The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-11

FINANcIAL-Money continues very stringent.
Domestic Erchaaoe-Steady. Banks and
bankers buying sight drafts at par and selling
| at RGl14 per cent premium.
| FOREIGN Erchange--The market is easier
| Commercial demand, 81 s;H; sixty days,
81 IS; ninety days, 81 si14;, francs, Paris and
| Havre. commercial, sixty days, S. 20; Swiss,
| IS 2l; marks, sixty days, "a Bloc.
SECURITIEs-The week closes with very little
| activity in securities, owing to the scarcity Of
money and the outlook for still mora string
| ency. Holders are firm, but transactions are
| very light
STOCKS AND BoNDs--C City Bonds-Atlanta 8
per cent long date, ioS bid. ~ asked; At
st per cent liz Sd ii los asked n9 az
asked; Augusta per cent long date, 104 bid
l07 asked; Columbus per cent 10i bid
10515 asked; Macon per cent lis bid, ll6
July coupons 10494 bid, 1864 asked: new Sa-
| 1854 asked.
bid, 119 asked; Georgia per csnt gold quar-
| terly coupons 102 Did, 1913 asked; Geor yia
| per cent coupons January and July, maturity
| 1896, 116 bid. 118 asked.
| 123l5 asked: Augusta and Savannah per cent
| guaranteed, 143 bid, 145 asked; Georgia
| common, 200 bid, 202 asked; Southwest
western 7per cent guaranteed, i31 bid 131A
| asked Central per cent certificates, 99Ih bid
| 100 asked atlanta and West Point railroad
stock 100 bid, 10 asked; Atlanta and West
| Point per cent certificates. 100 bid 101 ASKED
Rdttrodd Bo1tds- Savannah, Florida and
| Western Railway Company general mortgage,
| 6 per cent interest, coupons October, 10 bid,
| liz asked; Atlantic AMI Gulf first mortgage
July. maturity 1897, ila bid, l141s aske1.
| Central Railroad and Banking Company
| collateral gold, 5s 100 bid 101 asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1893, 1861 bid
| 1915 asked Savannah and Western railroad 5
per cent. Endorsed by Central railroad 95 bid
| 81 asked; Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery per cent, 96 bid, SO asked;
Georgia railroad per cent, 1897, los a
Ill bid. 106Oli6 asked; Geor ia South.
ern and Florida first mortgage 8 per cent, 1911
bid. 90 asked; Covington and Macon first
mortgage per cent, so bid, "a ASKED Mont
gomery and Eufaula first mortgage per cent
| Endorsed by Central railroad, 103 bid lilo
asked; Marietta and North Georgia railway
bid, "a asked; Marietta and North Georgia
railroad first mortgage per cent, LOG bid.
l01 asked Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
first mortgage, 1903 bid, 1I0l5 asked; Char
ll6 bid, lis asked: Charlotte Columbia an /
Augusta general mortgage, per cent, 100
bid. Tic asked; Western Alabama second
mortgage, Endorsed 8 per cent 1Oi bid, 1914
indorsed, il3 bid, IA asked; South
Georgia and Florida second mortgage,
Knoxville first mortgage per cent ,,
ITO bid, Ill asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and
Southern, first mortgage, guaranteed ia bid
ZIG asked Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern
not guaranteed, 10 bid. lie asked; Ocean
Steamship Q per cent bombs, guaranteed by
Central railroad, 102 bid, 10{l6 asked: Gaines-
| vile, Jefferson and Southern second mortgage.
guaranteed Ill bid, 113 asked; Columbus
and Rome first mortgage bonds, Endorsed BY
Central railroad 1861 bid, 10T asked; Column.
| bus aud Western per cent, guaranteed. l07
bid, 1918 asked; City and Suburban railway
first mortgage. per cent, ex-May coupon, 109
bid, ;1015 asked.
Bank StockS-Firm Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 800 Did, 300 asked; Mer-
| chants National Bank. $50 bid, 1874 asked:
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 122 bid,
| 124 asked; National Bank of Savannah 133
bid, 131 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
| Company, lei bid, 1913 asked; Citizens Bank.
100 bid, l03 asked; Chatham Real Estate and
improvement, 90 bid, 81 asked.
Gas Stocks Savannah Gas Light stocks.
gag bid, rs asked; Mutual Gas Iight stocx'
Is bid; Electric Light and Power Company,
81 BIZ. 80 asked.
BACON = Market steady; fair demand
smoked clear RIB sides, 64c; shoulders,
6l4c; bellies, $50; shoulders, SIC; hams ii
M11lbc. -
BAGGING AND TTEs-The market is nominal.
Small lots: Jute bagging, "a lbs, 1O34c;
lbs, Toe; IA lbs, 9091lc according to brand
and quantity; sea island bagging very scarce
| at l6ll6lSc; cotton bagging, none: prices
nominal; a inches, " d, 13I6llS34c; smaller
widths cheaper. Iron Ties-s1 l391 90 per
bundle, according to quantity. Bagging and
ties in retail lots a fraction higher.
BgTrER-Market dull; fair demand; Goshen.
| l5Dl6c; gilt edge, lSOl9c; creamery, 210a3c
| CABBAGE-Nominal, S019c
| CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand: II
@1Sc.
CoFFEE-Market steady Peaberry, 23ISc;
fancy, &c; choice, 211Sc; prime, 2ic; good,
20lSc; fair, 2Oc ordinary. 19c; common, 1sc.
DRIED F uIT-Apples. evaporated, l2l6c; COM
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