Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-19


Receipts same day last year. iGi SIS
FINANCIAL.-M Money Is easy. Domestic
EXcuaugc-'Th banks and bankers are buy
iug sight drafts at l-l6 and selling at 3-lGGlt
percent. premium. Sterling Exchange Mar
ket steady; sixty day bills, with bills l2,ting
attached. commercial, 81 SD; ninety DAYS,
prime, s. 7S5z; French franks. s. y; Swiss
~rcURITIEs.-The market is firm, with a
limited demand for guaranteed stock. Bonds
sire 100 gO0d demand and very firm.
STOCKS AND BONDs.-CUg BOHds.-Mar-
lli asked; Augusta Z per cent, 1G7 bid.
III asked; Columbus per cent, 81 bid, ,6
asked. Macon per cent, ltl bid. los asked;
New savannah per cent April coupons, So
biJ. -5ls asked. savannah per cent. May
coupons. $50 bid. SO asked.
,-itf B9noN.-Market quiet. Georgia new
H- I.sl. 1861 bid, lO7 asked: Georgia Der
cent. coupons Feb. and Aug, maturity ls,3
auI '~, l0l bid. l02 asked; GcOrl.a mort gaze
ON ~. 81 a. Railroad regular : per cent.
coupons January and July. maturity ls.
lltt. Ud, 1U1a asked; Georgia per
cent. gold, coupons quarterly, llii5 hid,
us asked; Georgia per cent, coupons j;tu-
u5ry and July, maturity 1896, l2i12 bd, l6
asked.
RIIroqR Stocks.-Markct quiet. We
quote: Central common. nominal, 81 bid,
~ asked. Augusta and savannah 7 per
cent. guaranteed. l2G bid, III asked. GeOr-
gia common, I5i bid, l55 asked. South
western per cent. guaranteed. us
bid, 1875 asked. Central Railroad per cont.
certificates. $50 bid, - asked. Atlanta
ami West Point Railroad stock. 90 bill.
gg asked. Atlanta and West Point q per
cent. certificates. % bid, GO asked
E1iiroad BOHds.-Market firm. ATTAIN
tie & Gulf lst mOrtg. cOnsOlId'd per ccut.,
coupons January and July, maturity lS.1.
ll3 blJ. ll5 asked. Central consolidated
mortgage Z per cent. coupons January
and July, maturity lsY3, liz biG. lI3i
asked. Georgia Railroad per cent, lS.s.
Lori hij. l0f asked. Georgia Railroad ncr
cent. 900, .0i bid. l0j asked. Mobile x
6irar'i 2l mortgage lndOrscd per cent. cot
p1ns January amt july. maturity l->l. III
bd. ~ asked. Montgomery ~ EufaUia Ist
mortgage q per cent. ind. bv Central Railroad.
lea bII. 1917 asked. Charlotte, Columbia ~
Augusta LIST mortgage. los bid, 100 asked.
Charlotte. Columbia " Augusta ID MORTGAGE.
IUn liI. lO2 asked. Western Alabama 2d mort
-5-c. iudorscd. per cent. cN-cOupons, ia
b4;. llj asked; South Georgia * Florida
endorsed III bid, lis asked; South Georgia
~ Florida 2d mortgage. 100 bid, log asked
Augusta 81 knoxville first mortgage. Der
cent. l0l bid. los asked. Gainesville. Jcller-
son ~ southern lst mortgage guaranteed ll0]2
Dad. lllla asked. Gainesville, jefferson X
southern not guaranteed, l0i bid, los
asked. Ocean Steamship Is per cent. ppnds
euarauteed by Central Railroad, G9l bid, 100
asked.
savannah Gas Light stock. l6 bid, Il asked
BACON. - Market steady; demand fair;
smoked clear rib sides, III &C.; shoulders, &C.;
dry salted clear rib sldcs, 1855; louE clear.
III. &C.; shoulders. SIsc. Hams, lJc.
BAGGING AND IIEs.-NIarkct steady with
FAIR demand. We quote: Bagging-2i1 lbs,
= -GlAc.; lbs, l0tsgllc.; "a lbs, 100
lily and brand. Iron rics-Arrow and Delta,
81 a5.Gl 5u per bundle, according o. quantity
AMI brand. Pieced ties, 81 lelGI i. Baggiug
ami ties iu retail lots a fraction higher.
CoFFEE.-Ihe market IS steady; demand
moderate, We quot iOr small lots: Ordinary,
~ Sc, fair. III o.; medium. l354c.; prime.
IA. ~. For lgrge lots about lc. lower.
DRY &c JDS.-Thc market Is quiet but firm,
with fe.r demand; stocks full. W. quote:
Prlnts, il96c-; Georgia brown SHIRT
ing, =, 10; =, DO, DC; ~ brown
ehcetIng. o. &C.; white Osnaburgs, SGl0c.;
checks, ds4tglj4c.; yarns, Soc. for best makes:
brown driiHBgs, 61z(GSc.
ELOUR.-Markct steady, good demand. We
quote. Superfne, 81 000i ~; extra. yj 90;
family, Sc 90; choice patent, s. so ~ -.
FRUITs.-Bananas, yellow, 81 50eg2 30. Lem
ons. stock ample, demand very good; Messi-
na, - j0,g5 30 per box. Oranges-Market
firm. stock light, demand active; Florida,
81 seas 90 per box.
GRAIN-Markct steady; demand good. We
quote IN Job lots: White corn, Soc:
carload lots, 7Gc.; mixed corn, 46c.; carload
lots, 72t2c.; oats, sic; carload lots, 50c.,
steady. demand good. Meal. 7752c. Bran, 81 .
.1l 30. Grist. per two bushel sack. 81 90.
HAY.-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, In job lots: Hay, Northern, 81 90.
Eastern. 81 10; Western, 81 %.
HIDES, WOOL, ETC. -Hides-Market active:
receipts fair; Try flint. l5c.: dry country
slltel he. Wool NJ 1inal. Wax. 2Sc. Deer
sklns-nint, 2Sc.; sailed, 2ic.; otter skins,
blc. G,S4 90.
LARD.-The market is steady. We quote:
In tierces and tubs. 1896; IN kegs, l0l2c.
POTATOEs.-Market well stocked, demand
good; prime. - % per barrel.
>UGAR.-Markes steady. We quote; Cut
loaf. gc.; STANDARD 4, Sc; extra G, 71zc.;
G. 81 4G7c
SALT.-The demand is duh and the mar
ket quiet. with a fun stock. We quote:
Car load lots, S5c., f. o. b.; small lots, 95c.9,
81 90.
IOBACCO.-MarkOt firm; moderate de-
mand. We quote: Smoking, 40c.t0Sl -,
Chewing-C0mmOn.s sound. S5l140c.; medium,
tGj5c.; bright. 50cT5c.; fine fancy, S5,gy0c. !;
extra line, soc .65sI 10; bright navies, 45g57c. !;