Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-25

FINANCIAL.-M Money IS easy. Domestic
Exchange-The banks and bankers are buy
ing sight drafts at l-l6 and selling at 3-l6lGl1
percent premium. Sterling EXchange-Aiar-
ket nominal and scarce; sixty day bills, com
merCal, 81 Sc; ninety days, prime. 81 $50 /;
French franks. s. p: Swiss franks. s. q.
ECURIFIEs.-Market for stocks Is quiet.
Bonds hrIa but inactive
STOCKS AND BOSD5.-Citg BOads.-Iar-
ket quiet. Atlanta per cent, l92 bid,
l04 asked; Augusta per cent, l07 bid,
III asked; Columbus per cent, 81 bid, IS
asked; Macon per cent. lC1 bId. les asked {;
New Savannah per cent. July coupons, $50
bid, $3.50 asked. savannah per cent. May
coupons, 5p4 bid. $40 asked.
Stdfe Bonds.-Market quiet. Georgia new
g., 1859, l07 bid. los asked; Georgia per
cent. coupons Feb. and Aug, maturity 1888
and Sc, l0l BID, lG2 asked; GeOr-fa mortgage
on W. & 4. Railroad regular per cent.
l07 bid, 1919 asked; Georgia per
cent. gold. coupons quarterly, 1885 bid.
ll45a asked georgia per cent, coupons jan
uarY and July, maturity 1896. l2i12 bid, l26
railroad Stoeks.-AIarket inactive. We
quote: Central common s. BID, $50
asked. Augusta and Savannah per
cent. guaranteed, I2l bid, 122 asked.
Georgia common, 1856 bid, I57 asked.
Southwestern : per cent. guaranteed, ll6
certificates, 93l9 BID. "a asked. Atlanta
and West Point Railroad stock. % pid
80 asked. Atlanta and West Point per
cent. certificates. % bid. 20 asked
Rai{rORd BOHds.-Market steady. Allan
tic Z Gulf lst mOrtg. cOns0lid'd per cent.
coupons January and July, maturity 1897,
lib bid. us asked. Central consolidated
mortgage Z per cent. coupons January
and July. maturity 1898. ll212 bid. is
asked. Georgia Railroad o per cent. I5s5
lOzi9 bid. 1G4 asked. Georgia Railroad Is per
cent. ,9l0, 20 bid, los asked. Mobile 4
Girard 81 mortgage Endorsed 5 per cent. COu-
pOns January ana July, maturity 1859, III
bid, liz asked. Montgomery 4 Eufaula LIST
mortgage per cent. ind. by Central Railroad.
IO3 Sid. IO4 asked. Charlotte, Columbia &
Augusta LIST mortgage, los bid, 100 asked.
Charlotte, Columbia 4 Augusta 2d mortgage,
100 bid. l02 asked. Western Alabama 2d mort
gage, Endorsed, per cent, eX-coupOns, ll0
bid. 100 asked; south Georgia y Florida
endorsed ia bid, Us asked; South Georgia
& Florida 2d mortgage, lO2 bid, l04 asked
Augusta X Knoxville first mortgage. per
cent. 1889 bid, 1919 asked. Gainesville, Jefler-
son southern LIST mortgage guaranteed, lI2
bid, lib asked. Gainesville. Jefferson q
Southern not guaranteed, lO1 bid, los
asked Ocean Steamship per cent. bonds
guaranteed by Central Railroad, s915 bid, leo
asked
savannah Gas Light stock l515 bid, 10 asked.
BACON. - Market steady; demand fair;
smoked clear rib SIDES lOj &C.; shoulders, SIC.
dry sailed clear rib sides, 9l5c: long clear.
sc: shoulders, 134c. Hams. l4lzc.
BAGGING AND TIES.-Market steady with a
fair demand. We quote: Bagging-214 lbs,
lI59Gll3zc.; ms, l0ts.gllc.; "a lbs, log
l0i4c.; II TBS, 914G934c., according to guam =
titv and brand Iron fies-ArrOw and Delta.
81 35Gl 50 per bundle. according to quantity
and brand. Pieced ties. 81 lOG1 Is. Bagging
and ties in retail lots a fraction higher.
COFFEE.-The market Is quiet; demand
moderate. We quote for small lots: Ordi-
nary, lie; fair, II &C.; medium. I2c.; prime,
l3i5c. For large lots about &c. lower. None
in first hands.
DRY GOODs.-The market is quiet but firm,
with fair demand stocks fun. w quote:
Prints, 4G6c.; Georgia brown shirt
ing, q, &c; = do, 5}{c.; Al brown
sheeting, g. &C.; white Osnaburgs, sGlOc.
checks, 634G714c.; yarns, S5c. for best makes;
brown drillrngs, 6l5lGSc.
FLOUR.-Market firm; good demand. We
quote: Supertlne. So 1901 90; extra, S4 50(d
20; family, s. 50G5 IS; choice patent, 81 cog
50.
FRUITS.-Bananas, yellow, 81 50tG2 50. Lem
ons, stock ample, demand very good; Messi-
ma, "a 5OG5 50 per bPX. Oranges-Market
nominal, stock light, demand active; Florida,
s. 50G5 90 per box.
GRAIN.-Market steady; demand good. We
quote in Job lots; White corn, Sic.
carload lots, 79 &C.; mixed corn, &c; carload
lots, 13c.; oats, 53c.: carload lots, 49c.,
steady, demand good. Meal, S2Iac. Bran, 81 p
al 50. Grist, per two bushel sack. 81 75.
HAY.-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote. in job lots: Hay. Northern, 81 CO.
Eastern. 81 10: Western. 81 o.