Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-16
The Dry-Goods Trade.

The market for Domest Goods during the week
past, has been active. and prices firm, and in most
eases higher. The higher prices demanded for
Cotton goods is met with decided reluctance by
the jobbers, who have confined their purchases to
immediate wants The manufacturers, for the
most, are still busy upon previous orders, and
others have completed their orders and are making
newcOntraets, which viii keep them busy for some
time to come. The shipments during the week
have been more than usually heavy but were main
ly on past engagements, and have no connection
with the weeks sales, which have been only TO a
fair extent. Buyers from the South still in
town, some of whom are purchasing largely for cash
and short credit. The West is somewhat back
ward bu. fair trade is anticipated.
Drills have been in moderately good request and
holders are firm at previous rates. The sales for
export have been to fair extent, chiefly at S499
cents.
Blown Sheetings and shirtings are in limited
supply, and the market is very firm. Nearly all
the principal manufacturers are engaged on con-
tracts, which will keep them busy for two months.
Sales of medium are effected as fast as they can
be obtained, at remunerative prices Light Sheets
ings have been sellingat 54d64 cents. The South
and Southwest are buying largely in these goods,
and many shipments have already been made for
those places Bleaehed goods arein active request,
but the stock is light, and dealers find extreme
difficulty in obtaining a suficieney for immediate
wants. Productions are all engaged ahead. Most
descriptions have advanced since our last about
centper yard.
Printing Cloths have been moderately active,
and holders have succeeded in establishing a fur
ther advance. I.--gs sales have been madeat 81
@e2 cents, mainly in advance of production.
Prints are also active and holders have been very
firm and contemplate advance on favorite styles.
Osnaburgs are in fair demand, and as the stock is
becoming reduced, prices have an upward tender-
ey. Cotton Flannels partake of the frmness, and
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week 1t is feared that the supply will be soon
exhausted, it is already small, und some of the
manufacturers hitherto exclusively in their produca
tiOn have been diverted to other goods. Duck is
quiet without material change in prices. Cling
hams are in request at previous rates. Lawns are
active, but prices unchanged. Cotton Jeans
are active for export at 9Gt94 cents.
Wooden goods continue in very active request,
and sales are making for the fall and Winter trade,
already. Sales are somewhat restricted, however,
by the frmness of holders, whose prices are alior
gether above the views of buyers.
Foreign goods continue inactive and notwith-
standing the imports during the past week have
been very heavy, sales have been at full prices.
The market for both Foreign aud Domestic
goods has ruled very buoyant during the whole
week, and the tendency is still to higher prices
N. Y. Shipping List.
The weeksDry Goods trade has been compara>
lively quiet but there is the same firm and buoy.
ant tone we have had occasion to notice for some
time past. Blyers from the West are beginning
to arrive, and some few purchasers are still in
market from the South and South West; bnt the
New England trade is rather backward. This is
accounted for in part, as previously noticed, by
the changei the credit system, which is an induce
mentfor buyers to hold back as long as possible.
In few weeks we expect more general activity.
Our people are seldom more fully employed than
at the present time. Manufacturing establishments
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formidable army of men, women and children,
are taxed to their utmost to keep the market sup
piled with goods to meet the wants of the spring
trade-the business of the large Clothing Houses
never was better-and ether branches of industry,
With some few exceptions, are In prosperous and
healthy condition. 1t is not unreasonable, there's
fore, to suppose that our New England trade will
be full average one, and perhaps more than an
average. The stock ofgoods, particularly all kinds
of Cotton, is very much reduced, and leading mills
busily employed in filing contracts, which, for
some favorite styles extend a month or two ahead
In prices no change has taken place during the
week. Goods are generally aeld firm at the late
advance, but we are Of opinion that the highest
point has been touched for the present Many of
the contracts made for the past week have been at
the value ofthe goods when delivered. This will
enable buyers to take advantage Of any decline
that may take place, but in the present position
of the market decline in prices appears to be out
OF lne queSuOn Tor some ufne al teaSl. 1ne 6u-
vices from Great Britain are more favorable this
week. Manufacturers there are fully employed and
prices of goods at Manchester have advanced.
This will interfere somewhat with the completion of
large orders that are said to have been forwarded
from this side. The advices from the Fast Indies
continue favorable also, and there is every indea>
ton that the demand for consumption and expor-
tation will absorb all goods manufacturers can
turn out-BostoR dipping List
We have to notice continuance of the activity
which has been the most prominent feature of the
market for some weeks past. The Southern and
Western States have been sending forward large
ORDERS and the sales to the South have been quite
hber al Holders Of all descriptions have been |
firm at last weeks quotations. and the stocks gen.
orally are quite moderate. Of brown sheetings |
and shirtings considerable sales have been effect
ed in advance Of production. Bleached Shirtings |
and sheetings also meet q good inquiry. Drills |
and printing cloths meet steady inquiry but with
out change in prices. Osnaburgs, stripes, and |
some descriptions Of pantaloon stuffs are rather
higher. Desirable styles of lawns and ginghams |
also in better demand. MOollen fabrics are |
quite active; and number of new STYLES have re-
Gently been brought out by the manufaeturers.- |
The recent importaions of foreign goods as far as
disposed of, have been at remunerative prices
Philadelphia Commercial List.