The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-21
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~0-9SVANNAH MARKETS.
WEEKLY REPORT.
OFFICE MORNING NEWS.
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OFFICE MORNING NEWS.
SAyASNAH. Sept 20. 1889.
prvARKs.-Trade was even more
0E'S.5 week than last. There was very
CIV Gather throughout. and the volume
mas been large. This was particu-
U-@s4-.s-a in tie cotton trade. but OF course
ply g n this time more special activity IN
1eie . -, tban in any other. AS the season
rs U- boyrever. pretty much all branches
=, improve as the total movement IS
~ the previous week, and ahead OF
eA' The demand for foodstuffs and coun-
Is tics is vrrv liberal, and the movement,
-. mite heavy. There were quite
ISL t7,,,srs hut tine bulk of the business
~, ord. rs from travellers by mail and
T, groceries and provisions
,r,r,anr was a little more
l,,,, with no special features. In dry
CIV. vgss only ia T, interior merchants
e. nov, fairly vel filled up in their assert
e"s ND only await favorable weather to
81 - ..,I.,a buvers. In hardware the amount of
80 doing was very fair. the call for lum-
and building materials Is quite
In prettv nearly all 9th
'''' darortrents business has bright
m considerably, but there is no
..-sd increase in the volume of goods NOV
- There is a very satisfactory feeling
F,,-,i1i7,,, owing to the continuance OF the ex-
81 i,.rc, If the weather for harvesting and the
,,.,,,-rts from the crops. Collections are
. ,irl, satisfactory for the season. Money is
Fl a-,-eos hut there is a liberal call for 1t.
E.,.ra we're no radical changes in values
"A for the most part tho feeling was
0,sv Securities are in some request, but bust
ro.s &c slow. owing to the scarcity OF offer
,s The appended resume of the weeks
4 -,.i,,ees will show the tone and the latest quo
4 s,iors of fine different markets at the close
4o-day
4 ~, SroREs.-The market for spirits tur-
.,on1ina was very firm during the week, and
81 ,~ices sold up to 1890 or re ,ulars To-day,
q orya,er il opened du and fell off somewhat,
6ales heiag made at 45c at the close, Ih l'e
a ccononlsbei The total sales for the week
- abo1t $500 casks. Rosin-the market
- ante firm with steady demand through
IA ID ,rjces Of strained to good strained were
%dvanced 2L6c., and pales sc. The total
80 for the week we're about 5000 bar
%eIs In another column will be found
eornnarltive table Of receipts and exports from
~ nril TO date. and for the same time last year,
%boyr;ng the stock on hand and on shipboard not
fIear.d together with the official closing quota
tions. ,,.;.-,. ,,,,.;.,..
81 toTTON-lhe market was very active during
81 oct week and prices frmer and tract onal
,iae rer in the best qualities. There was a good,
steady demand throughout the week and fac,
stors' tables were kept pretty well cleaned
m. The demand is stimulated some
&.b,t bv the fact of ample freight room
s.s.ofT ring for next month"; rates. however, main
~ their firnneSs. The movement to the
&ports is very large for the week, which caused
- market to close dull. The total sales for the
- foot no l6 500 bales. Tue following are
Lin Official closing spot quotations of the Cot
Lon Exchange:
NiIdlng fair. ................... ..... 1CHS
Gool mddnng. ....................''.IV
M!tling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ....-..lV14
81 S-f Islauds-The receipts for the week up to
o'cOck D m, as reported by factors, were IS
4as and the sales for the same time were rs
h,g The exports were 100 bags, all to Liver
Mb0L There is no change 10 the situation as
bet not enough new cotton coming in to make
n narGet AMI the purchases made were prin-
#a.plly for types for manufacturers who are
a caLols to determine the character of the
aag crop, while there is a regular scramble
nmoay buyers to OBTAIN such samples OF the
81 above sales there we some thirty bags of old
crpa 200224c.
The receipts of cotton ct this port from all
81 sources the past week were 81, 443 bales of up-
81 ls9l and &c bales sea island against 81 800
q bales Of upland and SO bales S island last year.
81 Tie particulars of the receipts have been as
81 follows: Per Central railroad. "a, 235 bales up
q lali; Der Savannah, Florida and western
8 Railway Company, 9,107 bales upland and 81
81 bleS sea iSland Florida steamers, IA bales
& upland and IL bales sea island; per Charleston
Il aud Savannah railway, 1888 bales upland per
q SlOnnah river steamers. 1,l22 bales upland
81 per carts. ii bales upland.
81 The exports for the week were 10, 7S3 bales of
q upaad and 1870 bales sea island, moving as fol-
& lows: To New York 6439 bales upland and
II 9hales sea island; to Baltimore 3 7j3 bales up
"a land; to Boston 200l bales upland; to Charleston
81 ~ bales Upiand to Philadelphia, to6 bales
y Wand
& The stock on hand to-day was IS, 325 bales up
q snl and 537 bales sea island, against q, 043
81 bales upland and 1855 bales sea island last year.
RlCE.-The market has cont lued somewhat
dull and an easier feeling prevails, particularly
in the better grades. There was comparatively
asnal stock offering during the week owing to
the small amount milled out. The receipts at
Il The mills rough since the opening of the
month were fully 10000 bushels The quality OF
tie new crop now being nilled is very fine, in
TACT better than for several years back. The
sales during the week were about 300 barrels
The following are the official quotations,
E small job lots are held at 1s@14c higher:
Fl FAN. .. ..3z6A4
q 33Gu .'--.'..........-. -.....--.. -99sD41S
4 ROugh-Nomlnal-
Country lots. ................... IS 50M 65
Tide water 49,. ............... COOL 10
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