Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-25

FINANCE AL. money Is easy. domestic
Exchange The banks and bankers are buv-
ing sight drafts at l-l6 and selling at 3-lGGli
percent. premium. Sterling ENchange-Mar-
ket steady; sixty day bills, with bills ladIng
attached. commercial, 81 Nt2, ninety days,
prime, 81 7S5z; French franks. IS y; Swiss
SECURITIEs.-The market is irregular. with
a limited demand for guaranteed stock. Bonds
are i'm good demand and firm.
STOCKS AND BONDS.-Citg B0Hds.-MIr-
ket firm. Atlanta per cent, l02 bid,
104 asked; Augusta z per cent, lU1 bid.
III asked; Columbus per cent, 81 bld, rs
asked: Macon Is per cent, IC7 bid. les asked:
New Savannah per cent. April coupons. 50
bid, So asked. savannah per cent. May
coupons, 35l bid. Sj34 asked.
state Bonds--d3rket quiet Georgia new
6's, 1859, 1867 bid, lO7 asked; Georgia per
cent, coupons Feb. and Aug, maturity lSosi
and $50, l0l bid, l03 asked; GeOrLi2 mortgage
on W. 4 A. Railroad regular I per cent.
coupons January and July. maturity ISL.
1867 bid, 1917 asked; Georgia per
cent. egOld. coupons quarterly. ll4ta 5.,i,
lis asked; Georgia per cent, coupon, jan
asked.
RqIroad Stocts.-AIarkeI quiet. We quote:
Central common nominal SI34 bio, S2t4
asked. Augusta and savannah per
cent. guaranteed. l2o bid, III asked. Geor-
gia common, 1852 bid, l5S asked. SOUTH
western per cent. guaranteed, is
bid, 1852 asked. Central Railroad per cent.
certificates, $50 BID, SO asked. Atlanta
and West Point Railroad stock. - Did,
81 asked. Atlanta and West Point per
cent. certificates. 95 bid. SO asked.
Railroad BOBdS.-Market firm. Allan
tic & Gulf LIST mOrtg. cOnsOlid'd per cent.
coupons January and July, maturity isl7,
ll3 bid. rs asked. Central consolidated
mortgage per cent. coupons January
and July, maturity 1898, lib bid 49,
asked. Georgia Railroad per cent, Isl.
lO2ls bid. l04 asked. Georgia Railroad 6 per
cent, i9IO, 3o4 bid. los asked. Mobile X
Girard 2d mortgage ndorsed s per cent. cou
pous January ANA July, maturity 1859. Il0is
bid. llIl3 asked. Montgomery X EufaUll lat
mortgage g per cent. int. by Central kailralJ.
lui bid, 1873 asked. Charlotte, COlumhia&
Augusta Ist MORTGAGE, 1898 bid. lOSls askeG.
Charlotte. Columbia X Augusta 2d mortgage,
700 bid. l03 asked. Western Alabama 70 mort
gage. iudorscd, per cent, cN-cOGpons, ia
bui. ll5 asked; south Georgia X Florida
endorsed ia bid. Us asked; South Georgia
~ Florida 2d mortgage, zoo bid, lu2 asked.
Augusta Knoxville first mortgage, : per
cent. iUi biu. l0j asked. GAINESVILLE. jcHer-
son II southern lst mortgage guaranteed. lIola
bud. lIlie asked. Gaincsy lille, Jefferson X
Southern not guaranteed, luil5 bid, los
asked. Ocean Steamship per cent. DOnds
guaranteed los Central Railroad, 500 bid, 100
asked.
savannah Gas Light stock, l6I9 bid, I7Iz
asked.
BACON. r. Market steady; demand fair;
smoked clear rib sides, M IT,; shoulders, 81;
dry sailed clear rib sides, 1889; long clear,
lOl4 &C.: shoulders. y -. Hams l5c.
BAGGINd AND TIES.-Markct steady with
fair demand. We quote: Baggiug-2i4 lbs.
ll34Gll34c.; Tbs. lO5s0llc.; "a lbs, l0D
lOl &C.; - MS, 9 4G9t4c., according % guam
uty aud brand. Iron Iles-Arrow ana Delta,
81 3jGl 50 per bundle, according To quantity
and brand. pieced ties. 81 1901 10. Basging
aud ties in retail lots q fraction higher.
COFFEE,-The market Is dull and dcclin-
ing. demand moderate. We quote for small
lots; Ordinary. ~ &C.; fair. 1871 &C.; medium.
&C.; prime, Hl2c For large lois about lc.
lower.
DRY GooDs.-rhe market is quiet hut nrm,
vsarrN F1rr sNHa a at I'm
Prints, 4lg6c.; Georgia brown shirt
ing, q, a &C.; u do, SIC; A. brown
sheeting, 90; white osngburgS, S,Gloc.;
checks, 6{<0it &C.; yarns, Soc. for best makes:
brown drllllugs. 6i4.GSc.
FLoUR.-Markct steady, good demand. We
quote: Suparlne, 81 O0Gi p; extra - 90;
family, So 90; choice patent, s. 50G1 -.
FRUITS.-Bananas, yellow, 81 5Jgz 90. Lem
Ons, stock ample, demand very good; Messl-
ma, 81 SOFAS 50 per box. Orangcs-Market
firm, stock light, demand active; Florida.
GRAIN.-Market steady; demand good. We
quote in job lots: White corn, SEC:
carload lots, 7Gc.; mixed cora, Zoe; carload
lots, y &C.; oats, SIC; carload lots, 50c.,
"a 30. Grist. per two bushol sack. 81 65.
HAY.-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, in job lots: Hay. Northern, 81 %.
Eastern. 81 10; Western, 81 05.
HIDES, WOOL, TC.-Hides-Market active;
receipts fair; dry flint. l5c. dry country
sailed, BE. Wool nominal. Wax, 2Se. Deer
skjns-aint, 2sc.; sailed, 4c.; otter skins,
bOc. CG$4 co.
LARD.-The market is steady. We quote:
In terces and tubs. i0' &C.; IN kegs, l0i2 &c.
POTATOEs.-Market well stocked, demand
good; prime. - - per barrel.
SUGAR.-AIarkC. steady. We quote: Cut
loaf. &C.; STANDARD y, Sc; extra c, De;
Z. 6l4G7c.
SALT.-The demand is dull and the mar
ket quiet, with a fun stock. We quote
Car load lots, SEC, f. o. b. small lots, Soc, q
81 90.
TOBACCO.-Market firm; moderate de-
mand. We quote: Smoking, 40c.tgSl p,
Chewing-C Common. sound. 35glOc.; medium,
extra fne, soc .69Sl 10; bright navies, 45,S5Ec.
dark navies. 40a50c.