The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-28
STORES STATEMENT.

Stock on hand and on shipboard
to-day ....-.-.. ...... ....... 4,24l VI, 666
Receipts same day last year. 1873 1,44S
FINANcIAL-Money is easy and in active de-
Domestic Erchan9e-Steady. Banks and
bankers buying sight drafts at par and selling
at 1sG1A per cent premium.
Foreign EcchdRge-The market is steady.
Commercial demand, 81 S714; sixty days
81 So ninety days, 81 S414 francs, Paris and
Havre commercial, sixty days, S. 2119; Swiss,
S. 9l34 marks, sixty days, Csc.
SECURITIEs-The bond market is very firm,
with scarcity of offerings Stocks are dull
and lifeless, with light inquiry and free offer
STocKs AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlanta 4
per cent long date, 10S bid, ia asked; At
lanta per cent, 11S bid, 121 asked; Au-
gusta per cent long date, 10 bid, III
asked; Augusta per cent long date 10S bid
H. asked; Columbus per cent, 1902 bid,
104 asked; Macon 8 per cent, 112 bid, 113
asked; new Savannah per cent April coupons,
1924 bid, 105 asked; new Savannah per cent
May coupons, 104 bid 1915 asked.
state Bonds-Georgia new ~ per cents, 10
bid, III asked; Georgia PER cent, gold quar-
terly coupons. 104 bid, 100 asked; Georgia Z
per cent coupons, January and July, maturity
1896, ll5 bid, 1l6 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 122 bid
l23 asked; Augusta and Savannah 7per cent
guaranteed, l34 bid, 135 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1877 bid, 1899 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 130I5 bid, 1917 asked; Cen
tral Q per cent certificates 100 bid 1904
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lO6 bid, 107 asked; Atlanta and West Point
6per cent certificates, 1011S bid, 102 asked.
RdhOdd BOndS-Savannah, Florida and
western Railway Company general mortgage,
6per cent interest. coupons October III bid,
ia asked; Atlantic and Gulf first nlortgagr,
consolidated z per cent, coupons January and
July maturity 1897, 116 bid, III asked; Cen
tral consolidated mortgage Z per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1893, 1903 bid,
10 lsked Georgia railroad per cent 1897,
lOsQll4 bid, 1090116 asked Montgomery
and Eufaula first mortgage per cent. Endorsed
by Central railroad, 107 bid 1885 asked /;
marietta and North Georgia railway first mort
gage, O years, per cent IS bid, 100 and
interest asked; Marietta and North Georgia
rallroad frst mortgage G per cent, 103 bid
lVf asked; Charlotte Columbia and Augusta
hrst mortgage, 1924 bid 11016 asked; Char
l9tte; Columbia and Augusta second mortgage,
III bid, lib asked; Western Alabama second
mortgage lndorsed per cent. 1906 bid, 107
asked; South Georgia and Florida indorsed
iie pa ll9 ash ed; South Georgia and Flor
lud second mortgage, 115 bid 1l6 asked; Au-
Snsta and Knoxville first mortgage per cent,
~ 6id, III asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and
southern first mortgage guaranteed. Is bid
llB asked; Gainesville jefferson and Southern
aot guaranteed, liz bid, ia asked; Ocean
steamship per cent bonds guaranteed by
central railroad, 1915 bid, 1924 asked; Gaines
me JEFFERSON and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, III bid, ia asked; Columbus
ana Rome first mortgage bonds indorsed by
euual railroad, 106 bid, 1919 asked; Coum-
plS ana western per cent guaranteed, 107l1
a W. oohtus AlJg anu NuDuTDdn runway
hrSU mortgage per cent, 1011f bid, 1885 asked
4, bGnk Stocks-Nominal. Southern Bank Of
we state Of orgia, 30 bid, 230 asked; Mer-
CHANTS National Bank, 165 bid, 1866 asked; ,
savannah Bank and Trust Company, 1904 bid,
vi asked; National Bank OF Savannah, Us
~ ISo asked: Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
OIL ppany, ll9 bid, l2) asked; Citizens Bank,
va Did, % asked.
gas Iocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, 20
ga q asked; Mutual Gas Light stock, u bid
S aS asked; Electric Light and Power Company,
bid, ~ asked
bAcoN-Market steady; demand fair; smoked
Ill rlh sides, 11sc; shoulders, 6s4c; dry salted
sear RIO sides, &c; long clear, &c; bellies,
'ci SHOULDERS none; hams, 11Ac.
UA1GING AND IIES-Ihe market Is dull The
MOVING are quotations on actual offerings
we quote on small lots: Bagging, pa MS IN
S%yi23c Ms, lie; ~ lbs, lO16c according TO
Wald and quantity. Iron ties 81 1561 20
geI bundle, according to brand and quantity
Sad island bagging very scarce, i511c. Bagging
'n3 tes in retail lots fraction higher.
cDl TIER Market steady; fair demand ,
"SCsnen 2lc; gilt edge, &c; creamery 26c.
o,, Nh,EE,sdE - steady; fair demand. We
on COFFEE Market higher. We quote: Peaberry,
gc2ei fancy, l9Ihc; choice, 1914c; prime, 19c
me- ,itss22ci fair, l194c; ordinary, 174c; COM
T,A9BAeg-Native, good solid heads 901Oc
DhlED FRUlT-Apples. evaporated Sc; com
mon, &c. Peaches. peeled. i3c; unpeeled SO
&C. Currants, &c Citron, pc
DbY GooDs-The market is steady; demand
approving; stock full. We quote Prints, $40
~ Georgia brown shifting "a. 41sc; IS do
9lC; "a brown sheeting, SIC: white osnaburgs
g yS glsc checks, 54@6c: yarns, s5c for the best
aaAes' Drown drillings, 61337Ikc.
-jasslhi-llight demand on account Of high
EIcts; market nominal. We quote full weights:
VScAerel-No. /, 81 90; No 8, half barrels,