The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-21
WEEKLY REPORT
OFFICE MORNING NEWS,
SAVANNAH, GA, May 20, 1892.

OFFICE MORNING NEWS,
SAVANNAH, GA, May 10 1890.
RrMARKs-There was a very good
ois'.ovement in the general market during
tfaak That is considering the time of
llS' when business might be said to be on
tDe of ITS transition period. All in all
'ne .,ions in pretty nearly all the leading
ope'1ar,s we're fairly satisfactory
s3a The leading features in commercial affairs
W. ,,,ite prominent, and, to say the least,
Nels a-couraging. The weather has been more
.i..actorv. with copious rains relieving the
snaI of drought previously experienced,
" t',b cannot help improving the growing crop
",.'o+ion There was more doing in cotton,
better outlook for values. The money
.,,st was quite satisfactory and easy so is do
NO. no.. exchange, while foreign is weak. Naval
lso. uare slightly lower in values. but are
So ont steadily, and quite offsets the very
- supplies coming forward. Collections
-, -aIspsed somewhat into their old form,
ora arriving very slowly from the interior.
1ts was a good distribution in the grocery
ID and the volume of ship
.,s was very steady. In hardware
-. business offering was only fair, though
',..dv In dry goods there was nothing COM
1.-,tivelv to speak of, moving in q jobbing
l ar In lumber there is less activity than for
va time back, but the mills have kept stead
~, m with orders In all other branches there
--.s light business doing, the demand being
,.o.tIv for Immediate requirements. The fol-
ling resume of the weeks business will show
I've tone and the latest closing quotations of
che different markets to-day.
WI SroRYs-The market for spirits turpen-
,rs was somewhat easier during the week, with
Innes offering in excess of demands, which
,s IA some extent moderate, and holders by
ss;;elJing little have placed offerings fairly
sau Prices at the close were of fully 1sc since
last week The total sales will approximate
: g. SIn casks. Rosin-The market moves along
s,eady though moderate trading, and without
Nv esnecial activity on any particular grade
rtile holders were ready sellers at the current
fgnres: as a consequence the mediums and the
commoner sorts show material decline. The
,otal sales for the week were about IL ,O0O
barrels Elsewhere will be found a weekly table
~ rsceprs and exports as compared with a like
nerod last year, showing the stock on hand
and on ship-ooard not cleared, together with
the official closing quotations.
CorToN-The spot market has not varied to
snv appreciable extent. 1t has been compare
lively quiet Cautious and reserved buying is
stll the feature, yet holders are not offering
freely enough to force prices which went on
he latter half f1rmed up again in sympathy
with controlling markets. and values were fully
racoyered The total sales for the week were
/ 66g bales The following are the official spot
ouotations of the Cotton Exchange:
Middling far .''''''' ..-''''''''''''-.'a2
Good middlDg... ----.'.'......-,....IA
Middlng. ..........'.''''...'.'...
Low middllng. ....-.....'....''...'.' 'o28
Sea Lslards-The receipts for the week UP
TO 4p m, were reported by factors at II bags
The exports were 231 bags, all to the northern
mills The sales were 800 bales The market
=. kl,.,. r,aIrnl kl,V.r .k.-a-
nnder a comparatively light demand. The
above transactions were based on present quo
tations.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .l0A@l1
Medium ;....'.'.''' ~'''''''''''.''''''.'ia
Good medium. go. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 21S
Medium fine. ...................lS
Fine, .......''''. ''''..'''''.''''''. 1873
Extra fine. .......,..........'s...... nominal
Choice ...-............... nominal
The receipts of cotton at this port from all
sources the past week were 1882 bales OF
upland and 12 bales of sea island, against
1855 bales Of upland and 112 bales sea island
last year.
The particulars of the receipts have been as
follows Per Central railroad. $500 bales up
land; per Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, 1,41S bales upland and IL bales sea
island; per Savannah river steamers, bales
upland; per South Bound railroad, 80 bales.
bales of upland and 90 bales sea island, moving
as follows To New York, $50 bales upland and
231 bales sea island; to Baltimore $50 bales
upland to Boston, S14 bales upland.
The stock on hand to-day was 1904 bales
upland and 5,227 bales sea island, against
1851 bales upland and. 2,l43 bales sea island
last year.
RICE-There is nothing new concerning the
situation. The market runs along with receipts
merely nominal and firm holding at present
prices. There is no very marked interest
and trading although fair, is slow. The
total sales for the week were probably 300 bar
res. The following are the official quotations
Of the Board Of Trade; small job lots are held at
1s0Ac higher:
Oh 1900 s.'' ss'" ''.-.s '-'s'''''''.''1 Wg418
IOOl.s s.'s.'s....s.s ..496QD 316
- rrl1le' ....'''''s..s ,....,44Do4
Rough, nominal
Country lots ....................S 70@ 80
Tidewater. ............ 0Odbl rs