The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-23


to-day. .............,...1 1885 90, 1O3
Receipts same day last year.. 1850 1910
F1NANc1AL-Money is in fair supply.
Domestic ErchGnge-Steady. Banks and
bankers buying sight drafts at par and selling
al 15l114 per cent premium.
FOretQb ErchdHge-The market is weak.
Commercial deme nd 81 SAG; sixty days,
81 821a; ninety days, 81 Sl4; francs Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days, IS 2114: Swiss,
S. 2215; marks, sixty days. 9l15c.
Sc URTTIEs-Business is somewhat better,
money being slightly easier. There is a fair de-
mand for Central debentures, city of Savannah
bonds and local bank stocks. Central and
Southwestern stocks are still neglected.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-Cfty Bonds-Atlanta
faata I per cent, lie bid, 1ls asked; Au-
gusta per cent long date, los bid, l1elk
asked: Augusta per cent long date, 104 bid,
70, asked s Columbus per cent 1G4 BID
asked; new Savannah per cent, quarterly
July coupons. !o41s bid, 1051s asked; new Sa-
vannah per cent, August coupons, 1914 bid,
State Bonds-Georgia new ~ per cent, 1!S
bid, 1l9 asked; Georgia 2 per cent gold quar-
terly coupons, 102 bid. 1o3 asked; Georgia
per cent coupons, January ana July, maturity
1896 116 bid, 11S asked.
RAILROAD Stocks-Central common 1910 bid,
1913 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
Common. zoo bid, ao115 asked; Southwest ST.
ern : per cent guaranteed, 100 bid 131
asked; Central per cent certificates, 100 bid,
IUJ15 aSkeQs AGi2Eta anu west BOl1U railroad
stoci;, 1903 bid. III asked; Atlanta and West
Point per cent certificates. 10l bid 102 asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Western Railroad Company general mortgage,
1l2 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity, 1897, l134s bid, ll41a asked;
collateral gold IS, 80 bid. 101 asked: Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January and July. maturity 1898, io69l bid,
1919 asked; Savannah and Western railroad 5
per cent, Endorsed by Central railroad, "a bid,
95 asked Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery per cent, 96 bid, 9s asked;
0r Bd ra lo5gs a5fed ce Geori lf so SS
ern and FLORIDA first mortgage per cent, 1884
bid, 994 asked; Coviagton and Macon firsG
mortgage 6 per cent, SO bid 95 asked; Mont
gomery and Eufaula first mortgage per cent,
indorsed By Central railroad, 10S bid, 109
asked Marietta and North Georgia railway
first MORTGAGE. so years, per cent, 95
railroad first mortgage per cent, los bid.
lO6 asked; Charlotte Columbia and Augusta
first mortgage, 100 bid ITO asked Char
lotJe, Columbia and Augusta second mortgage,
1l6 bid, lis asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta general mortgage, per cent 100
bid, 10915 asked; Western Alabama second
asked; South Georgia and Florida, indorsed
ll3 bid, ia asked; South Georsia and Florida
second mortgage, ITO bid, Ill asked; Au-
gusta ard Knoxville first mortgage. 2 per cent,
Southern. first mortgage guaranteed, ia bid,
ll6 asked; Gainesville. Jefferson and southern,
not guaranteed. ITO bid, liz asked; Ocean
Steamship 6 per cent bonds, guaranteed by
Central railroad, 10s bid 103 asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern second mortgage,
guaranteed, Ill bid, 113 asked; Columbus
Central railroad, 107 bid i0S asked; Colum-
bus and Western per cent, guaranteed, 109
bid, 10 asked; City and Suburban railway first
mortgage, per cent, ex-May coupon, 100 bid,
Bank Stocks-Firm. Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 295 bid, 305 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank. 1873 bid. 1856 asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 122 bid,
ls3 asked; National Bank of Savannah, 1873
BID, 1876 asked; Ogiethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, 12s bid, 12i asked; Citizens Bank,
Improvement, So bid, 81 asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stocks,
s414 bid 25l5 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock,
" bid, 80 asked.
B4coN-Market steady; fair demand;
smoked clear rib tides, 634c; shoulders,
64c; dry sailed clear rib Sides 65sc; long clear,
o4c;; bellies, Gssc; shoulders, 514c; hams, II
=, BAGGINe AND T1Es-The market is nominal.
Small lots: Jute bagging, "a fbs, 1o34c;
lbs. lOc; l94 lbs. 9@914c, according to brand
ana quantity; sea island bagging very scarce
at 16@l616c; cotton bagging, none; prices
nominal; "A inches, q b, lal5011334c; smaller
% S,ad1s cheaper Iron Ties-Sl 1901 20 per
aSCo4uilS 10 bdkRluS duu
ues In retail lots fraction higher.
BUTTER-Market dull: far demand; Goshen,
440l5c; gilt edge 1711Sc; creamery, 20021c.
CABBAoE-Nominal, 66l9c.
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand, II
@13c.
COFFEE Market steady Peaberry, 2315c;
fancy, &c; choice, 211Sc; prime, 2ic; good,
HUlsc; fair, zoe; ordinary 19c; common iSe
DRIED FRuIT-Apples. evaporated I2lkc; COM
mon, 61ae. Peaches, peeled, f3c; unpeeird,
oQa1c. Currants, TJ6c. Csfen zoe
Dry ssa5rIs = 7Ihe market is steady.
rtrlnts. 4sG615c; Georgia brown shifsiaag, 2-s,
41sc; 7-sdo, &c; 81 bFssE.4 snee5ing, &c; white.
99suaourgs, 1l5Qs16c; checks, 51951sc; yarns,
nc. * y
=. ISL Market nominal We quote full weights;
@ackerel No 3, naiL barrels. nominal. SO 90