Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-09

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this day ---.... ...------. --.-.. $50 1926
Receipts same day last wear 679 1852
FINARCIAL.-M Money Is easy. Domestic
Exchange-The banks and bankers are buv-
ing sight drafts at l-l6 and selling at $500
percent. premium. Sterling EXchangc-Mar-
ket nominal and scarce; sixty day bills. COM
mercial, 81 So; ninety days, prime, 81 oJ14;
French franks. s. y: Swiss franks. s. q.
SECURITIEs.-Market for stocks Is weak.
Bonds firm but inactive.
STOCKS AND BOEDs.-CBy B0ads.-Mar-
ket quiet. Atlanta per cent, lo2 BID,
l04 asked; Augusta Z per cent, lu1 bid,
III asked; Columbus 8 per cent, 81 bd, IS
asked. Macon per cent, lC1 bid. Jos asked;
New Savannah per cent. July coupons, S3ll
bid, 81 asked. savannah per cent. August
coupons, So bid, o319 asked.
state BOH6s.-MdrSct quiet. Georgia new
g., 1889. l07 bid, les asked; Georgia per
cent coupons Feb. and Aug. maturity 1883
and ISIS. l0l bid. lO2 asked; GeOrL "a mortgage
on W. x A. Railroad regular Z per cent.
coupons January and July. maturity ls,G
l07 bid, 1917 asked; Georgia per
cent. gold. coupons quarterly, ll3s4 bid,
ia asked: Georgia per cent, coupons Jan
uarv and July. maturity 1896, l2l15 BID l26
asked.
RaIroad Stocks- Market weak and in
active. We quote: Central common 81 .
bid. SIS asked. Augusta and Savannah per
Georgia common, 1856 bid, l57 asked
Southwestern Z per cent. guaranteed, u6
bid, 1867 asked. Central Railroad per cent.
certificates, g2l4 bld. 90 asked. Atlanta
and West Point Railroad stock, ~ Did,
90 asked. Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates. 9jl bid, SO asked.
RdtJrOad BORds.-Market steady. ATTAIN
tic & Gulf lst m0rtg. cOusOhd'd per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity lSJl,
Il3 bid. lis asked. Central consolidated
mortgage per cent. coupons January
and July. maturity 1893, ll3 bid, 1877
asked. Georgia Railroad per cent, lS@.
IO2l5 bid. l04 asked. Georgia Railroad per
cent. 1910, .O4 bid, lO5 asked. Mobile Il
Girard ID mortgage Endorsed per cent. cot
pOns January AMI July. maturity lSS9, ITO
bid. III asked. Montgomery u Euiaula Isl
mortgage per cent. ind. by Central Railroad,
JOB bid, l04 asked. Charlotte, Columbia II
Augusta lst mortgage, lCo14 bid. lU9l4 asked-
Charlotte, Columbia 4 Augusta 81 mortgage,
100 bid I02 asked. Western Alabama 2l mort
gaze. indOrsed, per cent, eX-cOupJns, ITO
bid. llOl5 asked; south Georgia u Florida
endorsed ia bid, rs asked; South Georgia
4 Florida 2d mortgage, IO2 bid, lOi asked.
Augusta Il Knoxville first mortgage, per
cent. 1888 bid, l0i y asked Gainesville, Jefler-
son X southern LIST mortgage guaranteed, ll2l ?
bid, ll35a asked. Gainesville, jefferson n
Southern not guaranteed, lOl bid, los
asked. Ocean Steamship d per cent. bonds
guaranteed by Central Railroad, g952 bid, 100
asked.
savannah Gas Light stock l6 bid lGJ asked.
BACON. - Market steady; demand fair;
smoked clear rib sides, 1850; shoulders, &C.;
dry sailed clear rib sides, 93sc.: lOu- clear.
&c: shoulders, &c. Hams, l42c.
BAGGING AND TIES.-Market steady with a
fair demand. We quote: Bagging-2lz Tbs,
ll54Gu54c.; TBS, 1913 collie; IA lbs, 100
los4c., l5a ms, s52gs74S., aceordIng 70 9u9n-
81 3j(Ql 50 per bundle, according to quantity
and brand. Pieced ties, 81 l0(Gl Is. Bagging
and ties in retail lots a fraction higher.
COFFEE.-The market Is dull; demand
moderate. We quote for small lots: Ordi-
nary, lie; fair. ll12c.; medium. lie; prime,
l2lsc. FOr large lots about lc. lower. None
in first hands.
DRY GoODs.-The market is quiet but nrm,
Faf demand sforEa
Prints, 4G6c.; Georgia brown shirt
ing, =, &c; q do, q &C.; Al brown
shooting. 81 &C.; white osnaburgS S,glpc.
checks. 6ss1g5i &C.; yarns, Soc. for be Z, makes
brown drllinEs, Ot2GSc.
FLoUR.-Market firm; good demand. We
quote: Superlne. 50 1904 90; extra, 81 500
4 IS; family, s. 5Ogj 10; choice patent, 81 10 @
80.
FRUITs.-Bananas, yellow, 81 50; red, 81 so.
Lemons, stock ample, demand very good;
Messina, s. 50,G5 30 per box. Oranses-Mar-
ket nominal, stock light, demand active;
Florida. S. 5JC5 90 per box.
GRAIN--Market steady; demand good. We
quote in job lots: White corn, Soc:
car lOad lots SC; mixed corn, 79c.; carload
lots. 75c.; oats, 53c.; carload lots, 49c.,
steady. demand good. Meal, S5c. Bran, 81 2j
al S5. Grst, per two bushel sack. 81 so.
HAY.-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, in job lots: Hay, Northern, 81 90.
Eastern. 81 10; Western. 81 05.
HIDES, WOOL, Observation-Disclosures active 4;
receipts fair; dry flint, l5c.: dry country
sailed, l3c. Wool nominal. Wax, 2Sc. Deer
skins-nint, 2Sc.; sailed, 24c.; otter skins,
SOC. 61S4 90.
LARD.-The market is easier. We quote
In tierces and tubs. 9I2c.; IN kegs, 93sc.
POTATOEs.-Market lightly stocked, de-
mand moderate; prime, 81 1902 90 per barrel.
SUGAR.-Market dull; fair demand. We
quote: Cut-lOaf, SIC; graduated Sc; pow
dered Sc; STANDARD \, 114c.; extra c,
&c; Z. &c.
SALT.-The demand is dull and the mar
ket quiet, with a full stock. We quote
81 90.
TOBACCO.-Market firm; moderate de-
mand. We quote: Smoking, 40c.GSl %,
Chewing-COmmOn, sound, 35G4Oc.; medium,
fOlG55c.; bright, 50G355c.; fine fancy, S5G90c.
extra fine. 96c.CGSl 10; bright navies, 45(g57c.
dark navies. 40.GJ0c.