Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-08
COOL 90
] 25nI 40
Country lots
Tide water

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ER- Note.-The New Orleans Picayuhe Of
saturday, IN its market article says: ''Ehc he
lief expressed in our last weekly review that
the turn of the new year would be likely TO
witness an improving demand and a cOnse-
Queut better tone M the market, appears al
D. iy 60 be meeting with realization. The
fleet hgs been to steady the market and i'm
part more confidence To the trade generally.
The scarcity of the high grades continues,
and holders Of this class Of goods are very firm
IN their views. Sales We're reported at the
Exchange to-day OF li6 barrels of clean rice
and SEQ of rough, within the range Of previous
quotations.
NAVAL ST0REs.-The market was quiet at
33l Sc. for regulars. There was some little in
quIry, but stocks are held at figures beyond
the views Of buyers, hence the day closed
without q single transaction. The official re-
cord of the Board Of Trade Is as follows {:
The market opened firm at S3i &c. for regu-
lars. At I p. IN. it was unchanged. At (
D.. M DO closed steady at 33l &C. for regulars.
Kosins-There was am active demand. and
large sales took place ON the basis of quota
tons. the market being firm. The total sales
reported were a.35i barrels. The official re-
port OF the Board of Trade is as follows:
The market opened firm and steady at the
following quotations: 4, i, G, ID and r
81 ~. ISL IS. q 81 so. IL 81 80, / 81 40 X
81 -. VI - -. 81 -. window glass So %,
water white So -. At I p. m. it was un-
changed, and continued so 20 the close.
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.
Spirits. RosiH.
Stock ON hand April lst.....-.. 2,l05 A,97I
Received to-day ..-.-....-..... l24 2,237
Received previously ..--.----. l25,220 45i,739
Total ......................I27,ll9 5oi9l7
Exported to-day ....-.......... 1880 SIS
Exported previously .-.....-.-- ,799 40S, SOS
Total .........................1l6,299 4o9,7O6
Stock on hand and on shipboard
this day ..---. .-.--.-.-. .-----. u,l50 o., 2iI
Receipts same day last year $50 1881
FINANCE AL.-M0ney Is easy. Domestic EN-
change-The banks and bankers are buying
sight drafts at per cent. discount, and sell
ipg at To par 10 S per cent. premium. Ster-
ling ENchange-Market steady; sixty day
bills. with bills lading attached, CONNER
cial. 81 1g94; ninety days, prime. 81 49,;
French franks, s. -; Swiss franks. s. ..
SECCRITIES.-The market Is irregular,
closing weak Bonds are IN fair Investment
STOCKS AND BoNDs.-Cuy Bonds.-NIar-
ket quiet. Atlanta per cent, l02 BID,
lol asked; Augusta Z per cent, los bid,
III asked; Columbus 5 per cent, 81 bid, IS
asked: Macon per cent, los bid. JOG asked;
New savannah per cent, So bid. 81 asked.
state B0ndS.-Markets steady. Georgia new SIS
1889, lu3 bid, l05 asked; Georgia per cent,
coupons February and August. maturity 1888
and So, l0l bid, l02 asked; GcOraIa mortgage
on W. Il A. Railroad regular ! per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity lsS6
los bid, lo4 asked; Georgia per
cent. gold, coupons quarterly, ia bid,
lis asked; Georgia per cent, coupons Jan
uarv and july, maturity 1896, ll959 bid. l2l
guaranteed by Central Railroad, 90 bid. 81
asked. savannah Gas Light stock, 1872 bid,
IA asked
Rairoad Stocks.-Market irregular. We
quote: Central common, So bid, S6l5
asked. Augusta and Savannah per cent.
guaranteed, eX-diy.. 10 bid, l2I asked. GeOr-
gia common. l4S bid, 1857 asked. South
western per cent guaranteed, eX-dIv., la 3
bid. us asked. Central Railroad per cent.
certificates, s. bid, $40 asked. Atlanta
and West Point Railroad stock, l0l bid,
l02 asked. Atlanta and West Point per
cent. certificates. 81 bid. % asked
Railroad B0HdS.-Market quiet. Atlantic
4 Gulf LIST mortg. consohdd per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1897, lib
bid. ia asked. Atlantic \ Gulf indOrsed city
of Savannah per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1879. I04 bid, l06 asked. Cen
Jan. and July, maturity 1898, 100 bid, 10
asked. Georgia Railroad per cent, 1897,
1861 bid, 106la asked. Georgia Railroad per
cent, 10, i0l bid, los asked. Mobile Y
Girard 2d Ia. 1r;gage Endorsed s per cent. cOu-
pons January and July, maturity 1859, lO7
bid, los asked. Montgomery X Eufaula LIST
mortgage per cent. ind. by Central Railroad,
l02 bid, les asked Charlotte, Columbia X Au-
gusta LIST mortgage, 1927 bid, lob asked. Char
l0tte, Columbia y Augusta 2d mortgage, IS
bid. 90 asked. Western Alabama 2d mort
gage. indOrsed, per cent, eN-cOupOns, ITO
bid. HOB asked. South Georgia Il Florida
endorsed ia bid, lis asked; South Georgia
Il Florida 2d mortgage, 100 bid. l02 asked.
EREIGHTS.
LUMBER.-By sail. There Is a full presen
supply Of tonnage, and the offerings to ar
rive are in excess Of our requirements
causing rates generally to rule at nOmi-
nal figures. Our quotations include the
range OF Savannah, DarIen. Brunswick
and Satilla as nearby Georgia lumber
ports. so cents being added here for change
more and chesapeake ports, IS ooa5 50;
80 Philadelphia. S O0GG 90; to New York
and Sound ports. $ OO,G6 90; to Boston
and eastward, So 00G7 90; TO st. John, n. B.,
rates; 10 the West Indies and windward,
S 00G9 90; to South America, Sl7 O01i9 90;
to Spanish ana Mediterranean ports, Sl4,Gl5;
to United Kingdom for orders, timber 34s.(1
S5s. lumber f5 los By steam to New York,
s.: TO Philadelphia, 81; to Boston, 50.
COTTON-BV StsGm.-NO tonnage, and very
little room Offering in port. But little dong