The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-12
Stock on hand and
on shipboard

May u.-.-...... 9,g24 b0,OS1 b,6l6 Do, Boy
BACoN-Market firm and advancing; demand
good; smoked clear rib sides, 99sc; shoulders,
73kc; dry sailed clear rib sides, SIG; long clear
ossc; bellies. Sasc; shoulders 6s5c; hams, l3c:
Begging AND TIEs-Market nominal. We
quote Bagging, "a lbs, SGDs14c: chs, 714@s715c;
1$4tbs, 6340oGc, according to brand and quantity.
Iron tes-S1 20 per bundle, according to brand
and quantity. Bagging and ties in retail lots a
BUTTER-Market easy; Goshen, 9O023c; gilt
edge, 24166o25c; creamery, 27G128c.
CABBAGE-Supply light; native and Florida,
81 5002 rs per barrel.
CHEESE Market steady; fair demand. We
quote, 11414c.
CoFFEE-The market is firm. We quote:
Fancy, 1s34c; choice, i734c; prime, 1714c; fair,
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, evaporated, 10ci COM
mon, 715c Peaches peeled, PC; unpeeled, So
&c. Currants, &c. Citron, 25c.
DRY GooDs-The market is firm, with ten
dency to advance; stock full; demand good.
We quote: Prints, 416O7c; Georgia brown
shrtng 81, 4&c; rs do, 534c; "A brown sheet
ing, 6Ac; white osnaburgs, 9S4c; checks, $40
S ga yarns 0'' i0' 0S'' ~"h''' Drown 0fiilnS'
FIsH-Light demand on account Of high
prices We quote full weights: Mackerel-No
/, $1,000, No. 8, half barrels, nominal, 81 004
7 so; No. ?, S. 50. Herring-No. /, &c; scaled
25c. Cod, 598c.
FRuIT-Lemons Demand fair. We quote:
SO 5O0s75.
FLoUR-Market firm; demand moderate
5 90; choice patent S. 3o05 rs; family, $50
455.
Observation-Disclosures firm; demand light.
lots, Soc; mixed, job lots SOc; carload lots, 70.
Oats steady; demand good. We quote: Mixed
oats, 4sc; carload lots, Acc. Bran, 81 25. Meal.
NC. Grist, per bushel, Csc.
HAY-Market very firm, with fair demand;
stock ample. We quote, job lots: Western,
81 IS; carload lots, 81 10; Eastern none; North
ern, none.
weak; tendency TO decline; receipts light; dry
flint, 10c; sailed, Sc; dry butcher, &c. Wool
market very weak; receipts light prime, in
bales 2oO22c; bury, s@i2c. Wax, iSc. Tai
Otter skins 50cG40o
IRoN-Market firm; swede, 44@5c; refined,
2Ac.
LARD-M Market steady; in tierces, s2sc; so IL
tins, s1sc.
LIME, CALcrNED PLASTER AND CEMENF--Ala-
bama lump lime is in fair demand, and is selling
at 81 25 per barrel; Georgia, 81 l5Gl % per
barrel; calcined plaster, 81 50 per barrel; hair,
&c; Rosendale cement, 81 30; Portland cement,
LIqUoRs Full stock; steady demand. Bour-
bon, 81 500l5 80; rye, 81 5000 90; rectifed 81 90
al 80. Ales unchanged and in fair demand.
tAlIs-' ar1et firm fair demand We quote
3D., 50 SO; i'd and5d, % Is; cd 81 9O Sd, 81 65;
10d to BOD, 81 40; 40d sod and sod 81 65 per key.
NUTs-Almonds-T arragona, $4,000: Ivicas,
l7@1sc; walnuts, French, l5c; Naples. Ice; pc
cans, 10c; Brazil, 10c; tilberts, l0c; cocoanuts,
Baraco1, SO 00Qa3 25 per 100
OILs--Martet firm; demand good. Signal
dc; West Virginia black, 90l0c; lard, see;
headlight. 15c; Kerosene 915Gs l0c; water white,
13l6c; neatSfoOt. 60US0c; machinery, 250l30c
linseed, raw. 60c boiled, CSC; mineral seal, Ice;
fireproof, lSc; homelight, 1Sc.
ONoNs-Bermudas and Egyptian, per crate
1915.
PoTAroEs-Nortnern, eating, SO OO9S 25;
Scotch sacks, 81 50Ge300.
PEAS Following are prices asked by dealers:
Clay peas, u rs; whiPpSoorwill, 81 %; red rip
ers. 81 150D2 90. Jobbers are buying al the fol
lowing prices: Cow peas. mixed, 75c; clay, 81 90;
speckled, 81 0Oc.
PRUNEs-Turkisb, &c; French, 12Ifc.
RAIsINs-Demand light; market steady. Lay
ers, 81 30 per box; London layers, new 81 IS
per box.
SALT-The demand is moderate and the mar
ket is quiet; carload lots, roc o b; job lots 80
Qg0c
sHor-Drop, 81 50; buck, 81 rs
SUGAR-The market is steady; cut loaf, 79sc;
standard A. SIC; extra &, G14@D6Mc; yellow G,
&c; granulated, NC: powdered, 71ac.
SYRUP-Florida and Georgia duh at 33G140c;
the market is quiet for sugarhouse at 300 40c:
Cuba straight goods, 2Sc in hogsheads; sugar
house molasses, 1s020c
ToBACco-Market dull; demand moderate
We quote: Smoking, 25c0lSi -; chewing, COM
mon, sound, 25GD30c; fair, 30Gb3jc; medium, ~
go; bright, 5G175; fine fancy, 5000 extra
fine, 9OcGD1 10; bright navies, 46lI75c; dark
navies, 10000.
LuMBER2Coastwise demand is more active
than for some months, and Indications point 10
large consumption and contipued improvement
in demand. Foreign demand Is fairly active.
Prices are firm at quotations. with an upward
tendency. Mills are all full OF work. We quote
fob:
Ordinary sizes ..................sf2 250l6 90
DlIncut sizes .,....... ........sss. 10 VJbxl ~
Flooring ooarcs. ............-...... 10 OOQp2l ~
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