The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-18
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.

FINANCIAL,-Money continues very stringent.
Domestic ErchG lDe-Steady. Banks and
bankers buying sight drafts at par and selling
at Hon per cent premium.
Foreign ETchdRge-The market is weak and
dull Commercial demand, 81 s6; sixty days,
Havre, commercial, sixty days, IS eos; Swiss,
s. 2115; marks, sixty days, % i3l6c.
SECURIrIEs-Owing to the continued strin-
gency IN the money market only securities of
undoubted soundness find ready sale and then
at concessions.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atanta
per cent long date, 100 bid, ia asked; At
gusta Z per cent long date, los bid, ilslS
asked; Augusta per cent long date, 104 bid.
| l07 asked, Columbus per cent, 1Ol bid,
| 1051s asked; Macon per cent, 1l5 bid, l16
asked; new Savannah per cent, quarterly
July coupons los bid, 1854 ASKED: new Sa-
vannah per cent, August coupons, 1914 bid,
| 105 asked.
State Bonds-Georgia new Az per cent, 11s
bid, 10 asked; Georgia per cont gold quar-
terly coupons, log bid, 105 asked; Georgia 8
per cent coupons. January and July, maturity
Railroad Stocss-Central common, 1872 bid,
| 1913 asked: Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 14s bid, l45 asked; Georgia
| western per cent guaranteed, 13o1I bid, 1915
asked; Central per cent certificates 9gM bid.
| 1904 asked; Atlanta and West Point railroad
| Point per cent certificates lOl bid, 10s asked
Railroad Bonds Savannah, Florida aud
| Western Railway Company general mortgage.
| 6 per cent interest, coupons October, 40 bid,
| lip asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated per cent, coupons January aud
| July. maturity 1897, li3 bid. l1415 asked;
| Central Railroad and Banking Company
collateral gold. IS, 90 bid, 10l asked; Cen
/ trail consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
| January and July, maturity 1898, 1861 bid,
| 1914 asked: Savannah and Western railroad 5
05 asked Savannah, Americus and Mont,
! gomery per cent, SO bid, 90 asked;
| Georgia railroad per cent. 1897, 1854
III bid. 1050ll6 asked; Georgia South.
| ern and Florida first mortgage 6per cent, 9Slk
| bid, 90 asked; Covington and Macon first
mortgage per cent, 81 bid, IS ASKED; Mont.
| gomery and Eufaula first mortgage per cent.
asked; Marietta and North Georgia railway
bd' IS asked; aarisssa and Forth r ' Georgia Ia
| JOG asked Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
| first mortgage, 100 bid, 10 asked; Caar-
| lotte, Columbia and Augusta second mortgage.
| ll6 bid, lis asked: Charlotte, Columbia AMI
| Augusta general mortgage, per cent. Io9
bid, i0015 asked; Western Alabama second
mortgage, Endorsed s per cent l01 bid, 10iN
asked, ask South ,,a g, Georgia ana Florida.
Georgia and Florida second mortgage.
| ITO bid, III asked; Augusta and
Knoxyille ~ first mortgage per cent,
| Southern, first mortgage, guaranteed, ia bid
| lie asked Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern
not guaranteed, ITO bid, lls asked; Ocsan
! Steamship per cent bon is, guaranteed BY
| Central railroad, 102 bid. 1925 ASKED: Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern second MORTGAGES.
| guaranteed Ill bid, 1ls asked; Columbus
Central railroad. 1861 bid, i01 asked; Colum
| bus aud Western per cent, guaranteed, 100
| bid, 10 asked; City and Suburban railway
first mortgage, per cent, ex-May coupon, 1909
| bid 10 asked.
Bank Stocks-Firm. Southern Bank OF
the State of GeorSia. 900 bid, 800 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank 1873 bid, 1Ss asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company. 12I bid
1913 asked: National Bank OF Savannah, las
bid, 1856 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, lsa bid. lss asked; Citizens Bank,
| 103 bid, 106 asked; Chatham Real Estate and
Improvement, 50 bid. So asked.
Gas Stocss-Savannah Gas LIGHT stocks.
24I5 bid, s5 asked; Mutual Gas Light stock,
e5 Did, Electric Light and Power Company
81 bid, 80 asked.
BACON = Market steady; fair demand,
smoked clear RIB sides, csc; shoulders:
614c; dry salted clear rib Sides 6SSc; long clear
exc; bellies. s9Sc; shoulders, SIC; hams, ii
BAeeINa AND TIEs--The market is nominal
| Small lots: Jute bagging, 214 MS, 1034c;
Rs, Toe; IA fbs. S@914e, according to brand
at l6@i6}bc; cotton haggins, noae; prices
nominal; "A inches, u d, i3.SlA1Ss4c; smaller
widths cheaper. Iron res-S1 DOL 90 per
ties in retail lots a fraction higher.
BuTrER.M Market dull; fair demand; Goshen
| l5@16c; gilt edge, 1s1toc; creamery, 21@a3c
| CABBAGE-Nominal B6Qc,
| CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand; II
| @i3o.
| CoFFEE-Market duh and lower. Peaberry.
23l1c: fancy, PC; choice, 2il6 prime Bic; good
201ac; fair, 2oc; ordinary. 19c; common, iSc.
DRIED F1ufT-Apples, evaporated, 1880; COM
mon, 615c. Peaches, peeled, 13c; unpeeled,
| 5GD7c, Currants, 7l6c Citron. 20
DRY GOODS - The market is steady
| Prints, <06I6c; Georgia brown shifting, "a
| 418c; 7-S do Sc; "a brown sheeting, &c; white
osnaburgs, 7150sI6c; checks, 6GD51kc; yarns
| S5c for the best makes; brown drilling, 61k0
71kc.
FISH Market nominal. We quote full weights:
| Mackerel, No. 8, half barrels nominal 50 90
! @lo %; No. 2, $40 0o9i2 co. Herring, No.. /,