Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-23
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Stock on hand and Oh shipboard
Receipts same day last year Gil Jas
FINANCIAL Money Is easy. Domestic
Exchange-Thc banks and bankers are buy
ing sight drafts at lis and selling at 3-l60l4
percent. premium. Sterling EXchange-Mar-
ket nominal and scarce; sixty day bills, COM
meFcial. 81 SIS; ninety days. prime. 81 So :
French franks. s. -: Swiss franks. IS y.
SECURITIES.-Markctf for stocks is inactive.
except for Central, which Is in some demand
ut quotations, with free sellers. Bonds firm
but inactive.
STOCKS AND BONDs.-City Bonds.-AIar-
ket quiet. Atlanta @ per cent, 102 bid,
IOl asked; Augusta per cent, IO7 bid.
III asked; Columbus per cent, 81 bid, SO
asked: Macon per cent, lC1 bid. los asked /;
New Savannah per cent. July coupons, $50
bid. S334 asked. savannah per cent. May
coupons. 3i14 bid. $40 asked.
state B0HdS.-Market quiet. Georgia new
6s, 1889, I07 bid, los asked; Georgia per
cent. coupons Feb. and Aug, maturity lSS3
and 'S6. I0l bid. l02 asked; Georgia mortgage
on W. Il A. Railroad regular per cent.
coupons January and July. maturity ls16,
l07 bid, 1919 asked; Georgia per
cent. gold coupons quarterly, 1889 bid,
1I4i5 asked; Georgia per cent, coupons jan
uarY and July, maturity 1896, l241a bid, l26
RaiIroad St0cks.-NIarkot weak, with free
sellers. We quote; Central common s. bid,
S5ls asked. Augusta and Savannah per
cent. guaranteed, l20l2 bid, ID asked.
Southwestern : per cent. guaranteed, 1888
bid. 1861 asked. Central Railroad g per cent.
certificates, s3l3 bld, 93A asked. Atlanta
and West Point Railroad stock, ~ bid.
90 asked. Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates. % bid. SO asked
RaiIr0Gd BOHdS.-MarkeU steady. Attain
tic & Gulf LIST mOrtg. cOnsOhdd per cent,
coupons January anu july, maturity 1897,
lib bid, lI5 asked. Central consolidated
mortgage Z per cent. coupons January
and July. maturity 1893. ll2l& bid, Il3
asked. Georgia Railroad per cent, 1887
1927 bid. l04 asked. Georgia Railroad per
cent 1910, !0l bid. los asked. Mobile Il
Girard ID mortgage Endorsed per cent. cOu-
pOns January ana July, maturity 1883, III
bid. liz asked. Montgomery & Eufauia LIST
mortgage per cent. ind. by Central Railroad.
I0S bid, l04 asked. Charlotte, Columbia q
Augusta LIST mortgage, los bid. l09 asked.
Charlotte. Columbia Il Augusta 2d mortgage.
100 bid. 1902 asked. Western Alabama 2d mort
gage. indOrsed. per cent, cX-cOupOns. ITO
Bat. Il0ls asked; South Georgia II Florida
endorsed III bid, rs asked; South Georgia
& Florida 2d mortgage. lO2 bid, lO4 asked.
Augusta y Knoxville first mortgage, per
cent. lO3l5 bid, l04 asked. Gainesville. Jefier-
son & Southern lst mortgage guaranteed, III
bid, Is asked. Gainesville, jefferson Il
Southern not guaranteed, l07 bid, los
asked. Ocean Steamship per cent. bonds
guaranteed by Central Railroad, 9912 bid, loo
asked.
Savannah Gas Light stock. l2JI bid, IA asked.
BACON. - Market steady; demand fair;
smoked clear rib sIdes, lOi &C.. shoulders, SIC;
To- Z.
Sc; shoulders re. Hams. l412c.
BAGGING AND TIEs..Market steady with a
fair demand. We quote: Bagging-254 TBS,
usa9li5<c-; Ms, I05sGllc.; ~ lbs, log
titv and brand. Iron Ties-ArrOW aud Delta.
81 350Gl 50 per bundle, according to quantity
and brand. Pieced ties. 81 1901 10. Bagging
and ties IN retail lots traction higher.
COFFEE.-The market Is dull but steadier;
demand moderate. We quote for small lots:
Ordinary, H4c.; fair. l12c.; medium. l2c.;
prime, BE. For large lots about lc. lower,
None in first hands.
DRY GooDs.-The market is quiet but firm
with fair demand; stocks full. " = quote;
Prints, 4,G5c.; Georgia brown shirt
ing, =, A. &C.; "A do, 5l4c.; Al brown
Shooting, s. &C.; white osnaburgs, SGl0c.
checks, 65<G754c.; yarns, s5c. for best makes;
brown drilIings, G3zGsc.
FLOUR.-Market firm; good demand. We
quote; Superline, So 1904 90, extra, 81 sea
as: family, s. 5Og5 70; choice patent, 81 cog
90.
FRUITS. bananas. yellow, 81 501l2 so. Lem
Ons, stock ample. demand very good; Messi-
ma. 81 SOFAS 80 per box. Oranges-Market
nominal, stock light, demand active; Florida,
So 50G5 90 per box
GRAIN.-Market steady: demand good. We
quote in job lots: White corn, SIC;
carload lots, 19 &C.; mixed corn, nc; carload
lots, 73c.; oats, 53c.; carload lots, age,
steady, demand good. Meal, S21ac. Bran. 81 2
al 30. Grist, per two bushel sack. 81 70.
HAY.-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, in job lots: Hay. Northern, 81 90
Eastern. 81 iG; Western. 81 %.
HIDES, WOOL, TC.--Hides-Market active
receipts fair; dry flint. l5c.; dry country
sailed, l3c. Wool nominal. Wax, 2Sc. Deel
skins-nint, 2Sc.; salted, 24c.; otter skins
B0c. (dS4 90.
LARD.-The market is easier. We quote
In tierees and tubs. 9l5c.; in kegs, CSC.
POTATOKs-Market lightly stocked. de
mand moderate: prime. 81 75(G2 90 per barrel
SUGAR.-Marke. dull, fair demand. W.
quote: Cut-lOaf. s. &C.; granulated Sc; pow
dered 81 C.; STANDARD A, 714c.; extra c
re; {. 6lsc.
sALT.-The demand is dull and the mar.
ket quiet. with a full stock We quote
Car load lots, sSc., T. o. b.; small lots, 95c.0
81 90.
TOBACCO.-Market firm; moderate de
mand. We quote: Smoking, 40c .01Sl %
Chewiug-COmmOn, sound, 35Gloc.; medium
80d55c. bright. 50(G7Jc.; fine fancy, S5l190c.
extra fine, soc .61Sl 10; bright navies, 45(157c.
dark navies. 4Gd,5Oc.