Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-02
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sAvANNAH MARKET.
OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS,

SAVANNAH, January I. 1883, P. NJ
NOTE.-The Savannah Cotton Exchange
Naval stores Exchange and other commercial
institutions wer- closed to-day, this being a
legal holiday. a-l 10 business worth speaking
Of transacted. In the absence Of sales we
are without official quotations, consequently
previous prices may be considered as nominal.
FINANCIAL.-TLc money market Is strin-
gent. In domestic exchange the banks
and bankers arr buying sight drafts at "A per
cent. OF, and selling at per cent. dis
count To mar prlinU ENchanue-Market
quiet; sixty dan DL's, with bills lading at
tached, prime 80 common 81 "a; ninety
days, prime, tsg5$; French franks, s. SO1s;
swiss franks, s. 3l3z.
STOCKS AND BONDs.-Cifv Boads.-AIarket
dull Atlanta per cent, 102 bid. IO4 asked;
Augusta Z per cent. l07 bid. los asked;
Columbus per cent. so bid. - asked; Macon
{ per cent. 100 bid. l00lS asked; New Savan-
nah per cent. 81, - bid, S334 asked.
Railroad - efS.-We quote: Central COM
mon, eN-div., l0i1a bid, los asked. Augusta
and savannah Z per cent. guaranteed. eN-
div, ll6 bid.ll7 asked. Georgia common I46
bid. l47 asked. Southwestern per cent. guar
anteed. eX-div., ll6l5 bid. III asked. Central
Railroad per cent certificates ind, eN-cOu-
uOn. 903f bid. 81 p asked.
Railroad B0nds.-Market dull. Atlantic
& Gulf lst nor gage consolidated per cent,
coupons Januafr and July maturity 1897, ITO
bid. Ill asked Atlantic x Gulf Endorsed city
Of savannah per cent. coupons January and
July, maturity ls79. a bid, IS asked. Central
January ana July, matury lSg3. ll2l bid, ll3
asked. Georgia per cent, coupons Jan. and
July, maturity los bid, lOI asked. Mobile n
Glrard 2d mortgage Endorsed 5 per cent. cOu-
pOus January and July. maturity 1889 los bid
llSla asked. Montgomery X Eufaula list mort
gage per cent. ind. by Central Railroad. Ll4
bid. l05 asked Charlotte, Columbia 4 Au-
gusta lst mortgage l0s1a bid, 100 asked. Char
lotte. Columbia X Augusta 2d mortgage. qS
bid. g9la asked. Western Alabama ID mort
gage, lndorsed. per cent, ITO bid, lll15 asked.
south Georgia 4 Florida Endorsed (eX-cOupOn).
ll3 bid. ia asked; south Georgia 4 Florida 2d
mortgage. 90 bid. 90 asked.
state BOnds.-Market quiet for State of
Georgia bonds. Georgia new 6s, 1889, lO7
bid. 40 asked; Georgia per cent. coupons
February and August maturity 1883 and lSS6
ON W. & \. Railroad regular : per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity lSS6
eN-coupOn, 1859 bid,i asked; Georgia
per cent. gold, coupons quarterly. Il519 bid,
ll6 asked; Georgia per cent, coupons Jan
uary ami July. maturity 1896. l23 bid. l25 asked.
BACON.-Market steady: fair demand:
clear rib sides, none; shoulders, lll@c.; dry
shoulders, scarce and nominal. Hams scarce,
BAGGING AND TIEs-Market quiet but
good demand. We quote. Bagging-214 lbs,
NE: ms, He; ia lbs, &c. Iron Ties
Delta and Arrow, 81 COOL 70 per bundle. ac-
roriing to brand and quantity. Pieced ties,
81 ZIdl 60
DRY GOODs.-The market is unsettled:
stocks full. We quote: Prints, 4lzCG6I&c.;
Georgia brown shifting, =, &C; = do, &c;
"A brown sheeting. &C.; white Osnaburgs
silGl0C.: checks, 1t4,dSl &C.; yarns. soc. for
best makes; brown drillings, 752CGSl9c.
FLOUR. Market very weak. with
good demand. We quote: Superfine, 81 00g
& 80, extra, $ OOd5 p; family, s. 75(g6 90;
choice. 50 25lG6 80; fancy, S. 60(G6 IS; choice
patent s. 15GS 90; bakers. s. 90.
tRAIN.-Narket firm; demand good. We
quote: Corn, 65c. Oats-market steady: de
maud good; we quote: Western, SOC. Bran,
HIDES. Wool. C.-Hiies-Receipts fair:
dry flint. He; salted, l0Gl2c. WOOl-Market
slightly bury, l5GlSc.; very bury, l0gl3c.
wax DC Deer skins-tlint. 35c.: salted, 3Oc.;
beaver skins, 26c.; otter skins, 25cSGSi.
HAY-Market well stocked; good demand.
We quote. at Wholesale: Eastern timothy.
81 I5: Western timothy. 81 Is; cargo lots
Eastern g0lG95c., Northern 65tG55c.
LAED.-The market Is easier. We quote;
In terces. ll3zc.: in kegs, lie.
~ALr-The demand Is moderate and the
market Is firm. We quote: Car load lots, Sc,
+. ID. d.: small lots, 95c.td$1 10.
TOBACCO.-Market firm; moderate de-
maut. We quote: Smoking. 4Oc.(GSl %;
CheWing-COmmOn. sound. 35CG40c.; medium,
4lG55c.: bright. 50d75c.; line fancy, S5Cd9Oc.;
extra fine, 0c-GSI 10; bright navies, 45G51c.;
dark navies, 40e5Oc.
FREIGHTS.
LUNBER.-By SdH.-Nery little is doing in
chartcrug, and vessels for present loading
are I'm over supply. our figures in
clude the range of Savannah, Darien, Bruins
wick and >atllla, from 80 cents To 81 20 being
paid here for change of loading port. We
quote tO Baltimore and Chesapeake ports,
s. IUa6: To Philadelphia, So 50,d1; to New
York and sound ports, s. OOgI so; to Boston
and eastward, s. seas 90; to st. John, y. b.,
So 50aI0 90: timber 81 90 higher than lumber
rates: to the West Indies and windward,
s. 0pql0 90; to south America, $40 OOlg2l 90;
% spanish and Mediterranean ports, Sl4 00G
Is O6: To United Kingdom for orders, timber
3ts. .ra5-. lumber Is los.