The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-17
Financial.

tions. Sterling. commercial demand. = -;
sixty DAYS. s. -; ninety DAYS, . . francs
sixty days, s. ~ marcks; sixty days,
! "a li-l6c.
securities-The market Is hrn.
4 State Bonds-GeorFia ~ per cent 1915,
l09 bid, 1921 asked: Georgia per cent. 1895,
| JOG bid, lV7 asked; Georgia, 80 per cent.
/ long dates 90 bid. 81 asked.
/ City Bonds-NeW Savannah 5 per cent
| quarterly January coupons 1925 bid, 1881
| asked; new savannah per cent. February
! coupons, l02 bid, l03 asked.
/ Railroad BOnds-Central Railroad and
/ Banking Company collateral good IS, 20
\ asked: Central consolidated mortgage Z per
cent coupons. January and July maturity 1898
/ railroad per cent. Endorsed by Central rail
/ road trust certificates, 34i+ bid. S5is asked:
| Savannah. Americas and Montgomery
| 8 per cent, 46 bid, ~ asked Georgia railroad
! Georgia Southern and Florida first mort
I gage 8 per cent. - bid, % asked;
gage s per cent. indorsed by Central
railroad, S. bid, 81 asked; Augusta and
Knoxville first mortgage per cent So
| bid, % asked; Ocean Steamship, 5 per cent.
| due In 1920, 80 asked Columbus and Rome
! first mortgage bonds Endorsed by Cen
| trail railroad IS asked: Columbus and
| western, per cent. guaranteed, IS bid, 81
| asked; City and Suburban Railway first mort
gage, per cent. SO asked savannah
and Atlantic 3 per cent, Endorsed. IS asked;
| Electric Railway first mortgage Is. 81 bid, 90
aShbuF SCUM AtOIBid anu lOTlUa 0fSL mort
gage z per cent. 1O7 asked; South Geor-
! gia and Florida second mortgage. 1O6 asked;
Alabama Midlands' so bid, 81 asked.
Railroad StOck-Central common, 10 bid
ID asked; Augusta and Savannah z
| per cent. guaranteed. 50 asked.
| Georgia common, $50 bid, 1855 asked;
neadns Order sF S GfR s Sd
asked; Central per cent. certificates with
order for defaulted interest, 20% bid, 2tIS
| asked; Atlanta and West Point railroad stock.
asked Atlanta fnf nor
cent. certificates, So asked.
Bank Stocks. Etc.-Southern Bank Of the
| State of Georgia, 1855 bid, 1853 asked; Mer-
| chants National Bank IS bid, SO asked; Sa-
vannah Bank and Trust Co., 954 bid 96lS
asked; National Bank OF Savannah, l09 bid.
| 40 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, 107 asked; Citizens Bank, l0l bid
| l02 asked; Chatham r. Est. and Improve
ment Company 4s bid, 4Si5 asked; Savannah
Real Estate Loan and Building Company
stock, 43 asked: Germania Bank
100 bid, 10l asked; Chatham Bank, AZ bid, 48
asked; Savannah Construction Company
| SO bid, 6l asked; Title Guarantee and Loan
| Company, 20 asked.
miscellaneous Markets.
Apples--Per barrel, a 5OQ5 90.
Bacon-Market is steady. The Board Of
Smoked clear rib sides, eye; shoulders, none;
| dry sailed clear rib sides, SIC; long, clear
| sac; bellies. SIC; shoulders, none; sugar
Bagging and Ties-The market steady.
Jute bagging, 21lb. &c; IN. SIC: 1stfb, SC;
quotations are Tor job lots; small lots
| higher; sea island bagging, l2nc; Iron Ties
Large lots, 90095c; smaller lots, 500 CLOS.
| Butter-Market higher; fair demand; Gosh
| en- 24c; gilt edge, &c; creamery, 2Sc; Elgin,
/ 30c
Cheese-Market firm; fair demand. 12a
| l5c; Fancy full cream cheese, 13z0l4c, 20ib
| average.
Cabbages-Per head, 8081ac
| COnee-M Market firm: quoted at for Mocha
| 27c; Java, 2S1530c; Peaberry, 231sc; fancy or
| standard No. 1, 22c choice or stand
ard No. 2, 2lIe; prime or standard No. 3, gle;
| good OF standard No. 4, 201ac; fair or stand
| ard No. 8, zoe: ordinary or standard No. 6,
| 1910; common or standard No. Z, 19c.
