The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-17
Financial.
Money! is easy

Domestic Exchange-The tone OF the mar
keti is steady. Banks are buying al par and
selling at "a per cent. premium up to s. 900,
and Ito Of per cent. for amounts of 5000
and over.
Foreign Exchange-Market firm The fol-
lowing are net Savannah quotations: Sterling
commercial demand, "a s7B sixty days,
II SIS ninety days, 81 S6i6 francs, Paris and
Havre sixty days, So IS; SWISS sixty days,
s. 1914; marks, sixty days 95ls.
Securities-Ihe offerings continue light,
but fair business is being done.
State Bonds-Georgia AZ per cent. 1915,
1872 bid ll4lG asked; Georgia per cent 1895,
l6 bid, 1903 asked; Georgia ga per cent,
long dates, IS bid, 90 asked.
City BOnds-New Savannah per cent.
quarterly July coupons 1855 bid, 100 asked
new savannah per cent. August coupons,
1904 bid, iO04 asked.
Railroad Bonds--Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral, gold 5s, 50 bid,
!Uasked; Central consolidated mortgage 7per
cent. coupons, January and July maturity,
1873 llo bid. III asked Savannah and West
ern railroad per cent. trust certificates IL
pa, % asked; Savannah Americas and
Montgomery 6 per cent 541z bid, 55h asked;
Georgia railroad 6 per cent. 1910 107 bid, los
asked Georgia Southern and Florida first
mortgage per cent, sou bid, S115 asked
montgomery and Eufaula first mortgage 6
peI cent. lndorsed by Central railroad 941s
Olu - asked Augusta and Knoxville first
mortgage per cent 9S15 bid 100 asked; Ocean
steamship per cent, due in 1920, 90 asked;
ColumDus and Rome first mortgage bonds,
nqorSed by Central railroad, Al bid, "A
aSked Columbus and Western per
cent, guaranteed, 9415 bid, - asked
Clty and Suburban railway first mortgage
per cent. 81 bid, SO asked; Savannah
aao AIantlc per cent, lndorsed, 80
asked Electric railway first mortgage IS.
. old, d asked; South Georgia and Florida
1rst mortgage per cent. l0G asked; South
Georgia and Florida second mortgage. los
dShtl Alabama M!dlands. 50 bid. 90 asked.
F,-r1 l.
10 asked; Augusta and Savannah per cent.
guaranteed, S3ls bid. S41f asked: Georgia com
mon, IA bid, 1451. asked; Southwestern
dow per s cent; guaranteed, including or
uEI LOT dlY. 81 bid. ~ asked; Central per
cent certificates, with order for defaulted
114ereS,, p bid, % asked; Atlanta and
49, Folnt railroad stock, - bid, 80 asked !;
ratSs =. and west Point per cent. certih
OdIes' IS BID. 81 asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Southern Bank of the
G3ldle OF Georgia, 100 bid 165 asked; Mer
SSa4u.s National Bank. 90% bid, 81 asked;
I05 anuan Bank and Trust Company, l0l bid,
~ ~ dSSeQ' National Bank of Savannah, 129
~, l52 asked; Ogleth0r Savings and Trust
,o V1t ptHy. lOl bid, l04 asked; Citizens Bank,
ana DIG pa, lOl1 asked; Chatham Real Estate
aS ga 5in Provement Company, 40 bid. so
Suronam Bank, 40 bid, 80 asked
savannah Construction Company 20 bid.
na 1She Gu Title Guarantee and Loan Com
pdhy' Il bid, y asked
Miscellaneous Markets.
nj PTT CSl-Ih market is strong. The Board
c1sa itaue quotations are as follows: Smoked
s.5as rlo sides. SI9c shoulders, none; dry
sSaiHyeu clear rib sides. rae long, clear, re;
R hams ,s, re; shoulders. 71ac; sugar cured
,1,t 55agss-ng and Ties-The market steady.
ouye Dagglng, 24tb. 6J4c: 2b, SIC; ll[fb, &c;
S;tItallons are for Job lots; small lots
I 49, sea island bagging, lie. Iron ties
BI,, IoIS, SO0g95c; smaller lots, 81 0O6GS1 05.
On 30 g6 6yoI-Aarket steady: fair demand; Gosh
Do -O-' RlIt edge Pc; creamery, 23c; Elgin,
t.C.hee se-Market firm, fair demand; 12G11Sc.
a Jr5IS dlA cream cheese, 1S2l0l4c; 2Ob
for Tohee-The market is steady; quoted at
NJ u, 21%c; choice or Standard
eno5 : Zlt, prime or standard No. 3, 20lhc;
N VI Standard No. 4. 20c fair or standard
FloH UulRon or standard No z, lsc
g. ~ a. MARKET quiet. Extra. 50 90; family,
IS 60 'ancy' Us 45; patent, 50 S5dG4 IS, straight
v, G5raain-Corn - Market is strong and ad.
lois e65 White corn, job lots, CSC; carload
l0+ ~ ~ Mixed corn, Job lots &C; carload
lois i 49, n, Oats-Mlxed job lots. sic; carload
erp Sea- o5 LeXas red rust proof, 55c. South
carlos{ y rye, u 20. Bran-Job lots, 97%c;
e g tDau lot lots, 92Hc. Meal-Pearl. per barrel,
Al 55i PET sack, 81 40; city meal, per sack,
sac- !, Fearl grts per ba /, S3 30: per
Har q ~ % > city grits per sack, 81 32l5
92l Aarket steady. Western, lob lots,
IN, carload lots, size.
ham. Salcined Plaster and Cement-Aia-
SELF ana Georgia lime in fair demand and
lots '' al az a5c per barrel. bulk and carload
rel. b53eCIal. calcined plaster, 81 IS per bar
por, lar lG5c. Rosendale cement. Al 3075l 40:
Il j55'aha cement. retail S. so; carload lots.
s,eaGGgss' Wool, Etc.-Hides. the market is
Be-: dr3,' ar demand; receipts light: dry flint.
saltaG SSalt, 3c butcher sailed 2s{c; green
f rec q, &c. Wool nominal: prime Georgia,
bIarFs Sahd, bury and black woods lac:
4sc. n. luci bury, &c. Wax, 2Sc Tallow.
dAuaged r. skins, mint, pc; sailed l5c: