Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-28
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SAVANNAH MARKET.
WEEKLY REPORT.
OFFICE OFT MORNING NEWS. I

OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS.
SAVANNAH, October q, 1882. (
G-yERL BEMARRs.-The delightful weather
ftbe past week has given a perceptible in
crease to business and trade, and much more
animation and life has been displayed in the
s4versI departments Of trade than the week
,--avious Financially. the money market has
feen very easy for this season Of the year, and
though the volume is somewhat limited in con-
ssauence of the heavy movements of the cot
Ton crop. yet in limited amounts it can readily
he obtained by borrowers on good collateral.
The security market has been quiet, with but
little change in quotstions from the previous
week. Our local stocks and bonds show some
Improvement, and generally show q firmer
tendency, particularly Central stock. which,
during the course Of the week, has advanced
few points.
The dry goods market has shown a decided
Improvement over last week, and the business
90 the week has been fairly active. The fine
weather has brought to the city during the
week many interior merchants, and the splen.
did stocks exhibited by our dry goods mer-
chants have resulted in q good trade Orders
are being filled for the Interior demand on a
much larger scale than for any week since the
commencement Of the business season.
In the wholesale grocery trade a fair business
las been done The demand continues heavy,
prices generally remain unchanged, excepting
iu few lines. Flour is steady, with full stocks
and prices unchanged. The bacon market con-
tuues firm with healthy demand.
NAVAL SToREs.-Both the rosin aud spirits
market has been somewhat dull this week,
h7r 70 md H..
transactions show a very quiet market, with a
slight decline in prices. The receipts have
been large as compared with the receipts of
the same period last year, but the lack Of ton
mage for coastwise freights prevents buyers
from coming into the market. Elsewhere will
be found a resume Of the market for the week
ana the closing quotations to-day, together
with the table of receipts and exports from the
1st Of April asst to date. and for the same date
last year, showing the stock on hand and on
shipbOard not cleared.
COTTON.-During the past week the market
has shown no particular changes. The market
has been generally quiet On Saturday last it
opened quiet and continued without change,
the c'osing quotations being on basis OF 1880.
for middHng fair. During the successive DAYS
Of the p eek not much change was observable
until Thursday, when the above figures de-
ciined Sc all grades. middling fair being
quoted at 1016c-. the sales for the week being
25129 bales, The following resume OF the
weeks business will show the tone and trans
actions OF the market each day, with quota
tilus as announced at the Savannah Cotton
Exchange a. the closing hour TO-DAY:
Saturday-Ihe market opened quiet and IN
changed. At p. m. was steady, closing at o.
M without change. The sales were :, 9S5 bales.
Monday-The market opened steady an ] uu-
changed. At / p. m. was firm and generally
held higher Closed quiet and unchanged
The sales were .339 bales.
Tuesday-The market opened quiet and un-
changed at Mondays quotations. and contin-
uad in the same tone throughout the day,
closing unchanged. The sales were .341 bales
Wednesday-The market opened quiet, and
Continued so throughout the day, showing a
decI ne OF Nc on ordinary, l-16c on low mid
ding middling and good middling. The sales
were zS7 bales.
Thursdav.-The market opened quiet on a
basis OF 1859. for mi1dlng fair During the
day the tone OF the market continued very
quiet and declined on all grades &c, closing
easy. Sales $50 bales.
Friday.-The market opened quiet and easy
on a basis5Of 1910. for miidling fair. but de-
clned later in the morning 1Sc. On all grades
and became steadier at its close at 4 O'clock
Sales 44g7 bales We give the quotations OF
the Savannah Cotton Exchange at the close OF
H.