The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-30
1862


Financial.
Money is easy. The bank clearanees for
the past week have been 81. SO2 qO2 81.
+ oreigu EXchange-The market weak.
ne iolOWng are net Savannah quotations:
sterling, commercial demand 81 S6ls; sixty
Paris and Havre sixty days, IS 81; Swiss,
Sky days, . PA; marcks, sixty days,
Domestic Exchange-The tone of the mar
ket Is steady, Banks are buying at Il per
cent discount and selling at par to q pre-
MUM. 20
Securities-The demand continues for the
central issues and municipal bonds
stocks and bonds-State bonds: Georgia
IS per cent. bonds, 951s bid, 96sa asked: new
Georgia a. per cent bonds, 1915 1924 bid
iIOs2 asked; Georgia Smiths, maturity 1896,
IOl bid, los asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, III bid. f12
asked; Augusta per cent, I02 hid. Il5 asked:
augusta per cent, 100 bid, 100 asked: Colum-
BUS 5per cent, lOl bid, 1903 asked Macon
per cent, 1903 bid, 10 asked: new Savannah
D per cent, quarterly, January coupons IOS
old, lO4 asked; new Savannah per cent
quarterly, February coupons, l021s bid, 1854
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
western railroad general mortgage bonds. 9
per cent. interest coupons l04L5 bid l05 asked;
Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage consolidated
per cent. coupons January and July, matu-
rlty 1897. 100 bid, 1851 asked; Central consol
ldated mortgage 7 per cent. coupons, January
and July maturity, 1898 1i21s bid, iii asked;
Central Railroad and Banking Company col
lateral Iatera gold 5s. 70 asked; Georgia railroad 6s
1910, lOi bid, l07 asked; Charlotte, Column
bla and Augusta first mortgage
$50 bid, 99a asked; Charlotte, Columbia ana
Augusta second mortgage, 100 bid, 1O3
asked: Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
general mortgage 6 per cent, 90 asked:
Montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage in
aorsed per cent, 81 bid, IS asked; Georgia
southern and Florida first mortgage
II fEVHa - l. 20
savannah and Atlantic S. Endorsed 80
asked; South Georgia and Florida Endorsed.
nrsts, lO7 asked South Georgia and
fIorlda second mortgage, 100 asked;
savannah and Western IS trust certificates
lnGorSed by Central railroad, 3415 bid 36%
asked; Savannah, Americas and Montgom-
cry bs, A. bid, AZ asked: Ocean Steamship
per cent. bonds 1920, 90 asked; Gainesville,
JEFFERSON and southern railroad. first mort
gage, guaranteed, 9S asked; GAINESVILLE JEFF
ferson and Southern, not guaranteed, 81 asked;
Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern, second
mortgage, guaranteed, SO asked; Columbus
and Rome first Endorsed IS, As asked
Columbus and Western per cent.
hrst guaranteed, SO bid 81 asked: Augusta
and Knoxville railroad per cent first mort
gage bonds II bid, as asked; CITY and Sill
burban railroad first mortgage per cent.
bonds, SO asked; Electric Railway bonds, SO
bid, sc asked; Alabama Midland per cent.
81 bid, 80 asked
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savannah
common, IL bid, IA asked; Georgia common
lbJ bid, 155 asked; Southwestern, per cent.
guaranteed, with dividend order, Al bid, A
asked; Central per cent. certificates, with or
der for defaulted interest, p bid, % asked;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, SsB
asked; Atlanta and West Point 6 per cent.
certificates, IS bid, go asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock 2OJl
bid, 204 asked; Electric Light and Power
Company 50 asked.
Bank Stocks-Southern Bank OF the State
Of Georgia, 1853 bid, 1852 asked; Merchants Ma
tiOnal Bank, "a bid, 80 asked; Savannah
Bank and Trust Com pany, 951s bid, 961s asked;
Germania Bank, 100 bid, 101 asked; Chat
ham Bank, 40 bid, AZ ex. div. asked Chat
ham Real Estate and Improvement Com
pany, 4o bid, 4sH asked; National Bank
Of Savannah, 1903 bid III asked The Ogle-
thorpe Savings and Trust Company 105
ex div, asked; Savannah Real Estate
Loan and Building Company, 49 asked;
Title Guarantee and Loan Company,
70 asked; Savannah Construction Com
pany, SO bid g. asked; Citizens Bank,
% bid, 100 ex. div. asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory 6s 10l
bid, 102 asked; Sibley Factory 6s, l0l bid, 1924
asked; Enterprise Factory 6s, l0l bid, 1903
asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing
Company, per cent bonds. Y asked
80 asked; Eagle and Phenix
Manufacturing Company, "a asked
Augusta Factory, rs bid, 81 asked; Granite
vile Factory, l45 bid, $50 asked; Langley
Factory, common, 90 bid 95 asked; ]. P.
