The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-02

to-day. ........... .............. $3.50 111,r9
Receipts same day last year. 95 T3
FINANcIAL-Money is easy and in good re-
quest.
Domestic Erchdnqe-Is scarce. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at Is per cent
premium and selling at ID per cent pre-
MUM.
F reign Frch1nge-The market is firm
Commercial demand, 81 8614; sixty days, 81 IS
ninety days. S. S414; francs, Paris and Havre,
commercial, sixty days, So 2l55; Swiss, S. 2216
marks, sixty days, 95 Lice.
SECURITiEs-T The market is quiet for all classes
of bonds end stocks, but the undertone is firm
and the offerings Of every description are light.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-CttU Bonds-Atanta 6
per cent long date. ex-nterest, l0S bid, ia
asked Atlanta per cent, llS bid, l21 asked
Augusta per cent long date, lib bid, lis
asked Augusta Us long date, 100 bid, liz
asked; Columbus per cent, 9s bid, 10l
new Savannah per cent, April coupons, 1919
bid, 102 asked; new Savannah per cent,
May coupons, 10l bid, 1919 asked,
state Bonds-Georgia new 6s, 1889 ex-coupon,
1O0M bid, 1919 asked; Georgia new 419s, e1-
coupon, 1854 bid, 106 asked; Georgia Z per
cent gold, quarterly coupons, l0o bid, lO6
asked Georgia per cent, coupons January
and July, maturity 1896. ex-coupons, III bid,
I19 asked.
Railroad Stoct&-Central common, 1l9 bid,
l2O asked; Augusta and savannah per cent
guaranteed, 132 bid 1874 asked: Georgia COM
mon, 2O5 bid, 206 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 1870 bid, 12913 asked Central
per cent certificates, 10134 bid, 1924 asked:
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 1925
bid, 110I1 asked; Atlanta and West Point 8
per cent certificates exinterest, 1929 bid, 1O315
asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage b
per cent interest coupons October, ex-interest,
liz bid III asked Atlantic and Gulf first
mortgage consolidated Z per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1897, 115 bid,
1lS asked; Central consolidated mortgage Z
per cent, coupons January and July, maturity
1893 10 bid, 1l2 asked; Georgia railroad 6s.
1897, 1O9 bid, 10 asked; Mobile and Girard
January and July, maturity, 1882, l0S bid,
lO4 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road, 108 bid, 1091s asked; Marietta and
North Georgia first mortgage, so years per
cent, 9915 bid, 1904 and interest asked /;
charlotte Columbia and Augusta first mort
gage, 10 bid. liz asked; Charlotte, Column
pa and Augusta second mortgage Joy bid
llOIe asked; Western Alabama second mort
gage indorsed per cent, 100 bid, ITO asked ;
south Georgia and Florida indorsed, III bid,
Ilo asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage. ia bid, 116 asked; Augusta and
knoxville first mortgage z per cept. 1lO1@ bid,
lll1e asked; Gainesville, jefferson and south
ern hl%t mortgage guaranteed, ia bid, ITO
asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern not
guaranteed, 10 bid, III asked; Ocean
Steamship 6 per cent bonds, guaranteed by
central railroad, 1903 bid, 104 asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, 113 asked Columbus and Rome
hrst mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Central rail
road JOG bid, 1917 asked; Columbus and
western ercent guaranteed, los bid, ITO
asked; City and Suburban rail ay first mort
gage per cent, 1914 bid, 1903 asked.
. Bank StOcks--Nominal. Southern Bank or
the State Of Georgia, 200 bid, 202 asked
Merchants National Bank, 1862 bid, 165
asked; Savannah Bank and Trust Company
70 bid, 81 asked; National Bank Of Savannah,
20 bid, 1872 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and
crust Comany, 1l5 bid 116 asked; Citizens
Bank, 80 bid, IS asked.
=, Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, ex-
dividend, lsl6 bid, 1919 asked; Mutual Gas Light
stock, Is bid, 20 asked.
BACON - Market steady: demand good
smoked clear rib sides, S3sc; shoulders, &c;
1ry sailed clear rib sides. Sc; long clear, Sc
pellles, SC; shoulders, 6l6c; hams, l5c.
=, bAGGING AND TIFs-Market quiet. We quote:
Bi5agging-2A MS s9Sl4c; . lbs, 7A@7lhc; IA
lbs, o9401c, according TO brand and quantity;
iron Ties 81 20 per bundle, according to brand
ana quantity. Bagging and ties in retail lots a
., BCTTER-Market firmer "a oshen, zoe; gilt edge
fsc; creamery, 26c.
CABBAGE-Supply light native aud Florida
@rIVc; Northern, 1l6 J2c; imported, 100 NC.
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, il@14c.
>, CoFFEE--The market is dull. We quote:
rancy 1890; choice, 10c; prime, l6c; good,
rye; fair, lic ordinary, 1sISc; common, lbc.
DhIED FRulT-Apples, evaporated, lie;
Peeled, NC. Peaches, peeled, 2Dc; unpeeled,
ON2Ic. Currants, &c. Citron, CSC.
4 DRY GooDs-The market is strong, with ten
SSeency 70 advance; stock fun: demand good
We quote; Prints. 4ls@7c; Georgia brown