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

FINANCIAL.-The money market is easy.
Domestic Exchanged and bankers are
buying sight drafts at q per cent premium,
and selling at I1a1s per cent premium. For
eign EXchange-Dull. Bankers three DAYS
sight, "a $50 So; short, 81 $50; bankers sixty
days, 81 o3l@; slNty-day bills, commerce al,
81 81; commercial ninety days, 81 SOL; francs,
commercial. Havre and Swiss, sixty days
IS "A ll-l6: Paris, short, s. 2l15; marks, COM
mercial, sixty days, "a 3-l6.
SECURITIES. Market is sluggish. with only
retail demand for bonds and debentures
Stocks weak and neglected.
STOCKS AND BONDs.-City B0nds.-QuIet.
Atlanta per cent, l02 bid, l04 asked: Angus
ia per cent. l0S bid, 10 asked; Columbus 5
per cent, sc bid, So asked; Macon per cent,
l05 bid, 1906 asked; new Savannah per cent,
May coupons, $50 bid, S91< asked: new Sa-
vannah per cent, July coupons, SO bid, $3.50
asked.
state Bonds. Market firm, with light
supply. Georgia new 6s. 1883, 1861
W. & A. Railroad regular per
cent. coupons January and July. maturl-
~ 1886, 1882 Did, IO415 asked Georyia z per
cent. gOlI, coupons quarterly, liz bid, Il3
asked. Georgia per cent. coupons Jan aarY
and July. msturitY 1928. 123bid, 1891 asked,
Railrcdd Stochs.-Weak. Central common,
20 bid. II asked. Augusta and savan-
nah per cent. guaranteed. III bid,
us asked. Georgia common, 1907 bid, 1871
asked. Southwestern per cent. guaranteed,
1857 bid, ll6 asked. Central Railroad per
SEM. CERTIFICATES, sO18 bid. 81 asked.
Atlanta and West Point Railroad stock. 95
Did, 9516 asked. Atlanta and West Point per
cent certificates, 96l4 hid. 0694 asked.
IRGilFOGd BcnOs.-MarkeJ quleO. Savan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway Co. gene
ral mortgage per cent. interest, coupons
October, lOl bid, 1929 asked. ATTAIN
tic d Gulf LIST mortgage consolidated
maturity 1897, l13 bid, ia asked. Cen
tral consolidated mortg. per cent. coupons
Jan. and July, maturity 1893, III, bid,
MOhila ~ ii M rra m
Endorsed per cent. coupons, January anu
July, maturity 1883, los bid. ITO asked.
MONTGOMERY & Eufaula LIST mort. 6 per cent.
ind. by Central Railroad, l04 bid. l041$ asked.
Charlotte, Columbia Il Augusta lst mort,
l07 bid. les asked. Charlotte, Columbia
n Augusta % mortgage, SO bid, "a asked.
western Alabama I'd mortgage. indorsed. s
per cent. lO7 oid, los asked; South Geor-
gla Il Florida Endorsed, lis bid, 1l6 asked.
South Georgia Florida % mort, 1887 bid,
lO45 asked. Augusta 4 Knoxville FIRST
Gainesville, Jefferson Southern lst
mortgage guaranteed. liz bid, ll3 asked.
Gainesville, jefferson q Southern not guaran-
teed, ITO bid, lie asked. Ocean Steamship 6
per cent. bonds guaranteed by Central Rail-
road, 1901 bid, lOOM asked.
Savannah Gas Light stock. 20 bid. 81
asked. Mutual Gas Light stock, 25 bid, 70
asked.
smoked clear rib sides, 1885,: shoulders, 614c.
dry sailed clear rib sider, 63sc.: long clear,
65+c.; shoulders. 55zc.; hams. lllac.
BAa0IEa AND TIEs.-Market steady with a
fair demand. We quote: Bagglng-2k Tbs,
li5zgllAc.; tbs., l05s9llc.; ~ iDs., 1850
VAe.i "a ios., 9lfgSAc., according to guam
Ety and brand. Iron Ties-ArroW and Delta,
81 509l 30 per bundle. according to quantity
20 brand. Tagging and ties in retail lots a
fraction higher
COFFEg.-rhe market weak; demand mod
crate. we quote for small lots: Ordinary,
gyat9Ac.i fair, 934c.; good, lO14o.; prime,
u18c.; choice. l2c.
DRY GoODs.-The market is quiet and
steady; stocks ample. We quote. Prints,
4G5c.; Georgia brown shlrting, &C.; rs do,
ec.' a. brown eheetng, &C.; white osnaburgs,
!%9BZc. checks, 61S,glc.; yarns. SIC. Tor
Dctt mckee, Drown drillinge, biz(9Ic.
FL0UR.-Market firm and in good de-
mani. W. luoto; suuernne, - Is: extra.
81 65a4 So. fancy, $6d6 %; famlv, 70 5o05 IS;
oh1irf natoui ~ 7oa z, roller mills, 50 0g6 40.
hRUtrs.- Lemons, stOck ample; 80 5vlgi 80
per box. Oranges-tlOrlda, scarce, So 30 per
box; Naples, 81 6o,G3 so per box; Messina,
~ J0Gl 30 per box. Abpios-NOrthern, "a 10.
BANANA yellow, 81 2Sq8 90 per bunch.
GEAlF.-Markey firm, demand good.
We iuote in job lots: White corn, 15c.; car
load lots, Tlo.: mixed corn. 783., carload
lots, &C.: Data 5ic.: carload lots. d9e. Meal,
soc, Bran, 81 1901 Is. Grlsi, Sjc.
HAY.-Market hrm; fair demand. We
quote, ~ lob lots: Hay, Northern 81 co. VEST
HIDEs, Wool, Ero. Hides = Marset
brm; receipts fair; dry dlnt, 1870: dry
c9untr, sailed, l9Gl81Sc.; dry butchers, lie.
WOO Market very duh; prime, 49,; bury,
oYlOc. " az, 26c. Deer eEus lint 500; sait-
eu. loe.. otter skira. 25D.f0i3 90.
LAAo.-The market - firm. we quote
n, tn tleress aud tubs, 49,; ~ kegs sc'i SV-h
PoT4roHs.-Markot well stocked; demand