The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-05
COMMERCIAL.
sAVANNAH MARKETS.
WEEKLY REPORT.
OFFICE MORNING NEWS.
Cau.GEau Oct < 1850

OFFICE MORNING NEWS.
SAVANNAH. Oct 5. 1889.
,,r REMARKs.-Considerabl activity
61ssSssrved in the general market during last
20 Int it was attended by no undue excite
We and operations were characterized more
y heir steadiness than for any particular
= otherwise. The volume of general
- is quite liberal, but colder
Hs would stimulate trade very
..sriaIy. Seasonable goods nave
.oken with some freedom and much
r.-oved feeling has pervaded all commercial
- and will continue for some time 10
- with the heavy increase in the cotton
~ovemeut now in progress, and the very salts
.ctory prices obtaining. Traffic has not been
S-srfered with by weather distinctions so far
!. the shipping movement is concerned
o,iers have come TO hand very hoer-
NJ through the medium of travellers, and col
| .,,ions have taken much be ter turn, IL they
| III only hold out for any len Tn Oh time. Inc
.onev market is not to say easy, owing to the
at demand for it, but the banks are supply
- customers right along. The security market
ouiet for the most part but there is a good
1 ,.1oand for railroad stocks on the part or IN
| -os+ors hut with light business owing to their
..arcitv. There is an unusually good inquiry for
-roceries and provisions, and there is a heavy
.,ovament going on 10 staple groceries and
yeats the features being the decline in coffee
ona SUGARS and the advance in bacon. In dry
,,oods husines, is'queter while prices continue
e,aodv For hardware there is still good de-
wand and very satisfactory business doing,
,,b;la nails are strong and tending up. Lumber
I'D building materials are in excellent request
ond there is heavy movement Of
.oods going rapidly into consumption.
r. ether departments of the jobbing trade
60 business was had, and in volume is believed
80 he ahead of last year. The following resume
of the weeks business will show the tone and
tha latest quotations of the different markets at
the closing hour to-day:
N.vA1, SroREs.-The market for spirits tur
nentine continues irregular and unsettled, but
for the most part prices are comparatively
q firm and sold up to 46c for regulars, but again
& fell off and closed STEADY at 45c for regulars,
& an advance of &c since last report. the de-
& Ynand was fair, with light offerings. The sales
& during the week were about $500 casks.
! The stock by actual count shows CON
running count. Rosin--The market was firm
and higher for pales, while strained TO good
I strained were easier and lower. There
was a fairly steady demand, and a
4 good business doing. The total sales for
4 the week we're about 1900 barrels. In
4 another column will be found a COMPARE
tive table of receipts and exports from
A A2rl to date, and for the same time last yeN',
A showing the stock on hand and on Shipboard not
cleared together with the official closing quota
TONS
CorroN-With the collapse of the September
corner in Liverpool better feeling prevailed in
the spot market and an active demand set in,
aud with the decline heavy business was ac-
compishei. On the slump in prices the
buying became general, especially among
exporters for early October shipments
At the close to-day it was quiet and
around on the weeks transactions. The total
sales for the week foot up 1860 bales.
Tue following are the official closing spot
quotations of the Cotton Exchange:
MiddlIng fair .................. ....,1OA
Good middlIng. Observation-Disclosures.
Muullhg .............''...... "a
Low mlddhnR =. ...s........... 9sS
Sea ISldnds-The receipts for the week up to
4o'clock p. M, as reported by factors, were 3p7
bags while the sales for same time were only
G6 bags. There were exported Is bags, of
which 25 bags went to Liverpool and 20 bags
to Havre. The market was comparatively
steady during the week until to-day, when it
closed somewhat easier. The above business
was on the basis of quotations. on grades and
slightly imperfect cottons are held at 23c.
Fine and extra fine. .................. $50
Choice OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. -. S516c
The receipts of cotton at this port from all
sources the past week we're SO, 100 bales of up-
land and 1917 bales sea island, against 1861
bales of upland and sos bales island last year.
The particulars of the receipts have been as
follows: Per Central railroad, 37,036 bales up
land; per Savannah. Florida and Western
railway, 1880 bales upland and 3o4
bales sea island; Florida steamers, 1871 bales
upland and % bales sea island; per Charleston
aud Savannah railway ], 140 bales upland; per
Savannah river steamers. 1.752 bales upland. ;
per carts. 81 bales upland and IS bales sea island.
The exports for the week were 30, 102 bales of
upland and IS bales sea island, moving as fol
lows: To New York 1851 bales upland and
Is bales sea island; to Baltimore 1,719 bales up
land; to Boston Al bales upland; to Charleston
500 bales upland; to Philadelphia 449 bales up
land, to Genoa $3.50 bales upland, to Havre
s.25l bales upland and 20 bales sea island.
The stock on hand to-day was sc. 9s1 bales up
land and Sal bales sea island, against 81, 500
bales upland and 70S bales sea island last year.
RICE--The market was quite firm during last
week with good steady demand. and all the
Offering stock of clean was readily taken. There
IS only small proportion of the receipts now
being milled out, and the stock of rough seems
to be pretty well in hand. The tendency of
values are to higher prices, particularly on the
low grades. The sales during the week were
fully 300 barrels
The following are the official quotations
small job lots are held at 1s@14c. higher:
fair ...... .--............ ..S1604
Good ..........................4l4@4,S
rhine ......... .......... .-...........43415
Fancy ............ 5l465<
Head e.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5l3n6
Rough-Nomlnal-
TUountry lots. .......................S 500 20
AUG "aCer-. .............-. OOGD1 10
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