The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-25

FISANcIAL-The market is stringent, but the
banks are able thus far to satisfy customers
Domestic Erchange-Easy Banks and bank
ers buying sight drafts at ID per cent discount
and selling at Is per cent discount TO par.
Foreign .ErchGnge-The market is easy
Commercial demand, 81 $3.50; sixty days
s. 1874; ninety days, "a 77l4; francs, Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days, S. 2614; Swiss,
S. 2716; marks, sixty days, 9334c
SEcURITIEs-The security market is rather
active, with general investment demand, prin-
cipally for stocks, although bonds are rather
more sought after
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlanta 6
per cent long date. 1906 bid, ia asked; At
fanta per cent, 116 bid, 100 asked; Au-
gusta z per cent long date. 1O5 bid, lie
asked; Augusta per cent long date. 104 bid,
107 asked; Columbus per cent 104 bid,
1885 asked; Macon 8 per cent, ia bid, rs
asked; new Savannah per cent. quarterly
coupons, 1884 bid, l0714 asked; new Savannah
per cent, February coupons, 106 bid, 1864
asked.
bid. 1905 asked Georgia z per cent gold quar-
terly coupons, 1925 bid. 103l6 asked; Georgia z
per cent coupons, January and July, maturity
1896, 1875 bid, 100 asked.
bid, 12s asked Augusta and sa,
SS 1aO a per cent sor guarantees iS
guaranteed. 1915 bid, 1921 asked; Cen
trail per cent certificates, ex-January interest
981@ bid, 80 asked; Atlanta and West Point
and West Point per cent certificates, ex-Jan-
uary interest, 100 bid, 10l asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage,
6 per cent interest, coupons October. 11419 bid,
1863 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated : per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897 i12 bid. ia asked
Central Railroad and Banking Company
collateral gold, 5s. 100 bid, 101 asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1S93 los bid,
1881 asked; Savannah and Western railroad
per cent, Endorsed by Central railroad 99lS bid
l00l6 asked; Georgia railroad q per cent 1897
105@111 bid, 106@116 asked; Georgia South
ern aud Florida first mortgage per cent $3.50
bid, 1884 asked Covington and Macon first mort
gage per cent, 96 bid, 81 asked; Montgom4
cry and Eufaula first mortgage, per cent, in
dorsed by Central Railroad, .t115 bid, liz
asked Marietta and North Georgia railway
bid s7IS asked; Marietta and North Georgia
railroad first mortgage per cent, 106 bid,
10S asked; Charlotte Columbia and Augusta
first mortgage, III bid, 112 asked; Char
lotte Columbia and Augusta second mortgage,
1l8 bid. 100 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta general mortgage per cent. 1861
bid l0S asked: Western Alabama second
mortgage, Endorsed s per cent, 1915 bid, 1925
asked; South Georgia and Florida, indorsed,
118 bid, 100 asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida second mortgage, li6 bid, lis asked; Au-
gIlsta and Knoxville first mortgage per cent,
ls2 bid, 11216 asked; Gainesville, jefferson and
Southern first mortgage guaranteed, 116 bdi,
llo aSkeQs GdlnSSVlle, anu oOutuorU
not guaranteed, 10 bid, ia asked; Ocean
Steamship per cent bonds, guaranteed by
Central railroad. 103 bid 1895 Asked Gaines
vile, jefferson and Southern second mortgage,
guaranteed, ia bid, ZIG asked; Columbus
and Rome first mortgage bonds, Endorsed by
Central railroad, 103 bid, 10 asked; Column
bus and Western per cent guaranteed. ITO
bid, liz asked; City and Suburban railway
first mortgage. per cent, 10 bid, 100 asked:
Bank Stocks Firm. Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, go bid, $50 asked: Mer.
chants National Bank, 175 bid, 100 asked +;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company. ia bio,
lis asked; National Bank of Savannah, 100
bid, 1874 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company 100 bid, 1913 asked; Citizens Bank:
10i bid, l03 asked; Chatham Real Estate and
Improvement Company, SO bid 81 asked
% bid. 25 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock,
Is bid; Electric Light and Power Company,
IS bid SIS asked.
smoked clear rib sides, none; shoulders, 5Zsc;
dry sailed clear rib sides, &c; long clear. sac;
bellies. &c; shoulders, SC; hams, 1e40l2s4c-
BAGGING AND TIEs-The market Is easy
Small lots: Jute bagging, "a 1ps lOS4c;
2 MS l0c; 1s1 fbs 9I4c: according to brand and
quantity; sea island bagging very scarce
at 13@15c; cotton 5agging, A inches q ID,
13l201l334c; smaller widths, cheaper. iron
Ties-S1 1901 20 per bundle, according to quan-
tity. Bagging and ties in retail lots iractlon
higher
BUTTER - Market dull; fair demand
Goshen, f6D1Sc; gilt edge. 2002lc; creamery,
23@2sc
CABBAGE-9D10c.
CHEEsE--Market steady; fair demand; ITO
CoFFEE = Market higher. Peaberry. saAc;