Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-17
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SAVANNAH. September Is. 1881.
c-srz,r REMARks.-Business has been &C
..-s during the week, and the prices OF most OF
.,.zr.slinr articles % trade have advanced.
,-,-sv continues tight, but it is thought
.L.- IL viii be more easily obtain
IN few weeks Stocks and
,--tsbsve shown some activity during the
r,=- two days. and when money becomes easier
.r-fs- demand is anticipated Central COM
--- has advanced a half point ami Georgia
.,--m0u five points Quotations for
-.-s- stocks and bonds are unchanged.
The corn market has been active, and the
--s,a bls advanced three cents per bushel since
,,,- lsz- report, the market closing firm. The
demand for bacon has been good, and an ad-
vance Ia quotations has taken place, and
r-5ses are still tending upwards. Flour is
active and the market is firmer though not
-----aHTv higher. There is an active demand in
the dry goods and iobbing line at unchanged
e-r-ss. The prices Of all qualities Of hay have
advanced and the stock is lighter than for
s7me time past
NAVAL SrOFEs--There was a fair demand for
-7-rr during the first three days OF the week,
hut the market during the past three days has
bssu dull and nominal, with but little de-
uaui Sales for the week .699 barrels. The
market for spirits Of turpentine has been CON-
rs-a.ively quiet at irregular values, the de-
raui being very light Sales for the week 3s3
casks.
Cor-oS-The demand for this staple has
been active at irregular values. The market
closes easy at a decline OF 1-16c. on middling
fair. &c on good middling, 5l6c. on middling,
l.c on low middling, 9-i6c on good ordinary
and 1850 on ordinary. The receipts for the
week have been heavy and the exports com
psratively light, consequently the stock on hand
Is large for this early in the season
The sales for the week were 10, AGO bales. The
following resume OF the weeks business will
show the transactions each day and the quo
tatious at the close:
saturiay-Fair demand; market easy. Sales
$50 bales.
IondaY-There was a fair demand for this
staple today at easy values. Quotations for
Savannah are based on National Cotton Ex-
change standards, as recently renewed by au-
tbority Of the National Cotton Exchange in
New York and adopted here today. New type
niidliug fair and good middling unchanged.
mltGling Il grade below old type, low mid
ding \ grade below, good ordinary = grade
below. ordinary 4 grade below. The new stan
dard made a revision Of the quotations Of the
grades affected thereby necessary, and the
quotations for those grades were reduced at
o. III. Sales l,19L
Tuesday-Demand active; at p. m. quota
tons for all grades were reduced nc, the
market closing dull. Sales 2, 566 bales.
Weduesday-Ma Market quiet and easy; at p.
m. the quotations for good middling, middling,
low middling and ordinary declined sc.
Sales LII bales.
Thursday Market opened easy, with good
demand At m. good middling and low
middlng advanced 1-16c. At p. m. good mid
ding and low middling declined to opening
figures. the market closing steady. Sales 8. 454
bales.
Friday-Demand moderate. At { p. m mid
ding fair, middling, good ordinary and Ordi-
nary declined Lice, the market closing easy.
Sales q-3 bales We quote: