The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-22


steady for VI aud below, at the following quota
tions: A, B, c, d and { 81 90, F 81 05, q 81 TO-
Hsl IS. 81 20. K 81 ~. N ss o5, N 81 80,
window glass So 70, water white g. 80. At the
last call it closed steady and unchanged.
sAvAI STORES STATEMENT.
Spirits. Rosin
Stock on hand April 1............ 1872 1902
Received previously ..............l 1928 463,eO9
Total. .1s9.s7s 5a8,907
Exported previously ,z73 AZ, 959
Total. .........................157 .5Ss 414,s49
Stock on hand and on shipboard
Recsipts same day last year.. i62 2,266
FINANcIAL-Money is slightly stringent owing
to the very heavy demand.
Domestic Erchange-Weak; rates are nomi-
nal Banks and bankers buying sight drafts
at "a per cent discount and selling at par
Foreign Ecchdnqe-1he market is steady
Commercial demand 81 SIN; sixty days,
81 7s%4; ninety DAYS, 81 IA; francs, Paris and
Havre, commercial. sixty DAYS, IS 2614; Swiss
s. ara; marks. sixty days. 93g4c.
SEcURTTIEs-The security market is dull, with
light demand for stocks. Bonds are neg
lectsd.
STOCKS AND BoyDs-city Bonds-Atlanta G
per cent long date 108 bid, ia asked; At
lanta per cent, ll6 bid, 100 asked; Au-
gusta per cent long date, 1o5 bid, l12
asked; Augusta 6 per cent long date, 10l bid,
107 asked; Columbus per cent, 104 bid
1864 asked; Macon per cent ia bid, rs
asked; new Savannah par cent. quarterly
coup ms, 1904 bid, lO74 asked; new Savannah
5 per cent February coupons LOG bid, 1861
asked.
State Bonds-Georgia new ~ per cent, 119
bid, 1914 asked; Georgia per cent gold quar-
per cent coupons, January and July, maturity
1896, 1lsIs bid, 100 asked.
Railroad Stocks-C ,ntraI common. ex-divi-
dend, 122 bid, 1913 asked Augusta and Sa-
vaunah per cent guaranteed, ex-dividend
139 bid, 140 asked; Georgia common, 2Ol
bid, 2021z asked; Southwestern per cent guar
trail per cent certificates, ex-January interest.
9S1s bid 80 asked; Atlanta and West Point
railroad stock, 1O7 bid. lO9 asked; Atlanta
and West Point 6 per cent certificates. ex.Jan.
uary interest, 99lS bid, 100 asked. 49,
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage,
8 per cent interest coupons October, 11411 bid,
l16l6 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
con ,olidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897, liz bid. ia asked;
Central Railroad and Banking Company
trail consolidated mortgage per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1898 10S bid
1881 asked; Savannah and Western railroad
per cent, Endorsed by Central railroad 99lk hid
105@111 bid, 1060ll6 asked; Georgia South
ern and Florida first mortgage per cent 9s3l
bid, 99N asked; Covington and Macon first mort
gage per cent, So bid, 81 asked; Montgom-
cry and Eufaula first mortgage, per cent. in
dorsed by Central Railroad i1116 bid, 1I2
asked; Marietta and North Georgia railway.
first mortgage, 30 years, per cent 96l6
| bid, 97I1 asked; Marietta and North Georgia
railroad first mortgage 6 per cent, 107 bid
| 10S asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
first mortgage, III bid, 1l2 asked; Char
| 1lS bid, 100 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
| Augusta, general mortgage, per cent, 1861
| bid, l0s asked: Western Alabama second
| mortgage, Endorsed per cent 1ei16 bid, 1021%
| asked; South Georgia and Florida, indorsed,
11S bid, 100 asked; South Georgia and Flor
| ida second mortgage, 116 bid, 11s asked; Au-
1:2 bid, 112l1 asked; Gainesville, jefferson and
| Southern first mortgage guaranteed, ZIG bdi
| 11S asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern
| not guaranteed, ITO bid, III asked; Ocean
| Central railroad. 1903 bid, 1896 asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed. ia bid, ZIG asked; Columbus
and Rome first mortgage bonds, indorsed BY
| Central railroad, 10S bid, ITO asked; Column
| bus and Western per cent guaranteed, ITO
| bid, 112 asked City and Suburban railway
| first mortgage, per cent, 109A bid III asked
| Bank Stocks Firm. Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, go bid, 2sO asked; Mer-
| chants National Bank, IT'S bid, 1870 asked ;
! Savannah Bank and Trust Company. ia bid
lis asked; National Bank of Savannah. 134
bid, 135 asked Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
! Company, 120 bid, 1913 asked; Citizens Bank,
1 and
Improvement Company, SO bid, Sd asked.
| Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stocks.
| "a bid, % asked; Mutual Gas Light stock,
| IS bid; Electric Light and Power Company,
s. bid, IS asked.
| BACON - Market steady, good demand
| smoked clear rib sides, none; shoulders, 516c
| dry sailed clear rib sides, &c; long clear, sac;
| bellies &c; shoulders SC; hams, 12146D1234c.
| BAGGING AND TIEs-The market is easy.
| Small lots: Jute bagging, 24 lbs. 1O34c;
2 fbs. 10c; 1a4 lbs, 94c: according to brand and
| quantity; sea island bagging very scarce
at 14Ql5c; cotton bagging, Al inches, 81 u,
Ties-S1 1901 20 per bundle, according to guam
| tity. Begging and ties in retail lots a fraction
higher.
BUTTER - Market dull; fair demand
Goshen, 1611Sc; gilt edge, 20e1c; creamery,
CABBAeE-9010c.
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand; 11@
COFFEE - Market higher. Peaberry, 2sAc;
fancy, .2lS4c; choice, 2114c; prime, 2094c; good
| 2O4c; fair, 2oc; ordinary, 1870; common. 1S14c.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, evaporated. 1019c; com
&c. Currants, &c. Citron, &c $0
DRY GooDs-The market is quiet and steady.
Prints. 4G61hc; Georgia brown shrting, 81
| 414c: rs do C; A brown sheeting, &c; white
osnaburgs, 71SSs16c; checks, 5@51Sc; yarns,
NC. -
FIsH-Market nominal. We quote full weights
| MdCkerel, NO. y, nalI DdFTelS NOMINAL. Do W
@l0 90; No. 2, $40 00012 co. Herring, No. /,
24c; scaled. 26c. Cod. 6@cc Mullet. half
FRUIr - Lemons-Iight demand Choice
So 90; fancy, SO %. Apples, So 1904 co. Florida
oranges, inferior 81 25QD2 00 q box; prime
| stock, 81 2513 90 q box.
FLoUR-Market dull. Extra, 81 80: family,
"a 80; fancy, 81 80; patent Sc 90; choice patent,
S. 20; spring wheat, best, So rs; bakers mkt
ure, 81 Is.
GRAIN-Corn-Mar steady. White corn,
retail lots 571fc; job lots, 55c; carload lots, 53c
| mixed corn retail lots, soc; job lots, 54c; car.
load lots. sec Oats-Retail lots, 4Oc: job lots,
SIC; carload lots, S5c. Bran-Retal lots, 81 90;
job lots 90c; carload lots SIC. Meal 5716c. Pearl
grits, per barrel. So 81; per sack, 81 35; grits,
6216c.
HAY-Market firm. Western, in retail lots,
81 90; job lots, 92lkc; carload lots. 90c.
| HIDES, Wool. ETC.-Hides Market very dull,
receipts light; dry flint, &c; sailed, &c; dry
| butcher, &c. Wool-Market nominal; prime, 20c;
bury, 10D15c. Wax zoe. Tallow, 3@4c. Deer
skins, flint, Csc; sailed, zoe. Otter skins, 50c0
$500.
IRoN--Market firm; swede, 41k@5c; re-
fined, 21Sc.
LARD-Market steady; in tierces, 61Sc; 5ofb
tins, SIC.
LIME, CAICINEp PLASTER AND CEMENT-Chsw-
acala lump lime in fair demand and selling at
81 25 per barrel; Georgia and Shelby, 81 %
per barrel; bulk and carload lots special
calcined plaster, s. s. per barrel; hair, 405c;
Rosendale cement, 81 1901 so; Portland cement,