Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-21

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Total Observation-Disclosures. 127,997 5laa2i
stock on hand and on shpboard
this day .------. ...---.-. ----.. $3.50 6Q,459
Receipts same day last year 100 $40
FINANCIAL.-M Money IS easy. Domestic
Exchange-The banks and bankers are buv-
ing sight drafts AZ -l6 and selling NJ 3-l6G
percent. premium. Sterling ENchange-Nar-
ket steady; sixty day bills. with bills ladng
attached. commercial, 81 SID. ninety days,
prime, s. 80; French franks, 50 - Swiss
SECURITIEs.-The market is irregular. with
q limited demand for guar :ntecd stock. Bonds
are i'm good demand and fra.
STOCKS AND BONDs.-Cty B0Hds.-Nlar-
ket firm. Atlanta per cent, l93 b,,
104 asked; Augusta per cent. lu' Hit.
III asked; Columbus per cent, - bi.i,
asked: Macon per cent, lti blt. les asked.
New savannah ) per cent. April coupons, 50
bid. So 3 asked. Savannah per cent. May
coupons, 81 bid, S534 asked.
state BORds.-Market quiet. Georgia new
C's. 1882 1867 bid, lO7 asked; Georgia per
cent. coupons Feb and Aug, maturity lo-3
and SO, l01 bid, l02 asked; Geor-ta mortgage
on w. 4 a. Railroad regular per cent.
coupons January and July maturity lS>i,
1861 bid, 1917 asked; Georgia peg
cent. gold, coupons quarterly, llii2 hni,
is asked; Georgia per cent, coupon . .iu-
nary and July, maturity ls96, l2il3 bid, l-G
Raiiroad Stoots.-Markct quiet. W.
quote; Central common. - bli So
H-kGtl. Augusta anu savannah per
cent. guaranteed. lie bid, l2l asked Gcur-
gIa common, l51 bid. 100 asked. South
western per cent guaranteed, li3
bid. Il5l& asked. Central Railroad per cent.
certihcates $50 bId. 81 asked. Atlanta
and West POINT Railroad stock. "a bid
80 asked. Atlanta and West Point per
cent. certificates. 70 bid, s6 asked,
RaIrOad B0ndS.-Market firm. Allan
tic Y Gulf lst mOrtg. cOus0lidd Z per cent.
coupons january and July. maturity lSs5.
lib bid. rs asked. Central consolidated
mortgage per cent. coupons January
aud July, maturity lS93, lib bid. ll3l2
asked. GeOrga Railroad per cent, I,.
l02 bid. l0i asked. Georgia Railroad Is per
cent. $40, ;O4 bid, los asked. Mobile ~
Glrard 2i mortgage Endorsed per cent. cru-
pous january amt July, maturity lssg. III
bd. NJ asked. MontGOmery " EufIulA LIST
mortgage g Ucr cent. mi. 10y Central fu.tru3i.
lg3 bid. lCli9 asked. Charlotte. Columbia Il
Augusta l-t mortgage. ltS BID. lts.2 ask,t..
charlotte. Columbia Il Augusta 2d mortgage,
llu biI. lO3 asked. Western Alabama ~ mort
gage. mdorsed, per cent, eN-coupons, lAl2
h.u. 1857 asked; south Georgia " Florida
endorsed ia bid. llj asked; South Georgia
~ Florida 81 mortgage, Loo bid, le2 asked.
Augusta Il knoxville first mort gage, Z per
cent. l0I bid. l0j asked. Gainesville. Jrifcr-
SOMA Southern lst mortgage guaranteed, llUl2
hil. llll9 asked. GalnesV lille. Jefferson ~
southern not guaranteed, lo452 hid, io'
asked. Ocean steamship Is per cent. bonds
guaranteed by Central Railroad, SOL bii, leo
asked.
savannah Gas Light stock, l6lS bid, IA
asked
BACON. - Market steady; demand fair;
smoked clear rib sldes. ID &C.; shoulders, g.;
drE sailed clear rihsides, l03 g.; long Clear.
lu &C.; shoulders, ~ S. Hams, l5c.
BAGGING AND TIEs.-Market steady with
fair demand. We quote: Bagglng-2t4 lbs.
ID -gll54c.; Tbs, Jts9llc.; "a lb-.. lo@
IU &C.: - lbs, 9 I4g93zc.. according 10 quan-
uty and brand. Iron fes-ArrOw and Delta,
s 35Gl 50 per bundle, according TO quantity
and brand. Pieced ties, 81 I0Gl Is. Basgiug
and ties in retail lots a fraction higher.
tOFFEE.-Ihe market Is steady; demand
moderate, We quote for small lots; Ordinary,
D. &C.. fair. l3t &C.; medium. $50 prime,
ID DE-. For large lots about lc. lower.
