The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26


Receipts same day last year.. 489 1,517
FINANc1AL-M Money is in good demand
Domestic ErchGnge-Steady. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at IS per cent
premium and selling at d per cent premium.
Foreign ETcbdn9e-The market is steady.
Commercial demand, 81 500; sixty days,
81 s4AdD4 s.; ninety days 81 S4@4 s414; francs,
Paris and Havre, commercial, sixty days, IS q !;
Swiss, s. ~; marks, sixty days, 951sc.
SECURiTIEs-The market has dropped back
into a state of inactivity, with light offerings
and little or no buying.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-CttV BondS-Atlanta
per cent long date, ex-interest, 10s bid, ia
asked; Atlanta per cent, 11S bid, 121 asked;
Augusta z per cent long date, ll3 bid, 1l5
asked; Augusta 6s long date, 100 bid, 112
asked; Columbus per cent, 90 bid, 1C1
asked; Macon 9 per cent, 10S bid, 40 asked;
new Savannah pei. cent, July coupons, 1O1
bid, 1902 asked; new Savannah per cent, May
coupons 1919 bid, 1929 asked
State Bonds-Georgia new 6s, 1889, 1914 bid,
1O2 asked; Georgia new AS, 1854 bid, 107
asked; Georgia per cent gold, quarterly cou-
pons, 1041f bid, 1O519 asked; Georgia z per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1895, III
bid, 11S asked.
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 1855 bid,
116 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 1872 bid, 1874 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1888 bid, POP asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 12714 bid, 12e asked; Central
per cent certificates 101 bid 1919 asked ;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, 107
bid, 10a asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates, l02 bid, 103 asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage 6
per cent interest, coupons October, ex-interest
liz bid, ia asked; Atlantic and Gulf first
mortgage consolidated : per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1897, ia bid,
III asked; Central consolidated mortgage Z
per cent coupons January and July, maturity
1888, 10 bid III asked; Georgia railroad Gs
1897, lO9 bid 10 asked; Mobile and Girard
second mortgage Endorsed per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1882, 10S bid
lOoys asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
mortgage o per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road, l0S bid I091s asked; Marietta and North
Georgia, first mortgage SO years, per cent
lOO bid, lO2 and interest asked; Charlotte
Columbia and Augusta first mortgage, HOS
old, MA asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
8qsta second mortgage, lO9 bid, 1101R asked;
western Alabama second mortgage Endorsed
per cent, l06 bid, 107 asked; South Georgia
ana Florida Endorsed, III bid, 11s asked;
south Georgia and Florida second mortgage
rs bid, 1l6 asked; Augusta and Knoxville
Irst mortgage per cent, 40 bid, Ill asked ;
gainesville, Jefferson and Southern first mort
gage guaranteed, 1857 bid III asked; Gaines
VILE Jefferson and Southern not guaranteed
ITO bid, Ill asked; Ocean Steamship per
cent bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad.
VISA bid, l0S asked; Gainesville, jefferson
and Southern second mortgage guaranteed,
10 bid, Ill asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds Endorsed by Central railroad,
IVo DID, l91 asked; Columbus and Western
per cent guaranteed, 1903 bid, 40 asked; City
ana suburban railway first mortgage per
cent, lOT1n bid, 1885 asked
Bank 81 'cks-Noninal Southern Bank Of
the state o: Georgia. 200 bid 202 asked; Mer-
Shants National Bank, 1853 bid 1874 asked;
savannah Bank and Trust Company, % bid
y. asked; National Bank Of Savannah 1879
pa, l25 asked; Oglethorpe Savings aud Trust
company, ITO bid, JIG asked Citizens Bank,
W bid, 96 asked.
Gas Savannah Gas Light stock, IS
ppid' " asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, IS
bid, 20 asked
B4coN-Marlnet firm and advancing; demand
good; smoked clear rib sides, &c; shoulders
osc dry sailed clear rib sides, sac; long clear,
o19c' bellies, bI4c shoulders, 66sc; hams, 13c.
:, bAGGIEG AND rIEs-Marxet quiet We quote:
snesgg1ing, "a lbs, S9s14c: Ems, 714071ec; IA
IDS 0A01c, according TO brand and quantity.
iron tles-Sl 20 per bundle, according TO brand
s snu quantity. Bagging and ties in retail lots a
traction higher.
BuTTER-Market higher; Goshen, 2O023c; gilt
edge, 2416W26c; creamery 27612Sc.
o. aBBAGE-Supply light; native and Florida,
S25OQ92 IS per barrel.
quote, 11114c.
=, COFFEE market is firm We quote
TIt9ncy, lsl1c; choice, l71ec; prime, 1e16c; fair
4'kec; ordinary, 14c; common, 1311c.
DRIED FRUIr-Apples, evaporated, 10c; COM
&C; CurrantS, &c. Citron, 25c.
DRY GooDs-The market is strong, with a ten.
SgSncy TO advance; stock full; demand good
Ne Ne quote: Prints. 5000; Georgia brown
surfing, 81 &c; 7-S do. &c; ID brown sheet
55ne, 'ei white osnaburgs, 994c; checks, 6l4GD
~ gaasns, soc Tor best makes; brown drtllings,
F1sH-Light demand on account of high
prices, We quote full weights: Mackerel-No
s',SlVV; No 3. half barrels, nominal, 81 COO
"; no 2 ss 90. Herring-No /, 22c; scaled
&C. Cod, 5Qec.