Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-04

Stock on hand and on shipboard


Receipts same day last year. Isl 70l
FINANCIAL Money Is easy. Domestic
EXchange-The banks and bankers are buy
ing sight drafts at l-l6 and selling at 3-l6Gl4
per cent. premium. Sterling EXchang e-AIar-
ket steady; sixty day bills, with bills l2ding
attached. commercial, s. S4l9; ninety days,
prime, 81 7S12; French franks. S. y: Swiss
SECURITIEs.-Firm. demand fair.
STOCKS AND BONDS.-Citg BOads.-Siar-
ket firm. Atlanta per cent, l02 bid,
1O4 asked; Augusta Z per cent, lO7 bid,
III asked; Columbus per cent. 81 bid eG
asked Macon Is per cent. LEI bid. les asked
New Savannah per cent. July coupons, S3l q
bid, 81 asked. savannah per cent. MAY
coupons, s. bid, So asked.
state BORdS.-Market quiet. Georgia new
6's, ISIS, 1852 bid, lO7 asked; Georgia per
cent. coupons Feb. and Aug. maturity ISS=,
and 'sj, l0l bid. lo2 asked, GeOr-la rtgage
on W. y 4. Railroad regular per cent,
coupons January and july. maturity lSS6,
1863 bid, 1919 asked; Georgia per
cent. gold, coupons quarterly, ll4la bid,
llj asked; Georgia per cent, coupons Jan
nary and July, maturity 1896, l24l2 bid, 10
asked.
We quote: Central common 81 bid, IS
asked Augusta and Savannah per
cent. guaranteed, l2l bid, l22 asked
Georgia common, 1867 bid, 500 asked
Southwestern per cent. guaranteed. II5Is
bid, II6 asked. Central Railroad per cent.
certificates, % bid, 80 asked. Atl4nta
and West Point Railroad stock. % bid,
- asked. Atlanta and West Point per
cent. certificates. % bid, 90 asked.
railroad BOndS-Market firm. Allan
tic y Gulf lst mOrtg. cOnsOhd'd per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1881,
lib bid. lis asked. Central consolidated
and July, maturity 1893, 1l2l5 bid. liz
asked. Georgia Railroad 6 per cent. 1855
l02l bid. l04 asked. Georgia Railroad per
cent. i9i0, t04 bid. los asked. Mobile &
Girard 2d mortgage Endorsed S per cent. cOu-
pOns January ana July, maturity 1859, III
bid. III asked. Montgomery 4 Eufaula lst
mortgage per cent. ind. by Central Railroad.
l04 bid, lu4t2 asked. Charlotte, Columbia Il
Augusta LIST mortgage, los bid. l0S3t asked.
Charlotte, Columbia " Augusta 2d mOrtEag e.
lC0 bid, l02 asked. Western Alabama "a mort
gage, indorsed. per cent, cx-cOup0ns, ia
bid, us asked; south Georgia 4 Florida
endorsed ia bid, lis asked; South Georgia
a Florida ID mortgage. zoo bid. l02 asked.
Augusta x Knoxville first mortgage. Z per
cent. 1888 bid, 1919 asked. Gainesville, Jefier-
son X Southern lst mortgage guaranteed III
bid, ll2 asked. Gainesville, Jefferson Il
Southern not guaranteed, 1857 bid, l07
asked. Ocean Steamship per cent. bonds
guaranteed by Central Railroad, so ? bid, lGO
asked
savannah Gas Light stock, I6 bid, Il asked
BACON. - Market steady; demand fair;
smoked clear RIB sides. II Sc; shoulders = s..
dry sailed clear rib sides, I0l Sc; long clear.
i0c. shoulders. Sc. Hams. sc.
BAGGING AND TIEs.-MarkeI steady with q
II5gGll3zc.; ? lbs, l05sGl1c.; "a ms, l0,g
lOI4c.; = lbs, 91&DG93zc.. according TO guam
tity and brand. Iron Ties-ArrOw and Delta,
81 35Q1l 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 steadier; demand
moderate. We quote for small lots: Ordi-
nary, II &C.. fair, lie. medium. Pie: prime
1870. For large lots about 1c. lower.
DRY GOODS.-The market is quiet but firm
with fair demand; stocks full. w quote
Prints, 49Gc; Georgia brown SHIRT
ing, q, &c; q. do, 514c.; Al brown
sheeting, &c; white Osnaburgs, Sgl0e.
checks, 63zlg9l4c.; yarns, S5c. for best makes
brown drillings, 619GSc.
FLouR.-Market steady, good demand. We
quote: Superfne, 81 OOG4 %; extra. 50 co.
family, So 90; choice patent. s. 500 70.
FRUITS.-Bananas, yellow, 81 5O(92 50. Lem
Ous, stock ample, demand very good; Messi-
ma. s. 50G5 50 per box. Oranges Market
firm, stock light, demand active; Florida,
s. SOFAS 90 per box.
GRAIE.-Market steady; demand good. We
quote IN job lots: White corn, Size.
carload lots, ~ &C.; mixed corn, 75c.; CARLOAD
lots, lie; oats, 53c.; carload lois, 49c.,
steady, demand good. Meal, soc. Bran, 81 ,;
al 35. Grist. per two bushel sack. 81 s..
HAY.-Market steady; far demand. We
quote, in job lots: Hay, Northern, 81 90
Eastern. 81 10; Western. 81 O5.
HIDES, WOOL, TC.-Hides-Market active;
receipts fair; dry flint. l5c.; dry country
sailed, l3c. Wool nominal. Wax, 2Sc. Dee
skins-aint, 2Sc.; sailed, &c; otter skins
Zoe .01S4 co.
LGRD.-The market is steady. We quote
In tierces and tubs. lOc.; in kegs, TO- sc.
POTATOES.-Market well stocked, demand
good; prime. 81 % per barrel.
SUGAR.-Marke- quiet. We quote: Cut
loaf. SIC; graduated Sc; powdered SIC.
STANDARD A, 75zc.; extra c. 71zc.; Z. 634c.
SALT.-The demand Is dun and the mar
ket quiet, with a full stock. We quote
Car load lots, Sc, f. 0. b.; small lots, g5c.(1
81 90.
TOBACCO.-Market firm; moderate de
mand. We quote: Smoking, 40c.lGSl p
Chewing-COmmOn. sound. 3j(G40c.; medium
E0lG55c.; bright, 50G75c.; fine fancy, S5(G90c.
extra fine, 90c. (gSl 10; bright navies, 45(G57c.
dark navies. 40G50c.