The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-18
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.
Financial.


Money is easy.
Domestic Exehange-The tone of the mar
ket is steady. Banks are buying at par and
selling at q per cent. premium up to $40 600
and Ito OF per cent. for amounts OF $1,000
and over.
Foreign Exchange-The market is very
firm. The following are net Savan-
nah quotations: Sterling, commercial
demand 81 SOY; sixty days, 81 s4a;
ninety days, S4ot; francs, Paris and Havre
sixty days, 50 2O1a: Swiss, sixty days
IS 2IA ; marks, sixty days, "a ll-16c
Securities-The state and municipal bonds
in fair demand, as also Southwestern railroad
stock.
State Bonds-Georgia 4Is per cent. 1915,
112ls bid, 113 asked; Georgia percent, 1898,
I05 bid, 1914 asked; Georgia 81 per cent,
long dates, IS bid, 80 asked.
City Bonds-New Savannah per cent.
quarterly April coupons. l04H bid; new
Savannah per cent. May coupons, 1ol
Railroad Bonds-Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral good IS, 90
asked; Central consolidated mortgage per
cent cent coupons, January and July maturity;
Western railroad per cent. trust certificates
IS bid, 80 asked; Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery per cent, As bid, 80 asked; Geor-
gia railroad per cent, 1910 100 bid l07 asked;
Georgia Southern and Florida first mortgage
6 per cent, 70 bid, 81 asked; Montgomery aud
Eufaula drst mortgage per cent, indorsed by
Central railroad, SO bid, 81 asked; Augusta and
Knoxville first mortgage, per cent 10
bid rs asked; Ocean Steamship, 5 per cent
due In 1920 90 asked; Columbus and Rome
first mortgage bonds. Endorsed by Central
railroad, 40 asked: Columbus and Western,
6per cent. guaranteed, 81 bid, SO asked: City
and Suouroa Railway first mortgage. per
cent. 80 bid 80 asked: Savannah and Atlantic 3
PER cent Endorsed, 40 asked; Electric Railway
first mortgage is. 60 bid; South Georgia and
Florida first mortgage per cent. l0S asked;
South Georgia and Florida second mortgage
1O7 asked; Alabama Midlands, s5H bid, 86B
asked.
Railroad Stocks-Central common, 10 bid.
II asked; Augusta and savannah Z
per cent. guaranteed, 70 bid, ~ asked;
Georgia common li5 bid, 14S ex-div. asked;
Southwestern per cent. guaranteed, includ-
ing order for div, 45la bid, 46A asked: Central
6per cent.cer ihcates, with order for defaulted
interest, - bid, 2l2 asked; Atlanta and West
Point railroad stock, 10 bid, IS asked; Atlanta
and West Point per cent. certificates, s. bid,
so asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Southern Bank of the
State OF Georgia, 1853 bid, 1872 ex-dtv. asked:
Merchants National Bank, SO bid 81 asked:
Savannah Bank and Trust Co.. l01 bid, lO9
eK,div ASKED; National Bank Of Savannah. 1lS
P Tust conpa1y ri bid SaV e9v as aaa
Citizens Bank, 10l bid, 102 ex-div. asked;
Chatham R. Est. and Improvement Company,
As bid, 40 asked; Savannah Real Estate
Germania Bank, i0214 bid 1903 ex-div asked
Chatham Bank ex-dlv. 461S bid, 47h asked
Savannah Construction Company, 10 bid
"a asked; Title Guarantee and Loan Com,
pany, 20 bid, 10 asked.
Miscellaneous Markets.
Apples-Per barrel. none.
Bacon-Market is steady. The Board
of Trade quotations are as follows:
Smoked GEAR rib sides, SAC; shoulders, none;
dry sailed clear rib sides. 7s5c; long, clear
73sc;, bellies; 7ssc; shoulders, re; sugar
Bagging and ries-The market steady
Jute bagging, PAD, &c: IN. 5hc: ian, SC:
quotations are for job lots; small lots
higher; sea island tagging, l2hc. Iron Ties
Large lots, 9O6l95c; smaller lots 81 O111 05.
Butter-Maraet higher: fair demand; Gosh
en-, 2ic; gilt edge, 26c; creamery, 2Sc; Elgln,
30c.
Cheese-Market Arm. fair demand; len
13c; fancy fun cream cheese, 13A014c. 206
average.
Ca5oages-Supply light. Barrels and barrel
crates, II 75l12 %; per mead. 80SI.c.
Coree-Ihe market IS steady and higher;
quoted at for Mocha, 27sic; Java, 2sd3Oc;
t'eaberry, s3hc; fancy or standard
No. L. pic: choice or standard
No. g 2lI4c: prime or standard No g. pic;
good or standard No. 4, 2OHc; fair or stand
ard No 5. 2Oc ordinary or standard No. g.
l9hsc: common or standard No Z. lyc.
Dried Fruit-Apples, evaporated, i2hc:
GRATED, peeled, 2282lc; California, evaporated
unpeeled, i32hl5c. Currants 4g5l15c. Citron
lHLi5c. Dried apricots, lee.
Flour-Market quiet. Extra 80 10: family,
1890; fancy, sS 30; patent. 90 sO3i 20; straight.
Fish-Mackerel. half barrel. No. /. 40 3D.;
No 2, = ~; No. 3, a. 50. Kits. No. I, o. As:
No. 2, a. %; No. 3. 81 %. Goldfish IN bricks
6iSc: m bricks O.. Smoked herring, per
box. nc. Dutch herring, In kegs, 81 90, new
muliet. half barrel a. 90
Grain-cor-MaTket Is steady. White