Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-23
Commercial.
SAVANNAH MARKET.
orFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS.

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SAVANNAH. February p, 1888. 4 P. M
The day being observed as a general holiday,
che different exchanges, banks, and other
commercial institutions were closed, so that
-,tbIng was done in the different markets
r1rthy Of note, and we omit our tables, etc.
ISASCIAL.-MOney very easy. In do
,~s=tic exchange the banks and bank
s-s are buying sight drafts at par and
Sling at 19G54 per cent. premium; sup
sfsuge-Market weak; sixty day bills,
uith bills lading attached, bankers 81 Sl16 I;
commercial 81 81; ninety days, prime,
. -gI5; French franks, IS 301z; Swiss franks,
4 gIsL Securities-The market closes firm
with good investment demand for all of our
IsaIiug securities.
arm with some demand for all classes Of
rJ1d securities. Atlanta per cent, l02 bid,
I94 askeds Augusta 4 per cent, 100 bid, los
asked; Columbus per cent, 70 bid, so asked;
Macon per cent, 100 bid, 1907 asked; New
savannah per cent, S2lz bid, s. asked.
Railroad St0cks.-Market quiet but firm.
We quote: Central common, ex-div., 80 bid
al-s asked. Augusta and Savannah per cent
zlaranteed, eX div, liz bid. lis asked. Geor-
IA common TAG bid, I47 asked. South
western per cent. guaranteed III bid, lI7IS
a=ked. Central Railroad 8 per cent. certiA-
Gates ind. firm; 90 bid, 93l asked.
RIIr0Gd BOHds.-Market strong Atlantic
s Gulf LIST mortgage consolidated per cent,
coupons January and July. maturity 1891, lllJS
bid. 1925 asked Atlantic & Gulf Endorsed city
Of savannah per cent. coupons January and
JuIF. maturity 1873, IS bid, 30 asked. Central
Consolidated mortgage per cent. coupons
January and July, maturity 1898, Il3l bid. ll33<
a-keI. Georgia D per cent, coupons Jan. and
july. maturity, l06 bid, lO7 asked. Mobile &
tlIrart 2d mortgage Endorsed per cent. cOu-
rlus January and July, maturity 1883, lIOl5
Gid. llZ asked. Montgomery 4 EufauIa lsf
mortgage 9 per cent. ind. by Central Railroad
1Gt lid. 1881 asked. Charlotte. Columbia & Au-
gu-ta lst mortgage, lOs58 bid, ITO asked. Char
0tte. Columbia = Augusta 2d mortgage, lOI
B.l lJ2 asked. western Alabama 2d mort
y.se indOrsed, per cent, ia bid, lis
asked. south Georgia & Florida indOrsed ll6
5'd. M asked; South Georgia s Florida I'd
mortgage. IOl bid. l02 asked.
ME- B0Rds.-Market firm for State of
Georgia bonds. Georgia new Us, ISSA. l06
lif lU7 asked. Georgia per cent. coupons
F.i,rlarg and August. maturity lSS, and iSs6,
m. hid IJ1 asked; Georgia mortgage
IN vs. & 4. Railroad regular per cent,
-1rr4us January aud July, maturity lSsG
los bid lD6la asked; Georgia per
cent gold. coupons quarterly. 49, bid,
lIFa-keit: Georgia per cent, coupons Jan
uarr AMI July. maturity 1876, lzS1z bid. l24i4
a-ket.
demand good; clear rib sides, n5sc.; Shout
5ar-. sc: dry sailed clear rib sides. 1876;
idgscIear. l0l &C.; shoulders, 81 &c. Hams, I4JSc.
BaGGISG AND TIEs.-Market duh and nOmi-
nal. light demand. We quote: Bagging-
rs &C.; Tbs, 81 &C.; ~ fbs., Sls(GS34 &c.
iran TIes-Delta and Arrow, 81 55(gl IS per
bundle according to brand and quantity
Pieced ties, 81 20ggl 30.
DRY GOODS .-The market is steady and firm;
GOOD demand; stocks full. We quote: Prints.
{4G5c: Georgia brown shirting, q, SIC; =
t5. y6c.. 4 brOWn4 sheeting, 634e.; white
6suzburgs, sl4Gl0c.; checks, 71llGSc.; yarns.
s5. FOR best makes; brown drillings, 7lS9p
SIC.
FLOrR-Market very firm; fair demand.
We quote: Superflne, 81 50G5 90; extra.
s. 8d5 -; family. S. 00ld6 80: choice, So -
G- %: fancy. s. 1907 -; choice patent. s. %
as 10; bakers. s. p.
GRAIN.-Market very firm; demand good.
We quote; Corn, - &c. Oats-market steady;
demand COED; We quote: Western, 60c.
Bran, 81 ..
HIDES. WOOL. ETC. -Hides-1Iarket firm
and Advancing; receipts light. We quote; Dry
dnt l4c.: salted. l0dl2C. WOOl-NOthng
doing: M bales, prime, 21c-; in bags prime, PIC;
slightly bury, lsc.; very bury, l0GI3c.
Wax. SOC. Deer sktns-nInt, 40c. 4; sailed, 3sc.;
otter skins. 25c,0S4.
HAY.-Market well stocked; fair demand
We quote. at Wholesale: Eastern timothy,
81 10; Western timothy, 81 10; cargo lots
Eastern CSC. Northern 95c.
LARD.-The market advancing. We quote:
Iu tieFeez PFC; in kegs. l23zc.
SALT.-The demand Is moderate and the
market Is easy, with full stock. We quote:
Car load lots, Soc, (. o. b.; small lots, 9Oc.G
81 90.
TOBACCO.-Alarket firm; moderate de-
maud. We quote: Smoking. 40c.( GSl -,
Chewing-COmmOn, sound, 35G140c.; medium,
41G5Jc.; bright, 50g75c.; line fancy. S5G9Oc.;
extra line, SOC. gSl 10; bright navies, 45G57c.;
dark uavies, 40G50e.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.