The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-20
WEEKLY REPORT.
OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS, !
gAvA1xAU "a Oct 10 1888 [

OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS
SAVANNAH. GA, Oct 10. 1883 (
cvvrRN, REMARxs.--Trade in the general
market was rather unevenly divided during the
,,,st week. end the situation does not show any
tn;ry TO indicate an early improvement, A few
denartments continus to exhibit considerable
octivitv. while in others it is just
the contrary. There wer, fewer spot
t,,yers on the market. and the business was
mostly made up from travellers orders. The de-
,.,or,d however, as whole, is fairly st .ady, and
,he Volume of sales as large as in the last few
'--oeks Business In general has shown much the
came features as previously reported, with no
aItnra;iors in conditions or influences. The
ao,,rse of the markets for the immediate future
iii depend largely upon change of weather
s,I tbe fluctuations in values. The latter, as
,.,,e were in favor of buyers with but few ex
oentions. Bacon and grain have declined,
1rbile -four and coffees continue to
odcance. Collections show no i'm
.,rovemept, although there is a freer
r,oven,ent of cotton from the interior. In the
,,rocsrv trade the demand continues very
active and the shipping movement heavy. In
drv goods there Is quiet and restricted call
for seasonable goods. In all other branches Of
,be general Jobbing trade business
nos been quiet and of limited pro-
,,ortions The scarcity of freight room
continues The money market is easy, but there
SC very great demand for it. The security
r,arget was somewhat feverish, and there was
a GOOD n gestmert demand for long date bonds
Of the outside figures. The following resume
If the wee ks business will show the tone and
the latest quotations of the different markets at
the close to-day:
NAVAL SToREs-The market for spirits tur-
nentine was very firm throughout the past
week and prices steadily advanced. There was
he extremity of their views rather restricted
business, although all offerings were
readily taken at slight ad-
vance on the current :, figures, the
market closing to-day at fully 112c. higher
than the previous week. The sales for the week
we're fully 1900 casks. Rosins-There was a
good demand for the better grades during last
week while the lower grades were somewhat
neglected. The medium and pale grades were
held firmly at an advance of 5620c. The total
saes for the week were fully $500 barrels. In
another column will be found weekly com
narrative table of receipts and exports from
April to date. and for the same time last
year. showing the rtocks on hand and on ship
board not cleared, together with the closing
quotations.
CorToN-During last week it was essentially
buyers market throughout, until to day, when
holders were disposed to be firmer and the mid
ding grades were advanced slightly. The
bulk Of the business, however. was at
kd3-16c. below the current quota
ions. The offering stock was large
and was offered freely by factors. Buyers were
rather Indifferent, and as a rule it required full
grades to secure recognition. The movement
was heavier at the ports, which caused the lead
ing markets to decline at the close yesterday.
There was quite a heavy weeks business com
pleted the sales aggregating 24,100 bales.
fhe following are the official closing spot
quotations of the cotton exchange: