The morning news., 1890-02-22
WEEKLY REPORT.
OFFICE MORNING NEWS.
SAvASSAH, Feb. p, 1890.

WEEKLY REPORT.
OFFICE MORNING NEWS.
SAvANSAH. Feb. p. 1890.
7.SxzAt, REwARSs.-The general market dug
inc the last week was somewhat 1uieter than
for she week before. There was, however, a
nrettv good demand prevailing among jobbers,
and quite a fair business doing Orders from
travellers are coming 10 hand steadily.
while transactions the whole
we're rather small from personal Sc
lection. The shipping movement was
in pretty full volume and in the aggregate
larger than last year There were few features
worthy of notice except the continuance of the
mild weather, which is rather Fastening the
sales of spring goods. TIE course of values in
the leading staples has been comparatively
steady, being higher for cotton and lower for
naval stores and provisions. The money market
is ve-y easy. Domestic exchange continues
steady. while foreign is rather irregular
and unsettled. Collections are pretty steady,
but slow owing to the disposition of interior
BUYERS 70 make only partial payments on ac-
counts. when they should be closing them up.
The security market is dull for the moment
with stocks offering freely. In the dry goods
trade there is a quieter feeling, but with steady
dealings, and all cotton fabrics are quite
firm In groceries business showed a
substantial Improvement, and orders arrived
freely, whils provisions continue to move
slowly. Hariware-The demand is still of
favorable charac er and there is a pretty full
trade doing. In lumber the business is quite
active and the mills still report increased orders.
Building materials ara also moving out freely
from first hands, while in other
branches the trade is about as well as
could be expected at this time. The following
review of the weeks business will show the
lone and the latest closing quotations of the
different markets to-day:
NAVAL S SroREs-TDe market for spirits tur-
pentine rather dull during last week, and
prices have been more or less weak influenced
BY the increased receipts. There was a slow
aud Indifferent demand, and the market C osed
to-day steady at 40l9c for regulars, full de-
cline of SIC. The total sales were about
40 barrels. RoSin-The very heavy receipts
for the past week caused the market to become
quieter, an caused prices to gradually slump
OF. There was also some restriction in the de-
mand, owing to the too rapid advance OF the
previous week. At the closing the market was
nrm, with prices 1215@1715c lower for all
grades than we TX ago The total sales for
the week were fully 1900 barrels. Els where
will be found weekly comparative table of the
receipts and exports from the beginning or the
season to date, and for the same time last
year, showing the stocks on hand and shipboard
not cleared, together with the official closing
quotations.
CoTToN-The market was very quiet during
last week. There was only small demand,
while the stock available was very light, and
holders were asking full values on all offerings.
The week opened at an advance of 1-160K on
grad above good ordinary. since which time
prices have been firmly maintained, the market
closing quiet. The receipts at the ports and in
ter or towns shows some Stacking up. and the
falling off at this time Of the year
is above the average. The total
sales for The week were 2.415 bales. The follow
ing are the official closing spot quotations OF
of the cotton exchange:
Middling falr- ......, Nominal
Good middling. ng.....-.-...... .........l0zs
AIiddling. ........................103 1925
Low middhnG =. ........... .......10sA
OOOQ ordinary y....................... y94
sea Islands-The receipts reported by fac
tors for the week up to p. were 800 bags.
The exports were 1856 bags, distributed as fol-
lows: To Havre 80 bags, to northern mills 76
bags. The total sales for the week were only i55
bags. There was very slow inquiry and the
business small, and confined mostly to grades
of medium fiIe aud below. The stock shows
some Slight accumulation in first hands, but is
pretty wen held. The market closed quiet and
dull at the following quotations:
Good stapled seedy cotton. ........22 0l23
Good medium. .....-..............22 .2216092S4
Medium fine. e........--...... ..23z4GD
Fine. .............. ........... 23340e
Extra hne.........-.. '..... ''.24149
Choice. ........... ..... .. .......25 M2j13
The receipts Of cotton at this port from all
sources the past week were S992 bales of up-
land and 3G9 bales sea island, against 1881
bales Of upland and 461 bales sea island last
year.
The particulars or the receipts nave been as
follows: Per Central railroad 5,93S bales up
land; per Savannah, Florida and Western
railway, 2,377 bales upland and 323
bales sea island; per Charleston and Savannah
railway, 66 bales upland; per Savannah river
steamers, 5S3 bales upland; per Florida steam
ers 4 bales upland and 13 bales sea island; per
carts II bales upland and SO bales sea island;
per Darien and Altamaha steamers bales up
land.
The exports for the week were Il, rae bales of
upland and 156 bales sea island, moving as fol-
lows: To New York, 8 1898 bales upland and 156
bales sea isaud to Baltimore, 927 bales up
land; to Boston :, ,433 bales upland; to Charles
ton, $50 bales upland; to Bremen, ,6,552 bales
upland; to st Petersburg, 1850 bales upland;
to Philad slphia. 207 bales upland.
The stock on hand to-day was 1854 bales
upland and 2,248 bales sea island, against 74,Gn
bales upland and .5S2 bales sea island last year.
RICE-During last week there not so
much inquiry as for the previous week. Hold
ers. however, were quite firm in their views, and
all offerings were generally at q shade higher
than quotations. The receipts are still falling
short of anicipations, which gives considerable
strength to the position of the market, and the
large holders are not inclined to iorce opera
tions for the time being. The sales during week
we're about 275 barrels. There is a good de-
nand for seed rice. and planters are already
making preparations for the next season.
The following are the official quotations of the
board of trade. Small job lots are held at 1sGl
&c higher:
Fair. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. E. .3B
doOu ...................s.. .s...--..-.. 414G4I5
Prime. ......... .........--........."41
Fancy y.....-....--- ....s.'.. ..........o 0o4
head. .-........-........o1 .o12054
Rough-Nomlnal-
Country lots. s.....................S 5000
Tide water 80. ............. 90G100
9zsz 9 g 5gszI II O