The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.



Domestic Exchange--The tone of the mar
ket is firm. Banks are buying at par and
selling at e per cent. premium up to $4,000,
and lilo of per cent. for amounts OF $4,000
Foreign Exchange - The market is
steady. The following are net Savan-
nah quotations. Sterling; comm a. ccia
ninety days, "a s3]4 francs, Paris and Havre,
sixty days, s. 81: Swiss, sixty days,
s. pm; marks, sixty days, 943sc.
Securities-Central debentures and South
western are in excellent demand, with light
offerings. State and municipal bonds are
firm.
State Bonds-Georgia Az per cent 1916
111S bid, l12Ia asked; Georgia percent, 1895
107 bid, 107h asked; Georgia 81 per cent,
long dates, 81 bid, sS asked.
City Bonds-New Savannah 5 per cent
quarterly April coupons, 1854 bid; new
Savannah per cent. May coupons, 1884
bid.
Railroad Bonds-Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral, good IS, 80
asked; Central consolidated mortgage per
cent. coupons, January and July maturity,
1893 1l3A bid asked; Savannah and
Western railroad per cent trust certificates,
81 bid, 80 asked; Savannah, Americus and
Montgomery 6 per cent As bid, so asked; Geor-
gia railroad per cent, 1910, LOG bid, 107 asked
Georgia Southern and Florida first mortgage
per cent. II bid, 7g asked; Montgomery and
Eufaula flrst mortgage 6 per cent Endorsed by
Central railroad, SO bid 81 asked; Augusta and
Knoxville first mortgage, z per cent, 76
bid, rs asked: Ocean Steamship, per cent,
due in 1920, 90 asked; Columbus and Rome
first mortgage bonds, indorsed by Central
railroad, As asked: Columbus and Western,
6 per cent. guaranteed, So bid. 80 asked City
and Suburban Railway first mortgage, per
cent. 90 asked Savannah and Atlantic per
cent. Endorsed, 45 asked; Electric Railway
first mortgage IS. Ga bid; South Georgia and
Florida first mortgage per cent, lO8 asked;
South Georgia and Florida second mortgage.
107 asked; Alabama Midlands, IS bid, SO
asked.
Railroad Stock-Central common. 1871 bid,
IA asked; Augusta and Savannah z
per cent. guaranteed, rs bid, so asked:
Georgia common 145 bid, 14s ex-div. asked;
Southwestern per cent guaranteed, includ-
ing order for div, As bid 40 asked; Central
per cent. certificates with order for defaulted
interest 81 bid, - asked; Atlanta and West
Point railroad stock, 81 bid, 20 asked; Atlanta
and West Point per cent certificates, 50 bid,
80 asked.
Bank Stocks Etc-Southern Bank Of the
State of Georgia, 1853 bid, 1872 ex-diV. asked:
Merchants National Bank SO bid. 81 asked
Savannah Bank and Trust Co., 80 bid, 10l
ex-div. asked; National Bank of Savannah. 40
bid. 112 ex-div. asked: Oglethorpe Savings and
Trust Company, l0l bid 104 ex-div. asked;
Citizens Bank. 10l bid, 102 ex-div. asked;
Chatham R. Est. and Improvement Company,
4S bid, 40 asked Savannah Real Estate
Loan and Building Company stock. 43 asked;
Germania Bank, l02 bid, l03 ex-div. asked;
Chatham Bank, ex-dlv. 4611 bid AN asked;
Savannah Construction Company, 90 bid
"a asked Title Guarantee and Loan Com
pany, 20 asked.
Miscellaneous Markets.
Apples-Per barrel, nominal IS 600.
Bacon--Market is steady The Board
of Trade quotations are as follows:
Smoked clear rib sides, 9Mc; shoulders, none;
dry sailed clear rib sides, &c. long, clear,
SC; bellies, sc; shoulders, none; sugar
Bagging and Ties-The market steady.
Jute bagging, 21{b, &c: 2ib. SIC; lAD, &c;
higher; sea island bagging 12hc, Iron Ties
Large lots, 9OG95c; smaller lots, 81 OOG1 O5
Butter-Market higher; fair demand; Gosh
en-, 24c; gtltedge, 26c; creamery, 25c; Elgin,
Cheese-Market firm. fair demand; i2a
lSc; fancy full cream cheese, 1SA9l4c, BOD
average.
crates, 81 1902 90; per head, SGSHc.
Cofee-The market is steady; quoted
at for Mocha, &c; Java, 2S93Oc:
Ro a2c cho Seey OF s standard
No. 2, 21Hc prime or standard No. 3. 2lc;
good or standard No. 4, 20zc fair or stand.
l9llc common or standard No. T. roc.
Dried Fruit-Apples, evaporated, 12Hc;
common, 6lGt7c. Peaches, Canfornla, evap-
GRATED. peeled, 22824c; California, evaporated,
unpeeled, l9Gl5c. Currants, 4z05c. Citron,
14lnl5c. DRIED apricots lec
F'lour-Market quiet. Extra, SO IS; family.
s. 40; fancy, 50 90: patent 81 OOa4 40; straight,
Fish-Mackerel, half barrel, No. 1, 80 81:
No. 2, IS OOi No. g. 50 So. Kits, No j, 81 As;
No. 2, 81 25i No; 3, 81 90. Goldfish. In bricks,
6lzc; 2-fb bricks, g.. Smoked herring per
box. pc: Dutch herring, In kegs, 81 co. new
mullet half barrel a co.
Grain-Corn-Market Is steady White
corn. Job lots, sc; carload lots. bSc. Mixed
corn, job lots, Soc; carload lots. 54c. Oats
Mixed, ioo lots, 45c; carload lots,
42c; Texas red rust proof soc.
Southern seed rye, 81 %. Bran
JOB lots. 971le; carload lots 92Mc. Meal
Pearl per barrel g so; per sack, q 25; city
meal per sack. 81 05. Pearl grits, per bar
sack, 81 Is.