Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
Commercial.
SAVANNAH MARKET.
orrrCF OF The MORNIl-G NEWS, /
" SAVANNAH, GA. Oct. 80, 1881
WEEKLY REPORT.

u floN : AvANNAH, GA. Oct. 30, 1851
WEEKLY REPORT.
,-,...vpAt.- RFMARKs.-The general market
- the past week was dull and feature
-'' 7rbe weather was quite favorable for
.'.ess but apparently a general stagnation
'.-sded business circles. The demand both
v5olesa and retail trades was very
D.., and there vas no movement to speak
s '.-o,r particular line. While it is not IN
- f,r ouietuuss to set in towards the close
month at this period Of the year,
hecome unusually dull all round,
~ collections are reported very unsatisfac-
The cause for this state of things Is
,..'rrt..d to the depressed condition OF the
~ trade and the low price of that article
money market continues very easy. 1t is
ouiet in all classes of securities. Values
', he leading staples show considerable
y.srges. particularly in meats, provisions,
va srgars. which have declined. The APP
ed review will show the conditions and
ss,o.,ro quotations of the dinerent markets.
T,rAi sroREs.-Spirits turpentine hes
.ontinued duh AID, to great extent, noml-
%, had the EJECT of weakening no ders, and
aa%"ssouentlv prices fell of slight, There
-as very little business dong the total safes
teipg about $40 casks. In rosln the marSet
80 rvpre no marked Cecilnes in prices. The
.aies for the week were about 5000 barrels.
Eisavvbere will be found weekly compare
- stqfement of receipts and exports from
A,riI to date and for the same time last
i4r showing the stocks on hand and on
:1.nioard not cleared, together with the OIL
riai closing quotations.
rorroN-The market throughout the week
was very ire ular ana unseIlleu, auu prices
Cor the most part were easier and declining.
A. fhe close to-day prices were OIL fully so
. lac all round. There 10 very large 81 OK
oearinp while the demand was rather light,
I'D al the closing the mark ct had become
stegnapt. caused by buyers having exhausted
tbpir October and early November contracts.
They are refusing to go on at present prices
and were generally found bidding Tess.
Holders as rule are unwilling 10 part WIN
stocks at he present low prices. The unset
tied condition of the Balkan trouble coEtin-
mes to have a very depressing erect on con-
trolling markets The total sales for the
yreek we're fully ,265 bales. The following
resume. Of the weeks business will show the
lone of ira -actions and fluctuations OF the
market each day, together with the ofhcial
closing quotations:
and unchanged. At the second call 1t was
nuiet, at an advance of 81 6c in middling fair,
tsc for good middling, while low middling
declined -l6c. 1t closed quiet and unchanged
The sales for the day we're 1852 bales.
Monday the market opened quiet and un-
changed At the second call IL was easy. ii
cIo.ed dull and easy. The sales for the day
were 402 bales.
Tuesday the market opened fat and some
what irregular. At the second cal 1t was
easier, at a decline of 80 for mddling and
good ordinary. and Lice for low mldding Ii
Closed dull and easy. The sales for the day
were SO bales.
Wednesday the market opened weak and
unchanged. At the second cali it was weak
irregu ar and nominaily unchanged. II
closed quiet and steadier al decline of l-l6c
I The sales for the 0aV were
Thursday the market opened steady and I'M
changed. At the second call it was quiet at an
advance of l-l6c. for all grades of good
middling. good ordinary and ordinary: while
low middliRg declined l-l6c. It closed quiet
and easy. with a decline of l-l6c. in good
middling and good ordinary, and 1sc. in ordi-
nary. The sales for the day were 2,7st
b les.
Friday the market opened quiet, easy and
unchanged. At the second call 1t was noml-
nal. Il closed dull and easy, buyers offering
lower prices. The sales for the day were only
IA bales.
The following were the Official closing spot
quotations Of the Cotton Exchange:
Middling falr............... ........ nominal
GOOD mlddling -.........-.-.........9 7-l6
MluulDg OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1910
Low middllng. -.-....----.......-...6z
Good ordinary. ..-.-...............-.S lis
Ordinary................-
Sea ISldnd-The receipts by factors for the
week were l.5Zi NdGes ana the safes LOT bne
same me were LIS BAGS, leaving the stock
on hand at 1852 bags The demand was ac-
tive, and prices were very firm though NO
higher, yet the bulk of transactions were at
the outside figures, more particularly for the
better styles. There is considerable g aimed
and storm and badly prepared cOttOns on
the market. which continues neglected. Adj
wees from Florida reported during the week
higher prices being paid at the primary mar
keGs than here. The following are the quota
tl0ns on which the above sales were based:
Medium -....--........ ...........N (G2l%
Do0u .......---.-.-..---...... .zZ349Zz2
Medium fine ..-....................23 I 4CG2312
Fine ..................24 (024l3
Extra line ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 241zg35
The receipts Of cotton at this port from all
sources for the past week were Al 240 bales OF
upland and LBS bales sea island, against As, 62l
bales upland and S25 bales sea island for This
week last year.
The PARTICULARS of the receipts have been rs
follows; Per Central railroad, 29308 bales up
land; per Savannah, Florida and Western
railroad. S,9S1 bales upland and S29 bales sea
Island; per Charleston and Savannah rail-
road POO bales upland; per Savannah river
steamers l.129 bales upland; per Brunswick
and S'tilla steamers, 40 bales upland and Il
bales sea island; per carts, liz bales upland
ana I54 bales sea island; per Florida steamers,
u.s. bales upland and lbs bales sea island.
me exports for the week were 39.456 bales
upland and 6i3 bales sea island: to New York
$50 bales upland and 4S3 bales sea island; &c
2, ID bales; upland and 100 bales sea island; tc
Boston, , 25 bales upland; to Havre, $40
Dales upland to Reval, $4,000 bales upland; "a
Geneva. 1900 bales upland; to Hango, l,00C
Dales upland; TO Charleston, 81 bales up
land.
The stock on hand at the close OF the market
To-day was 81 260 bales upland and 1854 ba es
sea island, against l06, 57S bales upland and
year
kIcE.-The market was dull for the entire
Week. and prices were nOminally steady and
unchanged. There was but little inquiry
dnc only small trade was done. The total
sales Tor The week were only 4l6 barrels, at the
following quotations:
Fair A%R43<
30 '--........-.......... "a G5z
Rough
-T9Itnbl y loIs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S5tol 10
Tide water Observation-Disclosures. / 2O0l ar
MoVEMENTs OF COTTON AT INTERIOR POM r.
giving receipts and shipments for the weeH
enulng Oct. 30, and stock on hand to- night
anu Tor the corresponding week of 1884:
Week ending Oct. 30, 1885,
Receipts. Shipments. Ste 4
augusta ............ 9,779 $3.50 1855
Rome 441o S'eSS $50
MOutr0mppv 70 600 ~