Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-16

5tock on handand on shipboard

Exported previously ...-..-.--- 1900 lO'oO3
Total Observation-Disclosures. 1850 lo,45l
stock on hand and ON shipboard
this day ....----------. .-.-... 1857 1854
Receipts same day last year S37 gSl
FIRANCIAL.-M Money Is easy. Domestic
Exchange The banks and bankers are buy
ing sight drafts at l-l6 and selling at 2-1GQl .
percent. premium. Sterling Exchange ar
ket steady; sixty day bills, with bills ladiug
attached, commercial. 81 Slla; ninety days,
prime, 81 7sl2; French franks. s. p; Swiss
franks. So 2.
SECURITIgs.-Mar very quiet, with little
dong.
ket quiet. Atlanta per cent, Io2 BID,
l04 asked; Augusta Z per cent. lG1 bid.
III asked; Columbus per cent, 81 bid. ed
asked: Macon Is per cent, lcT bid. les asked;
New Savannah per cent. July coupons, S31z
bid $50 asked. Savannah > per cent. May
coupons, 81 bld, $40 asked.
state B0nds.-Market quiet. Georgia new
is 1859 lU1 bid, los asked; Georgia 6 per
cent, coupons Feb. and Aug, maturity 1883
and 'S6, lOl bid, l02 asked; Geor1ia mortgage
on W. 4 A. Railroad regular per cent,
coupons January and July. maturity lS~d
1861 bid, 1879 asked; Georgia per
cent. gold, coupons quarterly, Il4i5 bid,
us asked; Georgia per cent, coupons Jan
uary and July. maturity 1896, l2il3 bid, l26
RqRroad Stocks-Markct quiet but firm.
We quote: Central common S6l5 bid, 81 .
asked. Augusta and Savannah per
cent. guaranteed, l2l bid, l22 asked.
Georgia common, l57 bid, l5S asked.
Southwestern per cent. guaranteed. II5I
bid, lI6 asked. Central Railroad Der cent.
certificates, 1919 bId. "a asked Atlanta
and West Point Railroad stock % Did,
90 asked. Atlanta and West Point pei
cent. certificates. $50 bid 96l2 asked
Rdjlr0dd BOHdS.-Market firm. Allan
tic 4 Gulf lst mOrtg. cOnsOlld'd per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1891,
tr.fs d
mortgage Z per cent. coupons January
and July, maturity 1898, 1925 bid, ll3l 4
asked. Georgia Railroad per cent, ISIS.
1922 bid. lO4 asked. Georgia Railroad per
cent. $40, !O4 bid, lO5 asked. Mobile y
Girard 2d mortgage Endorsed per cent. cou-
pOns January anu july. maturity lSS9. III
bid. III asked. Montgomery x Eufaulu Isl
mortgage per cent. lnu. by central Railroad
I0l bid, lO4l9 asked. Charlotte, Columbia x
Augusta lst MORTGAGE, los bid, 100 asked.
Charlotte, Columbia \ Augusta Ri mortgage,
Jog bid. l02 asked. Western Alabama 81 mort
gage, lndOrsed. per cent, cX-cOupons. TIC
bid. llOl, asked; south Georgia II Florida
endorsed ia bid, lis asked; South Georgia
Il Florida 2d mortgage, zoo bid. l03 asked.
Augusta 4 knoxville first mortgage, per
cent 1888 bid, l04 y asked. Gainesville, Jetier-
son a southern LIST mortgage guaranteed. II.
bd, lib asked. Gainesville, jefferson n
Southern not guaranteed, lOI bid, los
asked Ocean Steamship q per cent. bonds
guaranteed boy Central Railroad, SOL bid, 100
asked.
savannah Gas Light stock. Is bid, Il asked
BACON. ~ Market steady: demand fair.
smoked clear rib sides l0l &C.; shoulders, S3{c.
dry saited clear rib sides, use; long clear
gt5c.: shoulders. 734e. Hams. l415c.
BAGGING AND TIEs.-Market steady with a
fair demand. We quote: Bagging-2i4 lbs .
Il3sGllAc.; lbs, l03sGllc.; "a lbs, log
l0l tc.: 10 ms. 9l&G954c.. according to guam
tity and brand. Iron 1ies-Arrow and Delta
81 35Gl so per bundle, according to quantity
and brand. Pieced ties. 81 l0611 10. Bagging
Z. d retail lois a fraction HIGHER
COFFEE.-Ihe market Is dun but steadieri
demand moderate. We quote for small lots
Ordinary. Ir4c.; fair. ll12c.; medium. Re
prime. l3c. Fer large lots about lc. lower
None in first hands.
DRY GOODs.-The market is quiet but firm
with fair demand; stocks full. W quote;
Prints, 4y96c.; Georgia brown shirt
ing, =, 44c.; q. do, I4c.; Al brown
sheetng. 81 &C.; white Osnaburgs SGlOc.
checks, 6szg1 &C.; yarns, S5c. for best makes;
brown drillngs. 6ialGSc.
FLOUR.-Market firm; good demand We
quote: Superiine - 1904 90; extra, s. 50G
IS; family, s. 5OG5 20; choice patent, - 20 Q
50.
FRUITS bananas. yellow, 81 5002 50. Lem
Ons, stock ample, demand very good; Messi-
na, 81 SOFAS 50 per box. Oranges-Market
firm, stock light, demand active; Florida,
- 50Gg3 90 per box.
GRAIN.-Market steady; demand good. We
quote in job lots: White corn, 81 &C.;
carload i1ts, 17l2c-; mixed corn, 75c.; car load
lois. lie; Oat5. DE; carload lots, 4Sc.,
steady, demand good. Meal, soc. Bran, 81 ,
"a IS. Grist. per two bushol sack. 81 90.
HAY.-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, ian job lots: Hay, Northern, 81 90
Eastern, 81 10; Western. 81 %.
HIDES. WOOL, Observation-Disclosures active
receipts fair; Try flint. l5c.; dry country
sailed, he. Wool nominal. Wax, 2Sc. Deer
skins-dint, Sc.; sailed, PIC; otter skins
Doc. tGS4 90.
LGKD.-The market is easier. We quote
In tierces and Tabs. - &C.; in kegs, 97sc-
POT AFGES Market lightly stocked. de
mand moderate; prime. 81 1902 90 per barrel
SCGAR.-MaFl1es duh: fair demand. We
quote: Cut-lOaf, s &C.; graduated Sc; pow
dered SIC; STANDARD A, De; extra e.
q 4c.; e. 6l4c.
SALT.-The demand Is dull and the mar
ket quiet, with a full stock. We quote
Car load lots, Sc, +. o. b.; small lots, Csc. a
81 90.
TOBACCO.-Market firm; moderate de-
mand, We quote: Smoking. 40c. (0sl %
Chewing COMMON. sound, 3JG40c.; medium
G0G55c; bright, 50c75c.; zine fancy, S5(G90c.
extra fine SOC .0DSl 10; bright navies, 45C157c.
dark navies. 40G50c.