Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-27
NAvAL STORES STATEMENT.
Stock on hand and on shipboard

stock ON hand and on shipboard
this day ...-..-.-....--- ----.. $50 81. 80
Receipts same day last year III ga
FINANCIAL Money IS easy. Domestic
Exchange The banks and bankers are buy
ing sight drafts at l-l6 and selling at 3-lG,dl4
percent premium. Sterling EXchange-Aiar-
ket steady; sixty day bills, with bills lading
attached, commercial, 81 $40; ninety days,
prime. 81 ISl2; French franks. IS -; Swiss
franks. IS y.
SECUBITIEs.-Firm, demand fair.
STOCKS AND BONDS.-Cttg B0nds.-Mar-
ket firm. Atlanta per cent, l02 bid
l04 asked; Augusta Z per cent, 1GI bid
III asked; Columbus per cent, 81 bid, Sc
asked; Macon per cent, lcI bid. les asked:
New Savannah per cent. April coupons, So
bid, $50 asked. Savannah per cent. May
coupons, 80 bid. So 2 asked.
ot1ts BOnds.-Market quiet. Georgia new
6's, 1853, 1862 bid, IO7 asked; Georgia per
cent, coupons Feb. and Aug, maturity ISIS
and SO. lOI bid. lO2 asked; GeOr-l3 mortgage
on W. II A. Railroad regular per cent.
coupons January and July. maturity lS4i
1861 bid, 1919 asked; Georgia 7 per
cent. gold, coupons quarterly, No. bid,
lis asked; Georgia per cent, coupons Jan
uarv and July, maturity 1896, l241a bid, l26
asked.
Raijroad Stocks.-Market quiet. We quote:
Central common nominal, SSl2 bid, So
cent guaranteed. lie bid. III asked. Geor-
gia common, l57 bid, l59 asked. South
western per cent. guaranteed, Ill
bid, 1889 asked. Central Railroad q per cent
and West Point Railroad stock. " Did.
80 asked. Atlanta and West Point per
cent. certificates. $50 bid. SO asked.
Rdijrodd BOnds.-Market firm. Allan
tic 4 Gulf lst mortg. cOnsOlidd per cent.
coupons January and July, maturity 1871
lib bid. lis asked. Central consolidated
and July, maturity 1898, ll3 bid, 1857
asked. Georgia Railroad d per cent, 1855
1927 bid. lO4 asked. Georgia Railroad per
cent, 1910, 30i bid, los asked. Mobile <
(AlrarH 2l MORTGAGE lQdOrsed \ Opr cent rf.-
pOns January ana July, maturity 1889, III
bid. lI2 asked. Montgomery X Eufaula lst
mortgage per cent. ind. 10y Central Railroad,
lU4 bid, 1919 asked. Charlotte, Columbia &
Augusta LIST mortgage, les bid. 1881 asked.
Charlotte, Columbia n Augusta 2d mortgage,
100 bid, l02 asked. Western Alabama Ri mort
gage, Endorsed, per cent, eX-cOupous. ia
bld Ilj asked: South Georgia 4 Florida
endorsed ia bid, ll5 asked; South Georgia
Il Florida ID mortgage, iGO bid, l02 asked.
Augusta X Knoxville first mortgage, Z per
cent. lO41 bid, I0J asked. Gainesville. Jeller-
son y Southern LIST mortgage guaranteed, lI0I5
bid, Illl2 asked. Gainesv lille, jefferson \
Southern not guaranteed, los bid, lCG
asked. ocean Steamship per cent. points
guaranteed by Central Railroad, 500 bid, 100
asked.
savannah Gas Light stock. l6lS bid, 10
asked.
BACON Market steady; demand fair;
smoked clear rib sides. lll &C.; shoulders S ~.
dry saited clear rib sides, lOi Sc; long clear.
Toe: shoulders, Sc. Hams. l455c.
BAGGIEG AND TIES.-MarkeL steady with
fair demand. We quote: Bagging-2l4 lbs.
ll3s9l35ei ? lbs, lOtsglic.; ~ tbs., l04D
1916; ~ us, 81 4G94c., according to guam
tIty ami brand. Iron Ties-ArrOw and Delta,
81 35CGI 50 per bundle, according to quantity
and brand. Pieced ties. 81 1901 -. Bagging
and ties In retail tote fraction higher.
COFFEE.-fhe market Is duh and dcclin-
ing; demand moderate. We quote for small
lots: Ordinary, lie; fair. l234c.; medium.
iSi4c.; prime, l4e. For large lots about lc.
DRY G0ODs.-The market is quiet but firm,
with fair demand; stocks fun. " quote:
Prints. 4G6c.; Georgia brown shirt
sheeting, o. &C.; white Osnaburgs, SGlOc.;
checks, G34Gil &C.; yarns, s5e. Tor best Makes
brown drillings, 6l9GSc.
EL0US.-Market steady, good demand. We
quote: Superfne, 81 OOG4 %; extra, 80 90;
family, 81 90; choice patent, 81 50G7 70.
FRuIFs.-Bananas, yellow, 81 50G2 20. Lem
Ons, stock ample, demand very good; Mcss-
ma, s. seas 50 per box. Oranges-Market
firm, stock light, demand actiyei Florida,
s. 5O(G3 90 per box.
GRAIN.-Market steady; demand good. We
quote in job lots: White corn, Soc:
carload lots, 7Ue.; mixed corn, 75c.; carload
lots, tic; oats, 53c.; carload lots, 49c.,
steady, demand good. Meal, 771Sc. Bran, 81 p
al IS. Grist, per two bushel sack. 81 Ga.
UAY.-Market steady: fair demand. We
quote, in job lots: Hay, Northern, 81 90.
Eastern, 81 10; Western; 81 05.
HIDES, WOOL, Observation-Disclosures active;
receipts fair; dry flint l5c.; dry country
Balted. I3c. Wool nominal. Wax, 2Sc. Deer
skins-iint, 2sc.i sailed, 24c.; otter skins,
SOC. 09$4 90.
LARD.-The market is steady. We quote:
In tierees and tubs. lOJ4c.; in kegs. lose.
POTATOEs.-Market well stocked, demand
good: prime. - . per barrel
SCGAR.-MarkG- steady. We quote: Cut
loaf. SEE; STANDARD \, 754c.; extra c, T5zc.;
Z. 6189J1c.
SALT.-The demand is dull and the mar
ket quiet, with a full stock. We quote:
Gar losd lots, s5c., +. o. b.; small lots, 95c.9
81 co.
mand. We quote: Smoking. Ace. lGSl -.
Chewing-COmmOn. sound. 35CG40c.; medium,
t0(G55c.; bright, 50c75c.; fine sancy, S5lJ90c.;
extra fine, 9Oc.0GSl 10; bright nayies, 45>g57c.;
dark nayi6s. 40lG50c.