The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-19

4 lS91El .................... 1000 2oiAO00
/ ises "a. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000 Si95o0
Rice.
The market remained unchanged during
7 the week. The factors and mills are making
I preparations 10 receive the incoming crop
which viii begin 90 arrive IN few weeks.
There is better feeling regarding prices and
condition OF the crop and although there Is q
I large amount Of rough rice which only brings
I nominal price. II is expected that IL is Of in
] ferior quality. II will be, generally used to
/ feed stock. for which 10 Is recommended as
! healthy and economical. The board OF trade
/ quotations are as follows:
Choice 3966eSS
Erllle -...-..-.. faOf5ts
I Good ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 21a@23
Fair ---......... -.....-............ 2l4012&
] Common ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. %M2is
Rough. ............. .............-... Nominal
Financial.
! Money continues very close, and banks are
/ doing as usual, helping just as far as they can
/ TO keep business active. very hopeful
/ feature is the prOmptneSS with which all Of
/ ferings of cotton are taken, buyers and ex-
I pOrters apparently being able TO command
what money they require. There is evidently
! money here and in New York TO buy cotton,
/ and the moving Of crops promises to solve
! the financial problem IN the South The
! bank ClearanceS for the past week
! amounted to SS20, 594.99.
The market for foreign exchange IS firm.
! Sterling commercial demand "a s0A sixty
days, 8 ma ninety days, 81 76A; francs, Paris
and Havre, sixty days, s. 282l; Swiss. sixty
days, s. 30; marks, sixty days, $3.50.
Domestic exchange is quiet, Banks and
bankers are buying at u per cent discount
! and selling al % per cent. discount to par.
/ Securities-The market is perfectly fiat,
| there being no buying orders for anything on
the list caused doubtless, by the continued
/ stringency in money.
! Stocks and Bonds-State bonds: Georgia
4 S18 per cent. bonds "a bid, 95 asked: new
| Georgia AZ per cent bonds 1915 los bid, l0S
| asked Georgia Smiths, maturity 1895, 1914
bid, log asked
City Bonds Atlanta per cent 1Os bid, lis
/ asked Augusta per cent, 100 bid, lOS asked ;
| Augusta 6 per cent, 105 bid. 40 asked: Column
! bus ) per cent, q6 bid 100 asked; Macon 6
per cent, 1903 bid, l05 asked; new Savan-
| nah per cent. quarterly, October coupons, 100
bid, 100 asked; new Savannah per cent.
quarterly, November coupons, 99ls bid, 100
| asked
Railroad Bonds Savannah. Florida and
! Western railroad general mortgage bonds, 6
per cent. interest coupons, l0t bid, l06 asked
| Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage consolidated
7per cent. coupons January and July, matu-
| rlty 1897, l04 bid, l05 asked Central con-
solldated mortgage per cent. coupons Jan
! uary and July maturity 1898, ;02
asked; Central Railroad and Banking Com
| pany collateral gold IS, 70 asked: Geor-
gia railroad Is. 1910 l02 asked; Char
lotte. Columbia and Augusta first mortgage,
| 9715 asked; Charlotte. Columbia and
| Augusta second mortgage, 1903 bid, ITO
| asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
! general mortgage per cent, 50
asked; Montgomery and Eufaula first mort
| Georgia Southern and Florida first mortgage
| 6 per cent. trust receipts, - asked;
| savannah and Atlantic IS, indorsed, so
! asked; South Georgia and Florida Endorsed
! hrsts 108 asked; South Georgia and
| Florida second mortgage, l07 asked
| savannah and Western 5S, Endorsed by Cen
trail railroad, trust certificates, 4S asked
| savannah, Amertcus and Montgomery IS,
10 asked; Ocean Steamship per cent.
| bonds, 1920, "a asked: Gainesville. JEFF
| ferson and Southern railroad, first mortgage
Tr.afT
and southern, not guaranteed, 81 asked;
| Gatnesv lie, jefferson and Southern second
mortgage, guaranteed, 9S asked; Columbus
| and Rome first Endorsed Is As asked;
first guaranteed, 81 asked; Augusta
and Knoxville railroad per cent
| first mortgage bonds. SO asked: City
and Suburban railroad, first mortgage per
bonds. 63 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savannah Z
per cent. guaranteed, 70 asked; Central
common, 10 asked; Georgia common, 1870
| bid, l35 asked; Southwestern, per cent guar
anteed, with dividend order. As asked;
Central 6 per cent. certificates. with or
der for defaulted interest. % asked
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock,
IS asked Atlanta and West Point 6 per cent.
| certificates, 80 asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock
90 asked; Electric Light and Power
Company SO asked.
