The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-19

to-day $500; .................. 1884 61,115
Receipts same day last year. SOP ass
FNANcIAL-Money is slightly stringent, owing
to the very heavy demand
Domestic E.cchGnge-W rates are nomi-
nal Banks and bankers buying sight drafts
at "a per cent discount and selling at par.
Foreign ErchGnQe-The market is steady
Commercial demand, 81 sl34; sixty days,
Havre, commercial sixty days, SIS ESQ; Swiss,
IS 2716; marks, sixty days, 93a4c.
SEcURITIEs-The inquiry for stocks continues,
but bonds seem neglected, except some light
inquiry for state and for Central joint mort
cages.
SrocKs AND BoNDs-Ctty Bo,ads-Atlanta 6
per cent long date. 1O6 bid, ia asked; At
lanta per cent, 116 bid, 100 asked Au-
gusta. Z per cent long date, 1O5 bid, lie
asked; Augusta per cent long date, 104 bid
lO7 asked; Columbus per cent, 104 bid
iO516 asked; Macon 6 per cent, Id bid, us
coupons. 1864 bid, 1O714 asked; new Savannah
asked
State Bords-Georgia new ~ per cent, 119
BID l1918 asked; Georgia per cent gold quar-
terly coupons, 102 bid, 103 asked; Georgia
per cent coupons, January and July, maturity
1896, 1875 bid, 100 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Csntral common ex-divi-
dend, 122 bid, 1913 asked; Augusta and Sa-
vannah per cent guaranteed, ex-dividend,
l39 bid 40 asked; Georgia common, col
DID, s021s asked; Southwestern per cent guar
duVeeu, 6x-QlVlQ6nQ loU12 DID, 1917 asked, Cen
tral per cent certificates, ex-January interest,
W. bid, SO asked; Atlanta and West Point
railroad stock, 10Y bid, l09 asked; Atlanta
and West Point per cent certificates, ex-Jan-
uary interest, 991s bid, 100 asked
Rdtlrodd Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
western Railway Company general mortgage,
sper cent interest. coupons October, 11413 bid,
ll659 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
Consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897, 112 bid, ia asked;
central Railroad and Banking Company
collateral gold IS, 100 bid, 101 asked; Cen
tral consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January and July. maturity 1893, 10S bid,
lOS4 asked; Savannah and Western railroad 5
Per cent. Endorsed by Central railroad, 991s bid,
I00ze asked; Georgia railroad per cent. 1897,
N5911t bid, 106M116 asked; Georgia South
ern and Florida first mortgage per cent. 9s1s
Old SO asked; Covington and Macon first mort
gage per cent, 96 bid, 81 asked; Montgom-
cry and Eufaula first mortgage, 6 per cent in
dorsed by Central Railroad, 11119 bid, 1i2
asked; Marietta and North Georgia railway,
bid, 97lS asked; Marietta and North Georgia
ao asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Yrst mortgage, Ill bid, liz asked; Char
Gtte Columbia and Augusta second mortgage,
ilS bid, 100 asked Charlotte, Columbia and
Did, 1903 asked; Western Alabama second
mortgage, Endorsed s per cent, 10i16 bid, 1925
SsSed; South Georgia and Florida, indorsed,
~ bid, 100 asked South Georgia and Flor
glsta and Knoxville first mortgage, per cent,
e l42 old 11212 asked; Gainesville, jefferson and
II{Telthern first mortgage guaranteed, 116 bid,
NC asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern
Sot guaranteeo, ITO bid, ia asked Ocean
SS.eamSmp per cent bonds guaranteed by
central 1! railroad, 10S bid, 10315 asked; Gaines
vlle, JEFFERSON and Southern second mortgage,
guaranteed, ia bid, 1i6 asked; Columbus
S Slu Rome first mortgage bonds, Endorsed by
SSeutrai railroad, 108 bid, ITO asked; Column
I SuS and Western 6 per cent guaranteed, ITO
s sNl liz asked City and Suburban railway
"St mortgage. per cent, 1924 bid, III asked:
,. 6ane Stocks Firm Southern Bank of
c che state OF Georgia, 40 bid, $50 asked: Mer-
SSaants' National Bank, 175 bid, 1870 asked 4;
No tiS asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1874
~ Sa, 15o asked: Ogethorpe Savings and Trust
iTNc.lnpany, 100 bid, 1913 asked; Citizens Bank,
II. old, lo3 asked; Chatham Real Estate and
"IdproVement Company 50 bid, 81 asked
"a Us, Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stocks,
y piq' Is asked; Mutual Gas Light stock,
bid, IS asked.
sr 6AcoN - Market steady, good demand
SSlioked clear rib sides. none: shoulders, SIC;
;saited clear rib sides, &C.; long clear, SEC;
''Ppi 1s &c; shoulders, SC; hams, 12l4GD1234c.
Snnaann AND TIEs-The market is easy
3 a a lots: Jute bagging. 81 fbs, 104c
I've; ia lbs, 914c: according to brand anc
al Iaay; sea island bagging very scarce
ISxiase 9eslgoc; cotton bagging, "A inches, " b
Ts@I354c; smaller widths, cheaper. Iror
TIT attys-$l 1901 90 per bundle, according to guam
higher. eee anu eies ~ reeaii ioes q Il "OOiol
ed6sgs1rER Market dun: fair demand
2@9sScn loaDlsc; gilt edge, 2o021c; creamery
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