The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-16

Financial-MOney is about as usual but ad-
vices from New York to the effect that banks
there have Ioosened their hold on the cur
rency has caused more buoyant feeling.
There has been good demand for cotton,
and that also has improved the general out
look.
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 8 discount to par.
Foreign EXchange-The market is firm.
Sterling, commercial demand, S4Sl; six
ty days. 81 70; ninety days, 81 n; francs,
Paris and Havre, sixty days, s. y; Swiss,
sixty days, s. 2S4; marks, sixty days, 93la
Securities There is utter stagnation in the
security market.
State Bonds-Georgla AZ per cent, 1915,
1897 bid, l9S asked Georgia per cent, 1896
lob bid l05 asked; Georgia 31a per cent, long
dates, "a bid, 90 asked.
City Bonds New Savannah per cent
quarterly, October coupons, 100 bid, 1914
asked; new savannah per cent November
coupons, J9H bid, 100M asked.
Railroad Bonds-Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral gold 5s, ~
asked; Central consolidated mortgage per
cent coupons, January and July maturity
1893, l021a asked; Savannah and Western
railroad per cent, Endorsed by Central rail
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery
per cent. 20 asked; Georgia railroad
Georgia southern and Florida first mort
Montgomery and Eufaula first mort
a r6d PSf sent asg gdorS9 augusta By G aa6
Knoxville first mortgage, Z per cent
O. asked: Ocean Steamship, 5 per cent, due in
lv3O, 80 asked Columbus and Rome
nrst mortgage bonds Endorsed by Cen
tral railroad, 48 asked; Columbus and
western, per cent, guaranteed, IS
asked; Cityand Suburban Railway first mort
gage, z per cent, 80 asked; Savannah
ana Atlantic per cent Endorsed, 80 asked;
EIectnc Railway first mortgage is, 60 asked;
south Georgia and Florida first mortgage Z
Per cent. lU asked; South Geor-
gla and Florida second mortgage, l06 asked
railroad Stocks-Central common, 10
asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent
guaranteed, 68 asked; Georgia common,
lo- asked; Southwestern per cent.
asked; Central 6 per cent. certificates, with
oroer for defaulted interest, y asked:
5Ianta and West Point railroad stock
o. ASKED; Atlanta ana West Point per cent.
g Bank Stocks, Etc.-Southern Bank of the
c I,aIe OF Georgia. ia asked; Mer-
yaaatS National Bank, 99h asked; Sa-
gannah Bank and Trust Com, 30
SGSE1ea. National Bank of Savannah, !G5 asked;
DeIethofpe Savings and Trust Com
P@ny lOS asked: Citizens Bank,
DO ASKED; Chatham R. Est. and Improve
EP ent Company. 4sh asked: savannah
ntai Estate, Loan and Building Company
55Mek' 40 asked Germania Bank, s.
ssto5 asked; Chatham Bank. As
"
o. asked; Title Guarantee and Loan
Company rs asked.
bacon-Market steady. The board of
Sdoe quotations are as follows:
55LuokeQ clear rihsdes i0Rc; shoulders none
airy sailed clear rib sides &c; long clear
cg,,5 3ttles' l0%c; shoulders, none; sugar
cured hams, l3l6c
,, Pia{glng and Ties-The market quiet nomi-
ol, ute oagging, N ID, &c; 21b 5lac; l4tb sc;
6St,Ib,aLlons are for JOB lots; small lots
T-H7I, sea island bagglng I2hc. Iron Ties
p ,Lr lots, Sl05; smaller lots, Si01uSl 10.
Market dull. fair demand. Goshen.
gnu edge, 221sc; creamery 2lc Elgin, &c.
sllteeNe- Market urn; fair demand. llm
A. small summer cheese, 12iac, pom aver
Ca6aages-W Western, per head, sa9c.
cha NE Market steady quoted at for No
r. 'A-Sc; Java, 26i213uc: Peaberry pc:
gri or standard MOL, 2i15c:cholce or stand
gool '".s, &c; prime or standard No. 3, 2Jc;
ar5 AZ Or standard No 4. 1890; fair or stand
III 40, D, Nc; ordinary or standard No. g.
U SyIhmon or standard No, T. I6C.
non "a y, r-flu,lt-Apples,e vaporated l0Hc; com
st4i ,lt &c. Peaches, California evapor-
unta,Pts lied ca. 22G24c; California evaporated
lG, ~ i"9 loo, Currants, 56l51zc. CltrOn,
- led apricots, Ice.
l,bt' TBoQdS-Ihe market is quiet demand
i1- D trntS, 5G16 &c; Georgia brown shirt
Wnite ~ '4c''-S DO &c: "A brown shecting, &c;
brown lung driiiQilu iGs s49SAc; checks. 44g6c;
e. IN. MARKET dull Extra, IS 90; family
H75 '"ncy' - 10; patent. a Is; straight
corr G5a-n-C orn-Market is steady. White
corn !o2 lots, sc; carload lots. SIC mixed
Mixed itoIS. t0c; carload lots SIC Oats
Jon Ioo los, 4Lc carload lots 35c Bran
vs. yoci carload lots, 9Jc. Meal