Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-13
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HVASNAH MARKET.
orF1CE OF THE MORNING NEWS,
VI ~ SAVANNAH, GA, Feb. II, 1886

oFFlUE SAvANNAH, GA, Feb. Il, 1861
WEEKLY REPORT.
tRFMARKS.- general trade con-
go more or less active IN all departments.
Al were generally firm throughout the week.
1,bere was no appreciate improvement either
IN the demand or the movement as whole.
rhe weather has been milder, which stimu-
Iatad the dry goods trade somewhat. There
was a steady business the entire week. Both
buvers and sellers continue TO preserve, how
aver q vervcautlOus tendency in their opera
tions. and consequently the volume of trade is
not as large as it was last year at this time.
In groceries there was slight lull in the de-
mand and the movement was smaller than
the previous week. This is Offset, however,
by the increased demand for provisions. The
hardware trade has been very active, and
prices hrmer. Nails have advanced. In all
other departments the buying was steady, but
only in small quantities and with no appreci-
able changes in values. Collections continue
very slow and unsatisfactory. Money is
plentiful at easy rates, while exchange, both
foreign and domestic, is scarce and high.
The security market was 1rmer, with very
steady demand for all interest-besring stocks
and bonds. 1t is evident that there is con-
siderable money seeking permanent invest
ment. The conditions and quotations of the
different markets are shown in the following
review
NAVAL STOREs-The market for spirits tur
pentine was quiet butvery firm. Prices have
advanced &c. since our last report. There
was only a light demand and very small
business doing. The receipts were also light
and the offering stock entirely too small for
any heavy transactions The sales for the
week were about 700 casks. Rosin-The mar
ket was very active during the latter half
of the week and the takings were
quite large. Prices were easier in
the early part of the week. but later
on Influenced by the heavy demand, they be-
came firmer, and at the close, particularly
for strained to good strained, the sales for
the week were about $4,000 barrels. In
another column will be found a weekly COM
parative statement of receipts and exports
from the beginning of the JASON to date and
for the same time last year, showing the
stocks on hand and on shipb0ard not cleared,
together with the official closing quotations.
RIoE.-The market though quiet shows
some improvement in demand. Prices of
clean rice remained very steady for the en-
tire week. The price of rough rice was
weaker. and declined for country lots There
is no activity, however, and the buying con-
tinues in no proportion to the offering stock.
The sales for the week were about l. 200 barrels.
The following are the Board OF Trades Off
cial quotations:
air ss-s'...s''- .s.'ss 41s,tytZS.
Prime. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5A
Rough
Country lots OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500 SO
Tide water, prime OOgl 20
CoTToN-The market was quiet and easy
for the best part of the week and offerings
were Lice. lower all round, but at the closing
it was stronger ana holders had no difficulty
in maintaining full prices There was quite
a liberal Offering of stock throughout the
week caused by the continued policy of fac
tors in unloading and refusing to carry stocks
longer. The inquiry was quite
steady, though rather indifferent
except where concessions were made,
but at the close the demand became more
active, Influenced by the frmer tone of ad-
vices from New York and Liverpool. The
total sales for the week foot up SAL bales.
The following resume of the weeks business
will show the tone and transactions Of the
market each day together with the closing
spot quotations:
Saturday the market opened steady and un-
changed. 1t closed steady. The sales were
500 bales.
Monday the market opened steady and IN
changed. At The S, cond call it was quiet. 1t
closed quiet. The sales for the day were POS
bales.
Tuesday the market opened quiet and un-
changed. At he second call it was quiet and
steady, at a decline of Lice in good middling
and middling 1t closed quiet and steady,
with sales for the day of ,242 bales
w ednesday the market opened quiet and
unchanged. 1t closed quiet. The sales for
the day were 1882 bales.
Thursday the market opened quiet and
duh. 1t closed steady. The sales for the day
Friday the marketopened and closed steady
and unchanged. The sales for the day were
The folow1ng are the official closing spot
quotations Of the Cotton Exchange:
Good mIddllng .............. .-.-....S LILO
mlddllng .....--.................. . b-Io
Low mtddling .................-..,...s SO
Good ordinary. ........'......-......I@
Ordinary. ..............-........f
Sea IsIand-The receipts for the week were
500 bags OF tn S amount factors receiver 2St
bags, the balance beng through cot ons which
were forwarded. The sales were 4S9 bags,
leaving the stock on hand 7,7i bags. The
market was quiet and somewhat nominal,
tho gh the business done was at slightly easier
figures The buying was principally Of a
scalping nature and the larger holders held
nrm at the quotations;
Common -..................lb t0IV
Medium FlOridas. ............... 20 0n2l
Good Ficrld9s .2l12CY22
Medium fine Floridas. 2SlG53%
Fine Flordas. ...............-....24C 924M
Extra fine Floridas. ..............25
The receipts of cotton at this port from all
sources for the past week were 1858 bales of
upland and 522 bales sea island, against 5597
bales upland and 3lS bales sea island for this
The particulars OF the receipts have been as
follows: Per Central railroad. 1851 bales up
land; per savannah, Florida ana Western
railroad. BAH bales upland ana 2S6 bales sea
island; per Charleston and savannah rail-
road. il bales upland: per Savannah river
steamers, 252 bales upland and
bales sea island: per Brunswick and
Satilla steamers, l2O bales upland and 10
bales sea island; per Florida steamers,
bales upland and bales sea island; per
carts 40 bales upland and "a bales sea is and
per Darien and Altamaha river steamers. .
bales sea island.
The exports for the week were l4,673 bales
upland and 706 bales sea island; to New York
1.9ej bales upland and 20S bales sea island;
to Philadelphia, 81 bales upland; to Balti-
more. 1910 bales upland and 2l2 bales sea
island; 20 Boston 2,7S6 bales of upland; to
Charleston, 1923 bales upland and $50 bales
Sea Island; to Bremen. 5,702 bales upland.
The stock on hand at the close OF
the market to-day was S2,326 bales up
land and 1927 bales sea island, against ~ 40i
bales up and and 4,5s2 bales sea island at the
same time last year.
MOVEMENTS OF COTTON AT INTERIOR POINTS,
giving receipts and shipments for the week
ending Fec. ~, and stock on hand tonight,
and for the corresponding week Of 1855:
Week ending Feb. II, 1856
Receipts. ShiDmesltS. StO r.
Augusta .......... 1850 4,44 $3.50
Columbus .......... 1862 1923 1914
Rome .............. l,45S 5,0GS 1881
Macon. ............. us 7l5 III
Montgomery ........ 1921 2642 l1,76.
Selma .............. 500 17S2 I8.43S
Memphis ........... b,6s2 6322 l39,Sl(
Nashville .......... 400 227 1866.