The morning news., 1889-04-13
COMMERCIAL.
SAVANNAH MARKETS.
WEEKLY REPORT.
OFFICE MORNING NEWS, I
SAvAHNAH. April 12. 1889. {

WEEKLY REPORT.
OFFICE MORNING NEWS, I
SAVANNAH, April u, 1889.
oA,,r1.1 RrMARKs.-There was no particular
-,,ar,a in the situa tion during the past week.
1,,iatness and monotony were the chier feat-
'tros in most departments of the jobbing trade
1T,,o onlv particular incident during the week
-as the late disastrous confagration in the
s,'s;ness portion of the city. The wholesale
iobbsrs. however, suffered but little, and
~! Jo' disturbance and loss was
confined principally to the re-
"a trade They have, however, sought
vay locations, and business goes on without
e-,tber k' interruption. The total volume of trad
continues quite satisfactory for this time.
M, principal business had on orders, with
Inot hnvers few and far between. Orders, how
orar seem to be confined to small lots,
lars adhering to the very con-
ssrvative hand-to-mouth policy of
I'm, as their needs require while the weather.
thoug1 seasonable does not contribute materi-
suv to stimulate any heavy business. For
-.oceries there was fairly active distribution
e. progress, but was mostly OF the staple
o-ticIes for which there is always
steady cousumptive demand. The
most noticeable feature in this
,rade was the very heavy advance in sugars. In
,,rovisions there was a steady business going
On with prices hardening. In dry goods there
bos beep but little interest shown, and the
handling OF very small reassortment lots covers
the business Hardware-There was very fair
movement, while values remain quite
steady. In all other branches there is
very light trading demand, and goods
are moving out slowly. The money market is
cpite easy with good demand. Securities are
Arm for the whole list with a good steady de-
,nand. Collections are slow and unsatisfactory.
The following resume of the weeks business
will show the tone and the latest closing quota
tions of the different markets to-day;
N.vA1, SroREs.-The market for spirits tur-
pentine was rather irregular, and prices some
what unsettled during the week. At the open
inp they were strong and advancing, sales being
made at 43c for regulars; but later on as re-
GENTS increased the market became quiet and
nrices weakened, closing to-day with sales
st 41Ibc. The total sales for the week were
ahout 900 casks. RoSin. The market was
oret and easier for the week and prices stead
ily declined, particularly in the better grades.
The sales during the week were 5000 barrels.
Elsewhere will be found weekly comparative
table OF receipts and exports from April l to
date and for the same time last year, showing
the stock on hand and on shipboard not
cleared together with the ofnclal closing spot
CoTToN-There was good demand through
out the week but the scarcity restricted busi-
ness The stock in first hands is very much re-
duced and desirable grades are obtained with
dificulty so that holders have no hestancy in
asking full figures for anything near the quality
wanted. The offerings were principally
of the poorer qualities, and only in small lots.
Prices have steadtlyadvanced; the better grades
proportionately higher than the commoner
sorts At the close to-day quotations were
I@skc higher than a week ago. The total
sales for the week were only 900 bales. The
following are the official closing spot quotations
- Z thn Cnttnrn EYchannras