The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-03
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orFiCE MORNING NEWS S:o
S.vASSAH, Aug = 1917
Thu. general business
GENERAL n has continued about the same
du,- .-,r prs.i1usy. aud there p ~ p c9r,e
$ activity for several "TeA' - anv
/ o. A-' -. coming in steadily ouI He- " -.
4 5--.rr and the volume OF tau -
g'7---I,- fair ard compa lhS $3.50
Tsls0-'. record OF past Seasons
VIII -, i. small as whole JoO'1lS -
81 inl9 - 5e supplies into the inI5rIo. %
TIE fsran OF siiyhJy, which tney 1-1liou'o
havln- a. t,..l-,ytrlless Of the cotton crop
4 n'Ie ~ 100, els, There is, however con-
TIA az sbo,v II confidence among tnein
sil5FA'i- ,,,-Ioos ami it IS De-
4 81 'H7 sot an early improvement
Ieyea ..ts Mace. inasmuch as the
VII -, INST Inns has not opened up
OIL L'a'-, -, i, ordering Is the ruling ieature'
YET. -a+ha- iL,si by the trade and Is more
"1i'" -e,,,rao..d By iobbers. The most oil tne
OF l7'7 .,,,., though travelling statesmen
oIu' IRIS we're noticed in the market Ihis
bo' I-' ,r,s some Improvement reported
W7e'' - The money market remains
u Domestc exchange IS also easy
is
,f-,, 10, the entire list, but there Is such d
9I-.e If offerings that brokers Ill oruerS
- 4'ssculty. In groceries the deihahu 10 iiii'
VIZ r,r slowly. and in provisions II mas
4 PROVE .,nsvhat duller In dry goods no
chance is noticed from former
sp''-1 -. For lumber and building materials
s.'l'- continued good demand and heavy
'-'sara in nr,cress. A steady to fair trade IS
'-a.+.i in, hardware, in the aggregate better
W. I,st wear. In all other departments trade
a,r,iDal with no visible improvement.
80 orar. very few price changes, and sugars
Ito,on show a further decline. as well as
1rool and hides The appended resume OF the
r,Ya,'s b,,s.pess will show the tone and the
.s-,,,,otations of the different markets at the
closing hour to-day;
80, sToRrs.-rhe market for spirits tur-
I'm. vas srrong during the last week. and
Pi 1s.s we're steadily forced upwards. Nhlle
isarscsints continue very full the movement
was large and keeps steady pace with the IN,
creased receipts There was a good aeInanu
t6ron0nout the week and all offerings
'rara readily absorbed. the market
cIo.ed today firm at 3914c for regulars
Tha total sales Tor tne week were
fnlly 600 casks Rosin-The ma ket was rather
irregular during the week, being nrh ahu al
,aod Strained under liberal supplies was easy
sniieil off &C., but on the closing to-day was
sfeady at a fun recovery There was very
good inquiry, bat 1t was mostly confined to the
medium and ptler grad s Inc sales were
abont 1850 barrels. In another column
viii be found a weekly comparative table
Of raceIpts and exports from April l TO
date and for the same time last year showing
tns stock on hand and on Shipooard not cleared,
tog4tb.r with the Official closing quotations.
CorroN-There is no material change in this
market and it remains in pretty much the same
nominal condition as noted the previous week.
There are so few buyers in the market and still
less of sellers. owing to the small
ness of the stock that there is
little interest exc ted and a correspondingly
light business. There are some complaints
OF 100 much rain in the interior again for the
CROP but it does not seem to be very widespread
and IS probably confiIed to loca. spots The
tutal sales Tor the " elk were only 81 bales
Tue following are the official spot quotations of