The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-03
stock on hand and on shipboard

INO~tn 1890 -
to-day. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1O,Slo 69,77S
Receipts same day last year.. 9l9 2,477
FINANCIALc-The market is rather stringent.
Banks at present are able to supply customers.
Domestic ErchGnqe-Steady. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at "a per cent
discount and selling at IS per cent discount to
par
Foreign Erchdnae-The market is steady.
Commercial demand, 81 s311; sixty days, 81 s1]f
ninety days 81 o93; francs Paris and Havre,
commercial, sixty days, So q; Swiss, s. 2716;
SEcURTT1Es-The market continues active for
all classes of stocks and long date railroad
bonds. States and cities are neglected.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlanta 4
per cent long date, los bid, ia asked;
Atlanta per cent. 11s bid, 121 asked; Au-
gusta 7 per cent long date, 40 bid, III
asked; Aggusta, per cent long date, iia bid
1O4 asked; Macon per cent, 112 bid, 113
asked; new Savannah per cent, January
coupons, 1o0lk bid, 101 asked; new Savannah
asked Red CENT November '0'poD' 'O'~ ''u' iO'
State Bonds-Georgia per cent, 1899, 1OO16
bid, 1919 asked; Georgia new ~ per cent, 1913
bid, 1854 asked; Georgia per cent gold
quarterly coupons, 104 bid, 1O5 asked;
Georgia per cent, coupons January and July
maturity 1895. 1i6 bid, III asked
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 1879 bid,
194 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed: 1873 bid. 1875 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1877 bid, 1879 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed 1e6 bid. 127 asked; Central
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, LOG
bid, 1903 asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates 101Is bid, 1902 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
per cent interest, coupons October, 10 bid
112 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
July, maturity 1897, ia bid. ,151s asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per ceut, coupons
January and July, maturity 1898, 40 bid
~ asked; Georgia railroad D per cent, 1897,
10sI1IIA Eads and
Girard second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1889, 10l
bid, 1902 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent. Endorsed by Central rail
road, l05 bid, 10 asked; Marietta and North
Georgia first mortgage, so years, 6 per cent,
100 bid, 101 and interest asked: Marietta
and North Georgia railroad first mortgage per
cent t05 bid, 107 asked; Charlotte, Column
bia and Augusta first mortgage, 1921 bid, Ill
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage, 112 bid, 113 asked; Western Ala
bama second mortgage Endorsed 8 per cent,
l0] bid 104 Asked South Georgia and Flor
ida Endorsed, III bid, 119 asked; South Geor
gia and Florida second mortgage, liz bid,
ia asked; Augusta and Knoxville first mort
gage per cent, l09 bid, 11016 asked; Gaines
VILE, jefferson and Southern first mortgage
guaranteed, lis bid ZIG asked; Gainesville,
bid, lie asked; Ocean Steamship per cent
bonds. guaranteed by Central railroad, 1917
bid, 1872 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and
Southern second mortgage guaranteed, IA
bid, 116 asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Central railroad,
lO7 bid .09 asked; Columbus aud Western o
per cent guaranteed, 1902 bid, no asked; City
and Suburban railway first mortgage per cent
Jos bid, 10516 asked.
Bank StOcks-Nominal. Southern Bank OF
the State of Georgia, 200 bid, 202 asked; Mer-
Chants National Bank, 161 bid, 1862 asked
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 100 bid,
l02 asked; National Bank Of Savannah, 123
bid. 124 asked: Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, lis. bid, III asked; Citizens Bank
w bid, 81 asked.
Gas Stocks Savannah Gas Light stock, 171f
t6,d, 1915 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, 10 bid.
20 asked
BAcos-Market firm and advancing; stocks
everywhere light; demand good; smoked clear
rbsldes,1Ic: shoulders noEe; dry salted clear
ITO sides, 10l6c; long clear, 1885, bellies, lO1<c;
shoulders, none; hams, lac.
@ bAaGISG AND TIEs-!The market is steady.
stocks are somewhat reduced and holders not so
actual offerings. Wequote in small lots: Bag
ging, "a bs, 14l4Qnl4s4c; MS, 13q31s14c; ~
Ds, lsl40D1.lSc, according to brand and guam
IVY. Iron tics--sl 1901 20 per bundle. accord
.Hg TO brand and quantity. Sea island oegging
,tS0lo1tc. Bagging and ties in retail lots frac-
tlon higher
90 BurrER-Market steady; fair demand; Goshen,
SOS; gilt edge 2altc; creamery. 25c.
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. we
quote, slf2c.
,CoFFEE-Market firmer We quote Peaberry,
as'tci fancy, i7ltc; choice. lie; prime, l6Itc;
lSAxc 49, ~
gAB8AeE-Northcrn, 1o1iic.
pRlEp FRUfT-Apples, evaporated, pxc; com
mon, &c. Peaches. peeled. i6c; unpeelod, so
~ Vurfants, &C. Citron, 23c.