Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-27

Wddling ..................-.......S s-l6
Low mddling.... .........-.........S
Good ordinary ..-...........-.......7zs
Ordinary ......+-+..... ...t.........ots
Ssa Islaad.-The market was entirely
ronlnal Last sales were at quotations:
Common -'''''''..' on % las ,@s
Good Fioridas. 800. .............. 2254C423
Medium fine Floridas. ...........4 @24%
Fine Floridss ...'-.'...-.'.. 55si15955
Extra fine Eloridas .......-....20 in21
PlcR.-The market was dull and inactive.
the sales for the day were only IS barrels. at
Unchanged prices as follows:
FAIR. Observation-Disclosures. lsS@4ss
Good ---.......' ......'''''''......6 90
Prime -............-............
Rough
Country lots ..........'.......... $50 IS
Tide water ,............-...-. OWWl 20
NAVAL SToREs-The market for spiri,s
tnrpentine was very dull and nominal,
There was q gen raj absence of buyers from
the market. The Board of Trade being
closed during the day it was observed more or
le-s as a holiday. The last transactions
we're at 85Ac for regulars. Rosin.-
TIE market was und,r the same in
Influences as that Of turpentine. There was
we're reported OF the lower grades at the fol-
lowing quotations: A, B, G, and ID 95c, r
81 o., 81 10, G 81 so, H 81 20, l So 20. K a, NJ
81 IS. N So 90, window glass S., water white
$50.
FINANCIAL. The money market Is easy.
D0nestse Eschgn9' Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at IA per
cent discount, and selling az par.
uercial sixty-day bills, "a So; three-dsy
bills. 81 So; ninety days, s4S2; francs. com
mercial, sixty days, Havre and Paris. SIS 2l3<;
SWISS. IS 2214; marks. commercial sixty DAYS.
o. u 10.
sEcURITIEs.-rhe Market Is nominal;
nothing doing.
Atlanta 8 per cent, los bid, 10Y asked; At
lrnta Z per cent. ll2 bid, IFS asked; Au-
gusta per cent, los bid. liz asked; Augusta
rs long, lO6 bid. le7 asked; Columbus
5per cent, 81 bid, 81 asked Macon per cent.
ITO bid ll2 asked: rev Savannah per cent
January coupons, 9S1< bid 99l< asked new Sa-
vannah 5 per cent february coupons $50
etat4 Bon1Ss.-MarSet firm, with light sum-
ply. Georgia new 6s, 1885, lO7 bid, l08 asked;
Georgia new AIS. lO6 DID. 1863 asked;
Georgia mortgage on W & A E K, regular Z
per cent, coupons January and July. maturi-
ty 1885. l02 Did. l03 asked: Georgia per cent
gold. coupons quarterly, lib bid, ia asked;
Georgia per cent, coupons January and
July maturity 1896. 1875 bid. l37 asked.
Railroad Stoces.-Cenrrat common eX -divi-
denf. 70l& bid 7ll5 asked; Augusta ana Savan-
Pab per cent guaranteed eX-dIvidend. III
bid. l23 asked: Georgia common, 157 bid, l59
ex dividend. liz bid. ll6l4 asked: Central
Railroad per cent GER tficates. ex-dtvI-
dend. 921S bid; 81 asked: Atlanta and West
Point Railroad stock. 9S bid. "a asked; At
lanta and West Point 6 per cent certificates,
sx-Interest. 80 BID. loo asked.
Railroad BondS.-MarkeJ firm. Savannah
Florida and Western Railway Company, gen.
eral mortgage per cent interest, coupons
Oct. TO- nd, 1854 asked; Allan &c and Gulf
LIST mortgage consolidated per cent. coupons
January and July. maturity 1891. Il9% BID, l20
asked: Central consolidated mortgage Z par
cent. coupOns January and July. maturity
1893. lis bid. JIG asked: GeOrgla RAILROAD SIS
1897. lO9 bid. ITO as en-; Mobile and Girard ID
mortgage lndorsed per CEN COUPONS. Japu-
ary and July. maturity 1889. 1l2 bid, ll3
asked: Montgomery and Eufaula lst mortgage
6per cent indorsed bv Central Railroad los
bid, 100 asked: Charlotte. Columbia ana Au-
gusta lst mort. lis bid. ll6 asked; Char
l0tte. Columbia ami Augusta I'd mortgage,
l05 bid. 10i asked: Western Alabama ID
mortgage indOrsed per cent, Ill bid. ll2
asked; South Georgia and Florida Endorsed,
lis bid, lis asked: South Georgia and Flori-
da ID mortgage. i07 bid. 100 asked; Augusta
and Knoxville LIST mortgage. per cent. liz
bid. lib asked; Gainesville. Jefferson and
southern LIST mortgage guaranteed. ll65% bid,
n71% asked; Gainesville Jefferson and south
ern not guarant ed, ia bid, lis asked; Ocean
steamship per cent bonds guaranteed by
Central R r., 1887 bid, lo4 asked; Games
vile. Jefferson and Southern I'd guaranteed,
10 biz. IL asked.
the State of Georgia. 10 bid, us ask
ed: Merchants National Bank. 1870 bid.
