Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-20
Commercial.
sAyANxAa MARKET.
OFFICE OF TUE MORNING NEWS.
~ SAyANNAH, GA, March ~, 'sSo'
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Offi S4vANNAH, GA, March 10, 1861
WEEKLY REPORT.
GENERAL REMABKs.-Ihere WAS NO 'elS
~ tradinr in the general market for the
w. cnder review. There was. however,
W. W. steady business going on throughout the
IN nrettv nearly all departments, the
W., tions befug but few. The movement, as
-soIo WA better than for several weeks
The leading features OF the mar
~ we're the erratic course Oh
-si,as in the leading articles Inc tehoehcy
- food products are downward, with quite d
'tarr decline in bacon and sugars. Conees
80 advanced slightly. In cotton the Ten
ssncv was upward. Resins advanced anu
Units declined heavily. Collections sho"eu
,o,po Improvement, but the settlement Oh az
,oupts is still not in proportion TO Ihe Vo'"uie
If business being done. The demand from 'ho
interior continues to run principally IN CRU
ceries provisions and grain, win silsn'
falling of in hardware and dry goous' Aho
money market continued unchanged win
rates the same. In the security markeV INC
dem nd was mostly for long date bonus anu
Guaranteed stocks, but stocks as rue "eI ',
oujeter and lower The appended resume WIZ
show the tone and latest quotations Oh 'ne
different markets at the closing e.
NAVAL STQRES-lu C MOCN
snirits turpentine was dull, and to a great eN-
tent nominal, no business OF any c9n9eq!uS,noo
heinR done. Prices were weak anu sii -
showing at the close reouctloh VI luIIy ~
ct was 0uite firm throughout the
%eek with fair inquiry ana
q good business which was prmclpaIly
for domestic sh pment Pflces 81 tb ehe n9u,T
eerades &C., and strained TO good strained I0c:
fhe sales for the week were about lO,OeO
barrels Elsewhere Will be founu acompara-
tive statement of receipts ana exports from
Ami to dabe. and for the same period
LAST wear. showing the stocks on hand and on
ship6oard not cleared. together with the ON
ciai closing quotations.
RrcE.-There is no improvementin rice and
no better outlook in the near future, as the
Local market continues very much higher
fhan Charleston. Business during the week
was small, and only of plcayunelsh eharac-
TOR The sales for the week were about 15O
barrels. at UNCHANGED prices. The Board of
Trades official quotations were as follows:
alr.........-......-... S24tg44
Good ......-.......-----...-' -472g o
Prime ...............s.''-..- -.......0 Dag o74
Rough ana "a
Country lots ..........'..''''s.'' 0USg o.
Tide water, prime .-.--.-......- i OOt9l ~
CorToN.-The market was quiet, though
with an improved feeling and tirmer tone.
The inquiry was falr, though not very gen
eral, and the amount OF business done was
quite an Improvement over the two preceding
weeks. The offerings were pretty full though
holders found little difficulty in obtaining
full current quotations and in a
few instances higher figures were paid
for desirable grades. At the closing to-day
there was a very firm feeling at an advance
of l-l6c. all round. The total sales for the
week foot up $500 bales. The following re-
view Of the market each day Will show the
tone and transactions together with the Off
cial closing quotations.
Sea LsIGnd-The market was fairly active
ha the damand bplUQ p0nfiuad
to the medium fine to 1lde grades, at our in
side figures. The buying was mostly Tor for
eign account. The total sales for the week
were LII bags. and the receipts by factors
for the same time 81 bags, leaving the stock at
1850 bags. The following quotations are
based on above sales:
Stains. Blues and Storm IA @l51a
Common. ....-......'........ 10 (yl1%
Medium Elorldas. --........... I9 OBJ
Good FlOridas .................. 70 OIL
Medium Fine Fl0ridas..--..... 2l18@22
Enc FI R, sc.ido 5 5z72g5S
Saturday the market opened dull and I'M
changed. 1t closed dull. The sales we're only
IS bales.
Monday the market opened dull and I'M
changed. At the second call, p. M, it was
steady. 1t closed steady and unchanged. The
sales were 500 bales.
Tuesday the market opened quiet and I'M
changed. At the second call 1t was steady.
IL closed steady. The sales were $50 bales.
Wednesday the market opened steady and
unchanged. 1t closed firm. The sales for the
day were l,247 bales.
Thursday the marketopened and closed firm
and unchanged. The sales were 1888 bales.
Friday the market opened firm at an ad-
vance Of Lice. for all grades. 1 closed firm
and unchanged. The sales for the day were
f23 bales.
The following are the official closing spot
quotations of the Cotton Exchange:
Good mlddling. Observation-Disclosures. S-l6
Mlddlng OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3 lilo
Low mlddllng... ---.....-.....---... ga
Good ordinary. ...................... "a
Ordinary. .-......-....-...... 3-l6
The receipts of cotton at this port from all
sources for the past week were 1929 bales OF
upland and 81 bales sea island, against 237S
bales upland and las bales sea island for this
week last year.
The particulars of the receipts have been as
follows: Per Central railroad, 4.S10 bales up
land; per savannah. Florida and Western
railroad. 3.03l bales upland and sos bales sea
island; per Charleston and Savannah rail-
road. IA bales upland: per Savannah river
steamers, 1913 bales upland; per Brunswick
and Satilla steamers, is bales upland; per
Florida steamers, bales sea island.
The exports for the week were 1923 bales
upland and SA bales sea island to New York
1888 bales upland and l76 bales sea island I:
to Philadelphia, "a bales upland; to Balti-
more. 1921 bales upl and and go bales sea is
land;to BOstOn.946 bales upland; TO Liverpool,
1922 bales upland; to Genoa, 1867 bales up
land; TO Cronstadt $500 bales upland; to Bar
celOna. 700 Dales upland; 70 OpOrLo 800 bales
upland; 10 Charleston 3,430 bales upland
and 44S bales sea islands.
The stock on hand at the close of
the market to-day was 80, 1872 bales up-
land and 3.S05 bales sea island. against Is 2O1
bales upland and 3, III bales sea island at the
same time last year.
MOVEMENTS OF COTTON AT INTERIOR POINTS.
giving receipts and shipments for the week
ending March 10, and stock on hand to- night,
and for the corresponding week of 1885:
Week ending March 10. 1885,
Receipts. Shipments. StO d.
Augusta. ........... l,045 1888 3C524
Columbus .......... 430 $3.50 9S7s
Rome ....-....... SOC G3l6 97bF