The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-20

Financial-The financial outlook Is un-
| changed; money is very close, and there ap-
pears to be growing scarcity OF currency in
| elsewhere. There is a rift in the clouds,
| however, caused by the steady sales OF all
cotton arriving, and merchants are very
hopeful. Exporters have realized the fAct
that they must provide funds In New York,
and with cotton at low price they can afford
TO buy currency at the premium asked In that
city and have 1t transferred here The
steady influx of gold from Europe also prom
ises to bring some relief to the money mar
1et.
Domestic Exchange-The tone of the mar.
ket is nominal. Exchange is being taken
more freely Banks are buying at 4 dis
count and selling at u discount to par.
Foreign Exchange-The market is firm
Sterling, commercial demand, S4S3; six
ty days "a 7914 ninety days, 81 TN; francs,
Paris and Havre, sixty days, Is 27; Swiss,
sixty days, IS 2SA; marks sixty days. 9S19
Securities-The market is heavy. Plenty
of selling orders, but no buyers.
State Bonds-GeOrgla AZ per cent 1915,
1867 bid, i95 asked; Georgia per cent 1896
1903 bid, 105 asked; Georgia 81 per cent, long
CITY Bonds-New Savannah per cent
quarterly, October coupons, 100 bid, l0ih
asked; new Savannah per cent November
coupons 591s sd 100 asked
Railroad Bonds-Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral gold So, 70
asked: Central consolidated mortgage per
cent coupons, January and July maturity
railroad per cent, indOrSed by Central rail
road trust certificates, As asked;
Savannah, Americus and Montgomery
per cent, % asked; Georgia railroad
per cent 1910, 10l bid, 1921 asked;
Georgia Southern and Florida first mort
N6sgome9v d PSf E GSat gst asked mo7t
gage 8 per cent, indorsed by Cen
trail railroad, 81 asked; Augusta and
Knoxville first mortgage, per cent,
65 asked: Ocean Steamship, ) per cent, due in
1920, 93 asked; Columbus and Rome.
first mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Cen
trail railroad, As asked; Columbus and
asked: City and Suburban Railway first mort
gage, per cent 90 asked; Savannah
and Atlantlc per cent, indOrsed, 50 asked;
Electric Railway first mortgage 6s, CD asked;
South Georgia and Florida first mortgage
per cent. 10Y asked: South Geor-
gia and Florida second mortgage, 106 asked.
Railroad Stocks Central common, Is
guaranteed, 69 asked; Georgia common,
1872 asked Southwestern per cent.
guaranteed, including order for DIV 45
order for defaulted interest, . asked;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock
81 asked; Atlanta and West Point per cent
certificates. 90 asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-southern Bank of the
State OF Georgia, ;-3 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 99h asked Sa-
asked: National Bank Of savannah, i65 asked;
Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Com
pany. 1903 asked: Citizens Bank,
IS asked; Chatham r. Est. and Improve
ment Company. 4SH asked; Savannah
Real Estate Loan and Building Company
stock 40 asked Germania Bank So
bid. 90 asked; Chatham Bank. AZ
asked; Savannah Construction Company
- asked; Title Guarantee and Loan
Company rs asked.
MiscelIan eous Markets.
Bacon-Market steady. The board OF
trade quotations are as follows.
Smoked clear ri b sides i0Ac, shoulders, none
dry sailed clear rib sides. 9Ac; long clear
94c bellies, l0hc; shoulders, none; sugar
cured hams, l3c.
Bagging and Ties-The market quiet, MONT
nal. Jute bagging 214D, &c; 2B, 51ac; 1al1, SC;
quotations are for job lots; small lots
higher; sea island bagglng l2hc. Iron Ties
Large lots 81 %; smaller lots, Si.070Sl TO-
Butter-Marllet dull. fair demand Goshen
DOC: gilt edge, 221ac; creamery, 21c; Elgin, &c.
Cheese-Market firm; fair demand, 11n
12hc: small summer cheese, i21sc, 2Ofb aver
age.
Cabbage Western, per head, SQ9c.
Coftec-Market steady, quoted at for No
cha, 25l92sc; Java. 26lGt30c; Peaberry. 23c;
fancy or standard Mol 2i1zc;choice or stand
ard No.2, 2lc prime or standard No, g. 20c
good or standard No. 4. 1910; fair or stand
ard No 3, l9c; ordinary or STANDARD No. q,
1890; common or standard No. z, iSc.
Dried Fruit-Apples evapOrated, i0Sc: com
mon, G2s07Hc. Peaches. California evapor-
ated, peeled. 23lg2ic; California eyaporated,
unpeeled. l2fni5c. Ourrants 5lD55Ec. Citron,
16c. Dried apricots Ice.
Dry GOods-The market is quiet, demand
Light. Prints, 5GD654c; Georgia brown shirt