The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MARKETS.

Bacon-The market is steady. Smoked
clear sides, 5ssc; dry sailed clear rib sides,
cured hams, 1lM1lAc.
Lard-Marlxet steady pure in tierces, sc;
50-pound tins Sac; compound, in tierces,
415c; in 50-pound tins, 4%c.
Butter-NIarket lower, fair demand; Co.
shen, 15a17c; gilt edge, 2O12a22c; creamery,
Gheese-Market firm; fancy full cream
cheese, l1ql21ac; @opound average l1sQ
1Se; fancy Elgins', "a, Ali4zq G &C., No sO0
No. 2, 81. so; No. 8, $780, kits, No. l, 81. %;
No. 2. 81 90; No. 3, 95c. Goldfish, 1-pound
herring, per. box, zoe; Dutch herring. in
kegs, 81. so. New mullet. half-barrels, $3.50.
Salt-Demand is fair, and the market
So SeTGS sacks, 4Sc: Virginia. 125-pound
burlap sacks, &c; ditto, 12o-pound cotton
sacks, S5c; smaller lots higher.
Syrup-Market quiet Georgia and Flor
ida syrup buying at 22c; selling at 23d25c;
sugar house at 1Sd32c; Cuba straight
goods, 2SqS0c; sugar house molasses, l5Q
Tobacco7-Merket quiet and steady;
m isc' i bright, 6SG65c fine fancy, 65@S0c "
Sugar-Equality Prices-Savannah Quo
tadons: Cut loaf, 51Se; crushed. 51Sc;
Standard graduated, 4.55c; cubes, Assoc;
mold A, 4.S0c; diamond A, 4;55c; confection-
ers A. 443c; white extra G, Also; extra c,
412c; golden c, $3.50; yellow S.74c. Tone
F II strong; patents. $3.50;
strS oTgnar TS IS steady White corn ef Job
lots, 42c; carload lots, 39c; mixed corn,
job lots. 43c; carload, 4Oc; cracked corn,
Oats-Carioad lots sic; job lots, 34c.
Oats-Texas rust proof, job lots, SIC.
Bran--Job lots, Sc; carload lots, 75c,
Hay-~Market steady; western, job lots,
SIC; carload lots, 75e.
Meal-Pearl, per barrel, 500; per sack,
95c; city meal, per sack, Sc pearl grits,
per barrel, $3.50; per sack $l.OO; city grits'
Lemons quiet; new crop Mes
sina, per box. $25Oq2.75
ported oranges, s2.5OQ2.75; Valencias.
oApples-s2. 25a25O barrel.
Dried Fruit-AppleS, evaporated, Sh@
10c; common, 7QSc.
Raisins-L. L., Sis; X box. $40; loose.
5O-pound boxes, &c pound.
0ils-Market steady; demand fair; sig
nal, 45Gl50c; West Virginia, black, 9912c;
lard, 58Q65c; neatsfoot, 60QS5c; machinery.
sene, Georgia test, loo: water white, lie;
fire proof. lie; guardian, lie; deodorized,
stove gasoline, 13c.
Lime. Calcined Plaster and Cement-Ala-
bama and Georgia lime in fair demand and
selling at S5c per barrel, bulk and carload
lots special; calcined plaster, $1.60 per bar
rel; hair, 4G5c; Rosedale cement, $500
4,40; carload lots, special; Portland ce-
ment. retail, $780, carload. lots $2.10.
Cabbage-Barrels and barrel crates, $500
@2.25,
Nuts-Almonds. Tarragona, Ice; Ivicas.
14c; walnuts, French, lie: Naples, PFC;
Sorted nuts, 5O-pound and 25-pound boxes,
915GD1Oc; cocoanuts, $S.75 per 100.
Peanuts-Ample stock; fair demand;
ginia, per pound. 41sc; hand-picked. per
pound, 4c; small hand-picked per pound,
oonions-Crates. SIPS; barrels. $3.50
Potatoes-Irish, $50 barrel; sacks 81 65
Seed Potatoes--Virginia second crop, s.. %;
Hoqltqn ESr Bo Rosss - o oarrei Ne" York
Shot-Firm; drop TO B, $1.2O; B to larger,
$.45; bulk, $l.45.
Nails-Cut. $l.9O base; wire, $215 base.
Advance national list of extras, adopted
Gu Gun . Powder-Per key, 500; half key,
s2.25; quarter keg, $l2o Champion duck
and Hazard. smokeless, half kegs, $S45;
quarter kegs, $3.50; 3-pound canister, s.. 10;
f-pound canister. Use. Less 20 to 10 per
Lumber-Demand, both foreign and do
nestle, is firm. Ordinary sizes, 81 COO
400; difficult sizes, ,slS.OOq1SO0; flooring,
boards, Sl5.00422.OO; ship stuff $l6.5Oa2O.OO;
sq Po%ul try fair demand; spring
per- Crown Zoe to s5c par
full-grown fowls, 50 per pair.
Eggs--lMarket, light supply; candled. per
dozen. 13G14c; country, &c less.
Hides, Wool. Etc-Hides-tne market
firm; dry flint. 10l2Wllc: dry salt, &c; green
salted SIC Wool-Nominal; prime Geor-
gia, free Of sand burrs and black wool
&c. blacks, 11c bury Sc. Wax, 25c TAI
low. &c. Deer skins. l5c.
Bagging and Ties-The market Is ouie- I;
jute bagging, 2M-pOund, 6l2c; 2-pound, &C. :
1A-pOund sic; quotations are for Job
lots; small lots higher sea island bagging.
7%0Sc: Standard Arrow ties. steel as
pounds. large lots, Toe; small lots SOC.
Dry Goods-The market Is steady; do
mand brisk: prints, 4M5c; Georgia brown
shrtings &c; *, Aye; "A brown sheet
ings, 5l9c; white osnaburgs. 7U7l5c;
OCEAN FREIGHTs.
Cotton-Market firm; rates quoted are