The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-31
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.
Financial.


DomeStlc EXchange-The tone OF the mar
ket is steady Banks are buying at \ per
cent discount and selling at par to a per
cent. premium
Foreign Exchange-Mar barely steady
The following are net Savannah quota
tons: Sterling. commercial demand a. S4I1.
sixty days, "A 81; ninety days, 81 81; francs
Paris and Havre, sixty days S. 225l; Swiss.
sixty days, s. "a; marcks, sixty days
949sc.
Securities Continued demand for Central
issues and municipal bonds.
State Bonds-Georgia Al per cent 1915,
l0g14 bid, Hoy asked: Georgia 7 per cent. 1896.
lO6@ BID, lO7!a asked; Georgia, 315 per cent.
long dates SO bid, ~ asked.
City Bonds-New Savannah 8 per cent
quarterly January coupons, 1884 bid lOi
asked; new savannah per cent. February
coupons lob bid, 1881 asked
Railroad Bonds-Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral good S. 70
asked: Central consolidated mortgage per
cent coupons. January and July maturity 1898
ll2% bid, ia asked; Savannah and Western
railroad per cent. trust certificates, 34% bid,
30la asked: Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery 6 per cent, 46 bid, AZ asked Georgia
railroad per cent. 1910 l04 bid, 107 asked ;
Georgia Southern and Florida first mort
gage per cent. "A bid, 70 asked;
Montgomery and Eufaula first mort
gage per cent. Endorsed by Central
railroad 81 bid, SO asked; Augusta and
Knoxville first mortgage, per cent. Y
bid, % asked; Ocean Steamship, per cent.
uuc III l5@u. % 1Shtus Columbus ana hOlle
first mortgage bonds Endorsed by Cen
trail railroad, 45 asked: Columbus and
Western per cent guaranteed, 81 bid 81
asked: City and Suburban Railway first mort
gage, z per cent. s6 asked; savannah
and Atlantic per cent, Endorsed, 80 asked;
Electric Railway first mortgage is. SO bid, sc
asked; South Georgia and Florida first mort
gage per cent. 1O7 asked; South Geor-
gia and Florida second mortgage, 106 asked ;
Alabama Midlands 80 bid, 80 asked.
Railroad Stock-Uentral common 10 bid
10 asked; Augusta and Savannah z
per cent guaranteed, "a bid, 70 asked;
Georgia common, ISL bid, 1856 asked;
including order for for div. div Il bid dd'0'& q
asked; Central per cent certificates with
order for defaulted interest, 81 bid, %
asked; Atlanta and West Point railroad stock,
50 asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent. certificates, IS bid. 90 asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-SOuthern Bank Of the
State of Georgia, 1853 bid, 1853 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, "a bid, 95 asked Sa-
vannah Bank and Trust Co., 95h bid, 961I
asked; National Bank Of Savannah l09 bid.
III asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, ex. div, los asked; Citi
zens' Bank, ex; div, 90 bid, 100
ment Company, 43 bid, 40 asked; Savannah
Real Estate Loan and Building Company
stock, 43 asked; Germania Bank
100 bid 10l asked; Chatham Bank, ex div,
46 bid AZ asked Savannah Construction
and Loan Company, 70 asked
Miscellaneous Markets.
Apples-Per barrel, "a 5O0j co.
Bacon-Market is steady. The Board OF
Trade quotations are as follows;
Smoked clear rib sides gao; shoulders, none;
dry sailed clear rib sides, SC; long, clear,
Sc; bellies, &c; shoulders, none; sugar
cured hams, 121ac
Bagging and Ties-The market steady.
Jute Dagging, ~ b, &c; 2b. 51ac; 1Afb, Sc
quotations are Tor job lots; small lots
higher; sea island bagging, l22c; Iron Ties
Large lots 90095c: smaller lots. 500 al o..
Butter-Market higher fair demand; Gosh
en-, 24c; gilt edge, &c; creamery, 28ci Elgin,
SOC.
Cheese-Market firm; fair demand, 129
13c; Fancy full cream cheese, lSA9l4c, 2Ob
average
Cab6ages-Per head, s08hc.
Coffee-Market firm; quoted at for Mocha,
&c; Java, 2SGD30c; Peaberry, 23lc; fancy or
standard No. l, PC; choice or stand
ard No 2, 211ac; prime or standard No 3, 2lc;
good or standard No. T. 2Ohc fair or stand
ard No 5, 20c ordinary or standard No O.
1870; common or standard No. Z. Ice.
Dried Fruit-Apples. evaporated, l2Hc;
common, 61aGD7c. Peaches, California, eyap-
grated, peeled, 2292ic; California evaporated,
unpeeled 10 115c. Currants, 4H05c Citron
14lBl5c. Dried apricots, l6c.
Flour-Market quiet. Extra. SS ID; FAMILY,
63 40; fancy, So 60; patent, 81 0ODf 40; straight
Grain-Corn-Market is steady. White
corn job lots, 5Sc: carload lots 56c. Mixed
corn, job lots, SIC; carload lots 55c oats
Mixed JOB lots, 45c . carload 1Load lots cts
Sou Southern A' seed rye, 81 IS. Bran
JOB lots 81 90; carload lots. csc. Meal
Pearl, per barrel, g. s0 per sack III .; city
meal, per sack, 81 TO- Pearl grits, per bar
rel, 81 50; per sack, 81 rs; city grits, per
So Hay@Market steady. Western Job lots,
g2lbc; car Dad lots, S719c.
Dry Goods-The market is quiet, demand
light. Prints, 506H; Georgia brown shirt
ing a. &c: 10. do. Axe; "A brown sheetlng
5Ic; white osnaburgs, &c; checks, 4A@oc'
brown drilling, sac. a..
Lime. Calcined Plaster and Cement-Ala-
hama and Georgia lime in fair demand and
selling at 81 90 per barrel, bulk and carload
lots special: calcined plaster 81 20 per bar
rel. hair 4Gl5c. Rosendale cement, II EUgl fO'
Portland cement, retail 81 %; carload lots'
Nails-Market steady; base cod, 81 40; SOD,
Al 50: 40d 81 Is: sod 81 Co. I'D, 81 No. zOd 81 20
iOd 81 90: Sd 81 90: 3D. 81 IS: I'D, g 3Oi ID ~ w
3D. 50 60; Sd fine, SO 90. Finishing "a ~ vi
100. 81 Is; Sd, g. 30; Cd, 81 so; 3D., " 10; a.
Hides, Wool. Etc-Hides, the market is
dun and weak; receipts light; dry mint, fc'
drv salt &c: dry butcher. &C. green salted' e;
Wool market fiat; prime Georgia, free ofsand
burrs and black woods. nc; blacks, 7ci bury
5d7c. Wax isc. Tallow, &C. Deer, SKINS
flint 20c: sailed, 20c. Otter skins ivy - ~
Iron Market very steady Swede 4849ci
refined. 214 base. , ana, ~.
Florida, 50d2 co. .,..u o,>o.
I,ard-Market steady; pure In tierces, VAC;
SOD tins lOc; compound, in tierces, oAei IN
T,iouors-Market firm, High wine b9sis
i2: whisky per gallon rectided, 100 PROOF,
Al 3561 zoe; choice grades 81 5Og2 ~; strsl8uS
81 45d3 so: blended, s. OO94 ~. Wlnes-dD199
,v1ast{c mort sherry catawba. low grades, ~ %
o.. enc GRADES Al OOnl 80: California nght,
oYOl Hl.o go 1871 "a 0iluI u. lower