The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-02
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Eacon-The market is steady. Smoked
clear Sides sac; dry salted clear rib sides,
SIC; long clear, none; bellies, SIC; sugar
cured hams, 111c.
Lard-Market steady; pure in tierces,
sc; 5O-pound tins, 5Ac; compound. in
tierces, 45sc; in 50-pound tins. 4%4c.
Butter-Market lower, fair demand; Co
shen, 15d17c; gilt edge, 2v1sQ22c; creamery,
2215624c.
Cheese-Market firm fancy full cream
cheese, 11@121sc; 20-pound average, 111aQ
1Sc; fancy Elgins, 24lk926c.
Fish-Mackerel, half-barrel, No l, $3.50;
No. 2, 81. so; No. 3, $500; kits No. /, $1.25;
No. 2, 81 90; No. g. Csc. Goldfish, 1-pound
bricks, SIC; 2-pound bricks, &c. Smoked
herring, per box, zoe; Dutch herring, in
kegs, 81 go; new mullet half barrels, SO. 50.
Salt-Demand is fair. and the market
steady; carload lots. f. o. b., Liverpool,
2O0-pound sacks, 4Sc; Virginia, 125-pOund
burlap sacks, SIC; ditto, 125-pound cotton,
4Sc; bright, 6Oa65c; fine fancy, 65aSOc.
Sugar-Equality Prices-SaYannah Quo
tations: Cut loaf, 5.O0c; crushed. 5.O5c; pow
dered, 4.6Sc; xxx powdered. 4.80c standa
ard graduated. 4.43c; cubes, 4.6sc; mould
A, 46Sc; diamond A, 4.43c; confectioners
A. $500; white extra c, 4.O5c; extra c, $500;
golden C, S.SOc; yellow, S.62c Tone firm.
Flour-Very strong; paJents, $3.50;
straights, $5.25; fancy, $40; family. sf.to.
Corn-Market is steady; white corn. job
Jefh
lots, 43c; carload, 40c; cracked corn, Job
lots. S5c sack.
Oats-Carload lots, Bic; job lots, 3fc.
Oats-Texas rust proof, job lots, 56c.
Bran-Job lots. S5c; carload lots, 75c.
1Iay-Market steady; western, job lots,
85c; carload lots, 75c.
Meal-Pearl, per barrel, 81. 20; per sack,
CSC; city meal per sack, SIC; pearl grits,
per barrel 81 30; per sack, $1.00; city grits,
per sack, CSC.
Lemons-Market quiet; new crop Mes
sina, per box, ~. 50G2.75.
Oranges-Florida, 50. 75Gl4 90 per box; i'm
ported oranges, sz.5Oq2.75; Valenclas,
1915
Apples-S2 .25@2. 80 barrel
Dried Fruit-Apples. evaporated. SkQ
l0c; common, Ease.
Raisins-L. L.. $1.75; u box, 40; loose.
50-pound' boxes, &c pound.
Oils-Market steady; demand fair; sig
nal, 45050c; West Virginia, black, 9d12c I;
lard, 58@65c; neatsfoot GOOSE; machinery,
20430c; linseed, raw 35c; boiled, 37c; kero-
sene, Georgia test, 10c; water white, lie;
fire proof, l2c; guardian, lie; deodorized,
stove gasoline, 13c.
Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement-Ala-
bama and Georgia lime in fair demand
and selling at Soc per barrel, bulk and
carload lots special; calcined plaster, SLIGO
per barrel; hair, 4Q5c; Rosedale cement
81 .30Q4 40; carload lots, special; Portland
cement, retail, $40; carload lots, 1910.
Cabbage-Barrels and barrel crates, 500
q2.25.
Nuts-Almonds, Tarragona, 16c; Ivicas.
14c; walnuts French, lie; Naples, PIE;
pecans, 10c; Brazils, &c; filberts, l0c; as
sorted nuts J0-pound and 25-pound boxes,
9lk@lOc; cocoanuts, 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-pieked per pound,
4c.
DEMONSTRATES. $l25; barrels. $3.50.
Potatoes-Irish, 81. 80 barrel; sacks, 81 IS.
Seed Potatoes-Virginia second crop.
1875; Houlton Early Rose. $2.75 barrel;
Now York state Early Rose, 500.
Shot--Firm; drop 70 B, $i.2O; y TO larger,
81. As bulk. Si.45.
Iron-Market very steady; Swede, 4tklO
SC; refined. $40 base.
Nails-Cut, 81 30 base: wire, S215 base.
Advance national list Of extras. adopted
Dec /, 1896.
Gun Powder-Per keg, 800: half keg,
S2.25. quarter keg, $40. Champion duck
ing, quarter keg. S2.2J. Austin, Dupont
and Hazard, smokeless, half kegs, S8.f5;
quarter kegs 1870; S-pound canister. $40;
i-pound canister, Zoe. Less 20 TO 10 per
cent off.
Lumber-Demand. both foreign ana DO
nestle. is firm. Ordinary sizes. Sll.00o
1900; difficult sizes. Si3.O0n16.OO: flooring,
boards. si5OOg22.OO; ship stun, sis.5O6f2OOO
sawn ties, $1,000
Poultry-Steady; fair demand; spring
chickens, 25c per pair; half-grOwn to
three-quartors grown, Zoe TO 3Jc pair;
full-grown fowls SOC per pair.
Eggs-Markei light supply candied. per
dozen. h0f15c: country, e less.
Syrup-Market quiet; Georgia and Flor
ida syrup buying al &c; selling az 23a25c;
sugar house at lSQ32c; Cuba straight
goods. 25@S0c; sugar house molasscs. i5q
Zoe.
Tobacco--Markct quiet and steady;