The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-16

Receip s same day last year ' sSa 0 ISoS
FrNANcIAL.-The market is easy but in good
demand
Domestic Exchange. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at ID per cent
discount and selling at II per cent discount to
par.
Foreign Ecchonge.-The market is firm.
Commercial demand, s. S5A sixty days,
Havre, commercial, sixty days, IS 2634; Swiss.
s. an; marks, sixty days, "a Bloc.
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-Atlanta 4
per cent long date. 108 bid, ia asked;
Atlanta per cent, 11s bid, 121 asked; Au-
gusta per cent long date, 10 bid III
asked; Augusta per cent long date, 1l3 bid,
1O4 asked; Macon per cent, 40 bid, 1111f
asked; New Savannah per cent, January
coupons, l0116 bid 102 asked; new Savannah
bper cent, November coupons, 1o2 bid, 1925
state Bonds-Georgia c per cent, 1889, ioo1s
bid lOl1H asked; Georgia new ~ per cent, 107 =
bid, 1854 asked; Georgia I per cent gold
Georgia per cent coupons January and July,
maturity 1896, ll612 bid, 11715 asked.
Rdttroad Stocks-Central common, 1885, bid,
l2412 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1873 bid, 1876 asked; Georgia COM
mon, 1917 bid. 1919 asked: Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 1874 bid, 12S asked Central
per cent certificates, 1909 bid IOl16 asked !:
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock 10Y
bid 109 asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates, 1919 bid, 102 asked.
,RdGtrodd Bonds-Ssvannah, Florida and
western Railway Company general mortgage
per cent interest, coupons October ITO bid
liz asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated I1 per Per cent, coupons January and
tral consolidated mortgage 7per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1898, 10 bid.
III III asked Georgia railroad per cent, 1897,
IDSGll4 bid, l09@116 asked; Mobile and
Girard second mortgage indorsed per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1882 1Oi
old, lO2 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road l0S bid, 10 asked; Marietta and North
Georgia first mortgage, so years, per cent.
IOo bid, l0l and interest asked; Marietta
anu anu North 3 Georgia railroad first mortgage per
cent, l06 bid, l07 asked; Charlotte, Column
oa and Augusta first mortgage, 10 bid. III
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage ITO bid, III asked; Western Ala.
Dama second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
i9i bid, 1O5 asked; South Georgia and Flor
lda Endorsed. III bid, 119 asked; South Geor-
ga and Florida second mortgage, liz bid.
ia asked; Augusta ami Knoxville first mort
gage per cent, 10S16 bid, 10 asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern first mortgage
guaranteed, 115 bid 116 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern, not guaranteed III
bid, liz asked; Ocean Steamship pei cent
bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad 102
pa, lO3 asked; Gainesville, jefferson and
sYuObOln StConu mortgage guaranteed, ia
bid, ll6 asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds Endorsed by Central railroad,
lO' old, 1903 asked. Columbus and Western
per cent, guaranteed, 100 bid, 40 asked; City
ana suburban railway first mortgage per cent,
los bid. 1091f asked.
, Bank Stocks--Nominal. Southern Bank of
me state of Georgia, 300 bid, 202 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1863 bid, 1G5 asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 80 bid,
III asked National Bank of Savannah, 1874
0id, l25 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
SSSohmipany. jl5 bid III asked; Citizens Bank,
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light Stock, 17&
oId, ls1e asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, Is bid,
BACON Market steady; stocks every
where light; demand good; smoked clear
rio sides, 1034c; shoulders none: dry sailed clear
rlo Sides aesc; long clear 9Iec; bellies 934c;
shoulders, none; hams. lac
., BAoGINe AND TIEs-The market is steady,
Inc following are quotations on actual
offerings. We quote in small lots: Bag
Eng, "a Ms; l414@l44c; 2 MS, 1sGls14c; IA
Us, !24Dl9lec according to brand and guam
tty Iron tes--Si 150t1 20 per bundle, accord
ing 10 brand and quantity. Sea island bagging.
,,oGlblfc Bagging and ties in retail lots
~ BUrTER-Market steady fair demand Goshen,
~oc; gilt edge, 23lac; creamery. Csc.
Oh, CHEESE IS Market steady; fair demand We
- oFFEE-M Market higher We quote: Peaberry,
goou, l1l4c; fair. 1890; ordinary, 154c; com
mon. 14S4c.
CABBAoE-Northern l0@1Ic.
DRIED FRUIr-Apples, eyaporated. DC; com
mon. 7l6c. Peaches, peeled, 16c; unpeeled 5a
&c. Currants, &c. Citron, &c.