Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-16

INANCIAL.-A0ney continues stringent. In
domestic exchange the banks and bank
err are buying sight drafts at par, and
selling at 14G54 per cent. premium; sup
plv good and demand light. Sterling Ex-
clanse-Narket duH; sixty day bills,
with bills lading attached bankers. 81 50:
commercial s. 1sl5; ninety days. prime,
s. 734, French franks, $ 30Iz: Swiss franks,
S. sI5-. Securities-The market closes firm
with q good investment demand for all of our
leading securities.
STOCKS AND BONDs.-City Bsads.-lIar-
bet quiet. Atlanta per cent, IO2 bid.
0l asked; Augusta per cent, ITO bid,
III asked; Columbus per cent, 81 bid. IS
asked; Macon per cent, lGl bid. l02 asked;
New savannah per cent, So bid. So 1 asked.
Railroad N0cks.-MaFket steady. WequOte:
GENITAL common, eX div. 99i4 bid, 99lS
asked. Augusta and Savannah Z per cent.
guaranteed. eX div, lis bid. 40 asked. GeOr-
ga common lTls bid. 49, asked. South
western per cent. guaranteed lis bid, ISL
asked. Central Railroad 6 per cent. certif-
Gates ind. firm; % bid, g3l5 asked
Etifr9Ff B0Nds.-Market strong. Atlantic
& Gulf lst mortgage consolidated per cent,
coupons January and July. maturity 1897, l3
Did. ll3ls asked. Atlantic x Gulf indOrsed city
OF savannah per cent. coupons January and
Juiy. maturity 1879, s. bill, 80 asked. Central
consolidated mortgage per cent. coupons
Jdnu'y and July, maturity 1893, 1883 bid. ia
asked. Georgia per cent. coupons Jan. and
july. maturity, 100 DAD. l0l asked. Mobile Y
Girard 81 mortgage Endorsed s per cent. cOu-
pons January and July, maturity 1859, 10
bid. Ill asked. Montgomery < Eufaula lst
los bid los asked. Charlotte, Columbia x
Augusta lst mortgage, 10 bid, III asked. Char
lotie, Columbia x Augusta 2'l mortgage, 1919
bill, 1925 asked. Western Alabama 2d mort
gage. mdorsed. per cent, lis bid. 49,
asket- South Georgia & Florida Endorsed rs
bli. IIj asked; South Georgia 4 Florida 2d
mortgage, l0l bid. l02 asked.
Str- B9gcis.-Market firm for State of
Georgia bonds. Georgia new SIS, 1889, l01l
BIZ. los asked; Georgia per cent, coupons
February and August; maturity 1853 and lSS6,
afAAr cd ..asarar ia farrrr
on VI. y A. Railroad regular per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1886,
o.i DID lOs asked; Georges; per
cent. gold, coupons quarterly, ll552 bid,
us asked; Georgia per cent. coupons Jan
uarv and July. maturity 1896, l25 bid, l251s
BAc0N-Market very firm and advancing;
demand g0Od; clear rib sides, ll54c.; Shout
dtr-, 81 &C.; dry sailed clear rib sides, lO5 Sc;
uEcledr, l0a4 g.; shoulders, Sc. Hams, l4tgc.
BAGGING AND IIES.-Market very firm. We
quote. Baegng-2if lbs. 1Oizc.; > MS, III lG
ulsc.; "a lbs, l0iadlG4c. Iron Ties-Delta
ami Arrow. 81 5jlgl % per bundle, according
DRY GOOpS.-Ihe market IS firm and
active; EOOd demand; stocks full. We
quote; Prints. 4l4Gjc.; Georgia brown
shTting, a. 4s6c.; = do, sc; Al brown
sleetmg. Sc; white Csnaburgs, SlIGl0c.;
checks, u tGsc.; yarns, S5e. for best makes;
brown drilliugs, 7j4,gSlzc.
FLOUR.-Market very firm, with an advanc-
ing tendency, fair demand. We quote: SUI
periiue- 50 50G5 90; extra. s. j0,G5 20; family,
S. 15G6 80: choice. So 75G7 co; fancy. s. 100
IS. choice patent. s. 25GS 80; bakers. s. y.
GRtIS.-Mari-et very firm; demand good.
We quote. Corn, s2i2c- Oat5-market steady;
demand good; we quote; Western, 6z'2c.
HIDEs. WOOL, C-IIides-Market firm
AMI advancing; receipts light. We quote: Dry
1ut li Be-; sailed. l0l &Gl2lSc. WOOl-NOthiug
dong; ln bales prime, 2ic; IN bags, prime, &c;
s-l-IilE bury. lSc.; very bury, lOGlSc.
WAY, lc. Deer skins-fiint, 40c.; salted, SSe.;
otter skins. 1Jc,GS4-
HsV.-llarbet well stocked; fair demand
We quote, at Wholesale: Eastern timothy,
q Do; Western timothy, 81 10; cargo lots
Eastern asc.. Northern gjc.
LAED.-The market is steady. We quote:
ln Heroes. ~ &C.; in kegs, 12s4c.
etLI.-Ihe demand IS steady and the
market ls easy, with full stock. We quote:
50 90.
ToBACCo.-5Iarket firm; moderate de-
maud. We quote: Smoking, 40c.CGSl y.
Chewing ommOn. sound. 35CG40c.; medium,
extra fine. elc.GSl 10; bright navies, 4j,G5Ic.;
DARK nayies, 4oG5ac.
FREIGHTS.
LrNBER.-BV SI1.-COastwise tonnage is
offered i'm excess of shippers requirements,
causing rates to rule low, and IN some
gases concessions are made. In Olshore
business there are some Offering car
goes for Mediterranean and outside
spanish ports nc quotations. We quote To
Baltimore and Chesapeake ports, > Oo(g3 30;
70 Philadelphia. S. 1895 30; to New York
anu sound ports. s. O0df %; TO Boston
anil eastward s. O1GS 90; TO st. John, n. B.,
S Usgs so; timber 81 90 higher than lumber
rates, TO the West indies and wlndward,
| = mt9 90: to South America, $40 O0G2l %;
\ Q Spanish and Mediterranean ports, 81 GOO
y j y; TO United Kingdom for orders, timber
sis-g3js., lumber IS los
I LGTToN-Bv.Siedm.- good supply andrat