The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-10
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SAVANNAH MARK cts.
WEEKLY REPORT.
OFFICE MORNING NEWS,
SAVANNAH. Ga, Dec. 9, 1892.

WEEKLY REPOhTs
OFFICE MORNING NEWS,
SAVANNAH. GA, Dec. Q, 1892
GENERAL REMARKs-Business in the general
market was attended by no undue excitement
during the week under review. There were few
features of a positive nature to note, except it
be the erraUic course of the cotton market.
which was Influenced by the doubt existing in
speculative centers as to the hnal
fate Of the antioptions law and
the fluctuations in values have been
very rapid and heavy. The volume Of business,
however, was considerably less than the pre-
vious week as a whole. Trading among the
wholesale jobbers was fairly active, and there
was quite q heavy outward movement In
progress; interest, however, was mostly conferred
in the grocery trade. orders having come TO hand
freely for not alone the holiday goods, but
others as well. In hardware there was also a
good demand and steady business doing. In
dry goods there was nothing of moment going
on and about the usual distribution was had
In lumber orders do not show any increase, al
though the mills will be kept busy for the next
few weeks In other branches there
is nothing particularly interesting to note
either in the movement or situation. There is
an active demand for money still. Domestic
exchange is steady and foreign is firm. The
Iections are fairly good. The following resume Of
the weeks business will show the tone and the
latest closing quotations of the different mar
kets to-day.
NAVAL SToREs-The undertone to the spirits
Iurpentine market during last week was steady
TO firm. The demand, while not active, was
quite steady, and the daily offerings were read
iY taken at 2Sc for regulars, the market clos
ing to- day firm at a full advance Of Nc The
total sales for the week were about $500 casks
Rosin-There was very little change to note
from the week previous. The pale grades have
continued firm through the week until to-day
when they closed barely steady at the advanced
prices. Strained to good strained closed irregu-
for the better grades, with very light offerings,
and the week ended with rather moderate total
Of business all around. The total sales were
probably 5000 barrels. In another column will
be found a weekly table of receipts and exports
as compared with a like period last year. show
ing the stock on hand and on shipboard not
cleared, together with the official closing quota
tions.
COTTON During the first half Of the week the
feeling In controlling markets was due to the
fears of hostile legislation as embodied in the
Hatch bill and a slight squirt in receipts. The
effect on the spot market was equally depressing
causing prices to sell down to &c FOR mid
ding. A reaction set in on Tuesday,
when the belief became general Of a doubt
prices rapidly advanced for contracts which
carried the spot market up also, and the previ-
GUS loss in prices was fully recovered, closing
10 day dull at $3.50 for mddlinR. There was
only slow demand and q small business doing
The total sales were about $500 bales. The fol
lowing are the official closing spot quotations
Of the Cotton Exchange;
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