Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-05

FrNANCIAL.-The money market Is mOder
atelv easy In domestic exchange the banks
and bankers are buying sight drafts at "a per
cent. OF, and selling at = per cent: dis-
count 20 par. Sterling ENchange-Market
guict: sixty day bills, with bills lading at
tached, prime 81 7I54; common, 81 IA; ninety
dar- prime, 81 f534; French franks, % 5J1Es
STOCKS AND BOSDs.-Cifv Bonds.-Market
quiet Atlanta per cent, l02 bid, lO4 asked;
Augusta : per cent. l07 bid, los asked;
Columbus per cent. so bid, 81 asked; Macon
3 per cent, 100 bid. 1907 asked; New Savan-
nah per cent. - y bid, 81 asked.
RIiir0ad St0ets.-Dun. We quote: Central
common weak. 81 bid, IS asked. Augusta
and savannah per cent. guaranteed, eX
div 10 bid.l asked. Georgia common TAG
bid. AZ asked. Southwestern per cent. guar
anteed. ex-diy., 1852 bid, liz asked. Central
Railroad per cent. certificates ind. firm; 81
bid. 9lll asked.
RrIr5ad B0nds.-Market quiet. Atlantic
& Gulf LIST mortgage consolidated per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1897, 10
bid III asked. Atlantic X Gulf Endorsed city
Of savannah per cent, coupons January and
July. maturity 1873, "a bid, IS asked. Central
consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January and July, matury 1893, 1857 bid, lO952
asked Georgia per cent, coupons Jan. and
July. maturity, l03 bid. l0i asked Mobile y
t5irarl II mortgage Endorsed S per cent cOu-
p0us January and July, maturity 1883, los bid,
los asked. Montgomery Eufauia lst mort
gage per cent. ind. by Central Railroad. 100
bid. Io- asked. Charlotte, Columbia Au-
:. :
f0tte Columbia < Augusta 2l mortgage, 81
hid. 90 asked. Western Alabama 2d. mort
gaze. ind0rsed. per cent. ITO bid, lll13 asked.
South Georgia Florida Endorsed ll3 bid. ia
asked; south Georgia & Florida I'd mortgage,
9Sl bid. 100 asked.
StIts Bonds.-Market quiet for State of
Georgia bonds. Georgia new SIS, 1889, l07
bid. 10 asked; Georgia per cent, coupons
February and August, maturity 1883 and 1885,
l06 bid, lO7 asked; Georgia mortgage
on W. * A. Railroad regular 7 per cent,
Ion ararr and Tan m a
eN-cOupOn. 1865 bid,i asked; Georgia :
per cent. gold, coupons quarterly. ll513 bid,
tl5 asked: Georgia per cent coupons Jan
uary aud July, maturity 1870. l23 bid. l55 asked.
BACON.-Market steady; demand moderate;
clear rib sides, none; shoulders, ll52c.; dry
salted clear rib sides, none; long clear, 9'sc. ;
shoulders, sc. Hams scarce, l515c.
BAGGING AND TIES.-Market quiet but
good demand. We quote: Bagging-2l4 lbs,
m &C.. his. lie; - MS &c. Iron Ties
Delta and Arrow. 81 COOL. IS per bundle, &C
c0riug 10 brand and quantity. Pieced ties,
DRY GooDs.-The market is unsettled:
stocks full. We quote: Prints, 4lzG6c.
Georgia brown shirtiug, a, sc; Is do. &c;
sllGi0c.: checks, 152GSc.; yarns, Soc. for
best makes: brown dTillings, 7lQGSl4c.
FIoFa Market Net ou 1sFy uD %ef5, 81 T c1s
4 50; extra, S oO,@5 2j; family. S. 1905 90;
choice. So 25tg6 so; fancy, S. 60G6 70; choice
patent. s. 75tGS 90; bakers, 81 90.
GRAIN.-Market firm; demand good. We
quote: Corn. 65c. Oats-market steady: de-
mand goods we quote; Western, Soc Bran
81 y.
HIDES Wool. ETC. -Hides-Receipts fair;
dry flint lie: sailed. IOlnl2c. WOOl-Market
quiet: i'm bales. prime 26c.; in bags. prime, 24c. ;
slightly bury, l5,GlSc.: very bury, l09l5c
Wax. 26c. Deer skins-hint, 35c.: salted, SOc. (;
beaver skins. 26c.; otter skins, 25c(GS4.
HAY.-Market well stocked; good demand.
We quote. at Wholesale: Eastern timothy,
81 l5. Western timothy, 81 Is; cargo lots
Eastern g0G95c.. Northern 6JG15c.
LARD.-The market Is easier. We quote:
DO tierces. ME; in kegs, ll5zc.
SALr.-The demand Is moderate and the
market Is firm. We quote: Car load lots, s5c,
2. De- D.; small lots, 95c.GSl 90.
TOBACCO.-Market firm; moderate de-
mand. We quote: Smoking, 4Oc. C5sI %;
ChewinE-CO sound. 3jG4Oc.; medium,
40f155c.: bright, 50G15c.. fine fancy. S5gyOc-;
extra fine. 90c .l9Sl 10; bright nayles, 45G51c- :
dark uavies, 40G5oc.
FREIGHTS.
LUMBER.-Bv S1U-The stagnatiOn caused
bv the HOLIDAYS still continues, and vessels are
here in excess of our receipts of lumber at
present. but after the first week in January we
look for more brisk business. Our figures IN
clude the range Of Savannah. Darien, Bruins
wick and Satila. from 80 cents 70 81 90 being
quote 90 Baltimore and Chesapeake ports,
S. - as; % Philadelphia, 50 5e9f; 10 New
York and Sound ports, s. Oo,G1 so; 10 Boston
and eastward 8 5CtfS 90; TO st. John. y. b..
81 51fl0 Oh; timber 81 90 higher than lumber
rates. 10 the West Indies and Windward,
8 O0Gl0 o.: 20 south America, SO OO.G2l 90;
20 spanish and Mediterranean ports, Sl4 600
IS %; 20 United kingdom Tor orders, timber
SIS .GtS5s.. lumber rs los
COrT0,l--B1 Sfe.11a-In good supply and rates