Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-11
NAvAL STORES STATEMENT.

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Receipts same day last year 76 1862
FINANCIAL Money Is easy. Domestic
Exchange-rhe banks and bankers are buy
ing sight drafts at par and selling at "a 1
percent. premium. Sterling ENchangc-Mar-
ket steady; sixty day bills, with bills lading
attached commercial, 81 So; ninety days,
prime, 81 7Sl2; French franks. s. p; Swiss
SECURITIEs.-The market is firm. with an
active demand for bonds and guaranteed
srocKs AND BoNDs.-CHy Boads.-Mar-
ket firm. Atlanta per cent, l02 bid,
IO4 asked; Augusta Z per cent, los bid.
Ill asked; Columbus per cent, ST BID, s6
asked: Macon per cent, lc1 bid. les asked:
New Savannah per cent. April coupons, 50 .
bid, ST asked. Savannah per cent. May
coupons, $50 bid. Sc asked.
ottte B0Hds.-Marketve very firm. Georgia new
6's, 1889, 1919 bid, l0sl2 asked; Georgia per
cent. coupons Feb. and Aug, maturity ISIS
and so, l0l bid; l02 asked; Geor-.a mortgage
on W. & A. Railroad regular 7 per cent.
coupons January and July, maturity los6,
l07 bid, los asked; Georgia per
lis asked; Georgia per cent, coupons Jan
uarv and july. maturity 1896. l24 bid. rs
asked. Ocean Steamship 6 per cent. bonds
guaranteed by Central Railroad, 100 bid. l00l1
asked. Savannah Gas Light stock, l5l5 bid,
RdIroqd Stocks.-Market inactive. We
quote: Central common. nominal, 81 bid,
50 asked. Augusta and savannah per
cent. guaranteed. l20 bid, l2l asked. GeOr-
gia common, Il9 bid, $50 asked. south
western per cent emit E, gq i,l, NJ
certificates. 50 bid, 500 asked. Atlanta
and West Point Railroad stock. % oil,
~ asked. Atlanta and West Point per
cent. certificates. 50 bid. % asked
Railroad B0Rds.-Market firm. Allan
tic & Gulf 1st mOrtg. cOusOlidd per cent.
coupons January and July. maturity 1897.
ll3 bid, Us asked. Central consolidated
mortgage per cent. coupons January
and July. maturity 1893, 1925 bid,
lib asked. Georgia Railroad per cent. 1876
I02l5 bid. l04 asked. Georgia Railroad per
cent. 1910, !O4 bid. los askei. Mobile s.
Grard 2d mortgage lndOrsei per cent. Cou-
pOns January ana July, maturity 1853. III
bid. I'D asked. Montgomery X EufuUla lst
mortgage g per cent. ind. by Central liaIlruai.
l04l bid, 1917 asked. Charlotte, Columbia 4
Augusta LIST mortgage, lUl BID, los asked.
Charlotte. Columbia X Augusta I'd mortgage.
99la bid, 100 asked. Western Alabama 81 mort
gage, lnuOrse0, per cent, eA-cOupon5, ll5
old, ia asked. South Georgia x Florida
endorsed ia bid, lis asked; South Georgia
s. Florida 2d mortgage. 100 bid. l02 asked.
Augusta Il Knoxville first mortgage, per
cent, 99}5 bid 1907 asked. Gainesville. Jehier-
son II southern lst mortgage guaranteed, ll0
bid, III asked. Gainesville, jefferson *
Southern not guaranteed. 1922 bid, lO5 asked.
BACON. - Market steady; demand fair;
smoked clear rib sides, H. Sc; shoulders, $50.
dry sailed clear rib sides, 1856: long clear.
l0ftC.: shoulders. s. SC. Hams, ljc.
BAGGING AND TIES.-Market steady with a
fair demand. We quote: Bagging-21z lbs,
II5SGus4c.; fbs., l07s0llc.; ~ ms, 100
To- &C.; l1a lbs, 9l2GS4c., according To guam
tity and brand. Iron Ties-ArrOw and Delta,
81 35CGI 80 per bundle, according to quantity
and brand. Pieced ties. 81 lOlGl Is. Bagging
and ties in retail lots fraction higher.
COFFEE.-The market Is steady; demand
moderate, We quote for small lots Ordinary.
Pee; fair. l314C.; medium. l334c.; prime.
I4i5c. For large lots about lc. lower.
DRY GOODs.-Thc market is steady with
fair demand; stocks full. quote:
Prints, 4z(G512c.; Georgia brown shirt
ing, =, PC; - do, 512c.; Il brown
sheeting. 6l2c.; white Osnaburgs, S,GlOc.
checks, 63zg14c.; yarns, Soc. for best makes;
brown drllllngS, b53(Goc.
FLOUR.-Market s,eadv, good demand. We
quote: Superfine, 81 OOG4 %; extra. 81 % ;
family, IS 9OG6 Is; Roller Mills, So 90G7 so;
fancy, So 1906 so: choice patent, 81 l0G1 90;
bakers. mixture, s. 90.
FRUITs.-Bananas, yellow, 81 5OG2 80. Lem
Ons, stock ample, demand very good; Messl-
ma 81 SOFAS 80 per box. Oranges-Market
firm. stock light, demand active; Florida,
- 50.G3 90 per box.
GRAIN.-Market steady; demand good. We
quote in job lots: White corn, Soc:
carload lots, 76c.; mixed corn, 74c.; carload
lots, tic; oats, 53c.; carload lots, 49c.,
steady, demand good. Meal, 75c. Bran, 81 ESQ
1 30. Grist. per two bushel sack. 81 go:
HAY.-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, in job lots: Hay, Northern, Csc;
Eastern, 81 10; Western, 81 10.
HIDES, Wool, ETC.-Hides-Market active;
receipts fair; dry flint. lac; dry country
NLa
skins-hint, 30c.; sailed, Csc; otter skins,
soc. CGS4 90.
LGRD.-The market is steady. We quote
In tierces and tubs. l0i4c.; IN kegs, l05sc.
POTATOEs.-Market well stocked. demand
good; prime, y . per barrel.
SUGAR.-MarkC- steady. We quote: Cut
loaf. SC; standard y, Sc; extra Z, DC;
L, &c.
SALT.-The demand is fair and the mar
ket steady, with a full stock. We quote:
Car load lots, S5c., +. o. b.; small lots, 95c a
81 90.
ToBACo0.-Market firm; moderate de-
mand. We quote: Smoking. 4Oc.(GSl %,
Chewing-CO sound, 35,G40c.; medium,
extra fine, soc. llSl 10; bright navies, 45@57c.
dark navies. 40G5Oc-
FREIGIIIS.
LUaBER.-Bv SGfE.-There is no idle ton
mage and vessels are in good demand.
Rates frmer our quotations include
the range of Savannah, Darlen. Bruins
gia lumber ports. We quote To Bal
timOre and Chesapeake ports, s. 00(G5 y;
to Philadelphia. IS 00lG5 %; to New York
and Sound ports, IS 00G5 so; TO Boston
and eastward, So 50i16 80; TO st. John, n. b.,
S. 00as 30: timber 81 90 higher than lumber
rates: to the West Indies and Wlndward,
Sc OOd,S 90: to South America, Sl1 O0Gi9 90;
to Spanish anu Mediterranean ports, Sl4Gl5;
TO United Kingdom Tor orders. dun and NOM
inal, timber 52s. Cd: lumber Is 5s- BY steam
10 New York, 81: to Philadelphia, So 20 BOs-
ton. SO.
COTTOE-By Steam.-Tonnage in fair sup
ply; ample room for present requirements.
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