Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-28

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i Ofi4 SAVANNAH, GA, Nov. p, lSS5.l
WEEKLY REPORT.
-, RFMARKS.-The course of trade
L-,1eral market during last week has
10 ho s,rtle change, and hardly a feature
show - comment. except that of the activity
Nor.n' rrices of naval stores. In all other
sno u -.1aonts II has been dull, with no price
dep@',.,'i in the staple goods. There is some
chaue1 ',s,ress doing in holiday goods, but the
l'ue pI, il not quite as active as in other
pO'e' az his time. The continued low prices
ye.t,on still has a very depressing
On all other business in
'n50' .-onpd this section, and there Is
'na a' else to stimulate or encourage de-
ro'niDs The general condition of trade is not
lssofore satisfactory, either with wholesale
"'.af dealers. Collections continue slow
. "a unsatisfactory. Money is quite comfort
~ W.. and the security market, though quiet,
'saTs very steady investment demand for
snow anieed interest paying stocks and
"A lIl e." exchange. both foreign and domestic
ooEus+ Prices were fairly steady for all the
& Z qui,no, steples but still exhibits tendency
q leSulus favor. For the conditions of the
a I1s S";t markets, together with quotations,
~ af,jowing review Will snow:
Ile ~, STORFS.-The market for spirits
NAo,ntine was 0uieter and more or less nOml-
Il IuII 1tbonrh no easier during the week. Hold
nsl' s;ayrs being beyond the limits Of buyers
ers N.nnsed buyers to hold of, and a sOmew hat
na ss;SssTent feeling has been the result with
!lia'o or no business doing. The sales for the
I Lses we're probably 500 casks, Rosin-
The market ,anout has ase week. r9led and very e6g
sI yrs offerings were readily absorbed
usa nl55rsnci 9 prices until at the close day
w market v as swept bare of stock in first
tanIs The whole list shows material ad-
ala al nFs..r wrraNn l.
rsnce. the medium ana pales closing win an
vSrsnce of I5c@Sl. The sales for the week
80 about II 900 barrels. Elsewhere VIII be
Wa weekly comparative table of receipts
IVA eynorts from the first of April to date,
and for the me time last year, showing the
80 on hand and on shipbOard not cleared,
,or.1ner with the official closing quotations.
"SorTON.-The market was quiet for the
,rOot The inquiry was fairly steady, While
,sctors we're free sellers at unchanged prices.
~ total Of business was small when COM
nared TO the heavy offering stock. The de-
psnd has cont nued principally for middlings
s"d above and also Tor stained. Prices were
Gel sustained for those grades, Though they
ore lower at the present time than In any
n in the world. This probably is the
rs.nlt of boarding up holdings previously and
,5s scarcity of steam freight room for
Sreet ports at this and the nearby ports. The
,otsl ~ les for the week foot w only 1874
soles The following resume of the weeks
bn.iness shows the tone and transactions each
d4v together with the official closing spot
lSaturcay the market opened quiet. steady
end unchanged. At the second call it was
Arm 1t closed steady. The sales for the day
we're 40 bales.
Tondsv the market opened steady and I'M
changed. At the second call II was quiet and
slegdv. 1t closed quiet and steady. The sales
FOR the day were 2,l9S bales.
Tuesday the market opened quiet. steady
and unchanged. 1t closed steady. The sales
for the dav we're 2,543 bales.
Wednesday the market opened steady and
unchanged Al the second call 1t was firm.
Jtclosed firm. with sales for the day of 4,09I
bales.
Thursday was Thanksgiving day, and the
Exchange was closed.
Friday the market opened firm and I'M
changed. 1t closed steady. The sales for
the dav were 342 bales.
The following were the official closing spot
quotations Of the Cotton Exchanges:
Mdtllng IaF......-. '..--.s. .noullndl
Good mlddllng ....'.....'.'. ........9z2
MlQQllng ...-.......- -s.....-.....-- %
Low mlddllng ..-.-.........-...-S9
Good ordinary ......-
OrdlnarY.....- Observation-Disclosures ~
Sea IsJand. The receipts for the week by
factors were l,t95 bags and the sales for the
same time 9dl bags, leaving the stock at APO
bags. Under the influence Of the heavy r.
ceipls factors have beer easy sellers for the
tire week, and the business was based
principa ly on the inside figures, except in the
4 er styles, tho gh, in fact, the trading was
very conservative all round. In spite Of
heavy receipts, the stock is somewhat re-
duced, and The market is apparently in better
shape at the closing.
Common Georgia. ..--............l Is G20
Common Fprida..... .,.........- 20 62I
Medium Florida. .....-......-....2 1si022
Good Florida .................22 15(G2311
Medium dne Florida. ...,........A G2415
flne florlIa ......-.--......-, .249zCyS5
Extra line Florida. .........--... nominal.
The receipts of cotton at this port from all
sources for the past week were 80 500 bales of
upland and sos bales sea island, against So, Alb
bales upland and 1,OS9 bales sea island for this
week last wear.
The particulars of the receipts have been as
follows: Per Central railroad, "a, lS3 bales up
land; per Savannah. Florida and Western
railroad, 6, 1873 bales upland and 1.255 bales sea
sand; per Char eston and Savannah rail-
ROAD 10 bales upland; per Savannah river
Steamers l,2Sl bales upland; per Brunswick
ana satllla steamers, 4S5 bales upland and 81
uaes sea island; per carts, 81 bales upland
ana 20 bales sea island; per Florida steamers,
WI bales upland and 24O bales sea island; per
land
The exports for the week were 80. 1872 bales
Upland and l.5Sl bales sea island; TO New Y ork
My bales upland and 66S bales sea island; to
fmladelphla, 523 bales upland; to Baltimore,
TX oales upland and sos bales sea island; to
boston, SOB bales upland and IS bales sea
h9Fe, 100 bales upland; to Antwerp. $3.50
oaes upland; to Charleston, bales upland
anl bales sea island.
Inestock on hand at the close of the market
p-uAV was 99.19S bales upland and 3.279 ba es
sesat island, against l42, OBS bales upland and
year VIZ '''-'o -''''
klcE.-The market was very quiet
WIN prices weak and declining. There
sas some little inquiry at easier values,
nouRh no heavy business was done. The total
salts Tor the week were only $50 barrels,
VI we basis of tue following quotations:
Fair As101AbZ
PSI ''.t......... - @5A
Rough ''''''''..'''|'S'4
country lots 950l 10
- wafer ........+...-.......- i zO@l 40
.nVEEAENTs OF Cotton AT INTERIOR POM
sS'iinE receipts and shipments for the week
S 49, ~ Now ", and stock on hand tonight.
-O Aor the CORRESPONDING week of 1894:
Week ending n ". n, 1885,
Ar.,,.. Receipts. Shipments. SO r.
cSgisustta ........... s,s84 4990 23,97s
Rome S SSos $50 -o o'sos
M,o,lll..,. ..-....... 2,55U 2.250 5.t53
Seinr,a. somery ........ 6,77l 6.400 1866
Me-, ..''.......... 4,OO2 1850 7,095
NJ ...........3 49, S7 2G,s35 98,Ss2
"'N' NE. .......... 1850 1921 1913