The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-02

Stock on hand and on shipboard
Receipts same day last year. SSs 1856
FINANcIAL-Money is in active demand.
Domestic Exchange, - Easy. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at "a per cent
premium and selling at d per cent premium.
Foreign Erctange-The market is steady
Commercial demand 81 S6IS; sixty DAYS
81 $500 81 ninety days 81 S404 S414; francs
Paris and Havre. commercial. sixty DAYS, So q /:
Swiss, IS 2l15; marks, sixty days, 951Sc.
SECURITIEs-T market continues inactive
with some little demand for investment secun-
ties.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-Citv Bonds-Atlanta 6
per cent long date, eX-interest, 1903 bid, ia
asked; Atlanta per cent, 118 bid, 12l asked
Augusta per cent long date, 113 bid, 1l5
asked; Augusta IS long date, 109 bid, liz
asked asked N Columbus per , sent ia % bid 1G
new Savannah per cent July coupons, 101
bid, 102 asked; new Savannah per cent, May
coupons, 1919 bid, l02l9 asked.
state BOHds-Georgia new 6S 1899, 1915 bid
l02 asked; Georgia new 41es, 1861 bid, 10Y
asked; Georgia per cent gold, quarterly cou-
pons, 1903 bid, los asked; Georgia per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1896, 116ls
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 11e bid,
1l61s asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1872 bid, 134 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1875 bid, 200 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 12714 bid, 1884 asked; Central
per cent certificates, 1914 bid, 101A asked;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 107
bid, 1872 asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates, 102 bid, 1903 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage 6
per cent interest, coupons October, exinterest
1l2 bid, ia asked; Atlantic and Gulf first
mortgage consolidated Z per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1897, ia bid,
III asked; Central consolidated mortgage Z
per cent. coupons January and July, maturity
1853, 10 BID, III asked; Georgia railroad IS,
a,,A a,.1
second mortgage indorsed per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1889, 103 bid,
lO31s asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage = per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road, 1903 bid 1904 asked; Marietta and North
georgia, first mortgage, so years, per cent,
100 bid, 1O2 and interest asked; Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta first mortgage, 11013
bid, ll1l6 asked; Charlotte. Columbia and Au-
Eqsta second mortgage, 100 bid, 1101k asked
western Alabama second mortgage indorSed s
per cent, LOG bid, 107 asked; South Georgia
ana Florida indorsed, III bid, 11s asked;
South Georgia and Florida second mortgage
IA bid, 116 asked; Augusta and Knoxville
nrst MORTGAGE per cent, 10 bid, III asked;
GAINESVILLE, Jefferson and Southern first mort
gage guaranteed, l5l6 bid, III asked; Gaines
vile Jefferson and Southern not guaranteed
llO bid. III asked; Ocean Steamship per
cent bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad
lO374 bid, 109 asked; Gainesville, jefferson
ana southern second mortgage guaranteed
llO bid, III asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds, indorsed by Central railroad,
IUo bid, 1T asked; Columbus and Western
per cent guaranteed, 10S bid, 40 asked; City
ana Suburban railway first mortgage per
cent 1903 bid, 1909 asked
+. Bank Stocks-Nomnal Southern Bank OF
the state Of Georgia, 200 bid, 202 asked; Mer-
chants' National Bank, 1853 bid, 1874 asked
savannah Bank and Trust Company, 95 bid
~ asked; National Bank of Savannah. 1E2
pa, l25 asked; ORlethorpe Savings aud Trust
a 9bisPany, us bid, l1o asked; Citizens Bank
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock. 10
pa pa 10 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, Is
Did, 20 asked
bAcoN-1larket firm and advancing; demand
goo1; smoked clear rib sides. &c. shoulders,
e2sci dry sailed clear rib sides, size; long clear,
o4c; bellies S14c; shoulders, G5sc; hams, 1Sc.
,bAGGING AND lies Market nominal. We quote:
r BSsgsg XXI "a fos, sIgsI4ci Sfos 74@1Mc;, ~
a,,I tess 20 per bundle, according TO- brand
Snu quantity Bagging and ties in retail lots a
traction higher
euge, @l9026c: creamery 7Q12Sc.
90 GsAoBaAsE-Suppy light; native and Florida,
SE1O09 rs per barrel.
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand We
rCoFFEE The market is firm. We quote:
fancy, 1Sl@c; choice, 1711c; prime, 1910; fair,
4OKSc' ordinary, lac; common, 13l1c.
DRIED tRUtr-AppleS, evaporated, 10c; com
mnou, nc. Peaches, peeled, 22c; unpeeled, so
&c; Currants, &c. Citron, 25c.
DRY GooDs-The market is strong with ten
SWency TO advance; stock full; demand good.
we quote: Prints, 4lS17c; Georgia brown
s SanlrtlIng, 81, DC; rs do &c; a. brown sheet
ing Ici white osuaburgs 9s4c; checks. GAO
&C. yarns SIC for best makes; brown drillings,
'1e9a61xc.
FIsH-Light demand on account Of high
prices, We quote full weights: Mackerel-No.
5'SiVoO; No 3. half barrels, nominal, 81 0oA
oo' NO 2 S. so. Herring--No. 1, e3c; scaled,
% rT-Lemons-Demand fair We quote:
SSSS9S 30 Apples--None. Oranges. Florida
s'arce; selling at 81 oQG4 80.