The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-28
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OFrIcr MORNING News.


Banks aud bankers are buying at par and sell
ing at e "a per cent premium.
F'orefgH Erc tdRqe--The market Is weak
Sterling, commercial demand, 81 ~: sixty
Paris and Havre sixty days, s. Il; Swiss,
sixty days, g. 22h marks. sixty DAYS. 95.
SECURITIEs-Ihe market is weak and nomi-
nal. The offerings OF securities is greatly in
excess of the demand.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-CHy Bonds -Atlanta
per cent long date l04 bid, III asked; At
lauta Z per cent ITO bid, III, asked; Au-
gusta : per cent long date, 1O4 bid ITO
asked; Augusta per cent. long date, i0S bid,
liz ked: Columbus per cent, l04l6 bid,
1854 asked; Macon 8 per cent, 1lo bid, i17Ik
asked; new Savannah per cent quarterly
July coupons, 1o9 bid. 1924 asked; new
Savannah 5 per cent May coupons, 1921
bid, i03 asked.
state Bonis-Gsorgia new "A per cent, i1SA
bid, III asked; Georgia per cent. coupons
January and July, maturity 1895, l1416 bid. 1851
asked; Georgia s4 per cent, lol bid, l02
asked
Railroad Stocks 49, Central common. i15
bid, ll516 asked; Augusta and Savannah per
cent guaranteed, 1895 bid, i40I< asked; Georgia
common, 200 bid, Sol asked: Southwestern
pei. cent guaranteed. 13l bid, l22 asked Cen
trail per cent certificates "a bid aj asked.
Atlanta aud West Point railroad stock, 1903 bid
10 asked; Atlanta and West Point per cent
certificates. 30 bid. 100 asked
Railroad BOnds-Savannah, Florida and
Western Railroad Company. general mortgage
per cent, interest coupons october, 107 bid,
10 asked Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897, 1919 bid, 100 asked;
Central Railroad and Banking Company
collateral gold SIS, Of bid, 0sIS asked: Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January aud July, maturity 1898, 103 bid.
l0B asked; Savannah and Western railroad
per cent, Endorsed by Central railroad, So bid,
1914 asked; Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery per cent, 81 bid SO asked;
Georgia railroad per cent, 1897, 1O501Il BIZ,
II nc bad naNrf o.,
first mortgage per cent, SO asked;
Covington and Macon first mortgage per cent,
rs bid S5 asked; Montgomery aud Eufaula first
mortgage o per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
road, 105 bid, 1916 asked; Marietta and
North Georgia railway first mortgage.
Marietta and North Georgia railroad
asked; Charlotte, Colum6ia and Augusta
first mortgage, l071h bid, l051k asked; Charlotte
Columbia and Augusta second mortgage
lis bid, 1i5 asked Charlotte. Columbia ana
los bid, lC6 asked South GeorEia
and Florida Endorsed. firsts, III bid,
liz asked; South Georgia and Florida sec
ond mortgage, 1855 bid. 10916 asked; Augusta
and Knoxville first mortgage per cent, i0s
bid, 100 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson ana
Southern, first mortgage, guaranteed, 1903 bid,
1909 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern,
Steamship 6 per cent bonds. guaranteed by
Central railroad, 9916 bid, I01 asked; Ocean
Steamship 5 per cent, due in 1920. 100 bid. 103
asked; Gainesville, jefferson and Southern,
asked; Columbus aud Rome first mortgage
bonds Endorsed by Central railroad, 1O4 bid,
105 asked; Columbus and Western per cent
guaranteed lOs bid, i09 asked; City end Sub
urban railway first mortgage per cent, 1903
bid. 109Is asked. Brunswick and Western As,
firsts indorsed, due 1898, ~ bid, rs asked
Bons Stocks, tc-Firm. Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, $50 bid, 800 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1875 asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company li9
bid, 1l9If asked; National Bank of Savannah
Trust Company, 1879 bid, 1874 asked; Citizens
Bank, 9715 bid. $50 asked Chatham Real Estate
and improvement, 5I16 bid, 624 asked; Georgia
Loan and Trust Company, "a bid, s5 asked;
Bank, 500 bid, 81 asked; Macon and Savan-
nah Construction Company nominal: Savannah
Construction Company, go bid, 95 asked,
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stocks,
"a bid, rs asked; Mutual Gas Light stocks,
IS bid; Electric Light and Power Company,
70 bid, so asked
Board of Trade quotations are as fol-
lows: Smoked clear rib sides. 77sc: shoulders
634o dry sailed clear rib sides, 74c; long clear
| 714c; bellies, 71so: shoulders, 6Isc; hams 12c.
