, 1863-01-07
arc the closing quotations in this
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lEfQm the n. u Economist lanai

The old year did not end its existence ouet1y
In inc cotton goe de- MARKET the lsst day was with
whole year. Since the season trade closed In No
yemberthc market had been quiet, while cotton In
all the season. Manufacturers lately have been
yery firm On sheetings and ehiFtings, account Of
Rs siGs s sas. sa sss oa St
cell ut present, feeling confident that ultimately
they must bring higher prices. Some Of the COT
Ian wes bat tle 'f 6asnsss a5s anl Mas
done until Tuesday Of the present week. Then
ecme eh1ewd buyers, knowing that stocks on the
advance after the Spring trade opened, determined
to purchase for themselves before this advance
established, Tine movements Of these buyers soon
aaa Sn IS ass ass eco
goods except dne bleachcd goods. Those who had
stocks Of tic most desirable kinds say the demand
and excitement was beyond al precedent, notwith-
citing days IN the cotton market during the last
eighteen months. Heavy sheettngs were most
largely sought for and least freely sold: These
sse, FRA SONG estimate i higher than this.
whlehis probably more near the truth. It is Of
stocks are not heavy and no goods Of this descrip-
tion are makis 6; The agchts. therefore. refused
to e At ana had mt
rs thu demand started, the leading makes were ad-
yanced to s.H1s8c, and to+tlsy Mess7s. J. W. Paige
& Co. .sked 30c. Medium brown sheetings are ID
light, 19c Light Weight low count goods afe max
Accumulated since November l. Nearly Ill these
stocks were closed ont on Wednesday. and
ssgcnts receiving new stocks will ask 1c above
late prices when new goods arrive. Some me-
dunn and light weight eheetings are withdrawn
from the market ut present. Utica 1O4 sheet
ingB are advanced to sc. In blcached goods
ne demand var not 50 great as On browns, but
light weight low counts, and prices arc now 1c A
yard f1mer. although low priced goods were sell
Ing before at fair prices Fine b1eaehed goods were
3D. ns@ Ss s9 sHi seaP and
Lots Of drills were offered last week at &c. and
found no buyers but to-day arc held at sc. Amoa-
keag stripes ticks and denims are advanced. but
large, York and Everett stripes, ticks and denims
are offered at last weeks prices. Cotton danneis
are held eboEe the prices realized at the last auc-
ton eae, and come Of the quoted prices are higher
than this. though Unchanged from what they we're
lately.
The sales On Wednesday were 20 large that the
stocks nre ye1J greatly redaeed and many lines Of
goods are out Of market. The price lists Of tie
different leading cotton goods houses are largely
sold or Withdrawn. The blanks tn our price iIst
will show how Greatly stocks are exhausted; some
nrms, however, In our list, who quote no prices on
any g9ods have stocks for sale that are not repre-
week. Laconias are s7Kc., For sInghAms Tie de-
Eaud Was active at 20c, nett and the price Of Clin-
tons was advanced to &c. and Lancaster &c. In
prints there has been no particular movement, eI-
eept on sprsgues, which we're sold largely on We'd
needay at SOC, and were subsequently withdrawn.
and this afternoon were advanced 10 alc The
general market today has been quiet. The ai-
sanee has either checked the spirit Of speculation
terdayfS s dissipation.