The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-16
Financial.


Foreign Exchange-The market is weak.
The following are net savannah quotations:
Sterling, commercial demand 81 s.; sixty
days. 81 So; ninety days. 81 81; francs,
Paris and Havre. sixty days, Is 81; Swiss.
sixty days - 2s4: marcks, sixty days,
"a l1-l6c,
Domestic Exchange-The tone of the mar
ket is active Banks are buying at = per
cent discount and selling at par to Is pre-
MUM.
Seourities-There has been some activity in
the Central securities during the week, with
material advances in tripartites and South
western stock and better tone all around
stocks and bOnds-State bonds: Georgia
35s per cent. bonds 95i9 bid 96la asked, new
Georgia "a per cent bonds, 1915 lU9Is bid, 10
asked; Georgia Smiths, maturity 1896 l07
bid, los asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, l06 bid l1S
asked; Augusta per cent, l06 bid, l09 asked
Augusta per cent, 100 bid. 100 asked: Colum-
bus per cent, 100 bid, lO2 asked Macon
per cent. 100 bid, 40 asked; new savannah
. per cent. quarterly, January coupons, 1924
bid, lUS asked; new Savannah per cent,
quarterly, February coupons lG2 bid, 1929
asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad general mortuage bonds
per cent interest coupons, lO4l8 bid, l06 asked;
Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage consolidated
z per cent. coupons, January and July, matu-
rity 1897, los bid, 1851 asked; Central consol-
ldated mortgage per cent. coupons, January
and July maturity. 1898 1885, bid. IlOis asked:
lateral gold 5S.. 20 asked; Georgia railroad 6s
1910 1903 bid, 104 asked; Charlotte, Column
bla and Augusta first mortgage,
$50 bid, 991a asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage, 100 bid, 1OS
asked: Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
general mortgage per cent, IS asked:
Montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage in
dorsed per cent. S5Ia bid, SG1s asked; Georgia
southern and FloriCa tirst mortgage
6 per cent. trust receipts. ~ bid 1914 asked;
savannah and Atlantic IS, lndorsed 40
asked; South Georgia and Florida Endorsed.
nrSts. lO1 asked; South Georgia and
Florida second mortgage, 106 asked
savannah and Western 5s, Endorsed by Cen
trail railroad trust certificates, 81 bid, 80
asked; savannah, Amerlcus and Montgom-
cry 6S II lid, ~ asked; Ocean steamship
per cent. bonds 1920 90 asked; Gainesville
Jefferson and Southern railroad, first mort
gage, guaranteed, gS asked; Gainesville, JEFF
terson and Southern, not guaranteed, 81 asked;
Jefferson and Southern, second
guaranteed 90 asked; Columbus
and home first. indorSed Is 45 asked
Columbus and Western 6 per cent
first guaranteed, Sc bid, 81 asked: Augusta
and knoxville railroad per cent first mort.
gage bonds, 81 bid, 81 asked; City and SUI
burban railroad, first mortgage per cent
bonds, % asked; Electric Railway ponds, So
bid, 6O asked; Alabama Midland 5 per cent
81 bid, 50 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savannah :
per cent guaranteed, so asked; Central com
mon, II bid, II asked; Georgia common, lab
DlAl, $50 dSk6us SOUTHWESTERN, per cent,
guaranteed, with dividend order 81 bid, 80
asked; Central per cent certificates, with or
der for defaulted interest, 20A bid, q a asked:
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, S31i
asked; Atlanta and West Point 6 per cent
So asked.
Gas Stocks Savannah Gas Light stock 90
asked; Electric Light and Power Company
30 asked
Bank Stocks-Southern Bank of the State
Of Georgia, 1855 bid, 1862 asked; Merchants Ma
tiOnal Bank, 80 bid, SO asked savannah
Bank and Trust Company, 95lI bid, 961a asked;
iermania Bank, 100 bid, lOl asked Chat
ham Bank, A bid, AZ asked; Chatham Real
Estate and improvement Company, As bid,
49, asked; National Bank of Savannah
100 bid, Ill asked: The Oglethorpe Savings
and Trust rust, Company, 1O8 asked oa-
pany, 43 asked; title Guarantee and
Loan Company, 70 asked; savannah
Construction Company, 50 bid "a asked;
Citizens Bank, 10l bid, 10l15 asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory IS, 100
bid, lOl asked; Sibley Factory IS, 81 bid, 90
asked; Enterprise Factory IS, 100 bid, l0l
asked; Eagle and PhenIx Manufacturing
Company, d per cent bonds 70 asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Factory,
Company, "a asked 4
Augusta Factory, 81 bid, SO asked; Granite
Factory IS bid, s71s asked; Enterprise
Factory, common sc bid, SO asked; j. p.
