Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-25
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET. FOR THE
WEEK ENDING TUESDAY, AUG. a9.-FoREIGN

DRY GOODS.
The past week has been an exciting far Dry
Goods concerned; enormous amounts OF goods have
been thrown the market auction which have
ed buyers iromevery section of the country and opened
the way for transactions at private SALE The prices
tanned satisfactory, aud generally beyond the
pec,aons OF the importers although average loss on
the vi importation have been in the neighbor
hood OF 20 per Tho sales of French Mernos at
the different auction houses IMMENSE 5000 pieces
having been sold in about three hours. The offerings
six goods have not been OF the choicest kind neverhe
less staple silks have been sold at heavy Losses
Especially is this the with Gace Silks; Back Silks
have done better but the loss these goods il also very
heavy Cloths continue very much depressed and
will not take them faster than their customers require
them Confidence seems impaired in every hing-buy-
never cautious in making contracts aud i'm
porers aud commission merchants equally cautious in
their credits. British goods dull they can we'll
be-dress goods partcuarly-sape we'll as fancy ar
ces offered at losing prices the witt
buyers except in very small quantities. In such times il
folly attempt the forcing of goods; no reduction in
price will tempt jobber buy piece on speculation
nothing beyond his actual wants thought Of and this
prudence on their part Is the best guarantee for the f-
ture nobody expects TO make any money this season; TO
guard against loss is the first Of every Que.
DOMESTIC DRY GOODS
decided Improvement has taken place in the demand
Tor domestic dry goods during the past week The large
auction sales have brought great number OF merchants
10 tue city, and after supplying themselves with such
goods offered a. auction their attention has been
| drawn 70 the home manufacture.
The sales however have no. been eura to those of
previous years. eat caution is used IN giving credit
BrOadeoihs have been rather Inactive well as Cotton
Warps; the sales OF the latter have been made Mt full
prices. Fancy Casslmeres have moved of pretty ffesy
and manufactures have been sold ahead Of produc
ton. Common and Inferior kinds are dull and heavy
Blankets in good demand Flanuels have also sold
freely aud prices well sustained Lnseys have sold
to good extent at lIals cent?. Stripes and Ticks have
been in much deuaud, and firm Sttnets have bean
rather quiet far the lover grades ara
whilst choice goods bav+ been sold pretty freely Ken.
lucky Jeans brings l4i20c The demand for Shawls is
rather better than usual tho early part Of the
the waterloo and Others warranted "al WOOL" being in
particular request Heavy Sheetings both Brown and
Beiched as well as Heavy Shirtings have been in good
request and prices have been well sustained whilst gh,
goods have fallen off and prices favor the buyer Prints
have sold very freely much that some OF the
urers, such Richmond. g.. begin to think il time "a
repensh the market; Rjbesous Blue aud White Blue Al
Orange, &c, have also sold to good extent at previous
prices. Mouseln dc LANES have also been sold largely
| aud prices well supported.
Gingbams steady. The sales are made In moderate
quantities, but sufficient extent to prevent any
OF stock Brown Drills selling readily at &c to Sc
at which there Is fair denaud for export Osnabutg,
are dull at previous Cotton Duck is in fair demand
the supply and demand OF "Cots' being about euuaL-
Printing Cloths dull and there no doubt pure
| could be made below the asking rates.