Savannah morning news., 1885-12-12

SAVANNAH. 0Ass OeCs IL LooosD
WEEKLY REPORT.
..,rsAL REMARXS.-rhe situation in the
0Lll market lie not materially changed
,h.t Of tho previous week, though there
H''- ,;,tent signs of business picking up some
"e in the wholesale j0bbing trade, the most
t'".oble Improvement being apparent IN
lO'r,e. in which department there WAS q
n IL, movement than for some time past, the
I'D being principally for holiday goods,
Il ~. ro,ume Of business, however, does moi
mat # former years at this time. The
n Y,,'oss in q few other departments was also
1..or partaking more or less of holiday
Ss.octer There is nothing, however, in the
80 aspect from q business point OF view to
n ,rrsnt encouragement or satisfaction in
ontlook. Values have undergone but
changes, and with the exception OF
Ezra. continue quite favorable to buyers.
elections are very slow, and advices from
4 ~ interlor are quite unsatisfactory. Money
loosv foreign exchange is firm and higher.
s.eurities are very quiet, with very little
So,irv for other than long date bonds. For
.orditions and quotations of the different
rsykets. as revised at the close, the annexed
,evew will show;
NAVAL SToREs.-The market for spirits tur-
mine was very quiet, with demand limited
y current trade wants. Prices show a de-
sine of &c from the previous week, though
tniJsrs managed TO hold offerings steadily at
sic for regulars. with. however, more or less
gg"rainal feeling among buyers. The business
tor the week was quite light, the total of sales
bsine only about 900 casks. Rostn-The
market was extremely quiet, with
W. signs Of Improvement, while
ne receipts were large ana the stock greatly
increased. Prices have been very weak and
iaII of materially in the whole list. The
bnsiness has been limited, there being quite a
DrnitT DusnII9 Of orders with both foreign and do
nestle buyers. The sales for the week were
barely 600 barrels. In another column will
be fonnd weekly table of receipts and eX-
ports from the beginning of the season to
Sate. and for the same time last year. Show
INC stocks on hand and on shipboard not
cleared together with the official closing quo
stions.
CoTToN.-The market during the past week
was rather dull and sluggish. The business, as
whole. was small. though better than previ-
onslv. still. however, the Offering stock is quite
large. and prices were easy, and at the close
show a reduction of 800. all round. The
receipts at the ports show marked decrease,
but this fact fails to stiffen up values, o" ing
tn the continued depressed and Indifferent
feeling in controlling markets. The inquiry
vas conhued principally to the middling
and higher grades, of which the stock had &C
rumulated somewhat, AMI the daily trans
a
current prices. This weeks clearances show
mite a large movement both foreign and
poastwse. The total sales for the week were
1881 bales. The fol lowing resume of the
weeks business will show the tone and the
daily transactions, together with the official
closing spot quotations.
saturday the market opened and closed dull
and unchanged. The sales for the day were
,nlv ll2l bales.
Monday the market opened dull at a decline
of lsc in good middling, aud l-l6 in middling
and good ordinary 1t closed dull and un-
changed. The sales for the day were l,492
bales.
Tuesday the market opened and closed dull.
Prices remained unchanged. The sales for
the day were 1881 bales.
Wednesday the market opened dull, lower
to sell. Atthe second call 1t was steady at a de-
cline Of Sc. for middling, low middllng and
ordinary and OF l-l6c. in good ordinary. Ii
closed steady and unchanged with sales for
the day of l $50 bales.
Thursday the market opened quiet and un-
changed. At the second call IL was steady.
It closed unchanged. The sales for the day
were 1859 bales.
FRIDAY the market opened steady and un
changed At the second call 1t was quiet.
It closed quiet and steady at decline in
good middllng. The Gales for the day were
LIZA bales.
The following were the Official closing spot
quotations of the Cotton Exchange:
Mldulng Ialr..... '....''.. holnlnal
Good mlddllng. g..........'......- ..-.''..SZ
Mluullng ...-.-.......s..s...s.. 90
LOW mtdullnR -.............s.s...,..o1
6O0d ordinary .--.s-.-..-.-....lZ
OrulnarY.. ....-....--...---..-. .o>S
SEA IsLAND.-The receipts for the week
we're 1873 bags, of which 25l bags were
through cottons, leaving the net receipts by
factors at l,427 bags. and the stock on hand at
5747 bags. The busi ess for last week was on
parity with that of the previous week. A
few buyers were on the market for both ior-
eign and domestic account, but the bulk Of
the takings we're for Northern mills. triees
have been steadily maintained. A few Of the
larger holders are Withdrawing the best quail
tiles of Florida's with view OF making them
take the place of islands in future business.
The sales for the week were 733 bags on the
basis Of our quotations:
Common Georgia. (120
Common Flurida...... ........... 20 (d2l
Medium Florida. da.................2l19C 19C022
G0od Florida .:................S (g2SZ
Medium hne Florida. .............2 .2414(Q24Z
Ilne rlorlua ...........-.- .-.e.'.z9 Vy-012
Extra fine Florida. @I
The receipts OF cotton at this port from all
l0urces for the past week were %, 543 bales OF
upland and ? ,006 bales sea island, against 4,49l
bales upland and l,4l9 bales sea island for this
week ast year.
The particulars of the receipts have been as
lollows: Per Central railroad, q, ,760 bales up
and; per savannah, Florida and Western
railroad, 5,825 bales upland and ,44 bales sea
road SO bales upland; per Savannah river
steamers. LAS bales upland; per Brunswick
and Satilla steamers, 64l bales upland and lS
9aes sea island; per carts, 81 bales upland
and Sc bales sea island; per Florida steamers,
10 bales upland and 406 bales sea island; per
Daren and Altamaha steamers, bales up
land
The exports for the week were 50.9ls bales
Upland and l,440 bales sea island: to New York,
y l65 bales upland and 66l bales sea island; to
Fhladelphia. 997 bales upland; TO Baltimore,
i,i92 bales upland and AIS bales sea island; to
Boston, $40 bales upland; 70 Bremen, 5,425
oales upland; to Barcelona, $500 bales upland /;
20 Liverpool, l2.45l bales upland; to Naples,
Loo bales upland; to Genoa, 2,450 bales up
and; to Amsterdam, 1850 bales upland; to
charleston, $500 bales upland and 25l bales
sea Island.
Thestock on hand at the close OF the market
To-day WAS Ss.9l3 bales upland and 4,bSl bales
yea island, against ll5, 1872 bales upland and
gear
RicE.--rhere was no very active trading
lone IN this grain and the market renamed
very quiet throughout the week, though
prices continued steady and unchanged. The
Oelter grades were in most request. nut were
SarGer than usual. The Offering stock OF
managed and low grade rice Is large. The
,ales for the week we're about 1000 barrels.
me 10 lowing are the Board OF Trades official
quotations:
Fair .lsS0nlsk
Prime ................. 5lSGJZ
Rough
Tpqhtry lots .........-......s.s'.... SOD 70
lple water .......t...........,....l OOgl ~
MOVEMENTS OF COTTON AT INTERIOR POINTS.
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