The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-20
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9AVANNAH MARKETS.
WEEKLY REPORT.
OFFICE MORNING NEWS,
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OFFICE MORNING NEWS. /
SAVANNAH. April 10. 1889.
| xorr-owing to the observance OF GOOD FIJI
and hence the closing Of the exchanges
pS.orghout the country, we are without the
fII'oI Geographic market reports. and our cot
u.s. .ahles are not as complete as they other
Io 4' '.ld be. but are brought down TO and
include ThursuAy' a. uo,,.-r
-.oT,,naratively a dull one. 1t was mostly
..rrod nv the Catholic and Episcopal churches
.o,igious holiday week. and very little at
o 80 vas maid to business during the last half
81. hv members of the above denominations
~ volume of business was light. although
liz m to the movement In previous
- at this time The demand from pretty
1,ob all quarters was slow, and in Joooing
Dinoles the trading was confined mostly to small
,a.s of the staple goods, for which immediate
10 can be had. The weather continues very
Sarorahle. but the interior trade does not seem
no stimulated to any great extent
.bareby. There were few features OF
'L",ortsnce. except the ttrmness exhibited In
yaues of the leading commodities. There is no
'..orovsment to note in collections, which con-
.inra slow. In dry goods the situation shows
~ material change from a week ago, except
hat ~ WV
cor due to the strength shown in the cotton
.oartet. In groceries there was quite a
lberal shipping movement, which continued
a.aodv throughout the week on travellers
ardsrs Sugars have again advanced. In pro-
ris;ons there was fair business going on. For
hardware the trading continues good. In all
otbar branches the business was pretty well
limited and below the average although pro-
.ortoned to the actual wants of buyers. The
onav market is very easy but the demand
continues active. Securities are fairly active,
+be demand for bank stock being the feature.
Tho following resume of the weeks business
will show the tone and he closing quotations of
the different markets on Thursday.
NAVAL. SroREs.-The market for spirits tur-
,entine was rather unsettled during the week.
In the first half of the week prices sold down
to 4Oc for regulars but comparatively small
receipts caused prices to stiffen up, and the
week closes with full recovery, and the closing
sales of Yesterday were at 4116c for regulars.
The total sales were about $500 casks. Rosin-
The market was quiet during the week and
,,rices somewhat easier and lower. There was
q fair demand and about 10000 barrels were
disposed of for the week. In another column
will be found the regular weekly statement Of
receipts and exports from April to date, and
for the same time last year, showing the stock
on hand and on shipboard not cleared, together
with the official closing spot quotations.
CoTroN-The market during last week was
very firm and this is about all that can be said
in its favor There was very small business
in progress due to the scarcity of stock in first
hands The Offering stock is lighter than
There was fair inquiry, but
it was rather difficult to obtain particular
grades and when found were in such beggariy
lots that buyers troubled to fill orders sat
isfactorily At the close to-day prices were Ao
higher than week ago. The total sales for
the week were only 600 bales. The following
are the official closing spot quotations of the