Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-23

FINAHCIAL. Money Is easy. Domestic
Exchaugc-The banks and bankers are buy
ing sight drafts lilo and selling at 3-l6@l4
percent. premium. Sterling EXchange-Mar-
ket steady; sixty day bills, with bills lading
attached, commercial, 81 S4la; ninety days,
prime, 81 7s}8; French franks. s. %; Swiss
SECURITIEs.-The market is irregular, with
a limited demand for guaranteed stock. Bonds
are good demand and firm.
STOCKS AND BOEDS.-City BOnds-Mar-
keJ firm. Atlanta per cent, l02 bld,
le4 asked; Augusta per cent, l07 bid.
III asked; Columbus per cent, 81 bid, So
asked; Macon per cent, lC7 bid. los asked;
New Savannah per cent. April coupons, s.
bid, $50 asked. savannah per cent. May
coupons, 35i4 bid, S5s4 asked,
state B0ads.-Market quiet. Georgia new
SIS 1889, 1857 bid, l07 asked; Georgia per
cent, coupons Feb. and Aug, maturity 1883
and S. lOl bid, l02 asked; GeOTl AZ mortgage
coupons January and July, maturity lSS6,
l06 bid, 1917 asked; Georgia per
cent. gold, coupons quarterly, l4I9 bid,
lis asked; Georgia per cent, coupons Jan
uarY and July, maturity 1896, l24l3 bid, l26
asked.
railroad Stocks.-Market quiet. We quote
Central common nominal. Sl94 bid, s254
asked. Augusta and savannah per
cent. guaranteed, l2o bid, III asked. GeOr-
1ia common, 1857 bid, los asked. South
western per cent. guaranteed, Us
certificates, SSi4 bid, 50 asked. AtlSnta
and West Point Railroad stock. 81 bid,
~ asked. Atlanta ana " est FONT per
cent. certificates. IS bid, 90 asked.
2GigrOsd BOuds.-MarkeJ firm. Allan
tic i Gulf lst mOrtg. cOusOlid'd per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1897,
li5 bid. Us asked. Central consolidated
mortgage Z per cent. coupons January
and July, maturity 1893, lib bid, 49,
asked. Georgia Railroad per cent, lSSs
1925 bid. lGi asked. Georgia Railroad 6 per
cent, 1910, !Oi bid, los asked. Mobile s
Girard 2d mortgage Endorsed per cent. cou-
pons January ana July, maturity lSS9, ll0i ,
bid ILlt5 asked. montgomery x Eutaula lsL
mortgage per cent. md by Central Railroad.
ll4 bid 1919 asked. Charlotte, Columbia X
Augusta lst mortgage, 1873 bid. l0Sl2 asked.
Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta 2d MORTGAGE
100 bid, lO2 asked. Western Alabama % mort
gage, indOrsed, $ per cent, eX-cOupOns, ia
btu. lI5 asked; South Georgia x Florida
endorsed ia bid, us asked; South Georgia
y Florida 2d mortgage, 100 bid, 1872 asked.
augusta & Knoxville first mortgage, : per
cent lq bid, los asked. Gainesville. Je1er-
son & Southern LIST mortgage guaranteed, ll0l5
bid. llpa asked. Galnesy lille, jefferson X
southern not guaranteed. lO4t5 bid, los
asked. Ocean Steamship q per cent. bonds
guaranteed by Central Railroad, 500 bid, 100
asked
savannah Gas Light stock. l6]5 bid, ~
asked.
BACON. Market steady; demand fair;
smoked clear riD sides, ulzc.; shoulders, &C..
Try sailed clear rib sides, 1886; long clear.
10 &C.: shoulders, S1sc. Hams. l5c.
BAGGING AND TIEs.-Market steady with a
lair demand. We quote: Bagging-2lZ Tbs,
llssGL3<c.; MS, I07s9lIc.; IA lbs, Iot9
lOl4c.i ~ lbs, 9l2G9s4c., according TO guam
Jity and brand. Iron 1ies-ArrOw and Delta,
81 35l@l 80 per bundle, according to quantity
and brand. Pieced ties. 81 1901 Is. Bagging
and ties in retail lots fraction higher.
C0FFEE.-Ihe market Is duh and declin-
ing: demand moderate. We quote for small
lots. Ordinary, III &C.; fair, lSl4c. medium.
l$i4c.; prime, l413c. For large lots about lc.
DRY GOODs.-The market is quiet but firm,
with fair demand; stocks full. W. quote;
Prints, 4y96c.; Georgia brown shirt
ing, =, &c; q do 5'4c.; Al brown
sheetng, 81 &C.; white Csnaburgs, SDl0c. :;
checks, 6i4tG71zc.; yarns, S5c. for best makes:
brown drililngs, 6199Sc.
ELOUR.-Market steady, good demand. We
quote: Super1ne, 81 OOG4 %; extra, IS co.;
family, S. 90; choice patent, s. 500 IS.
FBUITS.-Bananas, yellow, 81 5092 50. Lem
Ons, stock ample, demand very good; Messi-
ma, 81 5095 80 per box. Oranges-Market
firm, stock light, demand active; Florida,
81 51G3 90 per box.
p quote IN job lots: White corn, soc. !:
carload lots, 16c.; mixed corn, 76c.; carload
lots, 72lzc.; oats, DC; carload lots, Soc,
steady, demand good. Meal, NC. Bran, 81 p
al 80. Grist, per two bushel sack. 81 20.
HAY.-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, IN job lots: Hay, Northern, 81 90.
Eastern, 81 10; Western. 81 05.
HIDES, WOOL, TC.-Hides-Market active;
receipts fair; dry flint. 15c.: dry country
sailed, l5c. Wool nominal. Wax, 2Sc. Deer
skIas-hint, 2sc.; sailed, &c; otter skins,
LARD.-The market is steady. We quote:
In tierces and tubs. 1850; IN kegs, l012c.
POTATOEs.-Markct well stocked, demand
good; prime, s. 25 per barrel.
>CGAR.-Markr- steady. We quote: Cut
LOAF. gc.; STANDARD A, Sc; extra c, nc;
L. G. zD7c.
SALF.-The demand is dull and the mar
ket quiet, with a fun stock. We quote:
Car load lots, S5c., +. o. b.; small lots, 95c.9
81 90.
TOBACCO.-Market firm; moderate de-
mand. We quote; Smoking, 4Oc. (dSI IS
kewilg-COmmOn. sound. 35(G40c.; medium
&0og55c.; bright, 5O375c.; fine fancy, S509Oc.
extra line, 0c.9Sl 10; bright nayies, 45S57c.;
dark naNins Alnl51c.