The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-16
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS,
Bacon-The market is steady. Smok-
ed clear sides, 6Ac; dry sailed clear rib
sides, &c; bellies, SIC; suGar-cured hams
102t@11lac.
Lard-Market steady; pure, In tierces,
5lsc; 5O-pound tins, 5Ssc; compound, in
tierces, 4lsc 50-pound tins, 4S4c.
Butter-Market lower. fair demand; Co
shen. lSla@15c; gilt edge, 1Sd2Oc; creamery
2O1a@22c: fancy Elgin, 22G24c.
Cheese-NIarket firm; fancy full cream
cheese, 1870; 20-pound average, 111ad13c.
Fish--Mackerel, half-barrel. No. l, IS 80;
No @ $3.50; No. 8, $500; kits, No. l. s. %:
No. 2. $1.00; No. 3, 95c. Goldfish, 1-pound
bricks, 6lac; 2-pound bricks. &c. Smoked
herring. per box, zoe; Dutch herring, in
kegs, $3.50; new mullet, half barrels. $500
Salt-Demand is fair, and the market
steady; carload lots, t. o. b.. Liverpool
20O-pound sacks, 4Sc; Virginia, l25-pound
buriap sacks, SIC; ditto 125-pound cotton
4Sc; bright 6Od65c; fine fancy, 656SOc.
Coffee-Steady; Mocha, 271Sc; Java. 261Lc.
Peaberry. 171ac; Standard No. l, Ice; No
2, 15c; No. 8, lac; No. 4, 1Sc; No. s. 121sc
No. 6, 111ac; No. q 10l2c.
Sugar-Equality Prices-Savannah Quo
tations: Cut loaf. 5.36c; crushed, $500:
powdered, sc: xxx powdered. siege
standard graduated, Also; cubes, Sc:
mould A, sc; diamond A, 475c; confec-
toners A, 4.62lAc; white extra G, 442c;
extra c, 43Oc; golden c, 4O0c; yellow,
S.6Sc. Tone steady
Flour-Firm; patents. $780, straights.
$5.15; fancy $500; family, $75.
Corn-Market is firm and advancing:
white corn, job lots, &C., carload lots, 4Sc ;
mixed corn, job lots, 49c; carload, 47c;
cracked corn, job lots, S5c sack
Oats-Carload lots 3Oc; job lots, 32c.
Bran-Job lots, STAG; carload lots, s21kc.
Hay-Market steady; western, job lots,
soc; carload lots, Soc.
Mea1-Pearl nor harrel %. voar
SLOPE; city meal per sack 500: pearl
grits, per barrel, $3.50; per sack, $1.OS;
city grits, none
demonstrated quiet; new crop Mes
sina, per box, $2.50d2.75.
Oranges Messina oranges, nominal, $500
qS.50
Apples-Nominal. $S5Od3.75, barrel.
Dried Fruit-Apples, evaporated. $40
10c; common, 7dSc.
Raisins-L, L., S175; 1k-box, $40; loose
60-pound boxes &c pound.
Oils-Market steady demand fair; sig
nal, 45d50c; West Virginia, black, 9a12c /:
lard, 5SQ65c; neatsfoot 60QS5c; machinery
20d30c; linseed, raw, 35c; boiled &c; kero-
sene, Georgia test. 10c; water white, 1lc
lire proof, 12c; guardian, lie; deodoriEed
stove gasolene, 13c.
Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement-AIa-
bama and Georgia lime in fair demand and
selling al 85e per barrel bulk and carload
lot special; calcined plaster. $l60 per bar
rel; hair. 4Q5c: Rosedale cement, 81 3Od4. 40:
carload lots, special; Portland cement, re-
tail, $40; carload lots, $2.10.
Cabbage-Barrels and barrel crates. SO
d2.25.
Nuts-Almonds, Taragona, 16c; Ivioas
14c; walnuts, French, lie. Naples 12kc
pecans, 1Oc; Brazils, &c; filberts, 10c; as
sorted nuts, 5O-pOund and 25-pound boxes,
91z610c; cocoanuts, $3.75 per 100
Peanuts-Ample stock; fair demand;
market steady; fancy hand-picked Vir-
ginia, per pound, 41ac; hand-picked, per
pound &c; small hand-picSed, per pound,
4c.
onions-Crates. 800; barrels, $5.75.
Potatoes-Irish, old, $l.60 barrel; sacks,
SIPS.
shot-Firm; drop to B. s125; b to
larger, 1.50; bulk, $1.50.
Iron-Market very steady; Swede, 40
&c; refined, $1.6O base.
Nails-Cut, $1.70 base; wire, $19s base.
Advance national list of extras, adopted
Dec. l, 1886.
Gun Powder-Per keg, $500; half keg,
1925; quarter keg, $1.20. Champion duck
ing, quarter keg, $2.25. Austin, Dupont
and Hazard, smokeless, half kegs, $S.45;
quarter kegs. $40; S-pound canister. g. 10;
1-pound canister, Use. Less 20 to 10 per
cent. off.
Lumber-Demand, both foreign and do
nestle, is firm; ordinary sizes, $1,000
300; difficult sizes, $1S.00a1s.OO: flooring,
boards $15.00G22.00; ship stuff, $16.50Q20.00;
sawn ties. $1,000.
Poultry-steady; fair demand; spring
chickens, 25c per pair; half-grown to
three-quarters grown, SOC to Doc pair; full
grown fowls SOC per pair.
Eggs-Market fun supply; candled, per
dozen. &C.; country, &c less.
Syrup-Narket quiet; Georgia and Flor
ida syrup buying at &c; selling at 2Sd25c;
sugar house at 1Sd32c; Cuba straight
goods, 23d3Oc; sugar house mOiasses, $50
20c.
Tobacco-Market quiet and steady;
smoking, domestic, 22d60; chewing, COM
mon, sound, 24Q27c; fair, 23a35c; good 36c.
Hides, Woods, Etc.--Hides-The market
firm; dry flint 12c; dry salt. 1Oc; green
sailed, &c. Wool-Nominal; prime Geor-
gia, free of sand burrs and black wool. 15c.
blacks 12c bury. 7a9c. Wax. PC. Tallow.
&c. Deer skins 15c.
Begging and Ties-The market is quiet.
jute bagging, 2A-pound, 61ac; 2-pound. &c;
1%-pound, SIC; quotations are for lob
lots; small lots higher; sea island bagging,
7%6Sc; standard Arrow ties, steel, 45
pounds. large lots, 75c; small lots, 9Oc.
Dry Goods-The market Is steady; de-
mand brisk prints, 4Q5c; Georgia brown
shirtings, 4Ac; Is. 4lzc; "A brown sheet
ings 5hc; white osnaburgs. 7d7lkc; checks.
4q5c; brown drilling. 5q61kc.