The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-09


On hand Dec. 6. 1898. 1894
! Financial.
Money is easy The bank clearances for
! the past week have been $3.50. lg.37.
| Foreign EXchange-Ihe market is weak.
| The following are net Savannah quotations:
/ Sterling, commercial demand. "a S. sixty
! days, 81 g; ninety days 81 50: francs
| Paris and Havre, sixty days. S. 81: swiss
| sixty days, s. 223l; marcks, sixty days.
| 81 ll-16c.
| Domestic Exchange-The tone Of the mar
/ ket Is active Banks are buying at a per
! cent. discount and selling at par TO Is pre-
MUM.
Securities-The offerings OF the securities
| OF the Central system are small and the de-
/ mand is brisk.
Stocks and Bonds-State bonds: Georgia
! 81 per cent. bonds. 95ls bid 96ls asked; new
Georgia az per cent. bonds, 1915. 100 bid 1895
| asked: Georgia Smiths, maturity 1896, lO6
| bid. l07 asked.
city Bonds-Atlanta per cent. 1U6 bid lI3
| asked: Augusta per cent, l06 bid. 100 asked:
| Augusta s per cent. 1906 bid, 1903 asked Column
| bus per cent. 100 bid i02 asked: Macon s
| per cent; 1906 bid, 107 asked; new Savannah 5
| per cent quarterly January coupons, l02 bid,
| 1903 asked: new Savannah ) per cent. quar-
| terly. February coupons, 1919 bid. l02l4
asked.
railroad Bonds - Savannah Florida and
| Western railroad general mortgage bonds 8
percent. interest coupons l0lt. bid LOG asked;
| Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage consolidated
| per cent, coupons January and july. matu-
| rity 1897 1919 bid 1857 asked: Central con
solidated mortgage per cent. coupons Jan
uary and July maturity 1898. it5 bid. i06
| asked Central Railroad and Banking Com
pany collateral gold IS. ~ asked. Georgia
railroad Is. 1910. lob bid l04 asked: Char
lotte. Columbia and Augusta first mortgage
Sol1 bid. 9gla asked; Charlotte. Column bia and
Augusta second mortgage, 100 bid, 1O3
general mortgage per cent. SIS
asked Montgomery and Eufaula first mort
gage Endorsed per cent. 50 bid IS asked
Georgia Southern and Florida first mortgage
6 per cent. trust receipts, u bid, "A asked
Savannah and Atlantic IS. indorsed 80
asked; South Georgia and Florida indorsed
drsts, 106 asked: South Georgia and
Florida second mortgage, los asked:
Savannah and W estern 5s. Endorsed by Central
railroad, trust certificates, 80 bid, IS asked;
Savannah. Americas and Montgomery IS
a bid, A. asked; Ocean Steamship D per cent.
bonds. 1920, SO asked: Gainesville JEFF
ferson and Southern railroad first mortgage
guaranteed. % asked; Gainesville. Jefferson
ana southern. not guaranteed, 90 asked;
Gainesville. Jefferson and Southern. second
mortgage, guaranteed, 9S asked; Columbus
and Rome, first Endorsed 6s, IS asked;
Columbus and Western per cent.
first guaranteed, $50 nd. s6l5 asked; Augusta
and. Knoxville railroad Z per cent hrst
mortgage bonds. 665a bid. 67Ia asked: City
and Suburban railroad, first mortgage per
cent. bonds 81 asked; Electric Railway
bonds. IS bid. 60 asked: Alabama Midland
per cent. 50 bid, 81 asked.
hd4AAOuu NloEhS--AuE uSid ana savannah
per cent. guaranteed. 50 asked: Central
common, IL bid, IA asked; Georgia common. l42
bid. l45 asked: Southwestern. per cent. guar
anteed. with dividend order "a bid IS
asked; Central + per cent. certificates. with or
der for defaulted interest. ~ bid. 20I5 asked:
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock
S3ia asked Atlanta and West Point per cent.
certificates IS asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock
20la asked: Electric Light and Power
Company So asked.
