Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-25
BUSINESS FAIRLY BRISK.
THE VOLUME OF TR aDE STILL
FULL AS A RULE.

Savannah's Retail Trade Slightly Af~
fected by the Shaks-Wiggins' wild
Predictions Having an Effect Mt New
Orlesns-TIme Necessary for Full Re-
CuperatiOn at Charleston.
NEW YORK, Sept N.--Specialt telegrams
to Bradstreet's Commercial Agency re-
port continued full volume of general
business, though there have been less fa-
v0rable advices from several points.
While the movement of staple products
from Boston has been good it has been
less regular, notably in dry goods, which,
however, is regarded as natural after tho
exceptional activity enjoyed of late. At
ST. Louis new business continues to be
reported, but the rate OF Increase is less
than previously noted. There Is n queter
tone to trading at New Orleans. where the
predicted earthquake appears to have pre-
vented the appearance of country buyers
TO some extent.
SAVANNAH's RETAIL TRADE.
The retail trade at Savannah has been.
checked since the late disturbance of tho
earth, and there remains of course much
to be done at Charleston before the COM
merce OF that city reaches its former pro-
portions. Owing to the late failures on
the Pacific coast, business MT San Fran
cisco is more quiet and somewhat unset
tied. At most other cities the full volume
OF commercial transactions already noted
exceeds the totals at like periods in i'm
medlately preceding years, and In nearly
all instances meets the more conserva-
tive of hopeful anticipations reported
within two months past.
RAILWAY TONNAGE.
The increase reported in east-bound
trunk line railway tonnage OF late weeks
is reflected I'm the augmen ted totals Of the
railway earnings. Those for forty roads
for the second week In September amount
to $4,G6l ,1S6, against $4,077,575 in 1885.
From Jan. to date the total Is Sl21 $780,
900, against $ll2, 100000 last year. Tho
bank clearings at thirty cities for the cur
rent week given to-day aggregate $685.
461 1l5, against 1876, III. .2S2 last week and
ST00, ,34l $40 in the like week Of18S5. Some
OF the 10 per cent. gain of this week over
last is due, OF course, to the widening Of
the speculative market in Wall street.
As against 1885 the increase in clearinRs
is 38 per cent. The Wall street stock
market is excited and bull fever pres
walls, based on settlement OF the tr0u-
bles OF Reading.
PRICES HIGHER.
The prices OF nearly all active stocks
-
form the exception, and the latest advloes
are unfavorable TO the formation Of the
Northwestern pool. The transactions
amount to 3,400, 900 shares, against 1,713,-l
600 shares last week and 1868, 900 shares
the preceding week. Bonds also partake
of the Improvement, the transactions
amounting to $40, ,033, 500, against SO, 265,-
900 last week. Foreign exchange is strong
and advancing on purchases OF sterling
by operators In stock arbitrages. The
leading domestic money markets other
than New York continue for the most
part somewhat easier than last week,
though at a few the current continues
toward the country aud the demand tends
to exceed the Immediate supply.
THE DRY GOODS CENTRES.
The principal dry goods centres report
no unfavOrable features notwithstanding
a slight check TO distribution at some
points. The stocks OF cottOns are light
at the interior and woOllens are expected
to advance in prices during next season.
Raw wool is remarkably strong and
prices are again higher with the move-
nent TO manufacturers heavy. The be-
lief appears general that the American
clip Is short and the Australian Is ceT-
tainly worth more abroad than 1t Is here.
There is less satisfaction found in the t0na
OF the grain market than elsewhere. The
receipts at the northwest have been very
heavy. The export demand has been
checked, and speculation is in favor of
lower figures. Louisville reports favor-
able tobacco crop. with prices favoring
the sellers. The failures reported this
week were. in the United States, 1876,
against 1873 last week, 140 In the like week
in 1885. Canada had 81 this VI eek against
% last week and 20 in 1885. The an
nouncement of Lichvs estimate OF the
beet crop depressed the sugar market ones
eighth OF a cent on this side. The visi-
BILE supply shows afurther shrinkage, it
being now 899,695 tons, against 1908, 1874
at same date last year.