Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-24
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.


Stock on hand and on shipboard
Receipts same day last year 5Ol 1867
FINANCIAL.-AI Money Is easy. Domestic
EXchange-The banks and bankers are buy
ing sight drafts at l-l6 and selling at 3-l6(g4
percent. premium. Sterling EXchange-Mar-
ket nominal and scarce; sixty day bills, COM
merCial. 81 So: ninety days, prime, 81 $50;
French franks. 50 y: Swiss franks. IS 27.
SECURITIES--Market for stocks is weak,
with free sellers at quotations. Bonds firm
but inactive.
STOCKS AND BoNDs.-City Bonds.-Mar-
ket quiet. Atlanta g per cent, l02 BID,
l04 asked; Augusta Z per cent, l07 bid.
III asked; Columbus > per cent, 81 bid. S6
asked: Macon per cent. lC7 bid. les asked;
New Savannah per cent. July coupons, $50
bid, $50 asked. Savannah per cent. May
coupons, 81 bid, $40 asked.
site Boads.-Market quiet. Georgia new
6s, 1883, lO7 bid, los asked; Georgia g per
cent. coupons Feb. and Aug, maturity 1oS3
ami 's6, lOI bid, lO2 asked; Georl IA mortgage
on W. & A. Railroad regular Z per cent.
coupons January and July. maturity 1856,
I0T bid, 1919 asked; Georgia per
cent gold, coupons quarterly, 1885 bid,
1l4l4 asked; Georgia per cent, coupons jan
uarv and July, maturity 1896, l2452 bid, l26
PTiiroad Stocks.-Market weak. with free
sellers. We quote: Central common S45{ bid,
ST. asked. Augusta and Savannah per
cent. guaranteed, III bid, ~ asked.
Georgia common, 1856 bid, l57 asked.
Southwestern : per cent. guaranteed, ZIG
bid 1863 asked. Central Railroad per cent.
certificates, g3l5 bid, "a asked. Atlanta
aud West Point Railroad stock, 81 bid,
90 asked. Atlanta and West Point per
cent. certificates. % bid. SO asked
R1ilroad BORds.-Market steady. Allan
tic 4 Gulf lst mortg. consOlldd per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1897,
Il3 bid. llj asked Central consolidated
mortgage Z per cent. coupons January
and July, maturity 1898, 1927 bid, ll3
asked. Georgia Railroad per cent, 1897
l02i bid. 104 asked. Georgia Railroad per
cent. 1910, !O4 bid. l05 asked. Mobile 4
Grard ID mortgage Endorsed per cent. cou-
pOns January and July, maturity 1889, III
bid. lI2 asked. MONTGOMERY < Eufaula LIST
mortgage per cent. ind. by Central Railroad,
100 bid, l04 asked. Charlotte, Columbia Il
Augusta lst MORTGAGE. los bid. 100 asked.
Charlotte. Columbia Il Augusta 2d mortgage,
100 bid. l02 asked. Western Alabama 81 mort
gage indOrsed, per cent. eX-cOupons, 10
bii, ll0la asked; South Georgia Florida
endorsed ia bid, Us asked; South Georgia
4 Florida 2d mortgage. lO2 bid, l04 asked.
Augusta 4 Knoxville first mortgage, per
cent l0334 bid, 1915 asked. Gainesville, Jefler-
son Il southern LIST mortgage guaranteed, III
bid, ll3 asked. Gainesville, jefferson 4
Southern not guaranteed, l01 bid, los
asked Ocean Steamship per cent. bonds
guaranteed by Central Railroad, 9912 bid, 100
asked.
savannah Gas Light stock, l515 bid, l6 asked.
BACON. - Market steady; demand fair;
smoked clear rib sides. l014 &C.; shoulders, SIC.
dry sailed clear rib Sides 9l2c.: long clear.
sc: shoulders, 734c. Hams. I412c.
BAGGING AND TIES.-Market steady with q
fair demand. We quote: Bagging-21z lbs,
Il51GlI34c.; , Tbs, I07s9llc.; IA lbs, 100
lg4c.; = fbs., 913g34c., according to guam .
tItV and brand. Iron Ties-ArrOW and Delta,
81 3JlGI 80 per bundle, according to quantity
and brand. Pieced ties. 81 l0Gl 10 Bagging
and ties in retail lots a fraction higher.
COFFEE.-The market is dull but steadier;
demand moderate. We quote for small lots
Ordinary, Is &C.; fair, II &C.; medium. l2c.
prime, l3c. For large lots about &c. lower.
my GooDs-.'The market Is Guiet lint firm.
with fair demand; stocks fun. W quote:
Prints, 4(G6c.; Georgia brown shirt
sheeting, &c; white Osnaburgs, S(9lOc.
checks, 6Z(G7Ac.; yarns, S5c. for best makes;
brown drillngs, 614tGSc.
FLOUR.-Market firm; good demand. We
quote: Superiine, 50 55G4 90; extra, s. 50lG
4 IS; family, s. 5095 IS; choice patent, 81 cog
: 80
FRUITs-Bananas yellow, 81 5OCG2 50. Lem
ons stock ample, demand very good; Mess-
ma, 81 5OG5 80 per box. Oranges-Market
nominal, stock light, demand active; Florida,
s. 50G5 90 per box.
GRAIN.-Market steady; demand good. We
quote IN job lots: White corn, Sic;
carload lots, 49, &C.; mixed corn, ne. carload
lots. 73e.; oats, 53c.; carload lots, 49c.,
steady, demand good. Meal, S215c. Bran, 81 p
al 50. Grist. per two bushel sack. 81 IS.
HAY.-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, in job lots: Hay, Northern, 81 90.
Eastern, 81 10; Western, 81 05.
HIDES. Wool. C.-IIides-Market active:
receipts fair; dry flint. l5c.; dry country
sailed. lSc. Wool nominal. Wax, 2Sc. Deer
skins-nint, 2Sc.; sailed, &c. otter skins
B0c. asa 90.
LGRD.-The market is easier. We quote
In tierces and tubs. 9l2c.; in kegs, Csc.
POTATOEs.-Market lightly stocked. de-
mand moderate; prime. 81 1902 90 per barrel
SUGAR.-Markc- dull; fair demand. We
quote: Cut-lOaf. 81 &C.; graduated Sc; pow
dered sc; standard y, 71ze.; extra c,
nc; G. SIC.
SALF.-The demand is dull and the mar
ket quiet, with fun stock. We quote
Car load lots, s5e., f. o. b.; small lots, 95c.G
81 90.
TOBACCO.-Market firm: moderate de-
mand We quote: Smoking, 40c .CdSI %
Chewing-Co sound, S5(GtIOc.; medium
GOlG55c.: bright. 50(Cs15c.; fine fancy. S5,G90c.
extra fine, 90c. (eS1 10; bright navies, 45(G57c.
dark navies. 4OlG50c-