln2
bid, 1G24 asked; new Savannah per cent,
May coupons, 10114 bid, 1014 asked
state BondS-Georga new 6S 1889, eX-coupon,
coupon, 1854 bid, 106 asked; Georgia Z per
cent gold, quarterly coupons, 1O5 bid. 106
asked; Georgia. per cent, coupons January
and July, maturity 1896. ex-coupons' 1l7 bid,
Railroad Stocts-Central common, 1917 bid,
100 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1872 bid. 134 asked; Georgia COM
mon, 204 bid, 206 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed. 1873 bid, 1291@ asked; Central
per cent certificates 1913 bid 1924 asked:
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock l09l5
bid, 1104 asked; Atlanta and West Point
per cent certificates, exntereSt, l0219 bid, lO319
asked
RAILROAD Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage q
per cent interest coupons October, ex-interest,
l12 bid III asked Atlantic and Gulf first
mortgage consolidated Z per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1897, ia bid,
III asked Central consolidated mortgage
1893 10 bid, 1l2 asked; Georgia railroad 6s,
1897 109 bid, 10 asked; Mobile and Girard
second mortgage Endorsed per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1853 lU219 bld,
lO312 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage 6 per cent, indorse1 by Central rail
road, lOo bid, 1929 asked Marietta and
North Georgia first mortgage, 90 years per
cent, 9019 bid, 10016 and interest asked;
Charlotte Columbia and Augusta first mort
gage, 40 bid, 1l2 asked; Charlotte, Column
ba and Augusta second mortgage, 100 bid,
gage lndofsed per cent, iO9 bid. ITO asked;
South Georgia and Florida ndorsed, III bid,
llS asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage ia bid, 116 asked; Augusta ana
knoxville first mortgage ! per cent, ITO bid,
liz asked; Gainesville. jefferson and South
ern tirst mortgage guaranteed ia bid, 10
guaranteed, 40 bid, III asked; Ocean
Steamship per cent bonds, guaranteed by
Central rtilroad, 1903 bid, 1914 asked; Gaines
vile, jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, ll3 asked; Columbus and Rome
frst mortgage bonds indorsed by Central rail
road lO6 bid, l07 asked; Columbus and
western per cent guaranteed JOS bid ITO
asked; City aud Suburban rail ay first mort
gage per cent, 1906 bid, l05 asked.
, Bank Stocks--Nominal. Southern Bank OF
The State of Georgia. 200 bid, 2O2 asked;
Merchants National Bank, 1852 bid, 1855
asked savannah Bank and Trust Company,
rs bid, 81 asked: National Bank Of Sandman,
~ bid, 10 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and
Trust Comany, 1l5 bid, 11G asked; Citizens
Bank, 90 bid % asked.
Gas Stocks Savannah Gas Light stock, ex
dividend 1870 bid. 1917 asked; Mutual Gas Light
stock, Is hid 20 asked.
BAcoS Market steady: demand good;
smoked clear rib sdea sac; shoulders, &c;
Dry sdlted clear rib sides, sc; long clear, Sc;
bellies, &c; shoulders. 6ISc; hams, BE.
=, bAGGiNG AID TIEs Market quiet We quote:
baSEng-2A ibs. SGsl4c; : ns. 7Aft1IRc; ia
iron ties 81 20 per bundle, according 20 brand
ana quantity Baggng and ties in retail lots
BUrrEa- Market hrmer Goshen, 2oc; gilt edge,
&c; Creamery. 20c
CAnBAGE- supply light; native aud Florida,
a. Northern ia re; imported, 1870 &c
,HkEsE- Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, iiWiSc
CoFFEE-The market is dull. We quote.
iGuey. 1850; cholee i9c; prime, &c. good,
Hysc fair, ,c; Ordinary, l6b4ei common. l5c.
ihifD FhtiT-Appes. eyapOratnd, ilci
InThd ~. fearhsa, peeled, 1Jei unpeelrdi
DW1e. tuffauis, re- Citron, gSc
DRY oo0ps The market d strong With aten.
erhry to adYanc Stock full; demand good
Surfing, ~ beifs ~, ~ ~ hrown sheet
hf q white osnabDFgF a3tc, checks, elaQs
81 taln. osefof lest maAesi sgws efiiiinks