The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-18
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.


financial.
Money is easy.
Domestic Exchange-The tone of the mar.
ket is steady. Banks are buying at par and
selling at Is per cent. premium up to $4,000
and l-iO of per cent. for amounts Of $4,000
Foreign Exchange - The market is
firm The following are net Savan-
nah quotations: Sterling commercial
demand, 81 S7%; sixty days. "a S6I9 :;
ninety days, "a So; francs, Paris and Havre
sixty days, s. 1824; Swiss, sixty days.
IS 90 marks sixty days, 95c.
Securlties-1he market is steady, with con-
tinued demand for southwestern stock.
State BondS-GeOrgia AZ per cent 1915
1874 bid, 1l3a4 asked; Georgia per cent 1896
1917 bid, lO77s asked Georgia 81 per cent,
long dates 9S bid, 80 asked
City Bonds-New Savannah ) per cent
quarterly April coupons 1854 bid. - asked;
new savannah per cent May coupons, 1854
bid. asked
Railroad Bonds-Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral, good IS, 80
asked Central consolidated mortgage per
cent. coupons, January and July maturity.
" estern railroad per cent. trust certificates,
Al bid 43 asked: Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery S per cent. 50 bid, As asked Geor-
gla railroad per cent, 1910, 1867 bid l07 asked:
Georgia Southern and Florida first mortgage
6 per cent 81 bid, 50 asked; Montgomery and
Eufaula hrst mortgage D per cent, Endorsed by
Central railroad. 81 bid 90 asked: Augusta
and Knoxville first mortgage, 7 per cent 70
lid ~ asked; Ocean steamship, per cent .
due in 1920, SO asked; Columbus and Rome
first mortgage tondS Endorsed by Central
railroad, 40 asked: Columbus and Western. 8
per cent. guaranteed, 1919 bid. 800 asked: City
and Suburban railway first mortgage Z per
cent. - Did, 81 asked; Savannah and Atlantic
; per cent, Endorsed. 30 asked; Electric rail
way first mortgage Is, Is bid South Georgia
and Florida first mortgage per cent 10S
asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage, l07 asked; Alabama Midlands $50
bid 81 asked.
Railroad Stocks-CentraI common. 10 bid.
IA asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent.
s4aTn6c'd 6 3D. 6d m a sz av G asFed
Southwestern per cent. guaranteed, lnclud-
ing order for div. 81 bid, 80 asked; Central
q per cent certificates, with order for de
f&ulted interest, 20 bid, 81 asked; Atlanta
and West Point railroad stock. % Uid -
asked; ATLANTA and West Point 6 per cent
certificates, * bid, - asked.
Bank Stocks Etc.-SOuthern Bank of the
State Of Georgia, 1855 ii, 162 ex-div. asked;
Merchants National Bank, 80 It'd. % asked;
savannah Bank and trust Co. l01 bid, l12
ex-div. asked National Bank of Savannah
12l bid. asked; OglethoTpe Savings and
Trust Company. l0l bid. l04 ex-dlv asked;
Citizens Bank 100 bid 10l ex-div. asked;
Chatham r. Est. and Improvement Com
mania Bank 1929 bid 1851 ex div. asked;
Cha ham BanE. eX-diV. AZ bid. 4S asked:
Savannah Construction Company, 81 bid,
g. asked Title Guarantee and Loan Com
panv, II bid. u asked
Miscellaneous Markets.
Bacon-Market is steady The Board
of Trade quotations are as follows:
Smoked clear rib sides SAC; shoulders, none;
dry sailed clear rib sides, &c; long, clear,
7c bellies, &c; shoulders, 72sc; sugar
cured hams. ll5ac.
Begging and Ties-Thc market steady.
Jute tagging 214b &c; 2ib 5lac 1Ab. Sc;
quotations are for JOB lots; small lots
higher; sea island bagging. l2l2c. Iron Ties
Large lots, 9OGg5c; smaller lots, 81 OOGgl o..
Butter-Market higher; fair demand; Gosh
en-. 2lc; gilt edge, 23ci creamery. 25c; Elgin,
&c.
Cheese-Market firm. fair demand; 100
15c; fancy full cream cheese, 132&014c; pom
average.
Ca6fages-Supply fair Barrels and barrel
crates, 81 1902 90; per head, s981sc.
Coffee - The market is hrm; quoted
Peaberry 25'ac; fancy or standard
No. L. 2lc; choice or standard
No. ? 21iEc; prime or standard No. 3, pic;
good or standard no 4, 2O1ac; fair or stand
ard NO 5. zoe ordinary or standard No. 8,
1870: common or sta ndard No 7, 1870.
Dried Fruit-Applos evaporated, 121lc;
common, 7d7Hc. Peaches, California, evap-
GRATED, peeled. 231I24 California evaporated.
unpeeled, l30 loo. Currants, 4aQ5c. Citron,
ia i5c. Dried apucots, ice.
Flour Market quiet. Extra. s. IS; family,
So Is; fancy, 50 80; patent, 81 i534 70; straight,
Fish-Mackerel, half barrel, No. /. 50 50:
No. ., s. %; No. 3, Sc So Kus, No /, 81 IS;
No. 2 II 25 No. g. 81 90. Goldfish. In bricks,
61sc; oh bricks &C. Smoked herring, per
box pc. Dutch herring in kegs 81 %; new
mullct. half barrel. a %.
Grain-Corn market IS steady. White
corn job lots. SIC, carload lots, 54c Mixed
corn job lots sec carload lots. 53c. Oats
43c; Texas red, rust proof, 55c.