The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-14

Receipts same day last year.. IS 1896
FINANCIAL Money is easy.
Do estic' Erchcn0e-Steady. Banks and
bankers buying sight drafts at par and selling
at 1SG14 per cent premium.
Foreign Erchdnge-The market is barely
steady Commercial demand, 81 s64: sixty
days 81 IS; ninety days, "a 83s4; francs, Paris,
and Havre, commercial, sixty days So 2214
Swiss, S. 1874; marks, sixty days, $3.50.
SEcURITIEs-The market is steady for all
classes of bonds, but quiet for stocks. There is
apparently. not much money seeking invest
ment.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-Cty Bonds-Atanta 4
per cent long date, Jos bid, ia asked; At
lanta per cent, I1s bid, 12i asked; Au-
gusta Z per cent long date, 10 bill III
asked; Augusta per cent long date, 10S bid,
liz asked; Columbus per cent, 102 bid,
1O4 asked; Macon per cent, 112 bid, 113
asked; new Savannah per cent April coupons,
lo4 bid 1041A asked; new Savannah per cent
May coupons, 10414 bid, 1043z asked.
state BondS-Georgia new ~ per cents, 10
bid 112 asked; Georgia z per cent gold quar-
terly coupons, f04 bid, los asked; Georgia
per cent coupons, January and July, maturity
1896, lis bid, lie asked.
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 40 bid,
l2O19 asked Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed 1873 bid, 1865 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1877 bid. 1879 asked Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 100 bid, 131 asked; Cen
trail per cent certificates, 99N bid, 1901
asked; Atlanta and West Point railroad stock,
lUo bid, 1O7 asked; Atlanta and West Point
per cent certificates, 1919 bid, 1O2 asked.
-, Railroad BOnds-Savannah, Florida and
western Railway Company general mortgage,
6per cent interest, coupons October, III bid,
ia asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897, III bid lie asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1893, 1924 bid,
IlUt6 asked Georgia railroad per cent, 1897,
IOo4ll4 bid 109@116 asked; Georgia South
DID, W asked; COvington and Macon first mort
gage . per cent, 80 bid, % asked; Montgomery
ana EuIaula first mortgage per cent, Endorsed
by Central railroad, 1O7IS bid, 1885, asked;
Marietta and North Georgia railway
hrSt mortgage, so years, per cent, 96
Dld, 9S asked; Marietta and North Geogia
T lai a. first MORTGAGE per cent; lO2 bid,
it mortgage, 109H bid, 11O16 asked; Char
iVtte Columbia and Augusta second mortgage,
~ od' lib asked; Western Alabama second
@ss6ed' South Georgia and Florida indorsed,
10 bid, 1lS asked; South Georgia and Flor
lud second mortgage, 1l5 bid, 116 asked; Au-
ff iG IA ana knoxyille first mortgage per cent
~ oll, Ill asked; Gainesville, jefferson and
9I - ilrst mortgage guaranteed, 1l3 bid,
10 asked; Gainesville jefferson and Southern
s Sot guaranteed, 112 bid, ia asked; Ocean
steamship per cent bonds guaranteed by
central railroad, 1917 bid, 1924 asked; Gaines
vie Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, 112 bid, ia asked; Columbus
central railroad, 106 bid, 1O7l< asked; Column
b b;lS ana western per cent guaranteed, 1071h
6ld, 1903 asked City and Suburban railway
ii ~ mortgage per cent, 1919 bid, 10S13 asked
4, bdnk StOcks-Nomnal Southern Bank OF
oie state of Georgia, 220 bid, 230 asked; Mer-
SaauIs National Bank, 165 bid, 1866 asked:
n,3aNAnnah Bank and Trust Comnany, 100l3 bid,
gI11 asked; National Bank of Savannah. 1251@
~, 10 asked; Ogethorpe Savings and Trust
company, 119 bid, 100 asked; Citizens Bank,
~ pa, Rasked.
J., gas Stocks Savannah Gas Light stock, 81
on Siu' ~ asked; Mutual Gas Light stock Is bid,
~ asked; Electric Light and Power COMPANY
q bid 81 asked
bAcoN-Market very firm and advancing; de-
lilahd Iair; smoked clear rib Sides nc; Shout
uelS, b94c; dry salted clear rib sides, &c; long
yTigaaar' &C; bellies &c; shoulders 614c; hams.
., BAGGrNe Ard TrEs-The market is dull The
IWVloWlng are quotations on actual offerings
, Ssiote on On small lots; Bagging "a NJ, ll1s
WIi4c' : DDS, lie: IA Us, 1016c, according to
~ ahd and quantity. Iron ties, 81 l5d1 20 per
;SIiuue' according TO brand and quantity. Sea
ma 1iu " pagglng, very scarce. 1516c. Bagging
aii ~ TIES in retail lots fraction higher
n ngrTER-Market steady; fair demand;
"PCSnen' 2lc; gilt edge, 24c: creamery, 26c.
o, NhtEE ,0- steady; fair demand. We
o. CoFFEE- Market higher. We quote; Peaberry,
80, fancy, gle; choice, 20lSc; prime. zoe;
nor iy24c; fair, 1895 ordinary, 1914c; com
TABBAGE-Native, good solid heads, o01Oc.
r, DRIED FRuIT--Apples, evaporated, Sc; com
~ non, &c. Peaches, peeled, i3c; unpeeled 56b
~; Currants, &c. Cltron. &c
Dhf GooDs-The market Is steady; demand
sPTOVlng; stock full We quote: Prints, 43fM
tII ueorgia brown shifting, "a NC; 7-S do
|4'' "a Drown sheeting, 61hc; white osnaburgs,