Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-19
Commercial.
sAvANNAH MARKET.
orrICE OF THE MORNING NEWS
SAVANNAH, GA, Sept. Is, 1887
WEEKLY REPORT.

WEEKLY REPORT.
cvsrRAL REMARKs.-Business continued
.,,jte active for the week under review. Inc
= ,vement was a repetition Of that OF the
aravious week, and was fully as large on ths
IhoIa In some few departments 1t was even
-reater as well IS more satisfactory. WnIo
thaoutlook continues very encouraging LOT
t,ll and steady improvement with nothing "
,agicate boom in any particular branch
~, the feeling is a very healthy one
u,ercial circles. In dry goods there
"a con siderable trading doing, with a hard
-, tandencv to values. The business was
cinsIlv ON travellers orders, which were
ia and numerous, while but few spot
,'''Sers were on the market. In groceries the
..oi,es showed an increase, and was very
Ir,o both on orders and spot buying.
v.Ines were generally steady, and con-
.inue in sellers favor. In all other
dsnartments there was continued activity at
ts,rlv steady prices. Collections are not
quite as satisfactory as previously, ana are
Ia now being done. 1t is thought, however,
nj NJ tbere will be a marked improvement on
a heavier movement of the cotton crop-pro-
bahlv bv next month. Money continues
paU, essv. The security market was quiet,
fbou0h somewhat better in tone, with Cen
III roilr road stock higher. There was good
Investment demand for long date bonds: inc
t,IowInR review will show the tone and
snctuations in prices in the different markets
for the past week. MI, -. - ....
+,rnentine WAS rather duh for the week, and
~,re mr. less nominal, with buyers and sellers
mart. Prices have ruled easier and are of
%aIIv lc since last report, though at the close
the market was hrmer at SOc olo ana pal9
we're about 1000 casks. Rosin-The mar
Net was somewhat irregular Tor
5etterd grades, and in the early part OF the
week fell of slightly in values, but was FOL
Iowed bv an immediate recovery. The other
GRADES were very quiet and almost neglected,
more particularly in strained to good strained,
the market closing with queter feeling all
ronnd. The sales for the week were
rerv light, footing up about A.
s00 barrels. Elsewhere will be
fouud a weekly comparative statement of re-
ceiDts and exports from the beginning of the
season to date, and for the same period last
year. showing the stocks on hand and on
shipboard not cleared, together with the OH
cial closing quotations.
CoTTON,-There was a fairly steady tone to
the market throughout the week. At the
opening of the week prices were easier, and
declined slightly in the middling grades.
Since then prices were steadily maintained
until at the close there was full recovery.
BUYERS were general y found shading prices
in their bids, but holders steadily held at
current figures, Notwithstanding that the
offerings were large. The inquiry, however,
was qnite free and the buying liberal. The
total sales for the week aggregated 1896
bales. The following resume of the week &
business will show the tone, transactions and
fluctuations of the market each day, together
with the official closing spot quotations:
Sea Is5andS.-There were no new develop
ments ID this market. 1t has continued COM
paratively dull and uninteresting, with but a
small assortment of offerings. During the
week there was not single transaction IN
new crop until to-day, when some Il bags
were disposed of on the basis Of &c for medi-
bn inf mr. a Wa NJ
were 81 bags. There has been considerable
looking over the market by one or two buyers,
but no evidences are shown of any great
activity expected in the near future. Pre-
YIous quotations are renewed;
Good ...-.-....-............-..2 C92lA
Medlum nhe......-.'- .------aa V11a32
Fine OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. VgzS13
Saturday the market opened steady and I'M
changed. and continued so to p. m. when it
closed steady at a decline Of Lice for mid
ding and low middling. The sales for the
day we're l,l49 bales.
Monday the market opened and closed
steady and unchanged, with sales OF 2, l3l
bales for the day
Tuesday the market opened and closed
steady and unchanged. The sales for the day
were ISIS bales.
Wednesday the market opened steady and
unchanged It closed steady. The sales fol
the day were l,9l9 bales.
Thursday the market opened firm and I'M
changed. II closed steady. The sales for the
day were l,s45 bales.
Friday the market opened steady at an ad-
vance Of Lice In grades OF middling, good
middling and mlddling fair. 1t closed, at
p. m. steady and unchanged. The sales fol-
the day were ,443 bales.
The following were the official closing spot
quotations of the Cotton Exchange:
Miudllng lalr...-.- .-......--..... y I'D
5000 mlddhng OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES - D. 10
mluulDg Observation-Disclosures ... - l-lO
Low mluulng.- observation-disclosures. .o24
to0d ordinary. .-.........-.....-.....S2
Y.
The receipts of cotton at this port from all
sources f0rthe past week were "a, 720 bales Of
upland and 81 bales sea island, against Is, SO!
bales upland and SO bales sea island for thii
week last year.
The particulars OF the receipts have been as
follows: Per Central Railroad, 1888 bales up
land; per Savannah, Florida and Western
Railroad, 6,l45 bales upland and % bales seq
island: per Charleston and Savannah Rail
road l7s bales upland; per Savannah River
steamers 1900 bales upland; per Brunswick
and Satila steamers. 40 bales upland; per
Florida steamers, us bales upland and bales
sea island; per carts, los bales upland.
The exports for the week were ASA bale
upland and Is bales sea island; to New York
5f2 bales upland and ls bales sea island; tt
Philadelphia, SA bales upland; to Baltimore
as bales upland; to Boston 1880 bales upland
The stock on hand at the close of the marke
to-day was 3l.ts0 bales upland and 452 bale
sea island. against ~ $50 bales upland and %