The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-01

to-day ...... ....-............. $685. 81 ,559
Received same day last year. .... $50 2,048
FINANCIAL - The money market continues
quite stringent.
Domestic Erohange-The market is firm.
Banks and bankers are buying at par and sell
ing at & "a per cent premium.
Foreign ErcidnQe-The market is weak
Sterling, commercial demand, 81 81; sixty
days, "a S414; ninety days, 81 8@t4: francs
Paris aud Havre. sixty days, IS II; Swiss,
sixty days, S. 2234 marks, sixty days. 95.
SECURITIES-The market is weak and unset
tied for Central and Southwestern railroad
stocks, and quiet and steady for bonds.
SrocKs AND BoNDs-Cty Bonds-Atlanta 6
per cent long date, q, 1O4 L., bid; liz asked; At
gusta Z per cent long date, lO4 bid 10
asked; Augusta per cent, long date, 10s bid,
lls asked: Columbus per cent, l0415 bid,
Dj16 asked; Macon 6per cent, 116 BID, l1716
July coupons, 102 bid. 1929 asked; new
Savannah 5 per cent May coupons, 1929
bid, l03 asked.
State BondS-Georgia new 415per cent, 115s4
bid, III asked; Georgia per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1895, 1141a bid, 115I6
asked; Georgia 31a per cent lOl bid, 1O3
asked.
Railroad Stocks - Central common, 1f46
bid, lisa asked; Augusta and Savannah per
cent guaranteed 1896 bid, i401S asked; Georgia
common, 200 bid, POI asked: Southwestern z
per cent guaranteed. 12016 bid, l2l asked; Cen
trail per cent certificates, "a bid, % asked :;
Atlanta aud West Point railroad stock, 109 bid ,
ITO asked; Atlanta and West Point per cent
certificates. 80 bid. 100 asked
Railroad BOnds-Savaunah. Florida and
Western Railroad Company. general mortgage
bper cent, interest coupons October, 105 bid,
l07 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
Central Railroad and Banking Company
collateral gold IS, 81 bid, 931S asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cent. coupons
January AID July, maturity 1898, 103 bid
104 asked; Savannah and Western railroad 5
per cent, Endorsed by Central railroad. So bid
s24 asked; Savannah Americas and Mont
Georgia railroad per cent, 1897 105@11l bid,
lo68ll6 asked Georgia Southern and Florida
first mortgage per cent. 81 asked;
Govngton and Macon first mortgage per cent
mortgage per cent. indorsed by Central rail
road. LOS bid, 10e11 asked Marietta and
North Georgia railway first mortgage.
NJ %srtat years and 6 p per cent cent e5 asked;
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
6rSt mortgage, 10716 bid, 10S19 asked; Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta second mortgage,
augusta general mortgage, per cent
10 bid, los asked; South Georgia
ana ana Florida Endorsed. firsts, III bid,
ll2 asked; South Georgia and Florida sec
oni mortgage, 10s15 bid. 1925 asked; Augusta
ana knoxville first mortgage, Z per cent, i0S
9la' lOs asked; Gainesville, jefferson and
LoIH, IlrSC mortgage. guaranteed. 1US bid
IOs asked; Gainesville Jefferson and Southern,
1ot guaranteed, 105 bid, 107 asked; Ocean
99oe9lnSmp 8 per cent bonds. guaranteed by
central railroad. 991s bid, 101 asked; Ocean
steamship per cent, due in 1920. 100 bid. 1902
asked; gainesville, jefferson and Southern
second mortgage, guaranteed, 1865 bid, 1919
asHedi Columbus and Rome first mortgage
UIChds, lndorsed by Central railroad, 10i bid,
-uo asked; Columbus and Western per cent
guaranteed, l0S bid. 109 asked; City aud Sub
uroan railway first mortgage z per cent, 10S
Sll IV5ts asked. Brunswick aud Western IS,
hrSts lndorsed, due 1888, ~ bid, rs asked.
a, bdaS STOCKS, etc.-Firm. Southern Bank of
ope state of Georgia, $50 bid. 290 asked; Mer-
Snants' National Bank, 100 asked
savannah Bank and Trust Company, 119
Wd, llS1e asked; National Bank of Savannah,
~. old' l3S asked; Oglethorpe Sayings and
ppaust company, l22 bid, 1874 asked; Citizens
Sa9E VIE bid, 9S13 asked; Chatham Real Estate
Gua Improvement, Dis bid, 5214 asked; Georgia
SSernanla Bank 104It bid, 1o51s asked; Chatham
r go r. oos bid, 81 asked; Macon and Savan-
C CO.. instruction Company nominal: Savannah
Nol9truction Company 80 bid, 95 asked.
o,Lts Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stocks
q pil, - asked; Mutual Gas Light stocks
:. 1ll Electric Light and Power Company
y bid, 70 asked
bAcoN-Slarket higher; fair demand The
i,'a'l or Trade quotations are as fol
C"N smoked clear rib sides. 73Ec: shoulders,
.f Dry sailed clear rio sides, nc: long clear,
'4e bellies, 7lsc: shoulders. 6J6c; hams rec.
oHA''lNg AND TIEs-The market Is nomi-
IT,, jnte baRging, PAD, S40sIAc; 21'.
3,Yt. l@b. 61aMl34c, according %
80 fIl ana quantity; sea island bagglng 40 li5s
49, COTTON baggng. none; prces nominali
'-9 straw, Pan. loNc Iron Ties-large