The morning news., 1888-03-31
Total shipments 16s, l52 64s,698 14e,925 566, ,a52
Stock on hand and
on shipboard
March 80 .. 4a69 60 469 2543 r. 408


BAooN-Market steady; demand good; smoked
clear rib sides, S95c; shoulders, &c; dry salted
clear rib Sides 736c; long clear 734c; bellies,
TIC; shoulders, SIC; hams, 13c.
BAGGING AND TIES-Mar<et quiet. We quote:
Bagging, "a lbs. s@s14c; , tbs, 74@71ac; 134
tbs 634G17c according to brand and quantity.
Iron ties 81 % per bundle, according to brand
and quantity. Bagging and ties in retail lots
BUTTER-Market firmer; Goshen, 2Oc; gilt
edge, 2i15c; creamery, &c.
CABBAGE-Supply light; native and Florida,
90l0c.
CHEEsE-Market steady; fair demand. We
quote 11014c.
CoFFEE0The market is higher. We quote:
Fancy, 1S16c; choice, 1715c; prime. 1910; fair,
16c; ordinary, 15c; common, lac.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples evaRprated, 10@c;
peeled, 71Sc. Peaches, peeled. Nc; unpeeled
517c. Currants, &c. Citron, 25c.
Dry GooDs-The market is strong with ten
dency to advance; stock full; demand good.
We quote: Prints, 5000; Georgia brown
shirting, 34 SC; 7-8 do, &c: A brown sheet
ing. &c; white osnaburgs, 9a4c; checks, 61s@
7ci yarns, S5c for best makes; brown drllings
FIsH-Light demand on account of high
prices. We quote full weights Mackerel-No
/, $40 90; No. 3, half barrels. nominal, s. 00@
750; No. 2 So 80. Herring-No. l, &c; scaled,
FRuIr-lemons fair. We quote:
So 5O@375 Apples Northern Baldwins, nomi-
nally 81 50; Oranges Florida, supply light
FLoUR-Market firm; demand moderate.
We quote: Extra, 81 0004 10; fancy, s. 750
90; choice patent, s. 25@5 rs; family, 81 400
450.
GRA1N-Corn- Market firm; demand light;
We quote: White corn, job lots, 75c; carload
lots, 73c; mixed, job lots, 73c; carload lots 71c
Oats steady; demand good. We quote: Mixed
oats, 47c; carload lots 45c Bran, 81 90 Meal,
7Oc. Grist, per bushe Soc.
HAY-Market very firm, with fair demand;
stock ample. We quote, job lots: Western
81 10; carload lots, 81 O21a; Eastern, none;
HIDES Wool, ETc-Hides- very
weak. tendency to decline; receipts light; dry
flint, 10c; salted, Sc; dry butcher, &c. Wool
nominal; receipts light; prime, in bales, 23c;
bury, 8QDl5c. Wax, lSc. Tallow, 30ic Deer
skins flint, 25c; salted, zoe. otter skins, 5OcG
$500.
IRoN-Market firm; swede, 41405c; refined,
234c.
LARD-N1arlet steady; in tierces 79sG77sc;
so ID tins, 7s40S1ac.
LIME. CALcINEp PLASTER AND CEMEYT-Ala-
bama lump lime is in fair demand, and is sell
ing at 81 80 per barrel; Georgia, 81 25 per bar
rel: calcined plaster. 81 s5 per BARREL hair. &c;
Rosendale cement, 81 20; Portland cements,
81 500t3 90.
LIoUoRs- stock; steady demand. Bour
bon, 81 5O6D5 50; rye 81 50GD6 90; rectfed, 81 %
al 35. Ales unchanged and in fair demand.
NAILS Market firm; fair demand. We quote:
3D., So S0 4d and sd, So 45; Cd, 81 80; Sd, 81 80;
10d to God, So 40 per keg.
Almonds -Tarragona, 1s6120c; Ivicas,
1701Sc; walnuts French, 15c; Naples 16c; pc
cans, 10c; Brazil, 10c; filberts, 1Oc; cocoanuts,
Baracoa, So 00G13 Is per 100.
Ous-Market firm; demand good. Signal,
45c; West Virginia black, 9@lOc lard &c;
headlight, 15c; kerosene 916QD l0c: water white,
1316c; neatsfoot, 6O6ISOc; machinery, 25Gt3Oc;
lnseed. raw, 60c; boiled. &c., mineral seal, l6c;
freproof, lSc. hOmellght iSc.
ONIONS Northern, per barrel. nominaly S5 30
as 90; crates. SO 90; none here. o.o.-
PoTAToEs - Northern eating, 50 OOGf3 p;
Scotch sacks, SO 006s3 25; seed potatoes, differ
ent varieties, SO 5O@400.
PEAs-Following are prices asked by dealers:
New crop in fair supply and moderate demand; /;
pers, 81 25; blackeye, 81 60GIi IS; white crowd
ers, 81 75@D2 co. Jobbers are buying at the fol
lowing prices: Cow peas, mixed, 16c; clay, 9Oc;
speckled 90c
PRUNEs- Turkish, &c; French, i216c,
RAIsINs-Demand light; market steady. lay
ers. 81 IS per box; London layers, new, $500
per box.
SAIT-The demand is moderate and the mar
ket is quiet; carload lots, CSC o b; job lots 70
190c.
SHor-Drop, 81 50; buck, S175
SUGAR-The market is steady cut LOAF, 79sc;
standard A, 67sc; extra C, 614 Go6lsc; yellow G,
&c; granulated, TIC; powdered, nc.
SYRUP-Florida and Georgia duh at 23040c;
the market is quiet for sugarhouse at 3ODiOc;
Cuba straight goods 2Sc In hogsheads; sugar
TOBACCO Market dull: demand moderate.
We quote: Smoking, 25c01Sl %; chewing, com
mon, sound, 25G130c; fair, 3OW95c; medium, -
GDt0 bright, 50O75c; fine fancy. S5MsOc; extra
fine, 90cGpSl l0; bright navies, 45D75c; dark
navies. 406A50c.
LuMBEn-Co -Coastwise demand has improved
cosderably during the past week, and lndica,
tiOns point to large consumption and continued
improvement in demand. Foreign demand is
also now active. No change in prices. We