DRY G0ODS.-The market Is quiet but firm,
with falr demand; stocks full. " qtotc:
Prints, 4Gic.; Georgia brown shirt
ing q, A. &C.; Il do, j &C.; Al brown
sleetng, 81 &C.; white Osnaburgs, SYl0c.;
checks, 6{ "a, &C.; yarns, S5c. for best makes.
brown drillings, 6l4GSc.
FLOUR.-Markct steady, good demand. We
quote: Supcriine, 81 OO94 %; extra. s. 90;
family, Sc 90; choice patent, $ 50G' 80.
FRUITs.-Bananas, yellow, 81 5og2 30. Lem
ma 81 50Etj 80 per box. Oranses-Market
firm, stock light, demand active; Florida,
s. 50lG3 90 per box.
GRAIN-Market steady; demand good. We
quote I'M job lots: White corn, Soc:
carload lots, 16c.; mixed corn, 16c.; carload
lots. &C.. oats, Bic; carload lots, Soc,
steady, demand good. Meal, a. 2c. Bran, 81 p
al 80. Grist. per two bushel sack. 81 IS.
quote. in job lots: Hay, Northern, 81 co..
Eastern. 81 10; Western, 81 05.
HIDES, WOOL, Tc.-Ilides-Market active;
receipts fair: dry flint. l5c:; dry country
sailed, l3c. Wool nominal. Wax, 2Sc. Deer
skins-1int, 2sc.; sailed, 2ic.; otter skins,
Doc IS4 90.
In tierces and tubs. 1850; IN kegs. l0l2c.
POTATOES.-Market well stocked, demand
good; prime. - > per barrel.
sUGAR.-MarkGy steady We quote; Cut
Inf az STANDARD y extra 4.
[. 6l qtG1c.
sALT.-The demand is duh and tine mar
ket quiet. with q full stock. We quote
Car load lots, Sc, f. o. b.; small lots, s5c. %
ToBACCo.-Market firm; moderate de
mand. We quote: Smoking, 4oc.GSl %,
Chewing-COmmon. sound. 35(G40c.; medium,
t0G55c.; bright, 50C75c.; fine fancy, s5g90c.
extra fine, 9Jc.CGSl 10; bright nayies, 45951c.
dark nayies. 40dJ0c.
FREIGHTS.
LUMBER.-Bv Sa0-There is good demand
and rates arc tending upward. our quota
lions include the range of Savannah. Darcn.
Brunswick and Satilla as nearby GeOr-
gia lumber ports. We quote To Bal
timore and Chesapeake ports, $ 00iG5 %;
to Philadelphia. s. G0,G5 90: to New York
and Sound ports. s. 00iG5 so; to Boston
and eastward, $ 5OlG6 30; to st. John, \. e.,
s. O0(GS so; timber 81 90 higher than lumber
rates; 10 the West Indies and Windwartl,
$7dS; to South America, SlIGi9; TO Span
ish ana Mediterranean ports SlilGl4 50;
10 United Kingdom for orders, dull and nom =
inal, timber S4s.: lumber Is - a Is los. BY
steam TO New York, 81; TO Philadelphia. s.:
to Boston. 50.
s COTTOE-By Stedla-TOnnage in fair sup
ply; ample room for present requirements.
Liverpool. n 10. ........... ......... 9-32d
Bremen. e 10. ---..----.. .----.....--.. 5-l6d
Liverpool VIA New York. = 10 .-.-... 5-l6d
Liverpool via Boston. y 10 .......... Q-82d
Liverpool via Baltimore. r 10 ....-.. 3Sd
Antwerp via Philadelphia. 3 10 -.. 1880
Antwerp via New York. r h ........ 1920
Havre via New York. p ID ........... q,
Bremen Y n New York. z ID -.-...-.. 81
Reyal via New York, = fb--....--... F-l6,
Bremen via Baltimore. r ID ......... ll-lG,
Amsterdam via New Ork. 3 ID .-.. IS,
Rotterdam via New YORK. .--..-----. 75'
Genoa via New York ......-.......... ~
Hamburg via New York. p 10 .. =,
Boston, 3 bale. ...-...- ...... 81 -
Sea island. = hale ....... Is
New York, 4 bale ...... 80
wSea island, = bale 30