The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-23
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT


day last YEAR. ........ B.. 2315c
New York. Aug 22,-RosI4 dull but steady;
strained, common TO good, 81 100Sl Is.
TqTpentine dull but steady at 235a93Oc.
Charleston Aug. y. - Spirits turpentine
firm at &c; receipts g. casks Rosin-
good strained firm at 90c; receipts 1876 bar
rels.
Wilmington, N. c., Aug. 2?.-Rosin steady;
strained, Soc; good strained, GOO Spirits
turpentine, steady at 2624c; receipts 1870
casks. I ar steady at 81 10. Crude turpenttne
quiet; hard 81 o. soft 81 20; virgin, s. 20.
Financial.
Savannah, Aug. 22.-Money is easy.
Domestic Exchange-rhe tone OF the mar
ket is steady. Banks are buying at par and
selling at Is per cent. premium up to 5000
and lilo of per cent. for amounts of SIS, 900
and over.
Foreign Observation-Disclosures firm. The
Sterling commercial demand, "a s6146o4 s655
sixty days, 81 S54@i o5h; ninety days,
"a S584 o544; francs. Paris and Havre. sixty
days So 20; Swiss, sixty days, IS 2lL;
marks, sixty days, 951s
SecurIt1es-The market is quiet and dull
State Bonds-Georgia A. per cent. 1915,
1l3h bid, 1l414 asked; Georgia per cent 1895
1O4A bid, 1857 asked; Georgia 3Ia per cent,
long dates, ga bid, 9S14 asked.
City Bonds-New Savannah 5 per cent
quarterly october coupons 1851 bid, 1904
asked; new Savannah per cent November
coupons. 1857 bid. lO6 asked.
Railroad Bonds-Central Railroad and
Il. ~. ~
asked; Central consolidated mortgage Z
per cent. coupons, January and July maturity
1898, III bid. - asked; Savannah and West
ern railroad per cent. trust certificates 50
bid, 81 asked; Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery 6 per cent. bid. 80 asked:
Georgia railroad per cent. 1910, 10Y bid 1903
asked Georgia Southern and Florida first
mortgage per cent. bid, 80 asked;
Montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage 6
per cent. Endorsed by Central railroad, l0l
bid, - asked; Augusta and Knoxville first
NFf 100 MOI anFNN u = y.
steamship per cent, due in 1920 96 bid 80
asked; Columbus and Rome first mortgage
bonds indorsed by Central railroad, 49, bid, Al
asked; Columbus and Western per cent
guaranteed, I0l bid. - asked: CITY and Sub
urban railway first mortgage per cent, -
bid, 80 asked; Savannah and Atlantic 5 per
cent, Endorsed, 25 bid, 40 asked; Electric rail
way hrst mortgage 6s 55 bid, - asked; South
Georgia and Florida first mortgage per
cent, lO6 bid, l07 asked South Georgia and
Florida second mortgage, 1861 bid. 1864
asked; Alabama Midands So bid 20 asked
Railroad Stocks-Central common. - bid.
1917 asked; Augusta and savannah per cent,
guaranteed, 83R bid. 50 asked Georgia com
mon, lis bid, 152 asked; Southwestern
per cent. guaranteed including or
der for div 67la bid, $50 asked Central per
cent. certificates. with order for defaulted
interest. % bid. 27l9 asked; Atlanta and
West Point railroad stock. so bid. 50 asked;
Atlanta and West Point 6 per cent certid-
Gates, SO bid, 81 asked
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Southern Bank OF the
State Of Georgia, 1874 bid, - asked: Mer-
chants National Bank, 90 bid, 80 asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, 1O2 bid,
l03 asked; National Bank Of Savannah, 100
bid, - asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust
Company, 50 bid 100 asked Citizens Bank
10)1a bid 1917 asked Chatham Real Estate
and Improvement Company, 50a bid, 81 asked;
Chatham Bank. 46H bid, Az asked; Savan-
nah Construction Company, "a bid, IS asked;
Title Guarantee and Loan Company, 7514 bid,
asked
Navy Norlr A,,o A ~ Monav -, all
easy at ! per cent The last loan at l per
cent and at the closing was offered at per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 4114J4 per cent
Bar silver 6094c.
Mexican dollars SIC.
Sterling exchange is frmer; bankers
81 s6h@t 81 for demand; posted rates
Commercial bills 81 s44a4 s5A for sixty
days.
Government bonds firm. State bonds dull
Railroad bonds IRREGULAR
Silver at the Stock Exchange to-day was
66 bid and 6o12 asked.
New York, Aus. 22.-The following were
theopening quotations al the Stock Exchange
to-day:
Observation-Disclosures. Is
Chicago and Northwestern ............. 1863
NoTfolk ana Western preferred .. ga
Richmond and West Point Terminal. 17@
WesternUnlon ...... ............. ....... So
New York, Aug 22-Ihe early trading at the
Stock Exchange was characterized by fever
ishness and the course OF prices was very ir-
regular A drive was made at the start against
the Changers and sugar and the bears we're
more in evidence than for days past They
accomplished little however, and after the
expiration OF the first hour Of business they
were compelled to act on the defensive.
These sales in the early trading brought
about a decline OF lalB4 per cent, Missouri
Pacific leading the downward movement, but
the declining tendency was soon checked and
near II O'Clock speculatlons became steader.
In the afternoon the impression gained
ground that the President would sign the
German bill and operators showed a DISPOSE
tion 20 branch out once more. Distillers led at
this time, one Of the firms taking 3 Coz shares
up 10 81 AS the concern has been identified
with the negotiations looking to the placing
..r., un an f,s, AZ 20, ,a he