The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-13


Receipts same day last year. .... 7i8 1873
FINANCIAL-Money is stringent and in good de-
Domestic Exchange Weak Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at Is per cent
discount and selling at par.
Foreign Erci1anoe-The market is steady.
Commercial demand, 81 81; sixty days, 81 49,;
ninety days, 81 s114; francs. Paris and Havre,
commercial, sixty days, IS 2414; Swiss, IS 25;
marks, sixty days, 9a34c..
SECuRITIEs-The market owing to tight
money, is inactive and rather weak.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-Ctty Bonds-Atlanta 4
fanta per cent, 11S bid, 12l asked; Augusta
7per cent long date, 10 bid, III asked; Au-
gusta per cent long date, 113 bid, ia
asked; Columbus per cent, 1902 bid 1o4
asked; Macon per cent, 40 bid, HE asked
new Savannah per cent, January coupons,
1925 bid, 103 asked; new Savannah per
cent February coupons, 1924 bid. 1929 asked
state Bonds--Georgia q per, cent, 1889, l0O1f
bid, 10l1S asked; Georgia new AZ per cent, 1919
quarterly coupons, 10sIs Bid, iO4tE asked; Geor-
gia per cent, coupons January and July, ma
turity 1885, lis bid, 119 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 124A
bid, 1854 asked; Augusta and Sa-
Gsnd c bd Gent asSFed Georgia eR com
mon. 1877 bid, 1879 asked; Southwestern z
per cent guaranteed, ex-dividend, 131 bid,
1872 asked; Central per cent certificates,
ex-interest, 994 bid, 9934 asked; Atlanta and
West Point railroad stock, 107 bid, 100
asked; Atlanta and West Point per cent GER
tiflcates 100 bid, 101 asked.
Railroad BondS-Savannah, Florida and
western Railway Company general mortgage,
6per cent interest, coupons October, ll5 bid,
ll6 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent coupons January and
trail consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1898, 1l016 bid
~ asked; Georgia railroad 8 per cent 1897,
1OS0114 bid, l09M116 asked: Mobile and
second indOrSPd
coupons January aud July. maturity 1882, 1924
bid, lob asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first
road, III bid, lie asked; Marietta and North
Georgia railway first mortgage, 80 wears, per
cent, 90 bid, 100 and interest asked; Marietta and
North Georgia railroad first mortgage per
cent, JOG bid, 10e asked; Charlotte, Column
bla and Augusta first mortgage, 112 bid, l13
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta second
mortgage. III bid, 112 asked; Western Ala
hama second mortgage Endorsed per cent,
10j bid, 1Os asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida Endorsed, III bid. 119 asked; South Geor-
gla and Florida second MORTGAGE ia bid, tl6
asked; Augusta ana Knoxville first mortgage
per cent, l12 bid 112A asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern first mortgage guar
anteed, 115 bid, lie asked; Gainesville,
JEFFERSON aud Southern, not guaranteed Ill
bonds, guaranteed by Central railroad, 1925
bid. 1924 asked; Gainesville, jefferson and
southern second mortgage guaranteed. ia
DID, ll6 asked; Columbus and Rome first
mortgage bonds, indorsed by Central railroad
lOS bid, l09 asked; Columbus and Western
per cent, guaranteed, 109 bid. 40 asked
City aud Suburban railway first mortgage per
cent, 1O7 bid, 10S asked.
Bank Stocks-NominaI Southern Dank of
tne State Of Georgia, 200 bid, 2O3 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank. 1863 bid, 165 asked /;
navannah Bank and Trust Company. 99b bid,
i0g1b asked; National Bank of Savannah, l25
bid, 126 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, III bid, 1lS asked; Citizens Bank,
VI bid, So asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, 10
bid, 20 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, 10 bid,
~ asked; Electric Light and Power Company
"a bid % asked.
:, BAcoN-Market steady; stocks everywhere
aght; demand good; smoked clear rib sides,
s9bc; shoulders none; dry sailed clear rib sides;
o1sc; long clear &c; bellies, Size; shoulders,
none; hams. l21&c.
TAGGING AND TIEs-The market is easier and
stocks are somewhat reduced. The following
are quotations on actual offerings: We quote
on small lots: Bagging, "a lbs, &c; bs, 121b
0ls34c; ia lbs, 1l1eGD l34c, according TO brand
and quantity. iron ties-$i i5@1 20 per bundle,
according 70 brand and quantity. Sea island
nagging very scarce, l5l<c. Bagging and ties in
retail lots fraction higher.
- burrER-Market steady; fair demandi
1oshen, pic; gilt edge, 25c; creamery, &c.
CnEEsr-Market steady: fair demand. we
quote, 9J6013l6c
- CoFFEE-NIarRet higher We quote: Peaberry,
O>tc; fancy, 1870; choice, 1Sc; prime, ls14c;
gooo' lec; fair, i716c; ordinary, lie; com
mon, iGj6c.