The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-23
COMMERCIAL.
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SAVANNAH MARKER.
OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS.

al exchanges were closed, ana Tor this reason
We are without the usual telegraphic market re
ports Our local reports also are not as full
and complete as they otherwise would be.
FINAScIAL-The market is easy.
Domestic Erchdnoe-Steady. Banks and bank
ers buying sight drafts at par and selling at
1504c per cent premium
Foreign ErchGnge-The market is unsettled.
"a 81; ninety days, 81 s0L4 francs, Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days, IS %; Swiss
IS IA; marks, sixty days, 941sc.
SEcURITIEs-The market under the in
f1uences OF the holiday, and there was no bust
ness doing.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-Cify Bonds-Atlanta 8
per cent long date, 100 bid, ia asked; At
lanta z per cent. lie bid, 118 asked; Au-
gusta per cent long date, los bid. 1875
asked; Augusta per cent long Date 104 bid
l07 asked; Columbus per cent, I04 bid
lO511 asked; Macon 6 per cent, ia bid. 1l5
April coupons, 1851 bid, 1854 asked; new Sa-
vannah per cent. February coupons 1854 bid
106 asked.
Did, 40 asked; Georgia per cent gold quar-
terry coupons, 102 bid 103 asked; Georgia 6
per cent coupons, January and July, maturity
1885, ll6 bid, 11S asked.
R1ftTOGd StOckS-Central common, 1233I bid
124H asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed. 142 bid, 143 asked; Georgia com
mon, 2Oi bid, 20415 asked; Southwestern z per
cent guaranteed, 1874 bid. 1924 asked; Cen
trail per cent certificates, 80 bid, 99lA asked;
Atlanta and West Polut railroad stock, los
bid, 100 asked; Atlanta and West Point
per cent certificates. 100 bid l01 asked.
Railroad BOnds-Savannan, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage,
D per cent interest, coupons October, 112 bid,
ia asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897 ia bid, lis asked;
Central Railroad aud Banking Company
collateral gold, 5s, 100 bid, 101 asked; Cen
tral consolidated mortgage Z per cent, coupons
January and July. maturity 1893, 1855 bid.
1916 asked; Savannah and Western railr ad 5
per cent, Endorsed by Central railroad 9eA bid
SO asked; Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery per cent SO bid. 90 asked;
Georgia railroad per cent 1897 1864
III bid, 10601l6 asked; Georgia South
ern and Florida first mortgage per cent, 9716
gage per cent, 94Ih bid, 9616 asked; Montgom-
cry and Eufaula first mortgage per cent. in
dorsed by Central railroad, !0Sbk bid, 1925
asked; Marietta aud North Georgia railway
bid, $50 asked Marietta and North Georgia
railroad first mortgage per cent, 104 bid,
l05 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
first mortgage, 40 bid, III asked; Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta second mortgage
1l6 bid, 118 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta, general mortgage, per cent. 1925
bid, 1104 asked Western Alabama second
mortgage, Endorsed per cent, 104 bid, 1O5
asked; South Georgia and Florida, indorsed
1l8 bid, 100 asked; South Georgia and Flor
ida second mortgage ll6 bid, 11S asked; Au-
10 bid, III asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and
Southern first mortgage, guaranteed, ia bid,
116 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern
not guaranteed, 10S bid, 10 asked; Ocean
Steamship per cent bonds, guaranteed by
Central railroad, 1O1 bid, 1902 asked; Gaines
ville Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, ia bid, 1!6 asked; Columbus
and Rome first mortgage bonds, indorsed by
Central railroad 1O616 bid, l07 asked Column
bus and Western per cent, guaranteed, 1903
bid, 10 asked; City and Suburban railway
<1,.,& x1.r4c-a rvza- .NarrN
Bank StOckS-Firm. Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 800 bid, 300 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 175 bid, 1856 asked ;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, lis bid
III asked; National Bank of Savannah, 100
bid, 1874 asked Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, 121 bid, 1913 asked; Citizens Bank
80 bid, 100 asked Chatham Real Estate and
improvement Company, SO bid, "a asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stocks
1iI5 bid, % asked; Mutual Gas Light stock,
25 bid; Electric Light and Power Company,
81 bid 80 asked.
