Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-14
stock on hand and on shipboard

Stock on hand and on shipbOard
Receipts same day last wear. sos 1876
FINANCIAL.- Money IS in active de-
mand. Domestic Exchange The banks
and bankers are buyiug sight drafts
at l-l6 ami selling at 3-l694 per cent.
premium. Sterling Exchange nom
NAL and scarce; sixty day bills, COM
mercial. s. So; ninety days, prime, 81 S5l2;
French franks. s. 1855; Swiss franks. $ 1855.
SECURITIES.-Market for stocks is weak.
Bonds firm but inactive.
STOCKS AND BONDs.-Cify B0ads.-Mar-
ket quiet. Atlanta per cent, l02 bid.
IO4 asked; Augusta per cent, lO7 bid,
III asked; Columbus per cent, 81 bid, sc
asked; Macon per cent, le4 bid. los asked:
New Savannah per cent. July coupons, S3I5
bid. 81 asked. savannah per cent. August
coupons. So bid. $50 asked.
STATE B0nis.-Market quiet. Georgia new
g. IsSg. lu7 bid, los asked; Georgia per
cent. coupons Feb. and Aug, maturity 1883
and 'si. l0l bid, l02 asked; GeOr2Ia mortgage
on W. X A. Railroad regular per cent,
coupons January aud July. maturity lso6,
107 bid. 1919 asked; Georgia per
cent. gold. coupons quarterly, 1889 bid,
II45 asked; Georgia per cent, coupons jan
uarY and July, maturity 1895, l2i15 bid, 126
RIiiroad Socks Market weak and in
active. We quote: Central common 81
bid. s. asked. Augusta and Savannah per
Georgia si; common, l56 bid, Isl asked.
Southwestern per cent. guaranteed. ll6
bid. Il6la asked. Central Railroad per cent.
and West Point Railroad stock, q bid,
90 asked. Atlanta and West Point per
cent. certificates. 80 bid. SO asked
Railroad Bcnfs.-Market steady. ATTAIN
tic 4 Guif LIST mOrtg. cOnsOlid'd per cent.
coupons January and July, maturity 1897,
1l3 bid. lis asked. Central consolidated
and july. maturity 1893, lis BID, 1872
asked. Georgia Railroad per cent, 1885,
I02 bid. To- asked. Georgia Railroad 6 per
cent. sgl0, !O4 bid. los asked. Mobile &
4rtfa ID
pOns January ana July, maturity 1889, ITO
bid. III asked. Montgomery = Eufaula Isl
mortgage e per cent. ind. by Central Railroad,
l03 bid. l04 asked. Charlotte, Columbia L
Augusta LIST mortgage, lOSl2 bid. 1922 asked.
Charlotte, Columbia x Augusta 2d mortgage,
100 bid. I02 asked. Western Alabama 2d mort
gage. ind0rsed, 5 per cent, eX-COupOns, ITO
bal. II0l2 asked; south Georgia Florida
endorsed ia bid, us asked: South Georgia
x Florida 81 mortgage. i02 bid, lO4 asked.
Augusta x knoxville first mortgage, per
cent. lO33 bid, 1919 asked. Gainesville, Jefler-
son * Southern lst mortgage guaranteed, ll215
bid. 1875 asked. Gainesville, jefferson n
Southern not guaranteed, lU1 bid, los
asked. Ocean Steamship per cent. bonds
guaranteed by Central Railroad, 49, bid, 100
asked
savannah Gas Light stock, IL bid. Il asked.
BACON. Market steady; demand fair;
smoked clear rib sides, 1856; shoulders, SIC;
dry sailed clear rib sides, $50; long clear.
81 &C.: shoulders, &c. Hams, l41zc.
BAGGING AND TIEs.-Marl1et steady with
fair demand. We quote: Bagging-214 lbs,
Il54Gli5zc.; fbs., l05sGllc.; ~ Tbs, log
IOl[c: ~ lbs, 9I8GgIc., according to guam
tity and brand. Iron Tles-ArrOw and Delta,
81 35dl 80 per bundle, according to quantity
and brand. Pieced ties. 81 lO0Ql Is. Bagging
and ties in retail lots fraction higher.
COFFEE.-The market Is dull; demand
moderate. We quote for small lots: Ordi-
nary, lie; fair, IL &C.; medium. he; prime.
I2I6c. For large lots about lc. lower. None
in first hands.
DRY GOODs.-The market is quiet but firm,
with fair demand; stocks full. w quote:
Prints, 4gg6c.; Georgia brown shirt
ing =, 48c.; = do, sc; Al brown
sheetng, 81 &C.; white Osnaburgs, Sgl0c.;
checks, 63<lg5l4 &C.; yarns, S5c. for best makes;
brown drIllings, 65zGSc.
ELOUR.-Market firm; good demand. We
quote: Superlne IS 75g4 90; extra, 81 500
IS; family, 50 5O95 49, choice patent, 81 cog
FRUITs.-Bananas, yellow, 50 50; red. 81 50.
Lemons. stock ample, demand very good;
Messina. 81 jOdj 50 per box. Oranges-Mar-
kct nominal, stock light, demand active;
Florida s. jUG5 OO per box.
GRAIN.-Market steady; demand good. We
quote in job lots: White corn, Soc:
carload lots, Sl52c.; mixed corn, l9c.; carload
lots, 55c.; oats, j3c.; carload lots, 49c.,
steady. demand good. Meal, Sjc. Bran, 81 25
al 50. Grist. 90c.
HAY.-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, in job lots: Hay, Northern, 81 90.
Eastern. 81 10: Western, 81 Oj.
HIDES, WOOL, ETC.-liides-Market active;
receipts fair; dry flint l5c.: dry country
sailed, l3c. Wool nominal. Wax, 2Sc. Deer
akins-hlnts &c. sailed, z4c.s outer SKINS,
B0c.l9S4 90.
POTATOEs.-Market lightly stocked, Dc
mand moderate; prime, 81 1902 90 per barrel.
SUGAR.-Market dun; fair demand. We
quote: Cut-IOaf. 8 &C.; graduated 75sc.; pow
dered 73fc.; STANDARD \, DE; extra G,
CSC: G. DC.
SALT-The demand is dull and the mar
ket quiet, with a fun stock. We quote:
Car load lots, Soc, f. o. b.; small lots, 95c.t9
81 90.
ToBACCO.-AIarket firm; moderate de-
70 EreaaE 70
Chewing-CommOn. sound, 35QJ40c.; medium,
6Ol055c.: bright, 5Oc75c.; fine fancy, S5(g90c. :;
extra fine, 90c-(dSl 10; bright navies, 45Cg5Tc.;
dark navies. 40l150c.