The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-17

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Receipts same day last year .... 465 l071
FISANcIAL.-The market is easy but in good
demand
Domestic Erchange.-Easy. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at Il per cent
discount and selling at Il per cent discount to
par.
and active. Commercial demand, "a S516 sixty
Paris and Havre, commercial, sixty DAYS
S. a634; Swiss, S. 2714; marks, sixty days,
S45-16c.
SEcURITIEs-The market is feverish, with
some demand for Central railroad stock
Long-date bonds of every description are
sought after, with light offerings at something
over outside figures.
STOCKS AND BoNDs.-City Bonds-Atanta 4
per cent long date. 1903 bid, ia asked;
Atlanta per cent, 11e bid, 121 asked; Au-
gusts per cent long date, 10 bid, III
asked; Augusta per cent long date, 113 bid
ia asked; Columbus, per cent 102 bid
104 asked; Macon per cent. 40 bid, 11116
coupons, 1O114 bid, 1O2 asked; new Savannah
asked.
State Bonds-Georgia per cent 1889, 1OO1k
bid 1854 asked: Georgia { per cent gold
quarterly coupons. 102 bid, 104 asked;
Georgia per cent coupons. January and July,
maturity 1896, 1l615 bid, 11716 asked.
Railroad StockS-Central common, 1241@ bid
1854 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1873 bid, 1876 asked; Georgia com
cent guaranteed 127k bid, 12S asked; Central
per cent certificates, 1908 bid 1O116 asked ;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 10Y
6id, lo9 asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates, 10116 bid, 102 asked.
RdirOdd BondS-Savannah, Florida and
western Railway Company general mortgage
0 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, i1516 asked; Cen
tral consolidated mortgage Z per cent, coupons
liz nd INaIx -ffr ~
II asked; Georgia railroad per cent, 1897,
I0s0ll4 bid, l09011e asked; Mobile and
tlrard second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
coupons January and July. maturity 1899, 10l
bid, lO2 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, indorsed by Central rail
road, 105 bid, 40 asked; Marietta and North
1ne1or Sga nrst mortgage, 90 years, per cent
lOJ bid, l0l and interest asked; Marietta
and North Georgia railroad first mortgage 6 per
cent, lOo bid, l07 asked; Charlotte, Column
pa and Augusta first mortgage, 11011 bid, 112
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage. ITO bid, III asked; Western Ala
pana second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
~ bid, lO5 asked; South Georgia and Flor
Ma lndorsed, III bid, 119 asked South Geor-
ga and Florida second mortgage, 1i2 bid.
ia asked; Augusta AMI Knoxville first mort
gage per cent, 10sle bid. ITO asked; Gaines
VIE, Jefferson and Southern first mortgage
guaranteed, 115 bid, 116 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern, not guaranteed, III
pld, l12 asked; Ocean Steamship s pei cent
bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad, 102
old, 1O3 asked; Gainesville jefferson and
southern second mortgage guaranteed, ia
pa, ll0 asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Central railroad
lO' Did, 10S asked; Columbus and Western 8
per cent, guaranteed, 1909 bid, 10 asked City
ana Suburban railway first mortgage per cent
JOS bid. 1881 asked
. Bdnk Stocks-Nominal. Southern Bank of
tne state of Georgia, 300 bid, 202 asked; Mer
chants National Bank. 1853 bid 165 asked !;
savannah Bank and Trust Company, 30 bid,
~ asked; National Bank Of Savannah. l2i
bld 12o asked; Ogethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, l15 bid, liz asked; Citizens Bank
" bid "a asked.
Gas iStocks-Savannah Gas Light Stock, 1874
Sld, lS1S asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, Is bid,
BACON - Market steady; stocks every
Where light; demand good; smoked clear
no sides, 1O14c; shoulders, none: dry sailed clear
TO Sides a98c; long clear, 9I5c; bellies, 934c
shoulders, none; hams, l4c
TAGGING AND TIEs-The market is firm
Snd stocks are somewhat reduced. The
following are quotations on actual offer
nes. We quote in small lots: Bag
Eing, "a DIS, 14I401431c; lbs, 18G13Ac; 1A
. rs, l2l4 @121sc, according to brand and guam
uty. Iron ties-Si IDOL 30 per bundle, accord
ing to brand and quantity. Sea island bagging,
9i5lSc. Bagging and ties in retail lots a
fraction higher.
BUTTER Market steady fair demand; Goshen,
~ci gilt edge, 2316c; creamery. Csc:
ChEEsE- Market steady; fair demand We
oCoFFEE-Market higher. We quote: Peaberry,
xOAc; fancy, 1S1kc; choice. 1Sc; prime, 17l1c;
good iaI4c; fair, 1S4c; ordinary, 1594c; com
CABBAeE-Northern. io@11c.
DRIED FRuIr-Apples. ,eyaporated, &c; com
&C. Currants, &c. Citron. PC.