BACON = Market steady, fair demand:
smoked clear rib sides, exc; shoulders, 51sc;
dry sailed clear rib sides, 55Sc; long clear
sac; bellies, 516c; shoulders, sc; hams, liz
orc.
BAGGING AND T1Es-The market is steady.
Small lots: Jute bagging, "a lbs, 1910;
2 TBS, l0c; 1N lbs, 96914c, according to brand
and quantity; sea island bagging very scarce
nominal; A. inches q ID, l31601334c; smaller
widths, cheaper Iron Ties 81 1901 20 per
bundle, according to quantity Bagging and
ties in retail lots fraction higher
BurrER~Market duh; tair demand;
22025c.
CABBAGE-sO9c.
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand; 916c0
CoFFEE-Market higher. Peaberry, 2316c;
fancy, 2116c; choice, BIC; prime, 2015c;
good, 2Oc; fair, 1e18c; ordinary, 1S1ac; COM
DRIED FRU1T-Apples. evaporated, 1Oc; COM
mon, &C. Peaches, peeled, re; unpeeled, 597c.
Currants, &c. Citron, PC.
Day GoODS-The market is quiet and steady.
Prints, 4G1616c; Georgia brown shirting, "a,
4Jkc; rs do, sc; A brown sheeting, &c; white
osnaburgs, 715c@S16c; checks, 5051ac; yarns,
714c
FIsH-Market nominal. Wequote full weights:
Mackerel, No. g. half barrels, nominal, SO 90
9lo 90; No. z, $40 O0gl2 90. Herring, No 1,
2Ic; scaled, 26c. Cod, 60Sc. Mullet, half bar
rels. s. co.
FRUIr-Lemons- Light demand. Choice, 81 co.;
fancy, 81 90. Apples, g 7594 90. Florida
stock, 81 2502 IS o box.
FLoUR-Market quiet. Extra, 81 40; family,
81 80; fancy, 81 80; patent, s. 7O choice patent
s. Is; spring wheat, best 50 50; baker .'mixt,
GRAIN-C orn-Market steady Whit :corn,
retail lots, Soc; Job lots, 54c carload lots SIC;
mixed corn, retail lots, Soc; job lots 53c; car
load lots, sic, Oats-Retail lots, 4Oc; job lots,
38c; carload lots, 36c. Bran-Retail lots, 81 90;
job lots, 9Oc; carload lots, s5c. Meal, per bar
rel 81 20; per sack, 81 49, Pearl grits, per bar
REL 50 20; per sack. 81 %; grits, 60c
HAY-Market firm. Western, in retail lots,
81 05; job lots, 97c; carload lots. 95c
HIDES, Wool, ETC.-Hides-Mar very dull,
receipts light; dry flint, &c; salted, DC; dry
butcher, Sc. Wool-Market nominal prime, &c
bury, 10015c. Wax, zoe. Talow, 364c. Deer
skins, flint, 25c; salted, zoe. Otter skins, 5000
81 co.
IRox-Market firm; swede, 4I605c; re-
fined, 216c.
LARD-Market steady; in tierces, 65sc sod
tins, 5s4c.
LIME, CALcINED PLASTER AND CEMENr-Chew-
acala lump lime in fair demand and selling at
81 25 per barrel; Georgia and Shelby, 81 25
per barrel; bulk and carload lots special
calcined plaster, 81 IS per barrel; hair, 46e5c;
Rosendale cement, 81 4001 50 Portland cement.
LIQUoRs- Steady; good demand Whisky.
per gallon, rectifed, 81 0SQ1 30, according to
81 5000 90; blended, So oQQ6 90. Wines
grades, 606S5c; fine grades, 81 0O01 so;
California light, muscatel and angelica, 81 SO
OIL rs.
NAILs-Market very firm; fair demand; Sd,
So 40; Id and sd, SO %; Cd, 50 so; 3d. 81 65; 10d
g so: I'D, 81 10; sod TO COD, 81 IS; god to 40d,
So 30.
NUrs-Almonds-T 1S0e0c; Iviuts,
f601Sc; walnuts, French, 15c; Naples,
pecans 10c; Brazil l0c; filberts, 10c; cocoancas,
Barracoa, 81 so per 100; assorted nuts 50-fb 16c
25- h boxes 13c per h.
ONIONS Per barrel, s. 0005 80; per crate,
81 IS; Spanish crates, So 90.