The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-25

Stock on hand and on shipboard
to-day. ..........s.s............l 1,O57 LOG. $50
Received same day last year.. Holiday
FINANoIAL-Money is in active demand.
Domestic Exchange - The market is quiet
Banks and bankers are buying at ID per cent
discount and selling at 10 per cent discount
foreign Exchange - The market is very
weak Sterling, commercial demand, 81 S1N;
sixty days, 81 7914; ninety days. s4:s; francs,
Paris and HsvSe; sixty days, IS 2el1; Belgian.
SECURITIES = The market Is duh and some
what irregular, except for Endorsed railroad
bonds which are firm.
STOCKS AND BONDS CITY BondS-Atlanta 6
per cent, long date, 100 bid, Ill asked; Atlanta
Z per cent, ia bid. il6 asked; Augusta per
cent, long date. l06 bid, 10S asked; Augusta
per cent long date TO- BID, 100 asked; Colum
bus per cent, IS bid, 99'asked; Macon 9 per
cent. ia bid, lis asked new Savannah per
cent quarterly January coupons, 102 bid, 1021$
asked; new Savannah per cent February
coupons, 10lA bid, 102A asked.
State Bonds-Georgia new ~ per cent, 11lA
bid, 1l2l6 asked; Georgia per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1905. 111J& bid, i121k
asked; Georgia SI4 per cent, 1Ool5 bid, l0ll1
asked.
Railroad Stocks Central common ex-div, 90
bid, 91h asked; Augusta and Savannah z per
cent guaranteed, ex-div, 122 bid, 1S3 asked; Geor
gia common. 1893 bid, 1874 asked: Southwestern
per cent guaranteed, 1071% bid, 1Os1x asked;
Central per cent certificates. 81 bid, So
asked; Atlanta and West Point railroad stock,
lO41S bid, 100 asked; Atlanta and West Point &
per cent certificates. ex int 90 bid. o. asked
Railroad Bonds - Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company general mortgage
oper cent interest coupons, October, 100 bid,
consolidated per cent coupons, January and
July. maturity 1897, 1e9 bid, 40 asked; ;
Central Railroad and Bapbing Company
collateral gold 5s. IS bid So asked; Central
january and July, maturity 1898, 104 bid
los asked; Savannah and Western railroad 5
per cent, indorsed by Central railroad. rs bid
somery per oens Is BID 80 asked aeo9
R1a railroad per cent, 1897, 10S111l bid. 1903
0ll0 asked; Georgia Southern aud Florida
nrst mortgage per cent, ~ bid. rs asked;
Covington and Macon first mortgage. 8 per
cent. 20 bid, 80 asked; Montgomery and Eufaua
Central railroad. los bid, I0s asked;
mortgage, 1854 bid, 1854 asked; Charlotte
Columbia and Augusta second mortgage, ITO
Did, liz asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
Susta general mortgage, per cent 102 bid:
nrsts, 1o7 bid, 10S asked; South Georgia and
Florida second mortgage, l05 bid. 10S asked;
Augusta and Knoxville first mortgage z per
cent, lOl bid, i0o asked; Gainesville, Jefferson
ana Southern, first mortgage, guaranteed,
lO6 bid, los asked Gainesville, Jefferson
bid io6 Oa asked; Ocean ea1 steamship T''u per- per
road, IO2 bid. 1903 asked; Ocean Steam
snip o per cent. due in 1920. 90 bid, 100
eskedi Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern
second mortgage, guaranteed, 104 bid, l05
asked; Columbus and Rome first mortgage
ponds Endorsed by Central railroad. 1929 d,
loS1s asked; Columbus and Western per cent
gusaranteed, l0e bid, 1o7 asked; City and Sub.
uI9an railway first mortgage per cent, l04
bid, lO6 asked; Savannah and Atlantic per
cent Endorsed, &c bid. 20 asked.
. 6oHE Stocks, etc-Southern Bank OF the
state OF Georgia, 2i5 bid, 255 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank. 100 bid, 1875 asked
savannah Bank and Trust Company, llS
na, III asked; National Bank Of Savannah.
Trust Company. ex-div, llg bid, 12C
asked; Citizens' Bank, ex-div, 90 bid,
70 asked Chatham Real Estate aud
improvement Company 81 bid. 5l16 asked;
termania Bank, 1903 bid, i04 asked; Chat
ham Bank, 81 bid, IS asked; Macon and Sa
vannah Construction Company. nominal; Sa
Vannah Construction Company, IS bid, 20 asked
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stocks
~ bid, IS asked; Mutual Gas Light stocks,
" bid Electric Light aad Power Company,
ex-div, "a bid. rs asked.
APPLEs-22750DS 80.
BAcoN-MarSet steady. The Board of Trade
Quotations are as follows: Smoked clear rit
SIDES, 7S4c; shoulders. 655c; dry sailed clear rit
aues 57tc; long clear, csc; bellies. 6lSc; Shout
BAGGING AND TIEs-The market steady
Jute bagging 214fD, he; 2lb, &c; 1&tb
S014c; quotations are for large quantities; small
Iots higher: sea island bagging at 126D121<c
pine straw. 2l4D. flxc. Iron Ties-large lots
p %; smaller lots, 81 1901 SO. TIes IN retail
lots, higher.
BuTrER-Market firuer; fair demand; Goshen
TISS,3s4c; gilt edge 25@26c; creamery. 10000
Eigin, &c.