The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-03

Government Bonds.-Unted States As
registered, 110A; United States As, cou-
pons, Ill; United States Is registered, 9512;
United States As new, registered, 12O1s
United States As, new coupons, 1905.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Bacon-The market is firm. Smoked
cle-r sides, 59se; dry sailed clear rib sides,
&C; long clear, none; bellies, 51sc; sugar
cured hams, l112c.
Lard-Marl1et steady; pure, in tierces,
SIC; 5O-pound tins, 51sc; compound, in
tierces, 47sc; in 50-pound tins, 51sc.
Butter-Market firm, fair demand; Co
shen 15q1Te; gilt edge, 2012Q22c; creamery,
221a624c.
Cheese-Market higher; fancy full
cream cheese, 11@1215c; 20-pound average,
111k@1Sc; fancy Elgins, 2415q26c.
FOish-Mackerel half-barrel, No. /, $780,
No. 2, $3.50; No. g. $500; kits, No. /. SIPS;
No 2, $1.OO; No. 3. Csc. Goldfish, 1-pound
bricks, 619c; 2-pound bricks, &c. Smoked
herring per box, zoe; Dutch herring in
kegs, $1.60. New mullet, half-barrels. $3.50
Salt-Demand is fair and the market
steady; carload lots, f. o. b.. Liverpool.
200-pound sacks, 4Sc; Virginia, 125-pound
burlap sacks. 32c; ditto. 125-pound cotton
sacks, 95c. smaller lots, higher
Syrup-Market quiet; Georgia and Flor
ida syrup buying at &c; selling a 29q25c;
sugar house at 1SQ32c; Cuba, straight
goods, 23q90c; sugar house molasses, so
zoe.
Tobacco-Market quiet and steady;
smoking, domestics, 22960c; chewing, COM
mon, sound, 24627c; fair, 23d35c; good, Sc
case; bright. GOOSE; fine fancy, 65aS0c.
Sugar-Equality Prces-Savannah QUO
tations-Cut loaf, 51Sc; crushed, 51Sc;
powdered Assoc; xxx powdered, 49Sc;
standard graduated, 4.55c; cubes, 4S0c;
mould A. Assoc; diamond A, 4.55c; eonfec>
toners A, 4.4Sc; white extra C, 4.O5c sX-
2 GOLDEN 2 VnllnWG
Tone firm.
Coffee-Mocha, Java, 2S1kc; Peaberry,
271ac; standard No. l. 2O19c; No. 2, 1712c;
No. 2, 161Ac; No. 8. 15c; No. 4, lac; No. 5,
131ac; No 6, 1214c; No. Z, 1114c
Flour-Very strong; patents, $3.50;
straights s.. %; fancy, S.. 10; family, 1870.
Corn-Market is steady; white corn job
lots, 4Sc; carload lots, 45c; mixed corn,
none; cracked corn, job lots, Csc sack.
Oats-Carload lots, &c; job lots, S5c.
Oats-TeXas rust proof, SOC.
Bran-Job lots Soc; carload lots, 75c.
Hay-Market steady; western, job lots,
SIC; carload lots, 75c.
Meal-Pearl, per barrel, 50. so; per sack,
81 10; city meal, per sack, 95c; pearl grits,
per barrel, 81 go; per sack, 81 10; city grits,
per sack, 81 .05.
demonstrated quiet, new crop Messi-
ma, per box, 81. 1908 90.
Pine Apples-Cases, 4.O0d5 90; one-half
cases, s.. 2502. 80.
anges-Fiorida, $3.75G4. 90 per box; i'm
ported oranges. SO. so box.
Apples-$1 .75Q2 90 barrels.
Dried Fruit-Apples, evaporated, S1sq10c;
common, Ease.
Raisins--L. L., 81 IS; y box, 81. 10; loose,
5O-pound boxes, 61ac pound.
Ons-Market steady: demand fair; sig
nal. 45G50c; West Virginia. black, 9612c;
lard, 5SqG5c; neatsfoot 60GS5c; machinery,
20G90c; hnseed raw, 35c; boiled, &c; kero-
sene, Georgia test, loo; water white, lie;
fire proof, 12c; guardian, lie; deodorized,
stove gasoline. 1Sc.
Lime Calcined Plaster and Cement
Alabama and Georgia lime in fair de-
mand and selling at S5c per barrel, bulk
and carload lots special; calcned plaster,
SIG per barrel; hair, 4a5c; .Rosedale ce-
ment, $1.36d44O; carload lots, special;
Portland cement, retail, $40; carload lots.
2.10.
Cabbage-Barrels. &c.
Nuts-Almonds, Tara coma, Ice; Ivicas,
lac; walnuts, French; lie; Naples, 121ac;
pecans, 1Oc; Brazils, &c; filberts. loo; as
sorted nuts, 5O-pound and 25-pound boxes,
91aGD10c; coeoanuts, 1915 per 100.
Peanuts-Ample stock; fair demand;
market steady; fancy hand-picked Vir-
ginia, per pound, 41ac; hand-picked, per
pound, 4c; small hand-picked, per pound,
&c.
DEMONSTRATES, $1.OO; barrels, $500.
Potatoes-Irish, S1.65 barrel; sacks, $1.5O.
shot-Firm drop to B, $1.2O; B to larger,
$1.45; bulk, $1.45.
Iron-Market very steady; Swede, 40
SC; refined, $1.70 base.
Nails-Cut, $1.9O base; steel, $2.15 base
Advance national list of extras, adopted
Dec. 1. 1896.
Gun Powder-Per key, $500; half key,
1925; quarter key, $12O. Champion duck
ing, quarter key, $685.. Austin, Dupont
and Hazard, smokeless, half kegs, $S.45;
quarter kegs, $3.50; 3-pound canister, $40;
1-pound canister, 75c. Less 20 to 10 per
cent off.
Lumber-Demand, both foreign and do
nestle, is firm. Ordinary sizes, $l1.0O@
1900; difficult sizes, $l3.00d1800; flooring,
boards, $15.0O422.O0; ship stuff, Sl65O02OGO;
sawn ties. $1,000.
Poultry-steady. fair demand; spring
chickens, 25c per pair; half-grown TO
three-quarters grown, 30c to 35c pair:
full-grown fowls. SOC per pair.
Eggs-Market fully supplied; candled.
per dozen, zoe; country, &c less
Hides, Wool, Etc.-Hides-rhe market
firm; dry flint 1012G1lc; dry salt, &c; green
sailed, 52c. Wool-nominal; prime Geor-
gia, free of sand burrs, and black wool,
13c; blacks, lie; bury, &c. Wax, 25c Tai
low, &c. Deer skins, 15c
Bagging and Ties-The market is quiet;
jute bagging, 2A-pound, 6lac; 2-pound, &c;
lA-pound,5lAc; quotations are for Job lots.
small lots higher; sea island bagging, ~ n
SCI Standard Arrow ties, steel As pounds,
large lots. 75c; small lots, SOC.
Dry Goods-The market is steady: de-
mand brisk; prints, fG5c; Georgia brown
shirtngs A. 3Ac; 7s, 49ac; IA brown sheet
ings, jlac; white osnaburgs 7d7l5c;
checks, 4u5c brown drillings, 5Q5kc.
OCEAN FREIGHTs.
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