The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-17


Financial-There is nothing to note in the
money market 1t may be said to be quiet
as the banks are dong very little discounting
and business men are not asking aceommoda-
tons except in cases of emergency. Every
body however is more hopeful as COTTON is
moving freely, though slowly and there is a
prospect that in few days congress will do
something to restore general confidence
Domestic Exchange-The tone of the mar
ket is nominal. Exchange is being taken
more freely. Banks are buying at u dis
count and selling at q discount to par.
Foreign Exchange-The market is firm.
Sterling, commercial demand, S46tI; six
" days, 81 1919 ninety days, 81 7s; francs,
Paris and Havre, sixty days, s. 27; Swiss,
sixty days, s. 284; marks, sixty days, 93b
Securities There is utter stagnation in the
security market.
State Bonds-Georgia AZ per cent, 1915,
lO612 bid, 1913 asked; Georgia per cent, 1896,
lob bid l05 asked; Georgia 315 per cent, long
dates "a bid. 50 asked.
City Bonds-New Savannah per cent
quarterly, October coupons, 100 bid, 1917
asked; new Savannah5 per cent November
coupons, 59A sid, 100 asked.
Railroad BOnds-CentEal Railroad and
Banking Company collateral gold IS, 20
asked; Central consolidated mortgage per
cent coupons, January and July maturity
railroad per cent, indorsed by Central rail
road trust certificates; 30 asked;
Savannah Americas and Montgomery
= per cent, 20 asked; Georgia railroad
Georgia Southern and Florida first mort
NongomePy d RS5 E SaaS first 'I nori
gage per cent, indorsed by Cen
tral railroad, 81 asked; Augusta and
Knoxville first mortgage, Z per cent,
o. asked; Ocean Steamship, per cent, due in
1920 93 asked; Columbus and Rome.
hrst mortgage bonds, indorsed by Cen
tTaI railroad, 48 asked; Columbus and
western, per cent, guaranteed So
ASKED; City and Suburban Railway first mort
gage. 2 per cent, SO asked Savannah
ana Atlantic per cent, indorsed, so asked
Electric Railway first mortgage IS, 60 asked
south Georgia and Florida first mortgage
per cent. lO7 asked; South Geor-
ga ana Florida second mortgage, lO6 asked.
Raliroad Stocl0s-Central common, 10
asked; Augusta and Savannah Z per cent.
guaranteed, 68 asked; Georgia common,
do- asked; Southwestern Z per cent.
Guaranteed including order for div. As
asked; Central per cent. certificates, with
ofQer for defaulted interest, % asked
AtIa4ta and West Point railroad stock,
% ASKED; Atlanta and West Point per cent.
e. Bank Stocks, Etc.-Southern Bank of the
Gtale OF Georgia, ia asked Mer-
y ylnaa5 National Bank, .99h asked Sa-
asked; National Bank of Savannah, 105 asked;
U1ssIIg ,. Savings and Trust Com
PauN, iUS aske-: Citizens Bank
y W asked; Chatham R. Est. and Improve
VR' oiuIl Company. 4Sh asked Savannah
Heai Estate, Loan and Building Company
Stock, 10 asked: Germania Bank, IS
ol4 u asked Chatham Bank 4S
SSSNeu; savannah Construction Company,
o. asked Title Guarantee and Loan
company, 70 asked
Bacon-Marlet steady. The board of
SSduG quotations are as follows:
55LIohed clear rib sides, l01ac; shoulders, none:
SIy salted clear rib sides 3Rc; long clear
ON, bellies, lO1ac; shoulders, none; sugar
cured hams l3c.
hagglng and Ties-The market quiet nomi-
H Hal Jute oagging 21ftb, &C. 2fb, 55ac; lad, SC;
LE,lduOnS are for lob lots: small lots
Tl-Atr; sea island bagglng 12l5c Iron Ties
i,se lots. Sl05; smaller lots, Sl07GlSl 10.
cutter Market dull, fair demand. Goshen,
a. -l1 cage, 221ac; creamery PIC Elgin, 2ic.
ia H'g0e-Market firm; fair demand, l1m
age 4i' summer cneese' rec EOlD aver
"ages-Western. per head. s1l9c.
Oh, MARKET steady, quoted az for Mo
f,,' -'>l2oe; Java, 26la@3Oc; Peaberry. DC;
an or standard Mol 2lhc choice or stand
No. &c; prime or standard No }, 20c;
arj w. or standard No. 4 1910; fair or stand
lN'' d, I've; ordinary or standard No. 6,
1 sgnmon or standard No. Z, lSc
mn 81, IulJ-AppleS, evapOrated 10Ac; com
40 4l' zee. Peaches, California evapor
lnr..F tg i 22924c; California evaporated
DRIED apricots Ice.
H-5,1 TBoQds-The market is quiet, demand
irg D. Ilhts, 506Hc: Georgia brown shirt
Wit t4ci'-S do Sc; IA brown sheeting. &c;
brown df riiii,uirg s40S55c; checks, 4A06c;
81 az 1!-E-Market dull Extra. 50 90; family,
s IS nancy S5 TO; patent, 81 Is; straight,
corn r1,',. M Market is steady White
corn iiolS, DC; carload lots, SIC, mixed
Mis- ~ iots Glc: carload lots SIC Oats
da"I JOB lots, &c; carload lots, 33c Bran
learl rar SOC carload lots, 90c Meal
ground a % 51IreL W H.: per sack II 40: city
~0A u iO city grits. 81 80 per sack