The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-27
COMMERCIAL.
SAVANNAH MARKETS.
WEEKLY REPORT.

OFFICE MORNING NEWS,
SAyANNAH, Ga, Aug. 26, 1892
1,r. REMARKs-The past week In the
,..rol market has shown little 1t any improve
-, IN the value Of trade. The very slow
l,ns,oent of the new cotton crop, OF course,
l-.,Indes any possibility to activity. In JOB
Siao circles, however, there was
80 steady business in progress. The
,ras,ber. although hot has been quite
,aas,rshle and favorable to business. There Is
Thing new ID crop advices 1t is believed
no,r however, that the sea island cotton crop
~ ~" ~ a very short yield. There were no
features Of moment during the week except that
80 reaction has set in. with the provis-
ions market and prices are on
49, vsne. The weeks cIearings OF
49, clearing house also show
I'll reduction from that Of the previous week
varsyn exchange closes very weak. Securities
~ sIso dull with little inquiry, except for local
~ stocks; collections continue slow. In
.-ocsries a fuller and more general demand has
go secured and there was q
.oo1 shipping movement had through
-. agency of travelling statesmen,
.ss ,.stIre Of this branch being the advance in
s,gAr and coffee. Dry goods have met with in
s-s.sad attention. Hardwsre-Fhere was some
Improvement and with quite active trading in
hmding materials. In lumber the activity Of
che mills continues. In all other departments
o,isrs were less and a smaller business doing.
The following resume of the weeks business
.Il show the tone and the latest closing quo
tatlons of the different markets to-day:
NAVAL sToRRs-The spirits turpentine market
VAS quiet during the week and prices were
easier and sold off Nc There was fairly
steady inquiry, which was freely met, and
about $500 casks changed hands during the
week Rosin-The market was quite firm dur
ing the last week and prices of pretty much all
grades we're advanced sli htly except for pales.
The demand was fair and the offerings were
The sales for the week were about 1900
barrels Elsewhere will be found weekly
table Of receipts and exports as compared with
a like period last year. showing the stock on
hand and on shipboard not cleared, together
with the official closing quotations.
CoTToN-The market has continued dull dur
ing the week while prices were easy and stead
ilydectned. There was quite slow demand
vito offerings pretty liberal. The receipts are
very slow and it is claimed by some that plant
ers are not disposed to ship freely on the basis
OF current quotations The main factor, how
ever in the weak feeling manifested in the con-
trolling market is believed to be caused by the
cholera scare. The market closed to-day quiet
atadecune of 1sc all around. The sales for
the week were b54 bales. The following are
the official spot quotations of the Cotton Ex-
change
Good middling. ....... .................-.....7B
Middlng. ......-. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ...o4
Low middling Observation-Disclosures. .........eS4
GOOD ordinary. .............. .....,.... ...oB
Sea Islands-The receipts for the week by
factors we've only bags while the sales were
l5bags. The exports were 223 bays, of which
bags were to Liverpool and 221 bags to northern
mills. Among the receipts were bags, first OF
the new crop, one bag graded good style of
fine and the other barely medium fine. The
market was dull and to some extent nominal.
The above sales were on private terms and quo
tations which are renewed may be considered as
nominal:
common '..'..''''' 's,'.'''.''''...l1
~ nun ..........,.. ~,.,.>...s.. ......l8
IrOo1 lnedlum'''' --..'.'.'''..... '.lz1SDlo
Medium nne.. ...... ....ss........l5 1915 D1414
rus ''''''''''......-. GU
Extra fine. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .....H @17K
The receipts of cotton at this port from all
sources the past week were 924 bales Of up
land and bales sea island, against 1908 bales
OF upland and bales sea island last year.
The particulars of the receipts have been as
follows; Per Central railroad, $50 bales up
land; per Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, 322 bales upland and bales sea island;
per South Bound railroad % bales; per Savan.
nah river steamer AZ bales upland. Added 30
rnning count OF receipts previously to agree
with stock by actual count. IS bales upland and
&i bales sea island.
The exports for the past week were SIG
bales of upland and 22s bales sea island NOV
ing as follows: To New York 100 bales up
land and 22S bales sea island; toBaltimore 80
bales upland; to Boston, rs bales upland; to
Philadelphia, 81 bales sea island.
The stock on hand to-day was 6,z7S bales
upland and 1871 bales sea island, against 7, 500
bales upland and 1,e71 bales sea island last
year.
RlCE-The market has continued through the
week dull and entirely nominal. There was no
stock 10 be had and the few sales were of no i'm
portance The following are the official quo
tatons OF the Board of Trade; small job lots
are held at h9Ac higher:
Ioou.. .....'.............. .4nHQD 4A
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