The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-20

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Government Bonds-United States As.
registered, 109lk; United States As. cou-
pons, 110%; United States Is, registered, 50;
United States As, new, registered, 1l9ls;
United States As, new, coupons, llSss
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Bacon-The market is firm. Smoked
clear sides. 5Ssc; dry sailed clear rib sides,
sc; long clear. none; bellies, 55sc; sugar.
cured hams, l1lsc.
Lard-Market steady; pure, IN tierces.
SIC; 50-pound tins, 5iac; compound, in
tierces, 47sc; in 5O-pound tins. 5lsc.
Butter-Market higheri fair demand;
Goshen. 15Q16c; gilt edge, 19i5q2Oc; best
creamery, 21d2Sc.
Cheese-Market higher: fancy. fun
cream cheese, 1lQ12l5c; 20-pound average.
11kd13c.
Fish-Mackerel. half-barrel, No. 1, $3.50;
No. 2, $3.50; No. $500; kits, No. /, SIS;
No. 2, 81 90; No. 3, csc. Goldfish, 1-pound
bricks, 6hc; 2-pound bricks, &c. Smoked
herring, per box, zoe; Dutch herring N
kegs, 81 60. New mullet half barrels $3.50.
Salt-Demand is fair. and the market
steady; carload lots, +. o. b., Liverpool,
10-pound sacks, 4Sc; Virginia. l25-pound
bullap sacks, SIC; ditto, 125-pound cotton
sacks SOC; smaller lots, higher.
Syrup-Market quiet, Georgia and Flor
ida syrup. buying at 2Sc; selling at 2SQ25c;
sugar house at 1SQS2c Cuba, straight
zoe.
Tobacco-Market quiet and steady;
smoking domestics, 22@60c; chewing COM
mon, sound, 2@27c; fair, 2SQ35o; good. SO
case; bright, 6Oq65c; fine fancy, 65qSOc.
Sugar-Equalty PROFESSIONALLY Quo
tations-Cut loaf, 5.1Sc; crushed, 5lSc;
powdered, Assoc; xxx powdered 49Sc;
standard graduated 4.55c; cubes, Assoc;
mould A, Assoc; diamond A, 4.55c; confec-
toners A, Also; white extra c, 4.05c; extra
c, 2.sSc; golden c. SSOc; yellows, S.6Sc. Tone,
firm.
Coffee-Mocha, Java, 2S1Ac; Peaberry.
2715c; standard No. 1. 20l5c; No. @ 171kc;
No. 2, 16lAc; No. 3, 15c; No. 4, lac; No. 8.
1S1zc; No. 6, 12lkc; No. z. 1111c.
Flour-Very strong: patents. $3.50
st aights. $5.25; fancy. $50; family, si6
Corn-Market is steady; white corn, Job
lots, 4Sc carload lots, 45c; mixed corn.
nonei cracked corn, job lots, 95c sack.
Oats-Carload lots, &c: job lots, Csc.
Oats-Texas rust proof, Soc.
Bran-Job lots, Soc; carload lots, 75c.
Hay-Market steady; western, Job lots.
Sc; carload lots, Toe.
Meal-Pearl, per barrel, $3.50; per sack.
$1.10: city meal, per sack, Soc; pearl grits
per barrel, $3.50; per sack, $1.15; city Il its.
per sack. $1.O5.
wines-Domestic port, sherry, catawba
low grades, GOOSE; fine grades, $1.O0a1. so:
California light muscatel and angelica,
! $1S5QL75.
Liquors-Market firm; high wines. ba-
sis, $1.1S; whisky, per GALLON rectiied, 100
proof, $1.S5Q1.75 choice grades. s15O62.OO
straight, S1.45Q350; blended, S2.0O@4O0 low
proofs in proportion. Gins, 1c per gallon
higher. RUNS, &c higher.
Lemons-Market quiet; new crop Messl-
ma, per box. $3.0063.25.
