The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-03


FINANcIAL-The money market is easy.
Domestic Erchange-Irregular. The banks and
bankers are buying at par, Selling at non per
buying at Is per cent discount and selling at
par01H per cent premium.
Foreign Exchange - The market ia
weak. Sterling commercial demand 81 Sc;
sixty days. 81 $3.50; ninety days, So S2s4 francs,
Paris and Havre, sixty days, IS 2111: Swiss,
sixty days, S. 1884; marks. sixty days. 947sc.
SECURITIEs-An active demand for Central
railroad stock, bonds and debentures and City
of Savannah IS.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlanta 6
per cent long date, 104 bid, 112 asked; At
lanta per cent, 10 bid. 117 asked; Au-
asked; Augusta per cent, long date, 1903 bid,
112 asked; Columbus per cent, l04 bid
los asked; Macon 6 per cent, ia bid. lis
asked; new Savannah per cent quarterly
April coupons, 1925 bid, 1885 asked; new
bid, 100 asked.
Stote Bonds-Georgia new AZ per cent, 11416
bid, ll6 asked; Georgia per cent coupons
January and July, maturity 1856, III bid, 1I2
asked; Georgia 3zS per cent. 101 bid. 102 asked
Rdttro0d Stocks - Central common 1lON
pld, lll3 asked; Augusta and Savannah per
cent. guaranteed, 1885, bid. 1396 asked; Georgia
common, 1893 bid, 200 asked; Southwestern ner
cent. guaranteed 1924 bid, 1884 asked; Central
6per cent certificates, 81 bid, 95 asked; At
lanta ana west Point railroad stock lO8 bid
119 asked; Atlanta and West Point 6 per cent
certltcates. SO bid. 90 asked
hd1Iroqd BondS-Savannah, Florida and
western Kalroad Company. general mortgage,
per cent, interest coupons October, l07 bid
IOo asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
Gonsohdated per cent, coupons January and
T guy, maturity 1897, 1oS bid, 1903 asked;
collateral gold IS, IS bid. SO asked; Cen
Grel consolidated mortgage per cent coupons
J5ea5n11Iary and July, maturity 1893. iO21S bid,
Ioo75 asked; Savannah and Western railroad
Per cent Endorsed by Central railroad, s. bid,
90 asked; Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery 9 per cent, 89I6 bid, 81 asked;
George railroad 6 per cant, 1897, I05@l1f bid,
1poDllo asked; Georgia Southern and Florida
Hrst mortgage per cent, S:16 bid, ssh asked;
Coyington and Macon first mortgage per cent
SU pa, 20 asked; Montgomery and Eufaula
nrst mortgage per cent, Endorsed by Central
railroad, l06 bid, 1061s asked; Marietta and
North Georgia railway first mortgage,
NJ Tariei Years and NdpS per cent; rs asked;
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and augusta
trst mortgage, io615 bid, I08 asked; Charlotte,
G St2 Ili and Augusta second mortgage,
augusta general mortgage. per cent, 107 bid,
!oS asked; South Georgia and Florida indorsed
lIO DID, ll2 asked; South Georgia and Florida
second mortgage, 10Y bid, 109 asked Augusta
ana knoxville first mortgage, 7 per cent, 1914
9la, loo1s asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and
southern, flrst mortgage, guaranteed, 1O9 bid
no asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern,
S 1oe guaranteed, 1o4 bid, 107 asked; Ocean
steamship per cent bonds, guaranteed by
central railroad, 80 bid, 101 asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern. second mortgage.
guaranteed, 10S bid, 109 asked; Columbus and
hone first mortgage bonds, indorsed by Cen
tral railroad, los bid 100 asked; Columbus
ana western per cent guaranteed, 107 bid 1Os
asked; City and Suburban railway first mort
gage per cent. 107 bid, 10e asked.
- Bank Stocks, etc.-Firm: Southern Bank of
the State of Georgia, 800 bid, 1874 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1873 bid, 1874 asked;
savannah Bank and Trust Company
10 bid 121 asked. National Rank IF Savapnab'
80 bid, 1876 asked Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
company, 121 bid, l22 asked; Citizens Bank.
- bid SO asked; Chatham Real Estate and
improvement, 511a bid, 524 asked Georgia Loan
and Trust Company. 81 bid, 90 asked; Ger
mania Savings Bank, 104 bid. 105 asked;
Onatham Dime Savings Bank. 531S bid, 541%
asked; Macon and Savannah Construction
company, 100 bid, 100 asked; Savannah
construction Company, 81 bid, 80 asked.
=, Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stocks. ex
NV s35 bid ,2415 asked; Mutual Gas Light stocks,
= old; Electric Light and Power Company,
70 bid, 80 asked.
d BAcoS-Market steady; fair demand. The
cPoard Of Trade quotations are as follows:
&C; dry sailed clear rib Sides 5Szc; long clear
02Sc; bellies, 5S4c; shoulders. SC; hams, 1l15c.
! bAGGING AND IIEs-The market is steady and
demand moderate. Jute bagging. pa 4, 81 @81kc;
10, ,'146D71ac; 1a4D, 61z06Mc, according to
Jssnd and quantity sea island bagging at 1870
19c; cotton bagging, none; prices nominal;
pune straw. III b. 1G15c. Iron TieS-arge
lois, 81 30; smaller lots, 81 40611 50. Bagging
a11 Ties in retail lots a fraction higher.
Utter Market steady fair demand Goshen,
"oSS~<e; gilt edge, 2S@s5c: creamery, 250S1c