The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-07-13
RETAIL MARKET.
Per Bushel.
REVIEW OF THE WEEK,
DRY GOODS The New York rudspendsns of

DRY GOODS The New York Iudependent of the
7h gives the figures of importatons date, says:
The importations increase beyond Anticipation
Advices from Paris that the principal buyers there
Americans for this set The Last weeks
shows the direct entries to be three times much in
the corresponding week OF 1857. What effect will this
prices The importations wooden silk and
cotton goods 900 of the first 100000 of the
ond and $90000G of the third with S270 100 OF linen and
suuiries the balance
Next week shall be able to tell something more def
mite opening prospects of the trade At pres
ent the holidays are only just over There is no question
about ample supply of goods the point at issue
spects the consumption stocks hand through
the country These said to be bare and will be
replenished as means to do obtained The
consumption d-pends mainly the crops, which yet
promise to be abundant. and therefore the trade is
hopeful one The great supply Of goods will kee prices
in compass The past week has been very inactive one
the most so the Some Improvement activity
is looked Tor at The clothing and wooden
trades the first to move, and South western buyers
| are coming on.
ST. LOWS, July e-The higher grades of wheat have
slightly advanced with moderate demand but infIior
qualities dull and heavy.
Oats better with improved demand, fair and good
in sacks ranging from "a to Soc.
Whisky advanced HG0Ac-: closing at Csc.
The market for hemp is dull and heavy, but holders in
to effect unwilling to make CONCESSIONS
Price range from Sl02 to $lo embracing the various
qualities.
The market for -four continues very dull. and
thai quotations cannot be given. There
| limited.
Corn il in moderate demand, and prices firm at rs
@s5c.
The receipts during the last "a hours, include 5oos
bush. wheat and 1000 do. corn.
New ORLEANS, July 5-Four lower aud dull; sales of
super at 1925 good demand for corn which free
ly met by holders sales OF 5000 bags 96c.@$l The
market fo. pork remains nominal Bacon dull
demand of Importance. Prices nominal Lard is
nominaly unchanged. Sugar is and firm at 641
61sc for fair Mplasses firm 3435c. Sight exchange
on New York 49k prem.
The Boston Post says:
Our bank specie reduced to less than FIVE and
half millions while New York exchange rules heavily
| tn furthe
but If il decline another half million, will ineyita
ty be higher and tighter State st. whatever it NAV be
in the rest of the world The restrictive law which
pes each bank to stop diseounng when its specie sinks
below Is cent of its circulation and deposits
into practical operation before the 1st of September
| The Knoxville Republican says:
On the 29 ut. the U. s. Marshal sold the Peoria and
OquawBa Railroad, including track rolling stock &c
Messrs 1, L. Bradley of Peoria and l. Qumby, of Mon
paid for the road and running stock was SIG O0O
S5' 90 for leasehod interest Sc 900 for freight cars S3
2GO for passenger 600 for locomotives $500
| for shop, tools and fixtures.
The money market has undergone essential change
within day Rates firm at 6@6a
oall. wit occasional transactions 81 very prime
securities. TO the banking houses The range of discount
figures in the open market is from 6h@7K AMI p
In Boston and Philadelphia there has been increased
demand and offerings from both cities have found their
| way into Wall street-N 7. TTi6.
The following is the bank of the four pn-
cipal cities. shown by their last statements:
N. T. July 2Sl23 7ss 22 94l 665 100 7s1326Il
Phil. June 81 53446440 49s7I63 2sOs2Os 15,4s4O 1854
o. 25 l7.2622l 1853 O8i 679 1891 6lS
BostnJuly 2. 900 54ss 400 693s,sOO 2O0l7 GOO
ssI 47Oisl92 296Il4 Az 1872 qss
Last week 224 a2s A. 527 20 2O666s lS275s7ss
Increase. 81 l997so4 ....-..... s404, 500
Decrease. Sl39,Ss6 $2o6.5o5