Pine Apples-Cases, $4OO@5.OO; one-half
cases, $2.25Q3O0
Oranges-Florida, $4.0064.25 per box.
Apples-$1.7562O barrel.
Dried Fruit-Appfes. evaporated, sk@
10c; common, 7dSc.
Raisins-L. L., $1.75; Y box, $1.10; loose,
50-pound boxes. SIC pound.
Oils-Market steady; demand fair; sig
nal, 45@50c; West Virginia, black 9612c;
lard, 65d70c: neatsfoot, 60QS5c; machinery
2O03Oc; linseed, raw, SIC; boiled, $50; kero-
sene, Georgia test. 10c; water white, lie;
fire proof, 12c; guardian, lie; deodorized
stove gasoline, 13c.
lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement
Alabama and Georgia lime in fair de-
mand and selling at S5c per barrel bulk
and carload lots special; calcined plaster,
SLIGO per barrel; hair, 4@5c. Rosedale ce-
ment, $1.30@4.40; carload lots, special;
Portland cement, retail, $40; carload lots,
S21O
Cabbage-Barrels 7c.
Nuts-Almonds, Tarragona, 16c; Ivicas.
14c walnuts, French, lie; Naples, 12hc;
pecans, 1Oc; Brazils, &c; filberts, 1Oc; as
sorted nutss 5O-pound and 25-pound boxes,
| 915d10c; cocoanuts, 1915 per 100.
Peanuts-Ample stock, fair demand;
market steady; fancy hand-picked, vir-
nina, per pound, 415c; hand-picked, per
pound, 4c; small hand-picked, per pound,
&c.
Demonstrates, soc; barrel, $50.
Potatoes-Irish, $1.65 barrel; sacks, 81. 50.
Shot-Firm; drop to B, $1.30; B to larger,
$l.t5; buck, $l.55.
Iron-Market very steady; swede, 40
&c. refined, $40 base.
Gun Powder-~er keg, $4oo; half keg,
1925; quarter keg, $1.25. Champion duck
ing, quarter keg, $225. Austin. Dupont
and Hazard smokeless, half kegs Ss45:
quarter kegs, $3.50; 3-pound canister, ST. 10;
1-pound canister, 75c. Less 20 to 10 per
cent. Off.
Lumber-Demand, both foreign and do
nestle. is firm. Ordinary Sizes $1,000
1900: difficult sizes. $13.O061S.O0; flooring,
boards. $1500G2200; ship stuff. $1650I20O0;
sawn ties. $1,000
Poultry--Steady, fair demand; spring
chickens. Csc per pair; half-grown to
three-quarters grown, SOC to 35c pair;
full-grown fowls, zoe per pair.
Eggs-MarlSet fully supplied; candled.
per dozen, zoe; country, &c less.
Hides, Wool, Etc.-Hides-The market
is strong and advancing; dry flint. 1Oc;
dry salt, Sc; green sailed, Sc Wool
Quiet; prime Georgia, free of sand burrs
and black wool, 12c; blacks. 10c; bury so
&c. Wax, Csc Tallow, &c. Deerskins, I5c.
Bagging and Ties-The market is firm;
Jute bagging, 2A-pound, &c; 2-pound, 0ikc;
1A-pound, &C.; quotations are for job lots;
small lots higher; sea island bagging, SD
SIC; Standard Arrow ties, steel, IS pounds,
large lots $40; small lots, bagging, Sa
SIC; Standard Arrow ties, STEEL IS pounds,
large lots. $1.20; small lots. 81 25.
Dry Goods-The market is steady; de-
mand brisk prints z@5c; Georgia brown
glirtinpS a. 3Ac. "a nc. A brown
ings. sc; white osnaburgs, 7l71zc; checks,
lQ5c: brown drlllings, 5Q6izc.
OCEAN FREIGHTS.
Cotton-Market firm; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston. per bale. s1.25;