The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-05
COMMERCIAL.
All MARKETS.
WEEKLY REPORT.
OFFICE MORNING NEWS. I
SAVANNAH. GA. Sept. 4, 1891. {


SAVANNAH. GA. Sept. 4, 1897.
orxrsu, PEMARKs-There is no material
.a-oa IN note in the condition of the general
s.,tet The demand. however. is slowly in
u--.s;n, in the iobbing trades. Orders are ar
ING freely, but are not as heavy as year ago.
mr. season. however, is considered not to have
.nsned I'D fully yet; some little improvement
- looked for the coming week. The
s,snosition Of buyers generally is to delay
-lacinp orders. and those coming to hand are
~ as full as they might be. This course is
-a,ber appreciated by the jobbers, especially, in
iav, of the fact thar collections are 80 slow and
nsotisfactory, and from the further fact that the
s,,tlook for this section is not very good, owing
- tbe damages sustained by the cotton crop,
-hich are deemed to be pretty considerable.
1bis however, has had the effect of stiffening
.ho price. and a substantial advance was
h,.ired during the week The special features
= ,ha week was the flrmneSs in values,
o,,ecially the advance made in provisions. The
s,nand in the grocery trade was steady, and
,hora was some little activity in dry
Ids In hardware there was a steady,
nro7reSsiye trade doing. The security market
rs strengthened somewhat by the outlook for
a hitter cotton movement; there was, however,
N activity. The freight market is slow,
esnecialy FOR lumber vessels. and rates weak.
The demand for money from the interior is in
creasing. and there is a tendency toward
stringency. The following resume of the
u,eelr's business will show the tone and the
latest closing quotations of the different mar
kets to-day.
NAVAL SroREs-The market for spirits tur-
nentine was fairly firm through the week, and
du ing the first half regulars sold steadily at
S5c. but toward the close it became queter and
sold off Ac, owing to the large receipts.
Tnere was fairly steady inquiry
and about $500 casks were disposed of
during the week. The market closed
today steady at $3.50 for regulars Rosn-
much all grades except the medium pale grades,
which declined DC. There was steady inquiry,
while holders were Offering freely, resulting in
good business for the week, the sales being
about Il, 900 barrels In another column will be
found a comparative table of receipts and ex-
ports for the week and for a like period last
year. showing the stock on hand and on ship
board not cleared, together with the official
closing quotations
CorToN-The smallness OF receipts at the
ports and Interior, as well as the SlownesS of
The crop movement and the continuance of I'M
favorable reports from plantations. have been
the potent factors in stiffening up values Spots
we're quite firm, and advanced &c for the rood
grades and 3l6c in the lower qualities.
There was a good, steady demand
for good cCttons and factors
we're free sellers, though at full asking prices.
There was not very heavy offering stock. but
the daily receipts were absorbed as they were
offered. There seems to be no doubt of the
heavy damages to the plant in and around this
sect on by rains and worms. The sales for the
week we're $3.50 bales. The following are the
official closing spot quotations of the Cotton
Exchange: