The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-13
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SAVANNAH MARKET.

OFFICE MORNING NEWS.
SAVANNAH, GA, Feb. u. 1879.

SAVANNAH, ia, req. u. 1871
,.-,, HENAREs-There was the least show
=, i-nnrovement in the general market during
% ~ inst closed 1t was not very marked,
60 and did not make itself felt TO any
.-,ciable extent either in the volume of e Q
oiiirrsment or the general tenor Of the markets.
illness in the jobbing trades seems to be
-,osinr satisfactory progress. more particularly
-, snring season IS so close at hand. The
-,,,-sa Of the cotton market is still very unsat-
.,sac-orv. while the weakness Of values is a
--,,rce of great apprehension to the interior
-,bsnts. as It is a well known fact that con-
-Isa~,ble cotton is now being carried by coun-
-, hanks. being forced into this position to
= .ban,seIves There was a little more ami
.+i,p in. the security market during the week,
4tba drift of the inquiry for Central securities
- n indicate that there is something in the
- Foreign exchang7 has become very firm
- r,res have advanced owing to the demand
- ,be scarcity OF bills Offering The feature
:, he week, however, is the advances in naval
et,-ss and the quickening demand in the lumber
I'D, which has suddenly set in. In the dry
,,,ods trade the bearings on the market changed
=; only a slight degree, still there is
oo,siderahle negotiation going on and a
toir demand exists for early spring goods; buy
- are not Inclined in their purchases to give
the anpearance OF exit avagance. In hardware
,hora il a slow, though fair business doing. In
roceries there was fairly good movement
,nua inouiries are more numerous from inte-
;,r huyers Collections are very poor. The
toIloviny resume of the weeks business will
,low the tone and the latest quotations Of the
different markets TO day:
4 N.vAL SroREs-There was a steady in Quiry
- syirits turpentine but the market was
lad and Dripas sold down 10 10
Il ror repularss Under lighter receipts however,
lev again rallied and sold up to SIC, showing
net gain over last week of Ac. The business
Tor rhe week was rather small owing TO the light
rsceipts and the smalness of the stock in first
bands The sales for the we're probably LOO
4 casks iRosn The market was very quite firm
last week more particularly for strained to good
strained, which were advanced lOc and FOR
medium grades which were marked up sc. There
was however, some irregularty in the market
although the inquiry was fair and offerings
were fairly well in hand The total sales were
about 1000 barrels. Elsewhere will be found a
weekly table of receipts and exports as COM
pared with a like period last year. showing
the stock on hand aud on ship board not
cleared, together with the official closing quota
CorToN.-There was very little change in the
course OF the spot market from that OF the
preylous week. 1t was comparatively easy for
The most part and while at times there was
a some inclination to dullness still there was
pretty fair inquiry and good business
doing The demand has continued for the
n grades below good middling, while the
n hest qualities were not sought after
n The total sales for the week were T. SAP
bales. At the close to-day the market was
quiet Prices show decline of 1sc all around
from those OF week ago. The course of out
side markets. particularly those controlling,
4 has been quite errauic, and regular sea-saw
movement in values took place both in New
+ York and Livsrpcol The port receipts have
4 been large. but from the action Of those mar
kets it would seem as il operators were very
undecided as to the outlook, while the least
rumor either way seems to display the extreme
constituencies of the maket The following are
. the official closing spot quotations of the Cot
. ton Exchange:
4 Mid Hing fair ~