The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-14

Receipts same day last year. 173 2189
FINANcIA1-Money is easy and in good re
quest.
Domestic Erchdnge-Is scarce Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at 1-l6 per cent
premium and selling at 3-l66A per cent pre-
MUM.
Foreign F,rchange-The market is steady
Commercial demand, 81 S6; sixty days, "a 1884
ninety days, s. 8234; francs, Paris and Havre,
commercial sixty days, s. 2315; Swiss, S. 1874 ;
marks, sixty days, 943Sc.
SEcURITIEs-The market is moderately active
for all classes of bonds and dehentures. South
western railroad and Augusta and Savannah
railroad stocks are very firm. Central railroad
stock is weak, with free offerings at 11q.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City BOHds-Atlanta 6
per cent long date, eX-nterest, 1903 bid, ia
Augusta I per cent long date, 1i3 bid, 115
asked; Augusta 6S long date, 100 bid, 112
asked; Columbus per cent, 50 bid, 101
asked; Macon per cent, 1os bid, ITO asked ;
bid, 102A asked; new Savannah 5 per cent,
May coupons. l01 bid, l0134 asked.
state Bonds-Georga new 6S 1880, eX-coupon,
1909 bid, 101A asked; Georgia new 411s, ex-
coupon, 105 bid, 10j4 asked Georgia per
cent gold, quarterly coupons 105 bid, 106
asked; Georgia per cent, coupons January
and july; maturity 1896, ex-coupons, III bid,
Railroad StocFs-Central common, 11s bid,
l19 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1871 bid, 1872 asked; Georgia COM
lnon 1872 bid, 201 asked Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, l2S14 bid, 1919 asked: Central
b per cent certificates, 10l4 bid, 1924 asked:
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 109
bid, 10 asked; Atlanta and West Point =
asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
western Railway Company general mortgage q
per cent interest coupons October, ex-interest,
ll2 bid, III asked Atlantic and Gulf first
mortgage consolidated : per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1897, 113 bid,
ll6 asked Central consolidated mortgage z
per- cent; coupons January and July, maturity
leS3 ITO bid, ll2 asked; Georgia railroad 6s
1871 lO9 bid, 10 asked; Mobile and Grard
second mortgage Endorsed per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity, 1889, l02 bid,
.o5 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage s per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road lOS bid, l0J1b asked; Marietta and
North Georgia first mortgage, 50 years per
cent cent, Wy bid, 1000 and interest asked;
Cnarlotte, Columbia and Augusta first mort
gage, l07 bid, 100 asked; Charlotte, Column
Dla and Augusta second mortgage, 100 bid,
Ilo1e asked; Western Alabama second mort
South Georgia and Florida Endorsed, 116 bid,
III asked South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage ia bid, 116 asked; Augusta and
Mf,naoxville first mortgage Z per cent, 10 bid,
ern nrst mortgage guaranteed, ia bid, 1l5
asked; Gainesville, jefferson and Southern not
guaranteed 40 bid, III asked; Ocean
steamship per cent bonds, guaranteed by
Central railroad, 1903 bid iO4 asked; Gaines
Nle' Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, l13 asked; Columbus and Rome
nrst mortgage bonds, indorsed by Central rail.
road, lO5 bid, 106 asked; Columbus and
western d per cent guaranteed, los bid, 10
asked City and Suburban railway first mort
gage per cent, 104 bid, 106 asked.
4, bonk Stocks-Nominal. Southern Bank of
me me state of Georgia, 200 bid, 202 asked !;
Merchants National Bank. 1862 bid, 1855
ASKED savannah Bank and Trust Company,
y 40, qid; IS asked; National Bank of Savannah,
ya1s hs.1. No., ~a,ar,s NJ
trust Comany, 112 bid III asked; Citizens
Bank 95 bid 9s asked
a. GGs Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, ex-
e stl l%4 bid, 1919 asked Mutual Gas Light
stock, 10 bid 20 asked.
BACON BACON - Market steady; demand good
SMOKED S clear rib sides, 9J4c; shoulders, nc;
prg salted clear rib sides S5sc; long clear, sac;
o' R.as &c shoulders, G1Rc; hams 49,:
=, bAGaiNG AND 'IIEs-Nlarket quiet. We quote:
PpagggllnS-2J4 lbs, s4S14c; ? Ms, 74@t71fc; ~
ps' C1401c, according to brand and quantity.
IRON Ties 81 20 per bundle, according to brand
Sr nu quantity. Bagging and ties in retail lots
o., BrIrER-Market hrmer Goshen, zoe; gilt edge
S'ci creamery, Poe
SABHAGF- Supply ight native aud Florida Z
~Fc; Northern, il4l2c: imported, 1S61tc.
,u OhEEsE-Alarket steady; fair demand. We
quote, il0l4c.
CoFFEE The market is dull. We quote:
irsancy' SDhc; choice, 2Oc; prime, &c., good,
iietc iair, ls)2c; ordinary, INC; common
nMEn FErIT-Appies, evaporated, lie.
peeled, INC Peaches, peeled, zoe: unpeeed
o4lc. Currants. &c. Citron 25c
Dry uooDs--The market Is strong. with a ten
VWyncy 10 advance; sto Ks fnll: demand good.
sb,r, alobs' Prints, I&@'c; Georgia brown
hHlng 20, &c: rs do, &c; 81 brown sheet
HR, 'ci white osnaburge H+c; checks, 6lsU
~ yarns hoc for best makes, brown drillings,
ish- Light demaDi on aocount OF high
Feeth We quote fihl weights Mac6erei-AO.
'S'V0 No. q half barrels, nominal, tiOgt