The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-10
NAvAL sroREs srATEMENr.
Financial

Domestic Exchange-The tone Of the mar
ket is steady. Banks are buying at 4
per cent, discount and selling at par TO "a per
cent. premium.
Foreign Exchange - Market is firm.
The following are net Savannah quota
tions: Sterling, commercial demand, 81 IS;
sixty days, q 49, ninety days, s. 81 francs,
Paris and Havre. sixty days, s. e1; Swiss,
sixty days, s. 22ll; mareks, sixty days,
81 1l,l6c.
Securities-The market is fairly firm. and
with an advancing tendency
State Bonds-Georgia ~ per cent. 1915,
l09 bid. 1O9A asked; Georgia Z per cent, 1896,
lO0 old, l01 asked; Georgia 80 per cent,
long dates, 951S bid, 90 asked.
quarterly January coupons, lO13{ bid. 1924
asked; new Savannah 5 per cent. February
coupons, 1913 bid, 1924 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral good IS, 70
asked: Central consolidated mortgage : per
cent coupons. January and July maturity 1895
lol!l bid 1875 asked; Savannah and Western
railroad per cent. indorsed by Central rail
road trust certificates, 80 bid IS asked:
Savannah Americus and Montgomery
8 per cent IS bid, A. asked Georgia railroad
8 per cent: 1910, l0l bid, 105 asked;
Georgia Southern and Florida first mort
gage per cent. y bid, "A asked;
Montgomery and Eufaula first mort
gage per cent. indorsed by Central
railroad, 50 3abid, SIS 1aasked; Augusta and
Knoxville hrst mortgage, Z per cent. 65l5
bid, 671a asked; Ocean Steamship, 5 per cent.
due III 1920 SO asked: Columbus and Rome
first mortgage bonds. indorsed by Cen
trail railroad. 40 asked Columbus and
Western. 6 per cent. guaranteed, IS bid s.
asked: City and Suburban Railway first mort
gage, per cent 96 asked Savannah
and Atlantic 3 per cent. indorSed, % asked.
Electric Railway first mortgage 6s, 90 bid. 81
asked; South Georgia and Florida first mort
gage per cent. l06 asked; South Geor-
gia and Florida second mortgage los asked;
Alabama Midlands, 80 bid, 81 asked.
Railroad Stock-Central common II bid
IA asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent.
guaranteed 40 bid: 80 asked;
including order for div, S35a bid, 81.
asked Central per cent. certificates. with
order for defaulted interest. 1917 bid 20H
asked Atlanta and West Pontrailroad stock
IS asked Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates, 80 asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.---Southcrn Bank OF the
State of Georgia, 1873 bid 1888 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank. % bid, SO asked: Sa
vannah Bank and Trust Co., 95ls bid 98Is
asked; National Bank OF Savannah lOS bid
llOasiIedi Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Com
pany,' 108 asked; Citizens Bank. 1904 bid,
10l1a asked Chatham Il. Est. and approve
ment Company, 4S bid, 4SH asked: SAVANNAH
Real Estate Loan and Building Company
100 bid, 1oi asked Chatham Bank, a bid IS
asked; Savannah Construction Company
80 bid, Ga asked; Title Guarantee and Loan
Company, 10 asked.
Miscellaneous Markets.
Apples-Per barrel, "a 5Ga5 co.
Bacon-Market is steady. The Board OF
Trade quotations arc as follows:
Smoked clear ribsides s1se shoulders. none
dry salted clear rib sides see. long clear,
e%c; bellies sac; shoulders, none; sugar
cured hams, 1914
Bagging and Ties-The market steady
Jute nagging, 2Aib, &c; 2b, sac; 12lfb, Sc;
quotations are for lob lots: small lots
higher; sea island baGging, 12Hc; Iron Ties
Large lots e0G95c; smaller lots 81 0001 O5.
Butter-Market higher fair demand, Gosh
en- 2lc; gilt edge, 2Tci creamery, 2Se; Elgln.
Cheese--Market firm; fair demand l2a
l3c' Fancy fullcream cheese, 134B14c, 20D
average.
Cabbages-Per head, sGlsl{c.
Cofee-Market firm; quoted at for Mocha
&c; Java, sSQ3Oc; PeaDerry, pic; fancy or
standard No. ], 211ac; choice or stand
ard No. . 22c; prime or standard No. g. 2llsc;
good or standard No. 1. 2Ic; fair or stand.
ard No. ., 2J%c; ordinary or standard No. 8.
2Oc; common or standard No. 7. l9@c
Dried F'ruit--Apples eVaporated t2l5c; com
mon, 61s@7c Peaches, California evapor-
ated, peeled, 2202ic; California evaporated
pnpeeled. laGl5c. Currants, 4J5Cd5c. Citron'
l4@l5c. Dried apricots Ice
flour-Marke quiet. Extra. So Is: family
IS IS.
Grain--Corn-Ma is steady. White
corn, Job lots, 5ic carload lots $50; mixed
corn, job lots, Soc; carload lots. sac. Oats
sal soGtber To1as seed red rya rust proof $50
job lots. 81 90; carload lots CSC Meal
Pearl per barrel, s. 80; per sack 81 25: city
meal, per sack, 81 05. Pearl grits, per bar
rel y 80: per sack. 81 IS; city grits. per
Hay-Market steady. Western lob lots
92}8ci carload lots, size.