The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-10
WEEKLY REPORT.
OFFICE MORNING NEWS.
SAVANNAH. Nav 8. 1890

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SAVANNAH. May 9. 1890
crx,rs. Al. RExARKs-The feeling in the general
-..rgst during the past week was comparatively
-,at one. so far as trading was concerned, in
81. Condiments OF course the most of this
,atness is due in part to the advanced stage
s+,s season. There was very little about the
sats TO attract attention, except the
I.+inued firmness in the leading staple
..ticIes. especially in food products. which APP
- m he all on the up grade. The local
Ff.,-tets are suffering somewhat from very
-.-;ngent money market, which has become
.hrooic In the jobbing trades there was fair
,,ovement in progress. Pretty nearly all the
.or,rercial travellers who were here during
Srarcbants' week are again back on the road
.,d their work is beginning to be percep-
.Tbv felt, particularly with the Wholesale
-rocary iobbers as orders are arriving very
traelv and large shipping business was done.
IN drv goods there is quite lull in the trade
.roonr iobbers, and it is in what is called its
,-ansition period. The demand for lumber and
building materials keeps up remarkably well,
s,d there is a considerable amount moving out.
In other branches there is about the same trad
inc going on for this time Of the year. which
IN volume is always light. Collections are pick
inc M somewhat. Securities are rather mac
tive while the leading feature of the market is
tho frmness of bank stocks, which are much
sought after although tight money limits in
vestments The following resume of the weeks
business will show the tone and the latest clos
inc quotations of the different markets to day.
NAVAL SroREs-The receipts of spirits tur-
pentine show slight falling off for the week
and the market was correspondiugly frmer,
While prices were steadily advanced, the mar
let closing to-day firm at 35l6c bid for regulars
full advance of 115c since the last weekly re.
port. There was a good steady demand
and on the advanced prices holders
disposed of considerable stock The
total sales for the week were fully 4,500 casks.
Rosin-The market was somewhat irregular,
though for the most part it was firm except for
slightly. There was fair inquiry, while Offer
mgs we're ample in the better grades, and in
strained to good strained moderate. The total
sales we're fully 1900 barrels. In another col
nmn will be found weekly comparative table
Of receipts and exports from April ! to date,
and for a like period last year. showing the stock
on hand and on shlpboard not cleared, together
with the official closing quotations
CorTov.-The local receipts for the past week
we're quite large for this period of the year.
The market, however, was very quiet and the
demand rather slack. while the business doing
from day to day was merely nominal, the
total sales for the week being only
$50 bales. The tenor of CONTROL
ing markets is quite firm, owing
10 the light receipts at the pOrUS ana reduced
stocks, as also the very small supply in sight at
interior towns. The course of prices was very
steady the market closing firm at the follow
ing spot quotations of the cotton exchange:
Good mlddling ......................ll9 6
mlddllnR. ................-. .....----ll9S
Low ml0dunR IFS
Good ordinary ....-... ...,...... .lU15
sea IstGndS.-The receipts for the week up to
4oclock d. M, as reported by factors. were 30
bags. The exports we're bags, all to Liver
pool and the sales 131 bags The market was
rather quiet the inquiry being confined to only
one buyer The above sales were principally
of the better qualities and also of good medium
somewhat off in preparation and color. The
stock in first hands is something less than 100
bags. The weeks business was based on the
following quotations:
Good stapled seedy cotton. -. .211k022A
Good medium. ..............,.....2l1S
Medium fine. ......................22
FINE. .--.....-.... .-.-....... .-..So
Extra fine .........-.'''- Ss}150A
U1olce. .-........ .241A
The receipts of cotton au this port from all
sources the past week were ASH bales of up-
land and 80 bales sea island, against 1,407
bales of upland and bales sea island last
year.
The particulars Of the receipts have been as
follows: Per Central railroad, 1896 bales up
land; per Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, 794 bales upland and 90 bales sea
island: per Savannah river steamers 205 bales
upland; per Charleston and Savannah railway,
S22 bales upland.
The exports for the week were 3,265 bales of
upland and bales of sea island, moving as
follows: To New York. LII bales upland and
I, bales sea island; to Baltimore 625 bales up
land; to Boston, 1853 bales upland The stock
on hand to-day was II Jig bales upland and 1856
bales sea island, against 6,96S bales upland and
l,0s2 bales sea island last year.
RTcE-There was fair to steady demand for
this grain during last week, and the market
ruled fairly firm. Holders were not inclined to
force business and asked full current quotations
for all offerings. There were some few orders
arriving from out of town, with good local
inquiry from jobbers so that factors had no
difficulty in maintaining the quotations. The
total sales for the week we're about 800 barrels
at about the following quotations. Small job
lots are held at 1S04c higher.
rdr '..'.. ..'.-.-.............. .--.4 04A
0Oou '.-'......'.'.. ...-".-...... .4SSlp4&
Frlne.-......- .........--......-....5 05ss
Rough
Country lots. ................,..-$ ESQ 70
Tide water .... 9011 25