The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-03

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Receipts same day last year 342 Sl8
FINANcIAL-Money market easy, but not so
active.
Domestic Erchdnge-Firm. Banks and bank
ers are buying sight drafts at Is per cent pre-
MUM and selling at a per cent premium.
FOREIGN ErchdnQe-The market is heavy.
Commercial demand, 81 s7S4; sixty days, 81 s619;
ninety days, 81 49, francs, Paris and Havre,
commercial, sixty days, So 20Ss; Swiss, S. 2l14 !;
marks. sixty days 95 Bloc.
SECURITIES-The market continues dull, with
no life in speculation and only very limited
demand for investment. Stocks are all more
or less weak, but all classes Of bonds are firm,
SToCks AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlanta 4
per cent long date, 10e bid, ia
asked; Atlanta per cent, 1iS bid, 121 asked;
Augusta per cent long date, 40 bid, III
asked; Augusta per cent, long date, 113 bid,
ia asked; Columbus 5 per cent, lO2 bid 104
asked; Macon per cent, 112 bid, 11S asked
new Savannah per cent, October coupons, 1902
bid, lO2L6 asked; new Savannah per cent,
November coupons, 1915 bid, 102A asked.
State Bol1ds-Georga per cent. 1879,
1908 bid, 101 asked; Georgia new AZ per cent,
1919 bid, 10S1s asked Georgia per ceat gold
quarterly coupons 104 bid, 1o5 asked: Georgia
7per cent, coupons January and July, maturity
1895, 116 bid, 1171s asked.
Rdilrdd StockS-Central common, III bid
lis asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1870 bid, 1872 asked; Georgia COM
mon, 1877 bid, 1893 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed. l23 bid, IA asked; Central
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock. 1O5
bid, 1O6 asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates, 101 bid, 1915 asked.
Railroad Bot,ds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
6per cent interest, coupons October, III bid,
1lS asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated per cent. coupons January and
July, maturity 1897. ia bid, 1l519 asked; Central
consolidated mortgage 7 per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1898, 100 bid
ITO asked; Georgia railroad 6 per cent, 1927
10SG114 bid, 109W116 asked; Mobile and
Girard second mortgage Endorsed 8. per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1889, 10O12
bid, l0l asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road, 106 bid, 10T asked; Marietta and North
Georgia first mortgage 80 years, per cent
SOC bid, 100 and interest asked; Marietta and
North Georgia railroad first mortgage 6 per
cent, 1903 bid, 105 ASKED Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta first mortgage, III
bid, ll2 asked; Charlotte. Columbia and Au-
gusta second mortgage, 1l3 bid, ia asked
Western Alabama second mortgage Endorsed 8
per cent, 107 bid, 103 asked; South Georgia
and Florida Endorsed, li6 bid 1lS asked;
South Georgia and Florida second mortgage,
1l6 bid, l18 asked; Augusta and Knoxville first
mortgage per cent, 100 bid, 10 asked;
Gainesville, jefferson and southern first mort
gage guaranteed 1ls11 bid, 114l6 asked; Gaines
vile, jefferson and Southern not guaranteed,
40 bid, 1i2 asked Ocean Steamship per
cent bouds, guaranteed by Central railroad,
l0l1 bid, log asked; Gainesville. Jefferson aud
Southern second mortgage guaranteed, liz
bid, ia asked: Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds indorsed by Central railroad,
lO5 bid, 100 asked; Columbus and Western .
per cent guaranteed, LOG bid, 1903 asked; City
and Suburban railway first mortgage per cent,
1903 bid, 10 asked.
Bonk Stocks-Nominal, Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 200 bid, POP asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, l61 bid. 1862 asked
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 30 bid.
100 asked; National Bank of Savannah, l23
bid, l24 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, 11b bid, Iii asked Citizens Bank,
" bid, "a asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, liz
BID, lsls asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, 10 bid
BACON Market rapidly advancing; demand
good smoked clear rib sides, 106c shout
ders, Sc; dry sated clear rib sides, 9SBc; long
clear, 916c; bellies. 9S4c; shoulders,R1fc pans
lS3tGe13c
BAGaINe AND TIEs-NIarket bare Off offering
stock. We quote in small lots; Bagging, ga Ms
ll4lZc; ms, 104@1Oa4c; ia IDS, g1egOs4c', &c &C.
eordng to brand and quantity Iron ues-Sl 10
gl ~ per bundle, according to brand ana guam,
uty, Sea island bagging, 15@15lfc. Begging and
Ties in retail lots fraction higher.
BUrrER--Market steady fair demand, GoSnen
@c; gilt edge, csc; creamery. 25c. w.
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, 9Q112c.
CoFFEE-The market is frmer. We quote:
Fancy, 17c choice, Ice; prime, 15ISc; fair. l5c;
peaberry, 100; ordinary, lac; common, lShc.
GADBAoE-Northern, 10Ol2c
DRIED FRuIT-Apples, evaporated, 0ltc; com
mon 7&c. Peaches, peeled, &c; unpeeled, 90
&C. Currants, &c. Citron. Csc.
Dry GooDs-The market is firm, with a ten
dency to advance; stock full; demand good
We quote: Prints, 31s@6lbc; Georgia brown
shirting, "a, 494c; rs do, size; Al brown sheet
Ing, SIC; white osnaburgs, one; checks, 5l6H
&c; yarns, s5c for best makes; brown drill
ings, &c.
FIsH-Light demand on account Of high
prices. We quote full weights: MackerelENo
$40 90; No, 3, half barrels, nominal. 81 0o9
10; No; 2, IS So Herring-No. /, &c; scaled,
oc Cod 606c. Mullet. half barrels, 81 70.
Fruit. Lemons-Demand good. We quote
Choice, 81 25QD4 rs.
FLouR-harket weak; demand moderate
we quote: Extra, 81 1904 40; fancy, IS GOO
40 "
FRANCO rn--Market firm; demand light
we quote: White corn, Job lots, 7ec; carload
IVts ISc mixed, job lots, tic; carload lots, Oec
Oats steady; demand good We quote: mixed
9als' &c; carload lots 46c Bran, 81 90; carload
Iots, Voc. Meal, ,5c. Grits SIC.