Bank Stocks-Southern Bank of the State
OF Georgia, l5S bid, l62 asked; Merchants Ma
tional Bank. 95 bid % asked: Savannah
Bank and Trust Company. 9ole bid 9615 asked:
Germania Bank. 100 bid. lOl asked: Chat
ham Bank A. bid. IS asked: Chatham Real
Estate and improvement Company. - bid
4eie asked: National Bank OF Savannah
los lid ITO asked; The OglethOrpe Savings
and Trust Company. los asked; Sa-
vannah Real Estate. Loan and Building Com
pany, y asked; Title Guarantee and
I Loan Company my, % asked savannah
Citizens Bank. 1909 bid 1914 asked.
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory Is, 90
bid, 100 asked; Sibley Factory IS. 81 bid. 30
asked; Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing
Company, per cent bonds II asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Factory,
Manufa afaSG co a9fs ana b asSed
Augusta Factory, 81 bid. 81 asked: Granite,
vile Factory ~ bio. ii9 asked; Langley
Factory, common Sc bid, IS asked: j. p
King Manufacturing Company. % bid. 100
asked; Sibley Manufacturing Company, SO
bid 81 asked.
Miscellaneous Markets.
Apples-Per barrel. 81 50a5 CO
Bacon--Mar ket is steady. The Board of
Trade quotations are as follows:
Smoked clear rib sides 9lse; shoulders, none:
dry sailed clear rib sides sac, long clear,
SIC; bellies; slac' shoulders, none; sugar
Bagging and Ties-The market steady
Jute bagging, 2AD, &c; IN, SIC; 14f SC;
quotations are for Job lots: small lots
higher; sea island bag4ing, l2lac; Iron Ties
Large lots ood95c smaller lots 81 00a1 05.
Butter-Market higher, fair demand, Gosh
en-, 24c: gilt edge, &C. creamery, 2sc; Elgin,
cheese Market firm; fair demand i2a
lSc; Fancy full cream cheese, 13aa14c, 2ofo
average.
Cabbages-Per head sasl.c.
Cohee-harket firra; quoted at for Mocha.
&c; lava, 2Sd30c; Peaberry, 3lc; fancy or
standard No. /, 2nsc: choice or stand
ard No :, PC; prime or standard No 8. 2llsc;
good or standard No. I. 2ic; fair or stand
ard No. 5, 20lsc; ordinary or standard No. 6,
zoe; common or standard No :, 1870.
Dried Fruit-Apples, evaporated. l2iS com
mon, 65a@7c. Peaches. California evapor
ated, peeled, 22Q24c California evaporated
unpeeled. 1901 5c. Currants, 4a05c. Citron
Ia l5c. Dried aprfcots, 16c.
Flour-Market quiet. Extra. 50 Is: family,
IS IS ~ ','''>'''''' ''''''' ~
STdlll CpIn --AarkeI is steady. White
corn, Job lots, SIC; carload lots, SOC; mixed
corn. job lots, SEC. carload lots. SIC Oats
iSc Texas 5S red, rust ' proof l sSs
Southern seed rye 81 rs Bran
Job lots. 81 co.; carload lots, CSC Meal
Pearl, per barrel, s. so; per sack. 81 Is: city
meal. per sack. 81 05. Pearl grIts per bar
rel. s. so; per sack, 81 -; city grits per
sack, 81 Is.
Hay-Market steady. Western job lots.
92I2c; carload lots. S7lsc.
Dry Goods-Ihe market is quiet, demand
light Prints 5U6Lsc Georgia brown shirt
ing 81, &c; rs do. l1ic; a. brown sheeting.
54c; white osnaburgs, Sc; checks. 4466c:
brown drilling. sac.
Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement-Ala-
bama and Georgia lime in fair demand and
selling at 81 90 per barrel. bulk and carload
lots special: calcined plaster 81 rs per barrel:
halr, 4td5c; Rosendale cement, 81 20dt 40;
Portland cement retail, g. SO; carload lots
81 10.
Nsils--MRrket steady; base cod. ~ 40: 50d.
81 so; 40d 81 65; sod. 81 65: 1ed 81 S.: rod 81 IS:
l0d ii 30; sd, 80 90 Cd - l5 Id 81 20: Sd a. 30:
81, s. 90; Sd fine, 81 90 Finishing I'D. A. u5;
l0d - 10; 3D. s. 30; I'd, s. 50; Sd a. 65 I'd
Hides Wool Etc.--Hides. the marketisduu
and weak; receipts light; dry flint, &c; dry