Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-05


nestle exchange the banks and bank
us are buying sight drafts &C par, and
selling at 14G4 per cent. premium; sup
Nh GOOD and demand light. Sterling Ex-
cllnse-Market dull; sixty day bills,
With bills lading attached, bankers, 81 50;
commercial 81 l9lz; ninety days, prime,
50 81 5; French franks. $ S01s: Swiss franks,
IS aI3z. Sccurities-The market has been
eri-t. with some investment demand. and
closes llrn 40 quotations.
STOCKS AND BONDs.-CitV BORds-Mar-
ket feverIsh. Atlanta per cent, l02 bid
los asked; Columbus 5 per cent. 81 bid. s.
asked. Macon per cent, l0l bid, l02 asked I:
New savannah 8 per cent, Ts5s bid, 7g1{ asked.
RfiIr5Ed StOcks.-Market firm. We quote !:
Central common, l00iz bid, l01 asked.
Augusta and savannah Z per cent.
guaranteed. lis bid. 10 asked. Georgia
common, eN lliy, az bid, llS asked; south
western per cent guaranteed lis bid, llSls
asked. Central Railroad per cent. certifi-
catas ind. firm: 3d. bid, % asked.
Eti'r1Tt BOlds.-Market quiet but firm. At
lanlC Il Gulf LIST mOrtg. consold'd I per cent.
coupons January and July. maturity 1897. Il2lS
BILL Il3i& asked. Atlantic Il Gulf Endorsed city
Of savannah per cent. coupons January and
july. maturity 1873, los bid. 20 asked. Central
consolidated mortgage per cent. coupons
january and July, maturity 1893, 1872 bid, III
asked. Georgia per cent. coupons Jan. and
July. maturity, 1917 bid. 1914 asked. Mobile "
Girarl "a mortgage Endorsed 5 per cent. cou-
bid. ll3l5 asked. Montgomery X EUfaula LIST
mortgage g per cent. ind. by Central Railroad,
IJi' bid, l05 asked. Charlotte, Columbia X Au-
eJista l-t mortgage llO5a Did. III asked. Char
iottc. Columbia n Augusta 2,t mortgage, 1OlI5
b.l. 1925 asked. Western Alabama 2d mort
gage. md0rsed, per cent, III bid, ll2
asked. south Georgia x Florida endorsed 49,
bid, Il6 asked; South Georgia Il Florida 2d
mortgage, l02 bid. lO3 asked.
Ntrs B0HiS.-Market firm for State of
Georgia bonds. Georgia new 6's, 1883, 1867
L. in
February and August. maturity 1883 and 1856,
l1a bid, 1865 asked; Georgia mortgage
on W. y 4. Railroad regular per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity lSSG,
1861. bid. 100 asked; Georgia per
cent gold, coupons quarterly, Il5l3 bid,
1867 asked; Georgia per cent, coupons Jan
uary and July. maturity 1896. l25 bid, l26
BACON.-Market firm; demand good; clear
rib sides. Ii5sc.. shoulders, ne; dry saltcd
clear rib sides, l0ss Sc. long clear, lO4c.; Shout
BAGGING AND TIES.-Market dull and nOmi-
nal. WequOte: Bagging-2lf lbs, Il5{'GI2c.; ,
ihs., llglpfc.; IA lbs, lOt4Gl0isc.; ~ lbs,
iGl0c. Iron TiCs-Dclta and Arrow, Il 5jG
65 per bundle. according TO brand and guam
uty. Picced ties. 81 20,GI so.
DRY GOODS.-The market is firm and
active; good demand; stocks full. We
quote; Prints, 4la9dc.; Georgia brown
shuting. q, sc; "a do. J34c.; IL brown
sh<eting. Gsfc.; white Osnaburgs, S1s0GlOc.;
checks. 7l4ISc.; yarns, S5c. for best makes;
NLHNU UEillIu--s ttq.LNtqts
zFLOUR.-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote; SUpcriine, 81 50g5 90; extra. s. J0G
D.. family. s. 0J,0j 80; choice, So 800 90;
fancy s. lOg7 %; choice patent, - 2JgS so;
GRAIN.-lIarket firm; demand good. We
quote: Corn. 72l4c. Oats-market steady;
demand good; we quote: Western, 62l2c.
Bran. 81 -.
HDEs, Wool, C.-Hides-Market firm
and advancing; receipts fair; dry flint, IA &C.;
ary country salted- l2l2e. Wooi-In bales,
prime, Zlc.; in bags, prime, PC; slightly bury,
llglSc-; very bury, 10GlSc. Wax, Boo. Deer
sAin@-iint, Soc; salted, S3c.; otter skins, 25c
GSi-01.
UAY.-Market well stocked: fair demand
We quote, at Wholesale: Eastern timothy,
81 10; Western timothy. 81 10; cargo lots
Eastern CSC. Northern gjc.
LARD.-The market is steady. We quote:
In uerces. he; I'M kegs, lie.
SALr.-The demand Is steady and the
market d easy. with a full stock. We quote:
Car load lots, Soc, (. o. b.; small lots, SOc.(g
sd ul.
ToBACco.-AIarket firm; moderate de-
mand. We quote: smoking, 4Oc.tGSl p.
ChcWing-C0mmOn. sound, 35di0c.; medium,
4lGjjc.; bright. 50G75c.; fine fancy, SJG.0c. !;
extra fine 9oc.lgSl 10; bright navies, 45g5fc-i
dark navies, 40g50c.
FREIGHTS.
LUNBFR-Bv .Sri.-COastwiSe tonnage is in
better demand, and vessels are readily placed
no quotations to load here or at near
by ports. There are several Mcditer-
ranean and outside Spanish cargoes offering,
bug other OnshOre business continues dull, and
quotations are nominal. We quote: To
Baltimore and Chesapeake ports, s. OO(d6 90;
TO Philadelphia. IS 1896 so; TO New York
AMI sound ports. 50 Ue9i w 70 b9ssoh
and eastward, s. O0GS %; TO st. John, y. T.,
s. 000S 50: timber 81 Oh higher than lumber
rates; to the West Indies and Wln,iward.
IS 00d9 90: to South America, SO 0Gg2l 90;
% spanish and Mediterranean ports, 81 OOG