King Manufacturing Company, 80 bid 100
asked; Sloley Manufacturing Company, 81
bid ~ asked.
Miscellaneous Markets.
Apples-Per barrel, "a 5000 90.
Bacon-Market is steady The Board of
Trade quotations are as follows:
Smoked clear rib sides. 9lac; shoulders none;
dry sailed clear rib sides 81sc; long, clear.
SIC: bellies. sac; shoulders, none; sugar
cured hams l212c
Bagging and Ties-The market steady.
Jute bagging. 2]4b, &C. On. sac: IA h, SC;
quotations are Tor job lots small lots
higher; sea island bagging 121ao; Iron Ties
Large lots 90g95c; smaller lots, 800 @I05.
Butter Market higher; fair demand; Gosh
en-, 24ci gilt edge, &c creamery, CSC; Elgin,
SOC.
Cheese-Market firm; fair demand, 800
l3c; Fancy full cream cheese, 13kGI4c, 2Oib
average.
Cabbages- head, s@s'4c
Cohee Market firm; quoted at for Mocha
&c; Java, 2sf130c; Peaberry, 23hc; fancy or
standard No. l, pc; choice or stand
ard No. ,, 2l1ac; prime or standard No. 3. 21c:
good or standard No. a. 20lIc; fair or stand
ard No. 3, zoe: ordinary or standard No. 8,
1890; common or standard No. Z. 100.
Dried Fruit-AppleS. evapOrated 12l5c:
common. 6ad47c. Peaches, California, evap-
grated, peeled, 22G2ic; California evaporated,
IA l5c. Dried apricots, Ice.
Flour-Market quiet, Extra SO Is; family,
y 40; fancy, 50 co. patent, 81 600 40; straight,
ain-Corn-Market is steady. White
corn. job lots, SOC: carload lots, SIC. Mixed
corn, job lots, 5sc; carload lots, 57c Oats
Mixed hob lob lots, 45c; carload lots,
Southern seed rye, 81 IS Bran
Job lots 81 90; carload lots. CSC. Meal
Pearl, per barrel, 81 So per sack. 81 %: city
meal, per sack 81 TO- Pearl grits, per bar
rel s. SO; per sack, 81 %; city grits, per
Hay-Market steady. Western job lots,
)2Hc; carload lots, s712c.
Dry Goods--The market IS quiet, demand
light Prints, $751;; Georgia brown shirt
ing, "a, 4c; 70, do. 4Ac; "A brown sheetng,
sac; white osnaburgs, Sc; checks, 1906;
brown drilling, 607c.
Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement-Ala-
Oama and Georgia lime in fair demand and
ots special; calcined plaster 81 ~ per bar
rel; hair 4G5c Rosendale cement, 81 GOAL 40;
Portland cement, retail 50 so; carload lots
p 10.
Nails Market steady; base SOD, 81 40: SOD,
Il So 400. 81 Is: BOD 81 65: I'D, 81 IS; 20d 81 rs
Cd, 81 30: Sd. 81 o. Cd 81 IS: 4d 81 3d. Sd 50 30
ID. s. co; Sd fine. SO %. Finishing I'D s2C5;
Cd, e Is; Sd, 81 30; Cd, s. so; Sd, 81 s.; 4d,
2 S.
Hides. Wool, Etc.-Hides. the market is
lulu and weak; receipts light; dry flint. &c;
Try salt. &c; dry butcher &c: green sailed. &c
Wool market fat prime Georgia. free of sand
)urrs and black woods l2c; blacks &c; bury,
d7c. Wax. lsc 1'allow &c. Deer, skins
lint, 25c; saltsd 2Oc, Otter skins. 50c6f5 on.
Iron Market very steady. Swede 41a45c
efned. 24 base
LemOnS-Light demand Messina. 3 0Cd3 %; !
florida. 5Gd2 90
Lard Market steady; pure, in tierces, 9Ac;
oh tins, l0c; compound, in tierces, &c; in
ON tins, nc.