King Manufacturing Company, 100 bid 1903
asked; Sibley Manufacturing Company, 7s
bid, 80 asked.
Miscellaneous Markets.
Apples-Per barrel, a 5OOS 90.
Bacon-Market is steady, The Board OF
Trade Trad, quo. quotations ati Ms are are as follows;
dry sailed clear rib sides Sc; long, clear,
&c; bellies, Sc; shoulders, none; sugar
cured hams, 12hsc
Bagging and Ties-The market steady.
Jute bagging IN n, &c; On. $40; 1Ab Sc;
quotations are Tor job lots; small lots
higher sea island bagging, l2Hc; Iron Ties
Large lots 90095c; smaller lots, 500 al 05.
Butter-Market higher; fair demand; Gosh
en-, 24c; gilt edge, 27c creamery, 28c; Elgin,
30c.
Cheese-Market firm; fair demand, 100
13c; Fancy full cream cheese, 13A0l4c, 20ib
average
Cabbages-Per head SaSHc.,
Coffee-Market firm; quoted at for Mocha,
&c; Java, 2893Oc; Peaberry, 23hc; fancy or
standard No. l, &c; choice or stand
ard No. ?, 2l1ac; prime or standard No. 8, 21c;
good or standard No. 4, 20hc; fair or stand
ard No. 5, zoe; ordinary or standard No. @,
1910; common or standard No. z. 19c.
Dried Fruit-Apples; evaporated, l2hc;
common, 61a@7c. Peaches, California, evap-
grated, peeled, 22924e; California evaporated,
unpeeled, Is 615c. Currants, 4l205c. Cttron,
14@15c. Dried apricots, 16c.
t1Our-MafK6t QuleV. EKVTt ID los ldulllyt
IS 40; fancy, So 60; patent, 81 OOQi 40; straight,
Grain-Corn-Market is steady. White
corn. job lots, 5Sc: carload lots, 56c. Mixed
corn, job lots, SIC; carload lots, 55c. Oats
42c Texas red rust proof soc.
Southern seed rye, 81 %. Bran
Job lots 81 CO.; carload lots, CSC. Meal
Pearl, per barrel, 81 80; per sack, 81 p; city
meal, per sack, 81 10. Pearl grits per bar
rel. 81 so; per sack, 81 25; city grtts, per
sack, 81 20.
Hay-Market steady Western job lots,
92hc; carload lots, s7iac.
Dry GoodS-The market is quiet, demand
light Prints 566H; Georgia brown shirt
ing. "a, &C: rs do. 41c; "A brown sheetng,
524c; white osnaburgs, Sc; checks, 41496c;
brown drilling 6Gl7c.
Lime Co lcined Plaster and Cement-Ala-
bama and Georgia lime in fair demand and
selling at 81 90 per barrel, bulk and carload
lots special; calcined plaster, 81 70 per bar
rel; hair Ease RosendaIe cement, IL goal 40;
Portland cement, retail, s. so; carload lots,
s. Is.
NaiIs-Market steady; base cod, 81 40; sod,
81 so: 40d 81 s. 300 81 IS: I'D 81 IS; god, 81 75
l0d 81 30; Sd 81 90; 3d. 81 10; 4d g 30; sd. S2 30
3D. 81 90; Sd fine, So co. Finishing I'D, S2 05;
1Od, 81 Is; Sd, g 30; 3d. g so; Sd, 81 05; 4d,
s. SIS.
dull and weak; receipts light; dry flint &c;
Wool market fat; prime Georgia, free Ofsand
burrs and black woods, 12c; blacks, 7c; bury,
507c Wax, 1Sc. Tsllow, &c. Deer, skins,
flint 25c: sailed. 20c. Otter skins, 50c,dS5 90.
Iron-Market very steady. Swede 4H@5c;
refined 81 base.