Bank Stocks-Southern Bank of the BlSet
OF Georgia. 173 asked Merchants Ma
tiOnal Bank, 90 asked; Savannah
Bank and Trust Company, o. asked
Germania Bank, 97i5 asked: Chat
ham Bank, IS asked; Chatham Real
Estate and Improvement Company, 485
asked; National Bank of savannah,
lo5 asked gsedt The The oglethorpe Savings
vannah Real Estate Loan and Building Com
pany, 81 asked; Title Guarantee and
Loan Company, n asked Savannah
Construction Company, 50 asked; Citi-
zens Bank, % asked
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory Is, 81
bid. 100 asked; Sibley Factory Is, SO bid, JOG
asked; Enterprise Factory Is, 90 bid 10l
asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing
Company, s per cent bonds. SO asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Factory,
I I9O asked; Eagle and Phenix
Augusta Factory, 80 bid. IS asked: Granite
Vile Factory, l45 biz, $50 asked; Langley
Factory, common, 81 bid % asked; j. p.
| King Manufacturing Company 90 bid lO2
asked; Sibley Manufacturing Company, 80
bid 50 asked.
Miscellaneous Markets.
Bacon-Market steady. The board of
trade quotations are as follows:
Smoked clear rib sides ;055c, shoulders, none
dry sailed clear rib sides 954c; long clear,
9Ac bellies. l01ac; shoulders, none; sugar
cured hams. l3c
Bagging ana Ties-The market quiet. nomi-
nal. Jute bagging ~ ID, &c; 2tb, 51ac 1Atb, SC;
| quotations are Tor JOB LOTS small lots
| higher; sea island bagglng 1215c. Iron Ties
| Large lots, Sl-0S; smaller lots, Sl.07GtSl 10.
Butter-Market duh, fair demand. Goshen
zoe; gilt edge, 2219c; creamery pic: Elgin 24c
| Cheese-Market Arm; fair demand, l1@
! l2%c: small summer cheese, 1214c, 20tb aver
! age.
Cabbages-Wes per head, SG19c.
COnee-Market steady quoted at for Mo
| cha, 206t2Sc; Java. 26126630c; Peaberry. 23c /:
! fancy or standard Mol, 2l1sc; choice or stand
! ard No.2 pic; prime or standard No 3 20c
| good or standard No a. 1870; fair or stand
| ard No. o, l9c ordinary or standard No. 6,
| 1S1ac; common or standard No. Z. lSc
Dried Fruit-Apples. eVaporated 1015c: com
/ mon, 633GTikc Peaches California evapor-
ated, peeled 226524c; California evaporated,
! unpeeled l30i5c Currants 5dG5Ic. Citron
| 16c Dried apricots. l6c.
Dry GOods-The market is quiet, demand
| light. Prints. 51G1ac Georgia brown shirt
| ing. "a. 414c;7-S do SC; "A brown sheeting &c;
| white osnaburgs, SJ40s15c; checks, 4146D6c;
| brown drilling, 667c.
FlOur-Market dull Extra 50 co. family
50 70.
Grain-Corn-Ma is steady White
1 corn, job lots, dc; carload lots, Sc, mixed
| corn, job lots, 60c; carload lots SIC. Oats
/ Mixed, job lots, 42c; carload lots 39c. Bran
/ JOB OTIS, SOC; carload lots, 9Oc Meal
| Pearl, per barrel, 50 i0 per sack Fl 40: city
| ground 81 20 Pearl grits. per barrel, SO 10;
| per sack, 81 40; city grits 81 30 per sack
Hay-Market steady. Western JOB lots
| 92iq, carload lots. S7lac.
Hides Wool. Etc.-Hides. the market is dull
| and weak; receipts light; dry flint, 4Hc: dry
/ salt, 2iac; dry butcher &c: green sailed, PC
Wool market steady: prime Georgia free of
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