The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-20


to-day ......................... 1929 e1,47O
Received same day last year. So l,41S
FINAECIAL-The market is easy.
Domestic Erchdn0e-Steady. Banks and bank
eTs buying sight drafts at par and selling at
15314c per cent premium.
FOREIGN Erchdnqe-The market is steady
Commercial demand, 81 S619 sixty days, 81 e214;
ninety days, 81 500; francs, Paris and Hevre
commercial, sixty days, So %; Swiss SIS 2415;
marks, sixty days, gaze.
SECURITIEs-1he market has exhibited more
life to-day and both Central railroad and South
western stocks find takers at inside figures
Bonds are quiet but frm. Bank stocks are in
demand without sellers. DebenUures are dull.
STOCKS AND BoNDS-Cify Bonds. Atlanta 6
per cent long date, 106 bid, ia asked At
lanta per cent, l12 bid, 11S asked; Au-
gusta per cent long date, 105 bid, 11<l6
asked; Augusta per cent long GATE, 104 bid,
l07 asked; Columbus per cent 104 bid,
1855 asked; Macon 6 per cent, ia bid, 115
asked; new Savannah per cent, quarterly
April coupons, 1O516 bid, 1864 asked; new ga
vannah per cent, February coupons 105M bid,
1916 asked.
state Bonds-Georgia new ~ per cent, 1871
bid. 1870 asked; Georgia Z per cent gold quar-
terly coupons, 102 bid, 103 asked; Georgia 6
per cent coupons, January and july maturity
1896, 1l6 bid, Is asked
Railroad Stocks-Central common 1891 bid,
124l% asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 142 bid 143 asked; Georgia com
mon 203 bid, 205 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed, 1914 bid, 1925 asked; Cen
trail per cent certificates, 991 bid 9931 asked:
bid, 1909 asked; Atlanta and West Point
per cent certificates. 100 bid, 101 asked.
RdilrOGd BondS-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage,
per cent interest, coupons October, liz bid
ia asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage.
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897, 113 bid, 11416 asked;
Central Railroad and Banking Company
collateral gold, IS, 100 bid, 101 asked Cen
tral consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January and july maturity 1898, 1851 bid
Tod rail cd K
per cent, Endorsed by Central railroad, 9716 bid,
80 asked; Savannah. Americus and Mont
gomery 6 per cent, So bid, So asked;
Ill bid, 1060116 asked; Georgia South
ern and Florida first mortgage 6 per cent, 9714
bid, 9S asked Covington and Macon first mort
gage per cent, 81 bid, SO asked; Alontgom-
cry and Eufaula first mortgage per cent, in
dorsed by Central railroad, 1854 bid 109l5
asked; Marietta and North Georgia railway
first mortgage, so years, per cent, 81
bid, 95t6 asked; Marietta and North Georgia
railroad first mortgage = per cent. 104 bid
ll5 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
first mortgage, 1903 bid, 10 asked; Char
loJte, Columbia and Augusta second mortgage
III bid, rs asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta, general mortgage, per cent, 10S
bid 10 asked; Western Alabama second
mortgage, Endorsed per cent, 1914 bid, 1919
asked; South Georgia and Florida, Endorsed,
lis bid, 1870 asked; South Georgia and Flor
lla second mortgage, l16 bid, llS asked; Au-
gusta and Knoxville first mortgage. per cent,
SoutGern first mortgage, guaranteed, ia bid,
ll6 asked; Gainesville jefferson and Southern
not guaranteed, 10S bid, ITO asked; Ocean
steamship per cent bonds, guaranteed by
central railroad, 10llS bid, i0lN asked; Gaines
SlLe, Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, ia bid, 1i6 asked; Columbus
and Rome first mortgage bonds Endorsed by
central railroad, 106l6 bid l07 asked; Colum-
olS and Western 6 per cent, guaranteed, 108
Did, 40 asked; City and Suburban railway
lISt mortgage. : per cent, 40 bid, Ill asked.
=. Bank Stocks-Firm. Southern Bank Of
lae state of Georgia, 295 bid, 300 asked; Mer-
cnants National Bank, 175 bid, 1Sj asked;
StFannah Bank and Trust Company, 1l5 bid,
i asked; National Bank of Savannah, 100
o'I' l34 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
10 Sompany, l2l bid, 123 asked; Citizens Bank,
2 od, 30 asked; Chatham Real Estate and
Improvement Company, SO bid, 81 asked.
.GdS StockS-Savannah Gas Light stocks,
SS352 bid, % asked; Mutual Gas Light stock,
u bid, 90 asked
BACON Market steady, fair demand;
SSnoked clear rib sides. 63Sc; shoulders 516c;
KY salted clear rib sides, 53Ac: long clear,
G5@S rs, bellies, SIC; shoulders, Sc; hams, 1l1s
BAGGING AND TIEs-The market is steady.
SSnaH lots: Jute bagging. "a TBS, 1O34c:
an ~ lVci "a lbs, 90914c according TO brand
NJ tN quantity; sea island bagging very scarce
,o ~ iotS l61ec; cotton bagging. none; prices
;jtinlai' ~ inches n u, l316GDf334c; smaller
h,rndiss' cheaper. Iron Ties-Sl 1901 20 per
ties IN ,o according 70 quantity. Bagging and
''J p, - retail lots fraction higher.
c.i ntsIIsR-darket duh; fair demand ;
ss eSs5n' l5Gl7e; Filt edge, 19GD2Oc; creamery
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isS S''ENsE--M aFset steady; taif dcwnrd: sl6cG