The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-31


Receipts same day last year. see 1851
F1NANo1AL-Money in good demand; the banks
supplying customers.
Domestic ErchGnge-St Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at u per cent
discount and selling at 1s per cent discount TO
par.
Foreign Erchonqe-The market is steady.
Commercial demand, 81 So; sixty days,
81 SS16; ninety days, 81 6234; francs, Paris and
Havre commercial, sixty days, IS 241S; Swiss,
SIS 25; marks, sixty days, O41ec
SECURITIEs-The market continues dull. Some
little inquiry exists for state bonds and Central
railroad joint mortgages. Stocks are weak and
srocKs AND BoNDs-City Bonds--,AtIanta 4
per cent long date, 10S bid, ia asked;
Atlanta per cent, 116 bid, le1 asked; Au-
asked; Augusta per cent long date, 113 bid,
l14 asked; Columbus 5 per cent 1902 bid, 1914
asked; Macon per cent, 112 bid, 1l3 asked
new Savannah per cent, October coupons,
ioOM bid, iOiN asked; new Savannah per cent,
November coupons, 100 bid, l01 asked.
State BOndS-GeOrgia per cent, 1889, 10O16
bid, 1O11s asked; Georgia new Az per cent, Jos
bid, 1884 asked; Georgia 7 per cent gold
quarterly coupons, 104 bid, los asked; Geor-
gia per cent. coupoES January and July, ma
turity 1895, 1l6 bid, 1l7Ih asked.
Railroad StOcEs-Central common, lis bid,
l16 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1870 bid, 1872 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1917 bid, 1870 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed 12O bid, 1871 asked; Central
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock 104
bid, 106 asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates, 10l1h bid, l02 asked
Railroad BondS-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
per cent interest, coupons October, 10 bid
III asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolldated7 per cent, coupons January and
July maturity 1897, ia bid, 115l% asked; Cen
trial consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1893, 1903 bid,
ITO asked; Georgia railroad per cent 1897,
rod and
Grard second mortgage indorsed per cent
coupons January and July maturity 1889, l0016
bid, 10l asked; Montgomery and Eutaula first
mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road sO6 bid, 1OT asked; Marietta and North
Georgia first mortgage, so years, per cent
1oh bid, 1O6 and interest asked; Marietta and
North Georgia i railroad first mortgage per
bia and Augusta first mortgage. 10 bid, 1i9I3
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage, 1lS bid, Ia asked; Western Ala
107 bid. 1903 asked South Georgia and Flor
ida Endorsed, 116 bid 11e Asked South Geor-
gia and Florida second mortgage, ll6 bid
lls asked; Augusta and Knoxyille first mort
Vile, jefferson and Southern first mortgage
guaranteed. 1875 bid, 114l6 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern, not guaranteed, 10
bid 112 asked; Ocean Steamship per cent
bonds guaranteed by Central railroad, 101
bid, 10lI1 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and
Southern second mortgage guaranteed, liz
DID, ia asked. columbus ana Rome HrSt
mortgage bonds, indorsed by Central railroad
los bid, 1906 asked; Columbus and Western
per cent guaranteed, LOG bid, 1903 asked; City
and Suburban railway first mortgage per cent
100 bid, 10 asked.
BanE Stocks-Nomnal Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 200 bid, 90s asked; Mer-
Savannah Bank and Ti1wt Company, 90 bid
100 asked; National Ba " of Savannah, 123
bid. 1874 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, 1l6 bid, III asked; Citizens Bank,
Gas Stocks-Sayannah Gas Light stock 17Ib
bid, 1870 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock Is bid,
30 asked.
BAcoN-Market firm and advancing; demand
good smoked clear rib sides, l0L4c; shoulders,
&c; dry sailed clear rib sides, 9Ifc; long
clear 99sc; bellies. es4c; shoulders $40; hams,
l4c.
with an upward tendency. The following are
quotations on actual offerings We quote 10
small lots; BagginS, "a lbs, l4l40l494c; lbs,
lS@184clA MS, 12l4D12Zac, according 10 brand
and quantity. Iron ties-sl i5D1 20 per bundle.
according to brand and quantity. Sea island
baggng, l5GI15l6c Bagging and ties in retail
lots II fraction higher.
BUTTER Market steady; fair demand; Goshen,
Ac; gilt edge. 23c creamery, 25c.
CHEESE Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, 9Qbl2c.
COFFEE Market higher. We quote: Fancy,
tbAc; choice l64c; prime, l5Ac; fair l6e; pea
perry lB4c; ordinary, lay4c common l3Ac.
CADBAGE-Northern, 100ll2c.
DRIED FRuIr-Apples evaporated, 9l9c; com
mon, PC. Peaches, peeled. &c; unpeeled, so
&C. Currants, &c Citr0n. 25c.
Dry GooDs-The market is firm, stock full;
demand good. We quote: Prints, 91sW6lRc;
Georgia brown shifting, "a, &c; 7-e do, 51fc;
~ brown sheetlng, 6l6c; white osnaburgs, g|xc;
checks, $40 &c; yarns, Soc for the best makes;
brown drillings, &c.
tlsH-Light demand on account of high
Prisc tooo We quote full weights: Mackerel.No.
$4,000; No. 3, half barrels, nominal, 81 o0Q
20; No. 2, 80 30. Herring-No. l. &c; scaled,
"oe. Cod, 64Sc. Mullet, half barrels 81 20.
fRu1r-Lemons-D good. We quote:
N1olce 80 1904 90; fair, So 7563 Is.
rL9rR-Market very Arm aud advancing; de-
f nanl moderate. Wequote: Extra, 81 25Gt4 30;
fancy, y O51o5 40; choice patent, So 5000 90;
family. 81 75QlA co.
vSkAiS-Corn-Mar steady; demand light.
We quote; White corn, job lots, Tic; carload
-~ oVc; mixed. Job lots, Csc; carload lots 60c