The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-16

FINANcIAL-Money continues very stringent.
Domestic E.cctGnge-Steady. Banks and
bankers buying sight drafts at par and selling
at 1knM per cent premium.
Foreign Erchange-The market is weak and
dull Commercial demand, 81 So; sixty days,
81 So; ninety days, "a 90; francs. Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days, IS 2019; SWISS
S. az; marks, sixty days, 81 1850.
SECURITIES-Owng to the continued strin-
gency in the money market only securities of
undoubted soundness find ready sale and then
at concessions.
SrocKs AND BoNps-City Bonds-Atlanta 6
per cent long date 106 bid, ia asked; At
lanta Z per cent, 112 bid, 11S asked; Au-
gusta per cent long date los bid, 11e11
asked; Augusta per cent long date, l04 bid.
107 asked; Columbus per cent, 104 bid,
10515 asked; Macon per cent, 1l5 bid, l16
July coupons 1O5 bid, 1855 asked; new Sa-
vannah per cent, August coupons, 1041a bid,
105 asked.
State Bonds-Georgia new Az per cent, 11s
bid, 10 asked; Georgia per cant gold quar-
terly coupons, 102 bid, 103 asked; Georgia 6
per cent coupons, January and July, maturity
1896, 116 bid. 11S asked
Railroad Stocfs-Central common, 122 bid,
1913 asked: Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 143 bid, AS asked; Georgia
common, 200 bid. 202 asked; Southwest
western Z per cent guaranteed 1905 bid, 1919
asked; Central per cent certificates, 99s4 bid,
I00L4 asked; Atlanta and West Point railroad
stock, 100 bid, 10 asked; Atlanta and West
Point per cent certificates. l0l bid, 102 asked
Western Railway Company general mortgage,
6per cent interest, coupons october, 10 bid,
liz asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July. maturity 1897, i13 bid. l14Is asked !;
Central Railroad and Banking Company
collateral gold. IS, 90 bid, 101 asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage Der cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1898, 1859 bid,
1918 asked; Savannah and Western railroad 8
per cent. Endorsed by Central railroad, "a bid,
95 asked; Savannah, Americas and Mont
q NJ Il.
Georgia railroad 6 per cent, 1897, 1850
III bid, 1060116 asked; Georza South
ern and Florida first mortgage per cent, aS1s
bid, 90 asked; Covington and Macon first
gomery and Eufaula first mortgage per cent,
indorsed by Central railroad. 10S bid. 109
asked; Marietta and North Georgia railway
bid Sc asked; Marietta and North Georgia
railroad first mortgage per cent, 105 bid,
lO6 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
first mortgage 1903 bid, 10 asked; Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta second mortgage,
ll6 bid, 1lS asked; Charlotte Columbia an l
Augusta general mortgage. G per cent, 100
bid, 1922 asked; Western Alabama second
mortgage, Endorsed per cent, 10l bid, 10l34
ndorsed, 1i3 bid, ia asked: South
TITeaorgi a, and Florida second mortgage;
Knoxville first mortgage, : per cent,
10 bid, !l016 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and
Southern. first mortgage, guaranteed, ia bid,
4Ao dSheu, NTalN6SVllle, JeISTSOn anu OOuGnern
not guaranteed, 10 bid lie asked; Ocean
Steamship 6 per cent bonds, guaranteed by
Central railroad, 102 bid 1924 asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern second mortgage,
guaranteed, III bid, 1l3 asked; Columbus
and Rome first mortgage bonds indorsed by
Central railroad. 106lh bid, 107 asked; Column
ous and Western per cent, guaranteed. 1O9
6ld 10 asked; City and Suburban railway
Irst mortgage, per cent, ex-MaY coupon, 100
bid, 10 asked
Bank St0cks-Firm Southern Bank of
vac state Of Georgia. 800 bid, 800 asiIed; Mer-
Giants National Bank, 1873 bid, 1856 asked
savannah Bank and Trust Company, 121 bid,
L.3 asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1913
S Gld l35 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
company, 122 bid. 123 asked; Citizens Bank.
Jus bid, 106 asked; Chatham Real Estate and
Improvement, 90 bid, 81 asked.
Gas Stoces-Savannah Gas Light stocks,
Ssi1R bid; % asked; Mutual Gas Light stock,
= bid; Electric Light and Power Company
o. oli. 90 asked.
BACON = Market steady; fair demand,
smoked clear RIB sides, 634c; shoulders;
SSc; dry salted clear rib sides. 65sc; long clear,
%a4c; bellies, S3sc; shoulders, SIC; hams, II
g. BAeaINe AND TIEs-The market is nominal.
SStnal lots: Jute basging, "a ibs, lo34c;
aud quantity; sea Island bagging very scarce
a. iu0l612c; cotton bagging, none; prices
% WGd4tnai "A inches q n, laIsQlS34c; smaller
IuIns cheaper Iron Ties-S1 t3l1 20 per
t Saaq q according to quantity. Bagging and
'gs Ia retail lots fraction higher.
utter Market dull; fair demand; Goshen,
4oglbc; gilt edge, 1SGDl9c; creamery, 21G123c.
CABBAGE-Nominal S0o9c
eCaEEsE-Market steady; fair demand; II
o.CoFFEE-Market duh and lower Peaberry
SS.2c; fancy, 2c choice, 211sc; prime. 21c; good
J N'zac; fair, zoe; ordinary. 19c; common, 1sc.
DRlED F '.UIT-Appes, evaporated 1215c com
tS1 6z@c Peaches, peeled, 1Sc; unpeeled,
'glc. Currants, 7l6c. CitrJn, 20.
Dhf GOODS - the market is steady
ttiI1nts. 4g6lsc; Georgia brown shirting. 81
nc rs do, Sc; "A brown sneeting, &c; white
SSssndourgs, l150Sl3c; checks, 5l1516c; yarns
r. ~ Tor the best makes; brown drilling, 61k1