The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-27

Stock on hand and on shipboard
,, today 4,5o7 66.123
F1NANCIAL-Money is easy and in good de-
4 mand
Domestic Exchange Scarce-Banks and bank
are buying sight drafts at Is per cent pre-
MUM and selling at ID per cent premium.
Foreign Erchdnge-The market is firm.
Commercial demand, 81 81; sixty days, 81 $3.50;
ninety days, 81 S.; francs, Paris and Havre,
commercial, sixty days, s. 2O9s; Swiss, S. 2114;
marks, sixty days, 95 3-16c.
4 SEcURITIEs-The market is dull and weak,
with free offerings and light buying.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-Chy B0nds-Atlanta
per cent long date, ex-interest, 1OS bid, ia
asked; Atlanta per cent. 1fS bid, 12l asked;
Augusta per cent long date, 113 bid, 115
asked; Augusta Is long date, 100 bid, liz
asked; Macon per cent, 1Qs bid, 10 asked;
new Savannah per cent, April coupons, 102
bid, 1925 asked; new Savannah per cent, May
coupons, l0l14 bid, 10lA asked.
State Bonds Georgia new is, 1889, ex-coupon,
1OO4 bid, 10l12 asked; Georgia new AS ex-
coupon, 105 bid, 1868 asked; Georgia Z per
cent gold, quarterly coupons 100 bid, 107
asked; Georgia z per cent coupons January
and July, maturity 1896, ex-coupons, III bid,
Railroad stocks-Central, common, III bid,
lis asked: Augusta and Savannah Z per cent
guaranteed, 1872 bid, 1874 asked; Georgia com
mon, @D2 bid, 204 asked: Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 1879 bid, 1898 asked; Central
9 per cent certificates 1919 bid, 1902 asked;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 109
bid, 40 asked; Atlanta and West Point
asked.
RaiLrood BOnds-Savannah, Florida and
western Railway Company general mortgage
Ter cent interest, coupons October, eX-interest,
liz bid, ia asked Atlantic and Gulf first
mortgage consolidated per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1897, 1l5l6 bid,
III asked; Central consolidated mortgage
per cent, coupons January and July, maturity
1893, 1922 bid, 110I4 asked; Georgia railroad 6S
1917, lO9 bid, 1iO asked; Mobile and Girard
second mortgage indorsed per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1889, l03 bid;
IV61e asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, indorsed by Central rail
road lOS bid, 1919 asked; Marietta and North
georgia flist mortgage. 30 years, 8 per cent,
IOO bid, lOl and interest asked: Charlotte
Columbia and Augusta first mortgage, 1895
pa III asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
Eusta second mortgage, 1903 bid, 11019 asked:
NE "eSler i Alabama second mortgage IndoIsed
per cent, ITO lid, Ill asked; south Georgia
ana Florida mdorsed, III bid, 1lS asked;
south Georgia and Florida second mortgage,
~ Did, ll6 asked; Augusta and Knoxville
Irst mortgage per cent, 10 bid, 11ll4 asked;
gainesville, Jefferson and Southern first mort
gage guaranteed, 1519 bid, III asked Gaines
we, Jefferson and Southern not guaranteed,
Nv bid, III asked; Ocean Steamship per
cent bonds guaranteed by Central railroad,
lO5A bid, l0I asked; Gainesville. Jefferson
snd southern second mortgage guaranteed,
Il3 asked; Columbus and Rome first mort
gage bonds. Endorsed by Central railroad. 106
bld, lU7 asked; Columbus and Western 6per
cint guaranteed, l0s bid, 10 asked; City
ana Suburban railway first mortgage per
cent, 10: bid. los asked
=, Bunk Nominal Southern Bank of
the state of Georgia, 200 bid, 202 asked; Mer-
Snahts National Bank, i62 bid, 165 asked;
savannah Bank and Trust Company, 80 bid;
n - asked; National Bank Of Savannah, 100
pa l2 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
4 company, 1l5 bid l16 asked; Citizens Bank,
~ bid, 81 asked
s j., Gos stocks Savannah Gas Light stock, ex
dividend. 1915 bid 1914 asked; Mutual Gas Light
II Stock IS bid 20 asked
BAcoN-Market steady; demand good smoked
Gear rib sides, sSsc shoulders, &c; dry salted
GEAR rib Sides re; long clear, pc: bellies,
4 &c; shoulders, 6lac: hams, 13c.
=, hAGGNG AND TiEs-Market quiet. We quote:
pacing, "a MS. SGlS4c . ms, 74G712c; ia
~ b34Jdfc according 10 brand and quantity
ron ues 81 20 per bundle. according to brand
Sld quantity Bagging and ties in retail lots
traction higher
brTTER-Market iirner; Goshen, 2Oc; gilt
euSe, 2i1ec; creamery, PC.
oe VABBAGE-Supply light; native and Florida,
CHEEsE-Narket steady; fair demand. We
quote, ll61lc.
.CoFFEE-The market is higher. We quote:
fancv, lSl3c; choice. INC; prime, 161fc; fair,
lc: ordinary, i5c; common, lac.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, eyaporated, lie;
l-eled, &c. Peaches, peeled. 2Oc; unpeeled,
'0'c Currants, &c. Citron. Doc.
ORY GooDs-rhe market Is strong, with Ten
sencv TO advanced: stock full: demand good