Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-27
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SAVANNAH MARKET.
OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWs,l
SAVANNAH. Dec. %, 1884.


crvrRAI MISUNDERSTANDING has trans
,-r..i ro mar the usual dizziness in the whole
.,r. trade occasiOned by the holidays. Busi-
hos was very light. There was no outside
trading OF any consequence. The local
i.-s.re.s was Of limited character.
Tre holiday trade among the retail
WAS not as full and satisfactory
a. was anticipated. Collections, however,
-,-tfnue i'm excellent form with quite an easy
money market. Business in securities IS en-
-frs1v neglected for the time being. On the
,rboIe the only feature worthy OF note Is the
continued weak condition Of grain and pro-
visions. prices again declining. Inc other
markets were generally called dull FOR
conditions and quotations see anothef cOlulnh'
N,v,r. ~r0RFS.-The market for spirits
turpentine was comparatively steauyf WIN
.-.,,I demand. the sales Tor the week being
-5T ,.4--- at 2sc. for regulars. 1t
i,.'.F r-i-v firm. with holders asking higher
-9+ez The market for rOsIn was quiet Tor the
week. with prices steady anu
,-r.banrod The sales for the week
,-.ra -51J barrels. Elsewhere viii be found
o. .1uuarative statement Of receipts and eX-
r1rt- from April 10 date, and Tor the same
I.r.0I last year. showing the stocks on hand
and ON shipb0ard not cleared, together WIN
tine official closing quotations
tuTToN-The market was very urn NJ the
aa.rIu-- of the week, with prices advancing,
Slightly active 40 the advance. but Iell on,
..,.r.- 10 the Intervention OF Christmas and the
absence of advices from controlling markets.
AZ tine close of the market to-day prices were
IL. higher all round than az last report. The
ta- for the week were 1891 bales. The
following resume of the weeks business Will
show tile tone. transactions and fluctuations
each day, together with the official closing
~sfrriav the market opened firm and un-
changed. at I p. m. 10 - as steady, at an adj
vance, OF l-I6c. for all grades. Ii closed at
Do m steady. The sales for the day were 2,z4s
Monday the market opened quiet and un-
changed. 10 closed steady. The sales for he
dav were 1911 ba IS.
Tuesday the market opened steady and IN
changed. AT D.. m. 10 was firm, at an adj
vance Of lice. for AN grades. It closed firm
and unchanged. The sales for the day were
wednesday the market opened and closed
steady and unchanged. The sales for tie day
were l.Z1l bales.
Thursday there was nothing doing, the EX-
change being closed on account of Christmas.
Friday the market opened steady and I'M
changed. 10 closed steady. The sales were 621
bales.
.he following are the official closing quota
ti1u- of tine Cotton Exchange:
lfIIJIuc Ialr ---------.-- los
trUud mIudlIug -------.- -.----.--- lU52
MrItlIUE ---- Hos
Low mIIdllug. ------.-------- ----lO-5
Cool ordinary ------..---- ---------- "a
Ordinary .---- --------- 900
Seq Tsr1adg-The receipts for the week by
rrrt1r- were 1910 bags and the sales for the
rlme time ZI0 bags. \ very dull feeling has
prevailed. with 20 more or less nominal tone
o. market. Buyers and sellers continue
lulr-- holders are very firm. The bulk Of
transactions were FOR domestic account. We
renew tla previous weeks quotations:
Common dlur-ia7.------ ~ 2
Common FiDrIdJs. -.-----... 800
Medium FlorIdas -.---- % O. p !
Goad Florida -----.--------2
Medium iue Fl0rIdas ----. --.------ go
Pine FlOriJas ---.----. ..--..-..-29
Extra Gue FIOridas .--..-------. -2gl 5lg30
The receipts Of cotton at this port from ali
sources i0r the past week were 2l.214 bales OF
up'aui and I.l4Sbales sea island, against "a 81,
bales of upland and 4SS bales sea island for the
CORE 1udug week last year.
The particulars Of the receipts are as
fluaws. Per Central Railroad lj,l3S bales up
Iani; per Savannah, Florida and Western
Railroad. 1902 bales upland and SOS bales sea
island per Florida steamers, ] ,O9i bales upland
amt llJ bales sea island, per Charleston and
Savannah Railroad a. bales upland; per
Savannah river steamers, Isl bales upland
per carts. l66 bales upland and l53 bales sea
island; per Brunswick and SatIlla steamers.
% bales upland.
The exports for tne week We're l9,SS3 bales
upland and fZ5 bales sea island. moving as
follows: To Baltimore, 457 bales upland
and "a bales sea Island; to New lOrE, 30,
bales upland and $50 bales sea island; "a
Philadelphia. S23 bales upland; to Havre.
1900 bales upland; TO Liverpool. 6.ll7
bales upland and l02 bales sea island, ro
Seba-topol. a,6iJ bales uplauds 10 Boston. ILLS
bales upland.
The stock ON hand at the close Of the market
to-day was 1.-64 bales upland and 4.iSl bales
sed island. against 1868 bales upland and
1859 bales sea island az the same time last