The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-24

Financial.
Money is easy.
The bank clearings for the past week have
been 81, 4e6,874 81
Foreign Exchange - The market is
firm. The following are net Savannah quo
tations Sterling, commercial demand, 81 S4 /;
sixty days 81 S51a; ninety days, 81 So; francs,
Paris and Havre. sixty days. IS 1874; Swiss,
sixty days, s. 20; marks, sixty days. "a l5-l6c
Domestic Exchange-The tone Of the mar
ket is Banks are buying at Is par
cent discount and selling at par to d pre-
MUM.
Securities-State and municipal bonds are
in excellent demand by investors South
western railroad stock finds ready buyers at
quotations, but the supply is limited.
Stocks and Bonds-State bonds: Georgia
ga per cent. bonds, 80 bid. 99 asked; new
Georgia "A per cent. bonds 1915 ll2A bid,
l07 bid, 10715 asked.
City Bonds-Atlanta per cent, Ill bid, l12
asked; Augusta per cent, 1903 bid, 1i3 asked:
Augusta per cent, loi bid, ITO asked Column,
per cent, ITO bid, Ill asked; new Savannah
per cent, quarterly, April coupons,
1041s bid; new Savannah per cent,
quarterly, May coupons, 1O4h bid, lO424 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad general mortgage bonds. 8
per cent. interest coupons, lO4 bid, 100 asked;
Atlantic and Gulf lst mortgage consolidated
per cent. coupons, January and July, matu-
rity 1897, 104 bid 1O6 asked; Central cOnsol-
idated mortgage per cent. coupons, January
and July maturity, 1898 ll4I bid - asked;
Central Railroad and Banking Company col
lateral gold 5s.. 80 asked; Georgia railroad IS
1910, lO6 bid, 1917 asked; Charlotte, Column
bia and Augusta first mortgage.
9SH bid, 100 asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage, bid, lOo
asked: Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
general mortgage 6 per cent 90 asked;
Montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage in
dorsed per cent. 80 bid, 81 asked; Georgia
Southern and Florida first mortgage
iI1fe a
Savannah and Atlantic 5s, Endorsed, 30
asked South Georgia and Florida indorsed
firsts. 1903 asked; South Georgia and
Florida second mortgage, 107 asked;
Endorsed by Central railroad, 30 bid, SO
asked; Savannah, Amercus and Montgom-
cry Is, 40 bid, A. asked; Ocean steamship 7
per cent. bonds 1920 90 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern railroad first mort
gage, guaranteed, 90 asked; Gainesville. JEFF
ferson and Southern, not guaranteed 81 asked;
Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern, second
mortgage, guaranteed, 90 asked; Columbu
and Rome first Endorsed IS, As asked
Columbus and Western per cent
first guaranteed, 81 bid, 80 asked; Augusta
and Knoxville railroad 7 per cent first mort
gage bonds, 20 bid, 76 asked; CT y and SUI
burban railroad, first mortgage Z per cent
bonds, So bid 81 asked; Electric Railway
bonds, 80 bid; Alabama Midland per cent
S5La bid. S61. asked 81
Railroad Stocks-Augusta and Savannah Z
per cent. guaranteed, IS bid, 7S asked; Central
common IL bid IA asked; Georgia common,
AS bid, l4S ex.-div. asked; South
dividend order, 46h bid, 48 asked;
Central per cent. certificates, with or
der for defaulted interest, - bid 2114 asked;
Atlanta and West Point railroad stock, s.
bid IS asked; Atlanta and West Point per
cent. certificates, IS bid, 30 asked.
Gas StockS-SaVannah Gas Light stock 90
bid 20la eX.-div.. asked; Electric Light and
Power Company, IS asked.
IL tk,.a.t, Do, IL - he
OF Georgia, 1856 bid 1852 asked: Merchants Ma
tional Bank. SO bid, 81 asked savannah
Bank and Trust Company, 1Ui bid, 102 ex div.
asked; Germanla Bank, 102H bid 1903 ex. div.
asked; Chatham Bank, 4019 bid Az asked ex.
div; Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, AN bid, 4Sl asked;
National Bank Of Savannah. 118 bid, -
ex div. asked: The OgIethorpe Savings
savannah Real Estate, Loan and Build
ing Company, 43 asked; Title Guarantee
and Loan Company, " bid. 70 asked; Sa-
vannah Construction Company, 60 bid
g. asked; Citizens Bank, 10l bid, 10lh
ex. div. asked
Factory Bonds-Augusta Factory es, 1902
bid, 1O3 asked Sibley Factory Is, 100 bid, lO2
asked: Enterprise Factory 6s. 1O2 bid. 1903
asked; Eagle and Phenlx Manufacturing
Company, per cent bonds, 70 asked.
Factory Stocks-Savannah Cotton Factory
s. ,nt1 asked asked Eagle Eagle, and Phenx
Vile Factory, I47 bid. 1850 asked; Langley
Factory, 90 bid, 90 asked; Enterprise
Factory, common, 30 bid. 95 asked; ]. p.
King Manufacturing Company, 100 bid. 101
asked; Sioley Manufacturing Company, 70
bid 80 asked.
Miscellaneous Markets.
Apples-Per barrel. none.
Baoon-Market is steady. The Board
OF Trade quotations are as followo.
Smoked clear RIB sides, SIC; shoulders, none;
dry sailed clear rib sides. 7%c; long clear
79sc; bellies. FAC; shoulders 7%c; sugar
cured hams l2Hc.
Bagging and Ties-The market steady.
Jute bagging, 24D &c. 2D. bye; I'm, Sc:
quotations are for job lots; small lots
higher; sea island bagging. l2hc. Iron Ties
Large lots 9OD95c; smaller lots, 81 GOAL 05
Butter-Market higher: fair demand; Gosh
en-, 24c; gilt edge, 26c; creamery, 28c; Elgin,
zoe.
Cheese-Market firm. fair demand 800
13c; fancy full cream cheese, 13A1l4cs 2Ob
average
CaD6ages-Supply light. Barrels and barrel
crates, 81 75G2 o.; per head. s0SHc
Coffee-The market Is steady and higher;
quoted at for Mocha, 7Ac; Java, 2s130c
No l. BIC; choice or standard
No. Q. 2lHc: prime or standard No. g. 2lc;
good or standard No. 4, 20Hc; fair or stand.
ard No. 5. 2Oc; ordinary or standard No. d.
lghc: common OF standard No 7. lsc
Dried Fruit-Apples, eVaporated, I2Hc
common, 6,lGo7c. Peaches. California eyap.
Grated, peeled p G24c; California, eYaporated.
unpeeled, i3lnl5e. Currants 4t4Gb5c Citron.
i4ni5c. Dried apricots lCc.
Flour-Market quiet. Extra, % TO- family.
g %; fancy, % 5O' patent. IS SOGi soi straight.
d O..
Fish-Nackerel. half barrel. No /. % %;
No 2. O. %. No. 3, 81 30 Kits No. l. ~ IS:
No 2, Al Is; No. 3. 81 %. Goldfish. IN bricks.