Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-17
NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.


FINANCIAL.-The money market is easy.
Domestic ENchaDge-Banks and bankers are
buying sight drafts at = per cent premium,
and Sc ling at l4a3s per cent premium. For
eign Exchange-Dull. Bankers three days
sight, s. S515a4 Sc; short, 81 $751;; bankers sixty
days, 81 S3I5; siXty-day bills, commerci al.
81 81; commercial ninety days, 81 500; francs,
commercial. Havre and Swiss, sixty days
IS "a ll-l6; Paris, short, 50 2l1a; marks, COM
mercial, sixty days, "a 3-l6.
SECURITIES. Market is sluggish, with only
retail demand for bonds and debentures.
Stocks are firm hut inactive.
STOCKS AND BONDs.-Cjtg B0nds.-Quet.
Atlanta per cent, l02 bid, l04 asked: Angus
ia per cent. los bid, 10 asked; Columbus
isser cent, 80 bid, go asked; Macon 8 per cent,
los bid, 1906 asked; new Savannah per cent,
July coupons. $3.50 bid. s915 asked; new Sa-
vannah percent, August coupons, $50 bid,
S9Js asked.s
6Ezts 3o4s6sC- Market firm, with light
supply. Georgia new 6s. 1883, 1857
bid, 1869 as Sed; Georgia mGrtgaRe on
W. a. Railroad regular per
cent. coupons January and July. maturl-
" 1885, i04l2 bit. 1852 asked Georgia per
cent. goid, coupons quarterly, 1921 bid, la
asked. Georgia per cent. coupons January
ara July. msturity 1896. l23bid, 1231a asked.
1s1iIroad NiocA'. - Firm. Central com
mon, 70 bid, Is asked. Augusta ald Savan-
nah per cent. guaranteed. rs biz,
ll9 asked. Georgia common, l49 bid, Isl
asked. Southwestern per cent. guaranteed,
lis bid, 1854 asked. Central Railroad per
cent. eerhncates, 80 bld, 901$ asked
Atlantis and West Point Railroad stock. 95
bid, $50 asked. Atlanta and " est Point peF
cent. sertihcates, 9654 hid, 4634 asked.
l2oa5r0Gd Bcnds.-MarkeJ qu1ev. Savan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway Co. gene
-al mortgage 6 per cent. interest, coupons
TIC y Gulf lat mortgage consolidated
per cent, coupons January and july.
maturity 1897, lib bid. ia asked. Cen
fral consolidated mortg. Z per cent, coupons
Jsn. and July, maturity 1903. ll3 bid,
LA asked. Georgia Railroad 6's 1897, lO4
bid, l06 asked. Mobile Girard ID mortga
indorsed per cent. coupons, January ana
July, maturity 1889. los bad, ITO asked,
MoDJgomerv & Eufaula lsr mort. per cent.
ind. by Central Railroad, l04 bid, I04% asked.
Charlotte. Columbia & Augusta lst mort,
les bid. 100 asked. Charlotte. Columbia
Western Alabama "a mortgage. indorsed s
per cent. lO7 bad. los ssged: South Geor-
gIa q Florida indorsed, 1927 bid, ia asked.
South Georgia q Florida 2o mort, 1907 bid,
l0l18 asked. Augusta n Knoxville drst
mortgage, per cent. l0415 bid. 1852 asked.
Gainesville, Jefferson Il Southern let
mortgage guaranteed. Up bid, ll3 asked.
Gainesville, Jefferson Il Southern not guaran-
teed, ITO bid, lie asked. Ocean Steamship
per cent. bonds guaranteed by Central Rail-
road, lOo$4 bid, l0lh asked.
Savannah Gas Light stock. 2Ul2 bid. p
asked. Mutual Gas Light stock, 25 bid, 26
asked.
BA0oE.-Msrket irmer; demand fair;
smoked clear rib sides, 713C.: shoulders, 6l4c.;
&c.: shoulders, 5lac.; hams. lie.
TAGGING AND TIks.-Market steady with
fair demand. We quote: Bagging-21z ms,
lItaGu5<c.; 2 lbs, iO5sDllc.; Ia los, 1870
loAc.; Ia lbs, 91].0s} &C., according to guam
dty and brand. iron 1ies-Arrow and Delta,
81 s0gDl 85 per bundle. according 70 quantity
and brand. Begging and ties in retail lots a
CosTEE.-rlc market weak; demand mod
crate, we quote for smsu lots: Ordinary,
s5a9Ac.; fair, $40; good. 1910; prime,
DsT GooDs.-The market is quiet and
steady STOCKS ample. We quote: Prints
1880; Georgia brown shirtins, 4c.; 10 do,
Be-; a. brown theeting, 6c.i white Osnaburgs,
715g9yf:.; checks, 61fg7c.; yarns, S5c. ior
be makNg, brown drlings. el4G7c.
fLoUR.-3iarkot firm and in GOOD de-
m D. We 4uote; sunerhnei s. % extra.
g 65G4 IS fancy, S6G0 25; family. 20 j00a5 rs:
enoioc -ateut. s87Js07; roller mills, S. Od0 30.
FRUITS Lemons, sJOcK ample, SO 5otn4 80
per pQA. Dranges-Fl0rlda, scarce, SO 50 per
e9&; S4p'es, q 5O&9 % per box; Mess.ua,
81 519i 80 per box. Apples-Northern s. 20.
BananGs-i elbow, 81 25g3 30 per bunch.
eEAfN.--Narket firm. demand GOOD
we quote in Job lots: White corn, 100. car
loud lots, Tic; mixed corn. 78e.. carload
lots, zoe; oaps 53c.. carload lots, soc. Meal.
so Bran. 81 1901 %. 0rai, S5c.
HAY.-h2rket firm; fair demand. We
quote. Ia job lots; Hay, Northern 81 e5i West
HiDAs, WOOL, ETC. - Hides - Market
firm. receipts fair; dry flint. l5j5e. DRY
copntr sailed, 100 l912c.; dry butcbers', l2c.
Woo Nj srket yers dun; prime, lgc.; bury,
SOLO. Wa. &C.. Door skins lint, zoe. salt
Ell. lss.: ofter skine. 25c.mt8 90.
LARu.-The market % lrm. We quote:
IN ticrccs and tubs, 49,; IN kega, &C.; So -
tins. Sc.
POrAroEs. Marker well stocked demand
moderate: New York stock, 81 50d2 rs per
bbl.; Burbanks per Dbl, 8275.
SALI The demand - very moderate and
the mHrEeb quiet. We quote: Carload lots,
a. =. %. p.: small lota. 900.
nuC tE..-Markot firm. We quote: Cut
lonl G7sc.: formulated, CSC. powdered, 6)68.;
eiendsrd a. GEO., extra Z, 53sG534c.; q, yell
icw. p -Wt3sc.
ToBApuo.-Marllot frm; moderate do
mAnd. We quote: Smoking, 40c.0bSl %,
CnCWiue--f' ur0mrF. sound. Hi0t0c.. medium.
a2BHc c.; briqht so0l75c. nno fancy, s59go.;
stirf lne, 200 on loi bright nayie6, 45993lc.i