The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-17
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.

FINANcIAL-Money market easy and in good
demand.
Domestic Erchange-Easy. Banks and bank
srs are buying sight drafts at Ii per cent dis
count and selling at par01s per cent premium.
Foreign Ecchanqe-The market is dull and
weak Commercial demand, 81 s.; sixty days,
sSsI<; ninety days, 81 o2s4; francs, Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days, So 2412; Swiss,
S25; marks, sixty days, 9415c.
| SECURITIEs-The market continues dull Some
little inquiry exists for state bonds and Central
railroad joint mortgages. Stocks are lifeless,
with weak undertone
STOCKS AND BoNDs-Ctty Bonds-Atlanta 4
per cent long date, 1903 bid, ia asked;
Atlanta per cent, 118 bid, 1871 asked; Au-
gsta Z per cent long date, no bid, ~
| ll4asked; Columbus per cent, 102 bid, 104
asked; Macon q per cent, liz bid, 113 asked;
new Savannah 8 per cent, October coupons,
l@I1 bid. l0S asked; new Savannah per cent,
State Bonds-Georgia 6 per cent, 1889, 101
| bid, 1902 asked; Georgia new AZ per cent, 10e
| bid, 1885 asked; Georgia Z per cent gold
quarterly coupons, 104 bid, 105 asked, Geor-
ga per cent, coupons January and July, ma
. turty 1885, 116 bid, 1171a asked
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 11516 bid,
il6Ib asked; Augusta and Savannah 7per cent
guaranteed, $50 bid, 1e2 asked; Georgia COM
mon, 1877 bid, 1893 asked Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 1872 bid, 1a8 asked; Central
per cent certificates, 1904 bid, 1904 asked
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 103
lid, 105 asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates, 1915 bid, 1902 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
per cent interest, coupons October, III bid,
lS asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
Consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897. ia bid, 1874 asked; Cen
trial consolidated mortgage per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1898, loS}6 bid,
lVs16 asked; Georgia railroad per cent, 1887,
lSG11l4 bid, 109@1l6 asked; Mobile and
Girard second NOR gage Endorsed per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1885, 1904
Did, lOl asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road, l06 bid, 107 asked; Marietta and North
Georgia first mortgage, so years, per cent,
Y bid, 100 and interest sked; Marietta and
North Georgia railroad first mortgage 8 per
cent, l0S bid, l05 asked: Charlotte, Column
Da and Augusta first mortgage, Ill bid, liz
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage. 11S hid, ia asked; Western Ala
Dama second mortgage indorsed per cent
W. bid, 10S asked South Georgia and Flor.
ioa lndorsed 116 bid, 1l6 asked; South Geor
llo asked; Augusta and Knoxville first mort
gage per cent, 40 bid, III asked; Gaines
VIE, Jefferson and Southern first mortgage
guaranteed, 1lS1f bid. 1141s asked; Gainesville,
JEFFERSON and Southern not guaranteed, lie
pa, liz asked; Ocean Steamship 6per cent
ponds, guaranteed by Central railroad, 101lf
0lu lO2 asked; Gainesville, jefferson and
SSoethern second mortgage guaranteed, ia
mortgage bonds. Endorsed by Central railroad
uo bid, 106 asked; Columbus and Western
per cent guaranteed, 106 bid, 105 asked City
S ,6o suburban railway first mortgage per cent
Ig bid, 40 asked
=, Bank Stocks-Nominal Southern Bank of
tae state of Georgia, 200 bid, 202 asked: Mer
SSnants National Bank, 161 bid, 162 asked
savannah Bank and Trust Company, 80 bid,
~ ~ asked; National Bank of Savannah, 12S
G Gu, ia asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
company, 1l5 bid, III asked; Citizens Bank
N6id, % asked.
Gas StockS-Savannah Gas Light stock, TX
Nasked. 80 - W.
bAcoS-Market steady; demand good;
s stok s clear. rib sides, 95sc; shoulders
c dry sailed clear rib sides, 9)sc; long
iSNr. s,sc' bellies, 9ySc; shoulders, SIC; hams
p3AGGING AND TIEs-The market is very strong
rrH lending up. Factors seem to disagree on
inb ~, ana we give the following quotations as
o Tc most equitable on actual offerings. We
$e s%d ii lStsi Bag ~ rs n iah Ssi s
al ~ Jug TO brand and quantity: Iron ties-Sl is
tItv !" per bundle according to brand and guam
ana ,;S Sea island bagging, 15D151pc. Bagging
p Hos IN rotail lots a fraction higher.
sc' LIZ Market steady; fair demand; Goshen,
W gut edge, 23c; creamery, Csc
ou SoatsESs 81, steady; fair demand. We
I,S S.odEEEEE-Market steady We quote: Fancy,
barr uulce' l0c; prime. 15l6c; fair, 1s34c; pea
city r,yy, lsc; ordinary. l3lsc; common, i3c
hA.s1sAGE-Northern, 10@l2c.
mon on 20 FRuIr-Apples evaporated. 91fc COM
IL H &c. Peaches, peeled, 22c; unpeeled, SO
depcvr H y, market is firm, with ten
We o, 20 advance; stock full; demand good.
,;yuote: Prints, 3lf@6l6c; Georgia brow n
me stlEo %, nc; rs do, 5I9c; Al brown sheet
CO. we U,nc; white osnaburgs, 9xc; checks, bIf0
iSsss ~ Soc for the best makes; brown drill
prcasuh-Light demand on account of high
| sio m We quote full weights: Mackerel-No.
49, ~ No: ., half barrels, nominal, 81 600
sSc 20 o. " %. HerrIng-No. /. &c; scaled,
Fs,,w,o u, 6pSc Mullet, half barrels, 81 IS.
CbaicI GsLemons-Demand good We quote:
EoT,, % J0@S 90; fair. 81 756DS IS.
We o' MARKET firm; demand moderate.
SIX. quote: Extra, 81 06a4 rs; faucy, 81 GOA
As 'ooice patent. s. 25GD5 rs; family. "a 500
We Corn--sf1rket firm; demand light.
los tTo'e; White corn, job lots, 73c: carload,
Oats Sc. mixed, job lots, 69c carload lots. e7c.
@oy' demand good. We quote: Mixed