The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-30

Receipts same day last year.. 654 2,3H
FINANCIAL-Money in good demand; the banks
supplying customers.
Domestic Erchdnge-Steady. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at ID per cent
discount aid selling at Il per cent discount to
par.
Commercial demand, "a IS: sixty days,
81 63l6; ninety days 81 8234; francs, Paris and
fIavre, commercial, sixty days, S. 2411; Swiss,
S. %; marks, sixty days, 94l3c.
SECURITIEs-Th market continues dull Some
little inquiry exists for state bonds and Central
railroad joint mortgages Stocks are weak and
neglected.
per cent long date, 1903 bid, ia asked;
Atlanta per cent, 11s bid, 12l asked; Au-
gusta : per cent long date, ITO bid, III
asked Augusta per cent long date, 113 bid
ia asked; Columbus per cent, 1O2 bid, 104
asked Macon per cent, 112 bid, 113 asked;
new Savannah . per cent, October coupons,
1904 bid, 1914 asked; new Savannah per cent,
November coupons 100 bid, l01 asked.
State BondS-Georgia per. cent, 1889, 1905
bid, 10l1s asked Georgia new Az per cent Jos
quarterly coupons, 1o4 bid 1O5 asked; Geor-
gia per cent. coupons January and July ma
turity 1896, 116 bid, 1l71b asked.
Railroad Stocks Central common, 115 bid,
11G asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 100 bid, 1872 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1877 bid, 1879 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 100 bid, 12l asked; Central
per cent certificates, 100 bid, 1O01s asked;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock. 1o4
bid, 1906 asked; Atlanta and West Point 8 per
cent certificates, 1011l bid, 1902 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 7 per cent, coupons January and
July maturity 1897, ia bid, 11519 asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1893 1903 bid,
ITO asked; Georgia railroad per cent, 1897,
10S0114 bid, 100@116 asked Mobile and
Girard second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1889, l001h
bid 101 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent Endorsed by Central rail
road, i06 bid, lO7 asked; Marietta and North
Georgia first mortgage, so years. per cent.
105 bid, 1906 and interest asked; Marietta and
North Georgia railroad first mortgage per
cent, 1903 bid, 105 asked; Charlotte, Colum-
ba and Augusta first mortgage, 10 bid 1924
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage, 113 bid, ia asked; Western Ala
bama second mortgage Endorsed s per cent,
107 bid, 1903 asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida Endorsed, 116 bid, lis asked; South Geor-
gia and Florida second mortgage. 116 bid,
11S asked; Augusta and Knoxville first mort
gage per cent. 40 bid, Ill asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern first mortgage
guaranteed. 1l316 bid, 114IS asked; Gainesville,
jefferson and Southern, not guaranteed, ITO
bid. 112 asked: Ocean Steamship per cent
bonds. guaranteed by Central railroad, 101
bid, 1915 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and
Southern second mortgage guaranteed, liz
bid, ia asked Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds, indorsed by Central railroad,
lO5 bid, 10o asked; Columbus and Western
per cent guaranteed, 106 bid, 10S asked City
and Suburban railway first mortgage, per cent,
1893 bid, 10 asked
Bank Stocks-NominaL Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 200 bid, 202 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1871 bid, 1862 asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 90 bid,
100 asked; National Bank of Savannah, 123
bid, 1874 asked; Ogethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, rs bid. III asked; Citizens Bank,
Gas StocEs-Savanuah Gas Light stock 17yb
bid, 1915 asked Mutual Gas Light stock, IS bid,
20 asked.
BAcos-Market firm and advancing; demand
good; smoked clear rib sides, l014c; shoulders,
&c; dry sailed clear rib sides, 9l6c; long
clear, 995c; bellies, exc; shoulders, s1sc hams,
i4c.
BAoGIHG AND TIEs-The market is very firm,
with an upward tendency. The following are
quotations -on actual offerings We quote in
small lots: Bagging. "a ibs, l4@l4]8c; ? bs,
l2ll0I3c; ~ DIS, 800 i2l4c, according TO brand
ana quantity. Iron ties 81 l5tl % per bundle
according to brand and quantity. Sea island
bagging, 15015l%c, Bagging and ties in retail
lots a fraction higher.
BUTTER-M Market steady; fair demand; Goshen,
Zoe gilt edge. &c: creamery, 23c.
CHEESE Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, gGp12c.
CoFFEE-M Market higher. We quote: Fancy,
l7l4c choice, 1G14c; prime, l5s4c; fair, l6c; pea
berry, l914c ordinary, 1SS@c common, 1870
CABBAGE-Northern, 10Q9l2c.
DRIED FRuIT-Apples, evaporated, 9l6c; com
mon, PIC. Peaches peeled, &c; unpeeled, 90
7c Currants, &c. Ctr n. 2jc.
Dry Goops-The market is firm, stock full;
demand good. We quote Prints, 31&BGlec;
Georgia brown shiting, "a, &c; rs do, 5lRc;
4 4 brown sheeting, Glac; white osnaburgs, ghc
checks NAG &c; yarns. S5c for the best makes;
brown drillings &c.
FIsH-Light demand on account Of high
prices. We quote full weights: Mackerel-No
!, 5000; No. 3. half barrels, nominal, 81 O0D
z 30; No. 2, IS 80 Herrng-No. !, &c; scaled,
pc. Cod, case. Mullet, half barrels, 81 20.
FRUIT-Lemons-Dem good We quote:
Choice, SO 5oG94 90; fair, $4,000 IS.
FJoUR-MarKet very firm and advancing; de-
mand moderate. Wequote: Extra, 81 25GD4 50
fancy, 8 0h05 40; choice patent, s. 5000 %;
family. 81 s5@4e0.
GRAIS-Corn--Marl steady: demand light:
We quotes White corn, job lots, tic; carload
lots, 60c; mixed job lots, CSC; carload lots, G6c
Oats steady; demand good. We quote: Mixed
oats, 46c; carload lots, 4fc Bran, 81 90; carload
lots. Doc. Meal zoe. Grits. a5c.
HAY-AIarset very firm, with fair demand;
stock ample We quote, job lots: Western,