Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-03

FINANcIAL.- Money IS easy. Domestic
Exchange banks and bankers are buv-
ing sight drafts at l-l6 and selling at 3-l6Gl
percent. premium. Sterling Exchange-Mar-
ket steady; sixty day bills, with bills lading
attached, commercial, 81 SIS; ninety DAYS.
prime, 81 IS52; French franks, s. q: Swiss
SECURITIEs.-Firm, demand fair.
STOCKS AND BONDS.-Citg BOHds.-Nar-
IO4 asked; Augusta per cent, lC7 bid,
Ill asked; Columbus per cent, 81 bid. IS
asked: Macon Ger cent, lC7 bid. los asked:
hid. 81 asked. Savannah 5 per cent MAJ
coupons, s. bid, So asked.
state B0adS.-Market quiet Georgia new
6's, 1883, 1861 bid, l07 asked; Georgia per
cent. coupons Feb. and Aug, maturity 1888
and 'S5, I0l bid, lO3 asked; Geor-ia mortgage
on W. i. Railroad regular per cent.
coupons January and July. maturity Is-a.
1862 bid, 1917 asked; Georgia : per
cent. gold, coupons quarterly, lii}@ bid,
us asked; Georgia per cent, coupons jan
uary and July, maturity 1896, l2459 bid, I2j
Railroad StocIs.-Market quiet but firm.
We quote: Central common S6l5 bid, 81
asked. Augusta and Savannah per
GeOI gia common, 1863 bid, 1919 asked.
Southwestern : per cent. guaranteed. Il515
bid, Il8 asked. Central Railroad per cent.
certificates, 92l2 bid, 93 asked. Atlanta
90 asked. Atlanta and West Point 6 per
cent. certificates. 80 bid. e6 asked
tlEttfUAtL y
tic & Calf lat mOrtg. cOnsolidd per cent,
coupons January and July. maturity 1877,
1l3 bid, lI5 asked. Central consolidated
mortgage per cent. coupons January
asked. Georgia Railroad per cent, 1887
1929 bid. l04 asked. Georgia Railroad 6 per
cent. i9l0, !04 bid. los asked. Mobile &
Glrard 2d mortgage Endorsed per cent. cCu-
pOns January ana July, maturity 1889. III
bid. III asked. Montgomery & Eufauia Isl
mortgage per cent. ind. by Central Railroad,
1O4 bid, 1857 asked. Charlotte, Columbia &
Augusta LIST mortgage, les bid. 1854 asked.
Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta 81 mortgage,
ice bid, I02 asked. Western Alabama Zd mort
gage. indOrscd, ) per cent, eX-cOupOns. ia
bd. us asked: South Georgia & Florida
endorsed III bid, ll5 asked; South Georgia
Il Florida 2d mortgage, ICO bid, lO2 asked.
Augusta < Knoxville first mortgage, Z per
cent. 1885 bid. 1919 asked. Gainesville, JeneT-
son Il Southern LIST mortgage guaranteed, III
bid, III asked Gainesville, jefferson Il
Southern not guaranteed, 1872 bid, lea
asked Ocean Steamship per cent. bonds
guaranteed by Central Railroad, 500 bid, 100
asked.
Savannah Gas Light stock. l6 bid, Il asked.
BACON. - Market steady; demand fair;
smoked clear rib sides, II Sc. shoulders sc.;
dry sailed clear rib sides, IO1 Sc; long clear.
Zoe; shoulders. Sc. Hams. l41zc.
BAGGING AND TIES.-Market steady with
fair demand. We quote: Baggins-2A rs,
1I5SGlI54c.; lbs, l05s9llc.; IA lbs, lot9
1919; 2 lbs, 9529954c., according to yuan
tity and brand. Iron Ties-ArrOW anu Delta,
and brand. Pieced ties. 81 IOC9I Is. Bagging
and ties in retail lots fraction higher.
COFFEE.-Ihe market Is steadiert demand
moderate. We quote for small lots: OTdI-
nary. lll5c.: fair. BE; medium. l212c.; prime,
1876. For large lots about &c. lower.
DRY GOODs.-Ehe market Is quiet but nrm,
with fair demand; stocks full. W. quote
Prints, 1866; Georgia brown salrt-
ing, q, &c; u do, SIC; A. brown
sheeting. DC; white osRaburgs, Sc iOc.;
checks, 654Cg11lc.; yarns, S5c. for best makes;
brown
FLoUR.-Market steady, good demand. We
RqUOte: Supertine, II OOg4 %; extra. 80 W;
family, SIS 90; choice patent, 81 81 a. 90
FRUITs.-Bananas. yellow, 81 5O92 so. Lem
ons, stock ample, demand very good; Messl-
ma, 81 5og5 80 per box. Oranges Market
firm, stock light, demand actIvei Florida,
GRAIE.-Market steady; demand good. We
quote in lob lots: White corn, sue:
carload lots. 76c.; mixed corn, 15c.; carload
lots, nc; oats, 53c.; carload lots, aye,
al IS. Grist. per two bushel sack. 81 TO- 49,
HAY.-Market steady; fair demand. we
quote, in job lots: Hay, Northern, II w.
Eastern, 81 10; Western. 81 %.
HIDES. Wool, TC.-IIides-Market active;
receipts fair; dry flint l5e.: dry country
sailed, l3c.. Wool nominal. Wax, sc. Deer
skins-1int, 2Sc.; sailed, &c; otteF sAlhs'
TTRD.IThe market is steady. We quote:
In tierces and tubs. Zoe; in kegs, lO1se
POTATOEs.-Alarket well stOckeu, uemah"
good: prime, 81 Is per barrel.
SUGAR.-AarzF5 steady. We quote: Cut
loaf S55c.; STANDARD \, 554e.; extra q f12c''
SSIT.-The demand is duh and the mar
ket quiet, with a full stock. We quote:
Car load lots, Sc, +. o. b.; small lots, 90c.Cg
81 90.
mand We quote; Smoking. 4Oc.tGSl -,
Chewing-C Common. sound. S5<G4Gc.; medium,
GO,G55c.; bright, 50,575c.; fine fancy, S5tg90c. !;
extra fine, S0c.lsSl 10; bright naFles, 45s'''e'
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