The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-20
COMMERCIAL.
sAVANNAH MARKETS.
WEEKLY REPoRr.
OFFICE MORNING NEWS.

SAVANNAH, GA, aug. ~. loS<.
rr,-vp11, REMARKs-There was shgnt lm-
-.-,ant in the general market during the
- inst closed. There was, OF course, no
.,S,hla activity in the trading, particularly In
.ba iobbing trades, though the volume OF ousl-
80 7,as heavier than that OF the previous week.
res .,eorirg house statement shows up better
.bis week than last. There were
Ioi ror,ant features in commercial affairs.
No l--s from the crops was more encourag-
iu' as,aolally the corn crop In Georgia, the re-
us .b,ving heavier crop harvested in this
W.. Ian aver before. The weather has been
n'l.S ssosonable and more favorable for har-
u, There was a weaker feeling mani
,.a5 IN provisions. In groceries there
pretty fair business ia
..a,,,sss although spot buyers were
o,vsrv numerous. A pretty full complement
- nail orders. however, were received. Trad
a., continues fair in dry goods. Hardware was
-arnsr auiet and only moderate trade pre-
- In lumber the business for the time
'-as GOOD. caused by the mills being pretty full
~ Sork having been disturbed by the
Sa.vv rains in the interior for sew
.roI weeks back. In other lines
.bars WAS no improvement in the trading
,1biah continues steady though slow. The
money market is quite easy, while exchange is
dru hut steady. The security market has
.osin relapsed into dullness. Collections are
rstber moderate, and it is not expected that
they will improve until freer movement OF
the cotton crop sets in. The following resume
fthe weeks business will show the tone and
the latest closing quotations Of the different
markets to-day; ,.
time was somewhat quiet during the week.
Prices were unsteady, and regulars sold down
to g5lSc, but again recovered and closed quiet at
9fNc The demand was light, though steady.
The total sales were about 4,UOO
casks Rosin-The market was quite firm
for grades above strained and steady for those
below Prices have advanced steadily In the
medium and pale grades. There was a fairly
active inquiry, which was steadily met. The
total sales for the week were fully 10000 bar
rels Elsewhere will be found q weekly
a like . Rod last year, showing the stock on
hand and on shipboard not cleared, together
with the official closing quotations.
CoTToN-The market has been comparatively
dull throughout the we-k. although there was
quite a steady undertone, influenced by the
stror ger reports from controlling markets. The
small receipts Of new crop at the ports
serve to impart firm feeling
10 New York. The movement of new cotton
SLOWS the backwardness Of the crop The de-
mand was rather slow, while the offerings were
fairly liberal. The business for the week was
limited. the total sales being only 17S bales.
The following are the official spot quotations
Of the Cotton Exchange:
GOOD mddnng. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Kidding. 1900. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Low mlddhng'. '.....'.-..'...-... '..'.''''o9s
Good ordinary. .............. .-........-...o1S
Sea Isldnds-The receipts by factors for the
week we're II bags, and the sales we're gao bags.
The market has remained rather quiet and IN
changed. There was nothing exported during
the week, aud the above sales we're at about
quotations:
common ''.'''.''''''''.'.''.'
Mellum .'''.''...'' ,'.'''..''.s ...'.,lS
Good medium. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ..l2160l8
Medium nne.. ...... ............ ..l31a 4Dl411
T rue e; VLo,
EAIA nhe'.''s.. .."..~...-'-'s.II 0lI1S
The receipts of cotton at this port from all
sources the past week were 55S bales of up
land and II bales sea island, against 1874 bales
Of upland and Il bales sea island last year.
The particulars of the receipts have been as
follows; Per Central railroad, 415 bales up
land per Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, ia bales upland and II bales sea island;
per South Bound railroad. 10 bales; per Savan.
nah river steamer II bales upland. Added to
running count OF receipts previously to agree
with stock by actual count. 2,764 bales upland
The exports for the past week were 262
bales of upland, moving as follows: To New
York IL bales upland; to Baltimore, 80 bales
upland; to Boston, 101 bales upland
The stock ON hand to-day was 5, COS bales
upland and 1,747 bales sea island, against 700
bales upland and 1883 bales sea island last
year
R1cE-There was nothing doing in the market
during the week. I: ruled entirely nominal
There was no stock offering and no transactions
There Was some display of samples Of new crop
Louisiana The following are the official quo
tations of the Board of Trade; small Job lots
are held at 1s014c higher;
Fair ..............,...,4AM4sA
66oYu.' '....'.''''''''.'''' 4434
Rough, nominal
Country lots .........,.,,.S 65m SIS