The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-04

Financial - The money market is somewhat
improved, though still stringent
Domestic Ecchdnge-Quiet and steady. The
banks and bankers are buying at ID per cent
discount Selling at 1s per cent. discount to
| par.
! F0refqn pErchanoe-The market is steady
Sterling. commercial demand, 81 81: xty days,
St77; ninety days, "a IS; francs, Paris and
| Havre sixty days, So 2634; Swiss, sixty days,
| IS q y; marks. sixty days, 1874.
SECuRITI s-Thero is a quiet but steady de-
mand for guaranteed and dividend paying
stocks and first mortgage Endorsed bonds.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Bnds-Atanta 8
per cent l ng date, l04 bid, liz asked; At
lsnta per cent ITO bid, III as ied; Au
gusta per cent long date, 104 bid, ITO
asked; Augusta o per cent long date 106 bid,
| . asked; Columbus 5 per cent, 1Oa 4 bid,
| asked: new Savannah per cent quarterly
January coupons, 10llS bid, l02 asked; new
savannah per cent February coupons, 1o14
state Bonds-Georgia new ~ per cent, 114Ls
| bid, 116 ASKED; Georgia . per cent coupons.
January and July. maturity 1898, Ill BID. liz
asked; Georgia Sla per cent, iol bid. TO- asked
Railroad StocEs-Central common ex.div.
| 10 bid Ill asked; Augusta and Savannah
| per cent. guaranteed, 1873 bid,
40 asked; Georgia common, 1877 bid,
antead, l22 bid. ix5 asked; Central
| q per cent certificates 1884 bid. 94I4 asked;
Atlanta aud West Point railroad stock, los bid,
| 100 ask ID; Atlanta and West Point per cent
| cert ,icatss. o. bid. % asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
| Western Railroad Company, general mortgage,
| 6 per cent interest coupons October 105 BID,
| l0S asked Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage,
| consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897, 1914 bid, 10S1k asked;
Central Railroad and Banking Company
| collateral goli, SIS, 95 bid, 9S asked; Cen
trail consolidated mortgage per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1898. 100 bid
l0l asked; Savannah and Western railroad 5
per cent, Endorsed by Central railroad, SO bid.
| aQ[A6s savannah and No,
gomery per cent 81 bid, IS asked;
| Georgia railroad per cent. 1897, 10j60lli bid
| l06Dll6 asked; Georgia Southern and Florida
| first mortgage per cent, IL bid, SO asked;
| Covlngton and Mac m first mortgage 6pAr cent,
| So bid, 81 asked; Montgomery and Eufaua
first mort age per cent Endorsed by Central
North Georgia railway first mortgage, so
| years, per cent "a bid, So asked:
Marietta and North Georgia railr ad
o asE %Gf'Sss sroso m fbsa' and 9S bid
first mortgage l0j bid, l06 asked; Charlotte,
| Columbia and Augusta second IN lrtgaze
| III bid, liz asked; Charlotte. Columbia and
| los asked; Soutn Georgia and Florida naorsed,
| ITO bid, II asked; South Georgia aud Florida
| secor mortgage, l0i Did l09 asked; Augusta
| and Knoxville first morUga Se, Z per cent lO6
bid, 101 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson aad
| Southern, first mortgage, guaranteed, 10 bid,
| 40 asked; Gainesville Jefferson and Southern
not guaranteed. ioi bid, l07 asked; Ocean
| steamship per cent bonds, guaranteed by
Central railroad, so bid 100 asked; Gaines
| villa, Jefferson and Southern, second mortgage
guaran eed, los bid. l09 asked; Columbus and
| Rome first mortgage bonds, in lorsed by Cen
| trail railroad, ,O4 bid, los asked; G lumbus
and Western per cent guaranteed. l06 bid. I07
| asked; City aud Suburban railway first mort.
| gage per cent, 1903 bid, 100 asked
Bank stocks, etc-Firm Southern Bank of
the state of &c rgia, 200 bid, 295 asked; Mer-
| chants National Bank, 1877 bid, 1872 asked !;
| Savannah Bank aud Trust Company
| l2l bid, III asked; National Bank OF Savannah
1856 bid, 1856 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
| Company, l22 bid, l24 asked: Citizens Bank
| 30 bid, 100 asked; Chatham Real Estate and
Improvement, Sis bid, SO asked; Georgia Loan
and Trust Company, 81 biz, 81 asked; Ger.
mania savings Ba *, los bid, i0S asked;
| Chatham Dime Savings Bank, 52I5 bid, 53IS
| asked; Macon nd Savannah Construction
| Company, iso bid, 40 asked; Savannah
| Construction Company, 90 bid, 10l asked
! ttGs StockS-Savannah Gas Light stocks
| "a bid IS asked; Mutual Gas Light stocks,
Is bid; Electric Light and Power Company,
| 76 bid n asked.
| BAcoN-Market steady; fair demand The
| Board OF Trade quotations are as follows:
\ Smoked clear rib sides, SIC; shoulders
59$c; dry sailed clear rib Sides Stkc; long clear
| 5S4c; bellies, SIC; shoulders, SC; hams, 12c.
| BAaGING AND TTzs-The market is steady and
demand moderate. Jute bagsing, ~ q, So @slko;
n, 714@T9sci lS4D, s1R@62sc. according TO