Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-18
NAvAL STORES STATEMENT.

Receipts same day lGst wear. $40 1924
FINANCIAL. Money Is IN active de-
mand- Domestic Exchange The banks
ami bankers are buying sight drafts
40 lilo amt selling at 3-l6,Gl4 per cent.
premium. Sterling ENehange-Market NOM
lnal and scarce: sixty day bills, com
merci8l. 81 5s1A Tsi5; ninety days, prime,
81 IS: French franks, s. 1875; Swiss franks.
sECCRIrIBs.-Market for stocks ia weak.
Bonds firm bet Inactive.
STOCKS AND BONDs.-City BOnds.-Mar-
ket quiet. Atlanta per cent, l02 bid.
l04 asked; Augusta Z per cent, l07 bid.
III asked; Columbus 5 per cent. 81 bid, &c
asked; Macon per cent, lC7 bid. Jos asked /;
New Savannah per cent. July coupons, S2l5
bid. 50 asked. savannah per cent. August
coupons, 81 bid. $ asked.
state B9Hds.-Market quiet. Georgia new
Is. ISS9, l07 bid, los asked; Georgia per
cent. coupons Feb. and Aug, maturity 1853
and SO, lol bid, 102 asked; GeOrsia mortgage
on ". & A. Railroad regular per cent.
coupons January and July. maturity 1856,
lO4 bid, 1915 asked; Georgia per
cent gold, coupons quarterly, 1882 bid,
ia asked; Georgia per cent, coupons Jan
uarv and July. maturity 1895, l2f52 bid, I26
asked.
R1Uroad Stocks.- Market weak and in
active. We quote: Central common -
bid. 81 asked. Augusta and Savannah per
cent. guaranteed, l9l bid, l22 asked.
Southwestern c per cent. guaranteed. ZIG
bid, 1875 asked. Central Railroad o per cent.
certificates, So bld, 81 asked. Atlanta
and West Point Railroad stock, 81 Did,
81 asked. Atlanta and West Point 6 per
cent. certificates. IS bid, 96 asked.
R1ilroai B0Eds.-Market steady. Allan
tic & Gulf LIST mortg. cOnSOud'd per cent,
coupons January and July. maturity 1897
ll3 bid. us asked. Central consolidated
mortgage per cent. coupons January
and July. maturity 1893, lH bid, 49,
asked Georgia Railroad per cent 1885
1929 bid. l04 asked. Georgia Railroad per
cent. .9l0, !o4 bid. los asked. Mobile Il
Girard 2d mortgage lndOrsed per cent. COZ
pons January ana July, maturity 1889, lIO
bid. III asked. Montgomery y Eufaula Isl
mortgage per cent. ind. by Central Railroad,
los Bid, l4 asked. Charlotte, Columbia 4
Augusta LIST MORTGAGE, 10S15 bid. 1922 asked.
Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta 2d mortgage,
luu bid. ll1 asked. Western Alabama "a mort .
gage, Endorsed, s per cent, ex-cOupons, 10
biu. Il0ia asked south Georgia 4 Florida
endorsed ia bid. lis asked; South Georgia
& Florida 3d mortgage. I02 bid, l04 asked.
Augusta 4 Knoxville first mortgage. per
cent l0S5t bid, 1915 asked. Gainesville, Jeffer-
son southern lsL mortgage guaranteed, ll215
bid. 1l3tS asked. Gainesville, jefferson 4
Southern not guaranteed, l07 bid, los
asked. Ocean Steamship per cent. bonds
guaranteed by Central Railroad, not quOtable.
Savannah Gas Light stock. Is bid, IL asked.
BACON. - Market steady; demand fair;
smoked clear rib sides, 1850; shoulders, SIC;
dry sailed clear rib sides, g &C.; long clear.
9 &C.; shoulders. &c. Hams, l418c.
BAGGING AND TIRs.-Market steady with 4
fair demand. We quote: Bagging-2lz lbs,
~ sglls4c.; lbs, l05sGlc.; ~ lbs, 100
ll &C., Ia MS, s1EGeA4c., according to guam
tty and brand. iron 1ies-ArrOw and Delta,
81 35Gl 50 per bundle, according to quantity
aud brand. Pieced ties, 81 l0,Gl Is. Bagging
and ties IN retail lots fraction higher.
CoFFEE.-Ihe market IS firm; demand
moderate. We quote for small lots: Ordi-
nary, lie; fair, Ike; medium. PC; prime,
l1lec. For large l0ts about &c. lower.
DRY GOODs.-Che market is quiet but arm
with fair demand; stocks full. W. quote:
Prints, 495c.; Georgia brown shirt
ing, = 90; = Do, 5sze.; Al brown ROW
checks, 900 &c; yarns, S5c. for best makes;
brown drlilngs, 6l3gSc.
FLOUR.-Market firm: good demand. We
quote. Superine, 81 O0G4 25; extra, 81 ga
90; family, So 5o'e6 oo; choice patent, s. 259
%.
ITs.-Bananas, yellow, Sc 50; red. 81 50.
Lemons. stock ample, demand very good /;
Mcsslaa, 81 sos so per box. Oranges-Mar-
ket Iominal, stock light, demand active;
Florida. s. 50G5 % per box.
GRA N.-Market steady demand good We
quote ln job lots: White corn, SEC. f:
car-los lots, sic; mixed corn, &c; carload
lots. tc.. oats. 53c., carload lots, 49c..
steady, demand good. Meal, soc. Bran, 81 p
81 IS. GrIst 90c.
HAY Market steady; fair demand. We
quote. IN job lots: Hay, Northern, 81 90.
Eastern--sl 10; Western, 81 e.
HIDES, 81 OOL, rC.-Hldes-Market active;
receipts fair; dry flint. lac: dry country
s1lted. l3c. Wool nominal. Wax, 2sc. Deer
skins-hiE-, 2sc.; sailed, 24e-; otter skins,
LARD.-EEe market is easier. We quote ::
In tierces All tubs. 9lSc.: in kegs. 95Sc.
POTATOEs.-Market lightly stocked, de-
maud moderate: prime, 81 1902 q per barrel.
SUGAR.-Msrket firm: fair demand. We
quote: Cut-lCGf. s. &C.; graduated zs<e-s pow
dered sc, STANDARD \, 714c.; extra Z,
&C.; c. yellow &c.
SALT.-The demand Is dull and the mar
ket quiet, with a full stock. We quote:
Car load lots, &C., I. o. b.; small lOts, 9jc.lg
q 90.
TOBACCO.-MSr-et firm; moderate de-
sand. We qE0te: Smoking, 40e.QGSl %,
hewing-COmmop sound. 35CG40e.; medium,
f5-c., bright, 5oG75c.; fine fancy, s5JG99c-;
extra 1ae, 9Jc..GSl IL; bright navies, 45g5Ic.;
Ga--- GaTies. 41G5Qc-