Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-22


Exported previously. ........ 1880 5l,947
rotal. ........... ............ la'25O 5L8l7
Stock on hand and on ship
board this day .-..-....-..+.. 7,05S 1885
Receipts same day last year. 3S5 1646
FINANCIAL.-The money market is easy.
Domestic ENchauge-Banks and bankers are
buying sight drafts at Is per cent premium,
and selling at 14a3s per cent premium. For
eign EXchange-Duli. Bankers three DAYS
sight, 81 Sj1Sa4 So; short "a 85l2; bankers sixty
days, 81 S313; siXty-day bills, commercial,
81 81; commercial ninety days. 81 500; francs
commercial, Havre and Swiss, sixty days,
IS "a IL l6; Paris, short, 50 2l15; marks, COM
mercial. sixty days, "a 3-l6.
SECURITIES. Market is quiet, with some
inquiry for good bonds. Stocks are feverisb
with some demand for government stocks.
STOCKS AND BONDs.-CiGf BOnds.-OuIet.
Atlanta per cent, I02 bid, l04 asked; Angus
Ia per cent. los bid, 10 asked; Columbus 5
per cent, SO bid, 80 asked; Macon 6 per cent,
155 bid. l06 asked; new Savannah per cent
July coupons, SSs4 bid. S9% asked; new Sa-
yannah per cent, August coupons, $50 bid.
Sac Boaas.- Market firm, with light
bid, 1857 asked Georgia mortgage on
W. A. Railroad regular per
cent, coupons January and July. maturi-
g. 1886. l0415 bid, 1857 asked Georgia Z per
asked. Georges per cent, coupons January
and July. maturity 1898 l25bid, l2316 asked.
RaiJroad Stocks. - Firm. Central com
mon, 1917 bid, 74& asked. Augusta and Savan-
nah ger cent. guaranteed. 1l9 BID,
40 asked. Georgia common, $50 bid. Isl
asked. Southwestern per cent. guaranteed
ll5A Did, ll554 asked. Central Railroad per
oont. eertncates. 80 bid, 901z asked
Atlanta and West Point Railroad stock 9415
bid, 50 asked Atlanta and West Point 6 per
cent. certificates, go bid. 9615 asked.
lRd4lFodd BOn8s.-MarKeI quleV. Savan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway Co. gene
val mortgage q per cent. interest, coupons
October, lo0 bid, lol75 asked. Atian-
tic & Gulf LIST mortgage consolidated
per cent, Coupons January and july.
maturity 1897, 1l3 BID, ia asked. Cen
tral consolidated mortg. z per cent. coupons
Jan. and July, maturity 1893. lI3 bid
IA asked. Georgia Railroad SIS 1897, los
bid, l16 asked. Mobile Il Girard I'd mortgage
ildor7od Ger cent. coupons, January and
Juy. maturity 1889. 100 bid. ITO asked.
hoGLzcaCIy Y Eufaula LIST mort. 8 per cent
ind. bt Central Railroad, l041 bid, 1851 asked
Chariut.e, Columbia q Augusta let mort,
lUs2 B.u. 100 asked. Charlotte. Columbus
Augusta 81 mortgage, 80 bid, "a asked,
Western Alabama ID mortgage, indorsed s
per cent. 1QS bid. 10 asked: South Geor-
ga 4 Florida Endorsed, ll316 bid, ll41& asked.
South Georgia 4 Florida "a mort, lOOlS bid,
l01% asked. Augusta a Knoxville first
mortgage, per cent, l041a bid, 1851 asked.
Gainesville, Jefferson y Southern lat
mortgage guaranteed. III bid, 1l3 asked.
teed, ITO bid, ll2 asked. Ocean steamship
per cent. bonds guaranteed by Central Rail-
road, 1909 bid, l0l1z asked.
Savannah Gas Light stock, 20 bid. q
asked. Mutual Gas Light stock, 70 bid. 26
asked.
BAOoN.-Market steady; demand fair;
smoked clear rib sldes, T4c.: shoulders, &c.;
dry sailed clear rib sides, &c.: long clear,
6t2e., ah0ulders. 5lzc.; hams lie.
BAaGIN9 AND TIE5.-Market steady with
lar demand. We quote: Bagglng-21I tbs.,
Li'syli9<e.i Ms, l0Bgllc.; ~ lbs, 1899
ttY,Ao'i 5l no, 91S@OMc., according to guam
uty and brand. iron Ties--ArroW and Delta.
3 500 30 Dor bundle. according TO quantity
ssnd or tad' Bagging and ties In retail lots
fraction higher.
CoFrss.-rne market dull; demand mod
crate. ~. gaOte for small lots: Ordinary,
ss.' Itr $40; good. 1870; prime, ne;
Osv e,0o0s.-The market 10 quiet and
steady; ..ucEs ample. We quote Prints,
5000, Georgia brown shlrting, &C., rs do,
o. boz. yea Np sheeting, &c.; white osnaburgs,
'ne9As, O5e9lc.i yarns, $50. for
'roWn driuinRs. B5TlG7c.
tLotA.-MarkeJ firm and ia good de-
h ...4. w 4Hot.; sn9ernne, "A IS; extra,
"a So So fancy $696 %; family. IS 50Gbb 75:
a'oir' uaten, % 71tg7; roller mills s. 2 ta8 10.
thttrs.-LomOns. stOck ample: 5000 per
.nN. Ortngcs-flOrida. none IN market.
NHpict, ~ 1908 per box; Messina, SO 90 per Roy
'''I'r-Northcrn, $69B. Bananas-Ye elbow,
.l'I PER bunch.
asie.-Nfrret steady; demand goog
Wt .uat. oh lots; white corn, 100. car,
iIed lu',. 73i.. mixed corn. 49,: CARLOAD
Int4. TJe.. uat. 53c. 4. carload lots Soc Meal
SOC. Bran 81 1901 70. Grsi, sje.
HAY.-Market hrm; fair demand. We
gJote. IN Job lots: Hay, Northern 81 obi West
tru. 81 -.
lIiDEH, WOOL, Ere. Hides Market
hrn: receipts fair: dry nlnt, l5Ikc.: dry
eluutrv sGitod, 12gl8lzc,; dry butchers'. re.
Woo Market very dun; prime, lee. bury
SglOc. Wax. PC. Deer SKINS flint, 20e. salt
p'. lsr.; otter skins. 25g.eDi8 %.
bAnD.-The market IA steady. We quote:
ia herces and tubs, u c.; In kegs, &C.: 50-b
unR. ne
POTATOES. Market lightly stocked; de-
mand moderated New York stock, e. rs per
Dbl; Burbanks per Dbl, 1915.
sALr.-Ihc demand ls very moderate and
me mArtgt quiet. We quotes Carload lots,
toe.. Y. %. b.: small lots. zoe.
suQtH.-Market higher. We quota: Gut
loht. it8e.i graduated, ~ powdered, n tc.;
l.e.