1S2 asked: Savannah Bank San and
savannah NaSio6al Bank, 100 bid. IO2 asked.
Savannah Gas Light stock. 1914 bid. In
askel; Mutual Gas Light stock, % bid. %
asked.
BACON. - Market firm demand slow;
smoked clear RIB Sides 61zc; shoulders. 415c;
dry salted clear rib sides, g.; long clear SIC;
shoulders. none; hams, &C.
BAGGINd AND TIEs.-Market dull and easy.
We quote: Bagging-sz lbs, 1l1Sall%ci
ms. lONal1c; IL fbs. l0alO4c; u
ms. 914as14c, according to brand ana "a
per bundle, according to brand and
quantity. Bagging and ties In retail lots a
fraction higher.
BuTTER.-Market very quiet; Oleomarga-
rine, l4al7c; choice Goshen, 2Oc; gilt edge,
22a24c; creamery. 2Sca35c; country, l6a2oc
CEEEsE.-Market steady, demand good;
stock light. We quote; 9al2lfc.
CABBAGEs 10(0l2c.
CoFFEE.-The market is steady; demand
good. We quote for small lots; Ordinary,
SIC; fair, &c; good. lOc; PRIME lo1zallc;
choice. llallxc.
DRIED FaUIT.-A Apples, evaporated, &c;
peeled, &c. Peaches, peeled. l0allc; un-
peeled. 5aTc: currants. &c. cltron, BIC.
DRY Goops.-The market is very quiet'
stocks ample. We quote: Prints, 4a6c: Geor-
gla brown shirting, 3 4. 35zc; rs do 43zc; a.
brown sheetlng, SIC: white osDaburgs. t3s
SIC; checks. 6a6l&c; yarns, Soc, Tor best
makes; brown drillings, 6l8a71sc.
FIsH.-We quote full weights: Mackerel-
No. 8, half bbls SO 25a3 so; No. 2. 81 5Oa5 So
Herring--No. /. zoe; scaled. Csc; cod, 5aSc'
FLOUR. : Market weak; demand mod
crate. We quote: Superilne. - 5oa
IS; extra, 81 4Oa4 10; fancy. vs. 65a5 80;
choice patent. 50 O0a6 so: family. IS 0Oa5 IS:
ITs.--Lemons--Stocka ample ana demand
light, S3T5. Oranges - Market ntm'
Florida hights. 81 25a2 81; russets, 81 15az 10.
Apples-Northern, 81 5Oa2 as per Dbl.
GRAIE.-Corn: Market steady; demand
good. We quote: White corn, JOB lots ooc; car
load lots, &c; mixed corn. job lots, $40; car
load lots, &c Oats steady; good demand We
quote: Mixed oats. &c, carload ots. $50
Bran, 81 l5al IS. Meal, 671Sc. Grist, per Dusnei'
T2hc.
HAY.-Market steady, with fair demand;
stock ample. We quote job lots; WESTERN
81 20: carload lots. $50; Eastern, ~ lOi car
load OTIS. 81 co.; Northern, none.
HIDES. Wool, Eric. - Hides; market
quet; receipts fair; dry hint. l4ci
salted. l.c; dry butcher. lie. Wool: Markel
nominal; prime. zoe; bury. sal2e. wax
21c. IalOw, &c. Deer skins. mint, l5c; sailed,
he. Otter skins. 25cas2.
IRON. --Market steady: swede, HSa5c; re-
LARp.Erhe market is duh; in tierces and
tubs. &c: So 10 tins, 7cl<.
LIME, CALcINED PLASTER AND CEMENT
Alabama lump lime Is la fair demand anu -
selling nt 81 80 per barrel; GeOrg a, 81 30. cal
cined plaster. S2a2 10 per bib; hair, 5J6alc;
Georgia cement. 50; ROseBdaie cement. 81 ga
81 rs: Portland cement. So 55a4.
LrouoRs.-Ful stock; .te ldy oeman1'
Bourbon, 81 .0a5 so; rye, 81 5Qa6 %; rectihei,
flal Sb Ales unchanged ana IN goou lem nI'
NAILS Market steady; Sd, 81 Is; 40 anu eu,
" 70; 81, 81 rs; So, 81 90; 100 10 SOD - 20 DER
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