Dried Fruit-Apples evaporated, 121Sc;
| common, 6i5617c. Peaches, California evan
| Grated peeled, 22524c; California eYaporated,
/ unpeeled Is 1l5c, Currants, 45zGD5c. Citron
| 149gl5c. Dried apricots, Ice.
| FlQur-Market quiet. Extra, SO IS; family,
g 4o; fancy, 90 90; patent, 81 Oo04 4o straight,
Grain-C orn-Market is steady. White
| corn, JOB lots, SOC: carload lots, SIC Mixed
Mixed Job lots, 45c; carload lots,
42c; Texas red rust proof ESQ
Southern seed rye, 81 p. Bran
Pearl, per barrel, 81 so; per sack, 81 Is; city
meal, per sack, 81 10. Pearl grits, per bar
rel, S SO per sack, 81 %; city grits per
Hay-Market steady. Western job lots,
92Mc; carload lots, 8Tiac.
Dry Goods-The market is quiet, demand
light. Prints. 596ls Georgia brown shirt
| ing "a, &c; 70, do. Axe; A brown sheeting
! sac; white osnaburgs, SC; checks, 414G16c;
brown drilling, 6dg7c.
Lime, C9leined 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 IS per bar
| rel; hair 4Gt5c. Rosendale cement, 81 GOAL 90;
Portland cement retail, 81 80; carload lots
81 10.
Nails Market steady; base sod, 81 40; sod.
81 80; 40d 81 IS; BOD 81 65; I'D, 81 S. pod 81 75
10d 81 80; Sd g. %; Cd So 10: 4d 81 80; 3D. SO 30
Sd, s. GO; Sd fine, 50 %. Finishing I'D, 81 05;
Sc IS. ~ ~ - ~ 49, - w. 49, . U.s. 'O
Hides, Wool Etc-Hides the market is
dull and weak; receipts light; dry flint, 4c;
| dry salt &c; dry butcher, &c; green sailed, &c.
| Wool market fiat; prime Georgia, free ofsand
burrs and black woods, lie; blacks, &c; bury,
5Q7c. Wax 1885, Tallow, DC. Deer skins,
flint, 25e; salted, zoe. Otter skins. 50c@S5 90.
Iron-Market very steady. Swede 41a95c;
refined 24 base
Lemons-Light demand: Messina, SO09s %;
Lard-Market steady; pure, in tierces, 9@o;
SON tins, iOc; compound, in tierces, &c; in
50b tins, 7I4c,
Liquors-Market firm. High wine basis
81 IL; whisky per gallon, rectihed, 100 proof,
81 35611 75c; choice grades 81 5012 so; straight
81 1908 90 blended, 81 00d4 90. Wines-Do-
nestle port, sherry, catawba, low grades; 500
s5ci fine. grades, 81 cool so; California light,
museatel and angelica, 81 359l 20; lower
| proofs in proportion. Gins 1c per gallon
higher. Rum &c higher.
Nuts Almonds Tarragona l7is@lsc; IVicas;
l5h0l6e; walnuts French, 12t5c; Naples, lac;
pecans 121ac; Brazils, &c; hlberts, 10c
assorted nuts, som and 25tb boxes, l20l3c
per 10.
DEMONSTRATES slo0as125: per barrel, 80.
Oranges IS, 81 25tQS1 50.
Oils-Market steady, demand fair. Signal,
45GB5lc West Virginia, black, 10Sl3c; lard,
zoe; kerosene. 10&c: neatsfoot 50tG75c; ma
chinery, 25G135c; linssed raw, 4Sc; boiled,
Sic; mineral seal, Use; homelight, Ice;
guardian, l2&c.
Potatoes-Irish, per barrel, ? 25ae IS;
sacks, 75G2 90.
shot-Firm; drop to B, 81 As; and larger
Salt-rhe demand is fair and market
steady. Carload lots (. o. b. Liverpool, 20o
pound sacks sc; Virginia 125 pound burlap
sacks, 40c; ditto, 125 pound cotton sacks,
45c; smaller lotshgher.
Sugars-Market steady. Quoted at cut loaf
b8c; crushed 52sc. powdered, SC; xxx
powdered 5Sc standard granulated, 42c;
cubes, &c; mould A. 4ssc: diamond
a, 45ac; confectioners, 45zc; white extra.
e. 4sc; extra c, 4Ac, golden G, 31sc; yellows
Syrup-Florida aud Georgia, new, 25G
21lsc; market quiet for sugar house al
SG34Oei Cuba straight goods, pS830c sugar
house molasses, t5d,20c.
Tobaceo-Market quiet and steady. SmolS-
ing domestic, 22960c; chewing common
sound, 24I27c; fair, 2s035c; good, 36G1 4Sc;
81 O0t4l 10; bright navies, esq ioc.