nal lA''i Jute A' bagEns, 9l9D, saSs,Sc; A en-
| 7A@71Sc; 1s4w, 6IS0634c according &c
brand ana quantity; sea island oaSgIug at 141t
@ise; cotton begging nonei prices ,n nominal
/
lots, 81 IS; smaller lots, 81 4oQ1 so. BagginC
and ties in retail lots fraction higher.
| BUTTER-Markets steady; far demand Goshen
| 2302lc; gilt edge 25G127; creamery 290S1c.
| CABBAGE-Florida crates and barrels, SLOW
| sale at 81 25Qt1 80.
CHEEsE-Market firm; fair demand. 130
14l1c
| CoFFEE-Market firm and higher Peaberry
| 23c; fancy, 22lSc; choice, 22c; prime, 21lsc
good, 2i]4c; fair. @C34c; ordinary, 2Oc; common
| - ~. rr A,,,a. .,.,,ou,.oI &C.. 49,.
mon, i2013c. Peaches, peeled, 2lc; unpeeled
Toe. Currants, 6A@7c. Citron zoe. Driec
DRY Goops-The market is quiet: gooc
demand Prints, 4061t; Georgia brown
shirting; 3-4, 4Idc; rs do 5t4c; "A brown sheet
ing, sac; white osnaburgs, S1s0Ss4; checks
59516c; yarns, soc for the best makes; brown
| drilling 6IS1Sc.
Rufr-Lemons-Fair demand. Messina
$5 0O15 So Oranges-Florida, 81 0O9G rs pc
box.
IS 2006 40; choice patent So 35@6 70,
FIsH-Market firm. We quote fun weights
NJ Mac q No; 3. half barrels; nominal
No. l. &c; sealed $50, Cod, 60sc Mullet
half barrels, s. 90.
R4IS-Corn-Market firm and advancing
white corn retail lots 81 o.. job lots 81 OF
lots, 81 O3; job lots, 81 OF; carloa,
lots, 99c, oats-Retail lots, 77c job lots
7oc: carload lots, 1Sc. Bran-Retail lote
81 80; job lots, 81 Is; carload lots, 81 10
Meal-Pearl, per barrel, 81 IS; per sack, So IS
city ground. 81 TO- Pearl grits per barrel, 81 90
per sack, 81 20; city grits, 81 is per sack.
HAY-Market steady. Western, in retail lots
81 90; job lots s7IHc: carload lots, S2J6c. North
ern none. Eastern, retail lots, 81 90; job lots
S7lfc; carload lots s2lkc
HIDES, WOOL, Observation-Disclosures weak
receipts light; dry flint, Sc; salted, &c
dry butcher sc. Wool-Market nominal. Wax
24c. Tallow, Sc. Deerskins, flint, o6c; sailed
zoe. Otter skins, 500S5 90.
laoN-Market very steady; Swede, $1,000
refined, 294c.
lap Market steady; in tisroes, SIC; son
tins. re.
LIME, CAIcINED PLASTER AND CEMESr-Ala
bama aud Georgia lime in fair demand and sell
ing at 81 25 per barrel; bulk and carload lot
special; cacined plaster, 81 20 per barrel; hair
4DJc; Rosendals cement, / 308l 20: Portlanc
cement, retail, 81 49, carload lots So 40 Englis
standard Portland, 81 7503OO
DEMONSTRATED firm. Highwine basis 81 is
WHISKY per gallon, rectihed, 81 OsGDl IS, accord
ing 70 proof; choice grades, 81 50GD2 so; straight
81 5OGf 90; blended, go OO45 90 WInes-Domes
tic port, sherry, catawba, low grades, 600S5c
fine grades 81 O9Gl 80; California, light, mu,
catel and angelica, 81 S50l IS.
NAILS Market very steady; fair demand. Sd
IS U5; ID and Sd, 81 IS; 81, g. IS; sd 81 81
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