The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-09
Financial.



Domestic Exchange-The tone Of the mar
ket is steady. Banks are buying at a per
cent. discount and selling at par to Il per
cent. premium.
Foreign Exchange-Market strong and act
i've. The following are net Savannah quota
tons: Sterling, commercial demand, "a $50;
sixty days, "a s3H; ninety days, 81 s23l francs
Paris and Havre, sixty days, S. 2034; Swiss
sixty days, s. p; marks, sixty days,
943sc.
Securities-The demand is fairly good for
investment securities
State Bonds-Georgia Az per cent 1915
1l0h bid, III asked: Georgia per cent. 1896
lOoH bid, lO7 asked; Georgia, 3n per cent.
long dates, 96A bid, 9715 asked.
City Bonds-New Savannah 5 per cent
quarterly April coupons, 1913 bid, l04 asked;
new Savannah per cent. February coupons
1881 bid, l041a asked;
Railroad Bonds-Central Railroad and
Banking Company collateral good 5s, 90
asked: Central consolidated mortgage 7 per
cent coupons. January and July maturity 1898
1l3Is bid ll41a asked; Savannah and Western
railroad per cent. trust certificates. 81 bid,
80 asked: Savannah, Americas and Mont
Romery per cent, As bid, 80 asked; Georgia
railroad per cent. 1910, l05 bid, 107 asked;
Georgia Southern and Florida first mort
gage per cent. 75H bid, a asked;
Montgomery and Eufanla first mort
gage 8 per cent: Endorsed by Central
railroad, 81 bid SO asked; Augusta and
Knoxville first mortgage, per cent 70
bid, - asked; Ocean Steamship, per cent.
due In 1920. 90 asked Columbus and Rome
first mortgage bonds Endorsed by Cen
trail railroad, As asked: Columbus and
Western, per cent guaranteed, 81 bid. So
asked: City and Suburban Railway first mort
gage, per cent. 90 asked; Savannah
and Atlantic per cent, indorsed. As asked ;
Electric Railway first mortgage 6s 81 bid:
South Georgia and Florida first mort
gage per cent. 1OS asked; South Geor-
gia and Florida second mortgage, lO7 asked;
Alabama Midlands. 81 bid, 81 asked.
Railroad Stock-CentraI common. 1871 bid,
IA asked Augusta and Savannah Z
per cent. guaranteed. rs bid, 80 asked:
Georgia common, 1853 bid, 1855 asked
including order for div. a bid Is
asked; Central per cent. certificates. with
order for defaulted interest, 81 bid, p
asked; Atlanta and West Point railroad stock
70 bid, SO asked; Atlanta and West Point 8
per cent certificates. 80 bid. 81 asked.
Bank Stocks, Etc.-Southern Bank of the
State of Georgia, 1853 bid, 1872 ex-div. asked:
Merchants National Bank, SO bid, "a asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Co., SO bid, 81 ex-
div. asked; National Bank of Savannah. 100
bid, - eK-div asked; Oglethorpe Savings and
Trust Company, los bid, 1T ex.-div., asked;
Citizens Bank, 1907 bid i01 ex.-div. asked;
Chatham +. Est. and Improvement Company,
IS bid is13 asked; Savannah Real Estate Loan
and Building Company stock, AZ asked; Ger
mania Bank 100 bid 101 ex-diy. asked
Chatham Bank, ex-div., 46 bid, AZ asked;
Savannah Construction Company, 50 bid,
81 asked; Title Guarantee and Loan Com
pany, rs asked.
Freights.
Naval Stores-The market is quiet, with
poor demand for spot vessels and vessels to
arrive. Large, Cork, for orders are placed
at 2s Sd and IS Cd; medium sized IS Cd and
IS Cd. South America, rosin, 75c q barrel of
$50 pounds. Coastwise-Steam-t Boston,
lie q 100 ms on rosin, 90c on spirits; TO New
York, rosin SIC q 100 lbs spirits S5c; to
Philadelphia, rOsin, nc q 10CpOunds, spirits.
SOC; to Baltimore, rosin soc spirits zoe
COttOn-By Steam-Market quiet moder
ate inquiry for room. Rates are per 100 lbs.
| Direct: Barcelona, SOC; Genoa, SOC: HavTe,
| SOC; Bremen, 45c; Reval, CSC; Liverpool,
45c; Liverpool via New York, soc;
| Liverpool via Baltimore 4sc; Havre
via New York, 60c Reval via New
| York, 93c; Amsterdam via New York
| sic; Amsterdam via Baltimore, 4Sc; Antwerp
via New York, Soc Bremen via New York
53c; Genoa via New York. 60c; Ham burg via
New York, 53c; Boston Il bale, 81 25; New
York z bale, 81 90; Philadelphia e bale,
| 81 90; Baltimore, 81 90,
Country Produce.
Market for poultry steady; fair demand;
grown fowls y pair, 60170c; q grown, 40645c
| geese p pair, 9O6Sl 90; ducks, 65975c Mar
ket for eggs is firm; supply fair; country per
dozen, 1902OC. Peanuts-Ample stock; de-
mand fair; market steady; fancy hand picked
Virginia. p u, &c; hand-picked u b, &c; small
-nicke1 az h &c