Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-03
STORES STATEMENT


FINANCIAL.-The money market Is mOder-
ataIy easy. In domestic exchange the banks
and bankers are buying sight drafts at Il per
cent. OF, and selling at Is per cent: dis
count TO par. sterling EXchange-MaFket
quiet: sixty day bills, with bills lading at
tached, prime 81 7I34; common, 81 ~; ninety
DAYS. prime, 81 759{; French franks, s. 301s;
Sv-f-s franks S sl35
STOCKS AND BONDs-Cifv Bonds-Market
quiet. Atlanta per cent, l02 bid. lO4 asked;
Augusta Z per cent, lOT bid, los asked;
Columbus per cent. 50 bid, - asked; Macon
7per cent, 100 bid, 1000 asked; New SaYan-
nah per cent. S3lS bid, 81 asked
Railroad .StOcks.-Dull. We quote: Central
common, eN-div., los bid, l035S asked. Augusta
and savannah per cent. guaranteed, eX-
div. ll6 bid. III asked. Georgia common lag
bid. Ia asked. southwestern per cent. guar
auteed, eN-div-, Il615 bid, liz asked. Central
Railroad o per cent. certificates ind, eN-eou-
pOn. gl bid. gllz asked
R1ilr0ad B0aGs.-Market quiet Atlantic
3 Gulf lst 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 1879. "a bid, IS asked. Central
consolidated mortgage per cent, coupons
January and July, matury 1898, 1851 bid, lO9l2
asked. Georgia per cent, coupons Jan. and
july. maturity. lO3 bid, l04 asked. Mobile 4
-Girlrd 81 mortgage Endorsed s per cent. cOu-
pou- January and july maturity lSo9. los bid.
Too asked Montgomery X Eufaula LIST mort
gage per cent. ind. by Central Railroad. 100
bid. l0I asked. Charlotte. Columbia x Au-
lotte. Columbia x Augusta 2d mortgage. %
bid. - asked Western Alabama III mort
gage, indorsed, per cent, ITO bid, lll13 asked.
south Georgia 4 Florida Endorsed ll3 bid. ia
asked; south Georgia X Florida 2d mortgage,
goi bid. 100 asked.
SfIts B0Hds.-Market quiet for State Of
Georgia bonds. Georgia new 6s, 1889. le7
bid. 40 Asked Georgia per cent, coupons
February and August maturity 1883 and 1886.
los bid. l0l Asked Georgia mortgage
ON W 4 A. Railroad regular : per cent.
II md m
eN-cOupOn. 1861 bid, asked; Georgia
per cent. gold, coupons quarterly, ll5ls bid,
ll6 asked; Georgia per cent, coupons } ian
Uary and July. maturity 1895. l23 bid. l25 asked.
BACON.-Market steady; fair demand;
clear rib sides. none; shoulders, ulSc.; dry
salted clear rib sides. none; long clear, Sc;
shoulders, scarce and nominal Hams scarce,
BAGGING AND TIEs.-Market quiet but
good demand. We quote: Bagging-zl4 lbs,
ul+ &C.; MS. He; "a ms, &c. Iron Ties
coriiing 20 brand and quantity. Pieced ties,
81 2j,Gl 90.
DRY GooDs.-The market is unsettled;
stocks full. We quote: Prints, 412lG6c;
Georgia brown shirting, q, 43{c., q do, 5s4c.;
"A brown sheeting, &C.; white Osnaburgs,
s. aGl0c-; checks. 719gaSc.; yarns, S5c. Tor
best makes; brown drillings, E1zGSlzc.
FLOUR - Market very weak, with
good demand. We quote: Superfine, s. O0g
4 50; extra. s. O0G5 p; family, $ 15G6 90;
choice S. 95d6 so: fancy. So 60d6 IS: choice
patent. s. 75dS 90; bakers. s. 90.
GRAIN.-Market firm; demand good. We
quote: Corn. Csc. Oats-market steady; de-
mand good; we quote: Western, 55e. Bran,
81 -.
HIDES, Wool. TC.-Hides-Receipts fair;
dry flint. l4c.: sailed, l0Gl2c. WOOl-Market
quiet in bales prime. 26c.; in bags, prime, 24c-;
slightly bury. 15l9lSc.; very bury, l0Gl3c.
Wax. &c Deer skins-hint, 35c.; sailed, Soc;
beaver skins. 26c.; otter skins, 25c(GS4.
HAY.-Market well stocked; good demand.
We quote. at whOlesale: Eastern timothy,
81 Is; Western timothy, 81 10; cargo lots
Eastern 90(G95c., Northern 65tG45c.
LARD.-The market Is easier. We quote:
In tierces. 1l34c.; IN kegs, 12c.
SALT.-The demand Is moderate and the
market Is firm. We quote: Car load lots, Soc,
f. %. d.: small lots, 9jc.GSl 90.
TOBACCO.-Market firm. moderate de-
maud. We quote: Smoking, 40c.(GSl 25;
f0G55c.; bright, 50tG15c.; fine fancy, s5lg90c.;
extra fine. 90c. GSl 10; bright navles, 45,95fc.;
dark navies, 40lG5Oc.
FREIGHTS.
LUMBER.-Bv Sda.-The stagnatiOn caused
by the holidays still continues, and vessels are
here in excess of our receipts Of lumber at
present. but after the first week in Januar! we
look for more brisk business Our figures IN
clude the range of Savannah, Darlen, Bruins
wick and Satilla. from 50 cents to 81 90 being
paid here for change Of loading port. We
quote 10 Baltimore and Chesapeake ports,
$ $500, 90 Philadelphia, 50 5000; 10 New
York and sound ports. 81 0O(gI so; TO Boston
and eastward s. 5091S 90; to st. John, = b.,
rates: To- the West Indies and windward,
s. O0G l0 00: TO South America, SlS O09zl W;
20 Spanish and Mediterranean ports, Sl4 GOO
Is Ol. To- United Kingdom for orders. tim Der