The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-21

Receipts same day last year.. 5S4 1885
FINANc1AL-Money is in good demand, but
less stringent.
Domestic Erchange-s Steady Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at a per cent
discount aud selling at Is per cent discount to
par.
Foreign Ercbange-The market is firm.
Commercial demand 81 S634Qt4 g.: sixty days,
81 S216; ninety days, 81 S01s; francs, Paris and
Hayre, commercial, sixty days, s. rs; Swiss,
So 251A; marks, sixty days, 945sc.
SECUaITIEs-Money is less stringent and some
little demand for securities is sprnging up
STOCKS AND BoSDS-Ctty BOHdS-Atlanta
per cent long date, 10S bid, ia asked; At
lanta per cent, 11S bid, l?l asked; Augusta
glsta per cent long date. 1l3 bid, ia
asked; Columbus 5 per cent, 102 bid, 100
asked; Macon per cent, 40 bid, 1111f asked;
new Savannah per cent. January coupons,
1925 bid, 1O3 asked; Savannah per
cent, February coupons, 1924 bid, 1929 asked
State Bonds-Georga new Az per cent, 1854
quarterly eyS coupons iol Sid, los asked; Geor-
gia per cent coupons, January and July, ma
turity 1896. 1i9 bid, l91 asked
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 124
yannah per cent guaranteed, ex-divi
dend, 1870 bid, 1872 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1917 bid. 1872 asked, Southwestern 2
ia2 asked; Central 6 per cent certificates,
ex interest, 90 bid, 9934 asked; Atlanta and
West Point railroad stock, 107 bid. 100
asked, Atlanta ana west fOlnU . per cent GER
tificates. 100 bid, 101 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannab, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage,
per cent interest, coupons October, lis bid,
116 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July. maturity 1897. !lS bid. 1l9 asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1923, 111I4 bid,
li2 asked; Georgia railroad 9 per cent. 1897,
10s0114 bid 1090116 asked; Mobile and
Girard. second mortgage Endorsed, per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1892, 1924
bid, 103 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central rail-
road. 1091s bid III asked; Marietta and North
Georgia railway first mortgage, SO years, per
cent, 9S bid, 100 and interest asked; Marietta and
North Georgia railroad first mortgage per
cent, 1906 bid, 1903 asked; Charlotte, Column
ba and Augusta first mortgage. 1l21f Did, 1874
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage, III bid, liz asked; Western Ala
bama second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
los bid, l06 asked South Georgia and Flor
ida indorsed, 11s bid, go asked; South Geor.
gia and Florida second mortgage, rs bid, 1lo
asked; Augusta and Knoxville first mortgage
2 per cent. liza bid, 113 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern first mortgage guar
anteed, 115 bid 1l6 asked; Gainesville.
jefferson and Southern, not guaranteed, Ill
bid, 10 Asked Ocean Steamship per cent
bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad, 103
bid, 10S4 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and
Southern second mortgage guaranteed ia
bid, 116 asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Central railroad.
lUS DID, lUJ asked, COLUMBUS dnu WeSicTH
per cent guaranteed, 100 bid, 10 asked;
City and Suburban railway first mortgage per
cent, 107 bid, 10S asked
Bank Stocks-Nominal Southern Bank OF
the State of Georgia. 800 bid, 2O3 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1863 bid, 1875 asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 80 bid.
100 asked; National Bank of Savannah. 1876
bid, 1876 asked Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, III bid, 11s asked; Citizens Bank,
% bid, 95 asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, 10
bid. 20 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, l5 bid.
20 asked; Electric Light and Power Company.
"a bid, " asked.
BACON Market steady; stocks everywhere
light; demand good; smoked clear rib sides,
9ssc; shoulders, none; dry salted clear rio sides
&c; long clear, 75sc; bellies sc; shoulders
none; hams, l216c.
BAGGING AND TIEs-The market Is easier
and almost bare Of stock. The following
are quotations ON actual offerings: We quote
on small lots: Bagging, "a Ds, l5lhc; IDS,
le6t 121fc; 134 Ms, 1f41IlJfc, according 20 brand
and quantity. Iron ties-Si IDOL 20 per bundle,
according 20 brand and quantity. bea island
bagging very scarce, l5lxc. Bagging and ties IN
retail lots a fraction higher.
BUTTER Market steady fair demandi
Goshen 22c; gilt edge, 25c; creamery, &c.
cHEEsE- Market steady; fair demand. We
coFvrs Market higher. We quote, Peaberry.
aQlkc; fancy, 1896 choice, lsci prime, le,4ci