The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-29
New York Dry Goods Market.


FRIDAY EvENISG, March %.
what a vondariul change has taken place
ID, our Dry Goods market during the three
wontbs now drawing 70 a close. The year
opeped with cotton fabrics generally scarce
aud dear. particularly print Cloths and Cal
lroes. GRAY Cloths, weighing seven yards to
The pound. were much wanted for printing,
srJ upa anxious buyers for large contracts
ahead. at 10000 for n Cloths, be-
cause the business proved exceedingly
profitable, not only 70 the producers OF
Llolhs, but Prints.
rhe fall IN the prices Of Dry Goods since
d. frst of January is very great, not proba-
try l.ss than Is or 30 per cent. on the whole,
-6iIe ou some articles IL is even more. Cot
ION 10 hsa declined from t5 10 4Oci and
threatens 10 90 still lower Notwithstanding
t6. gr.st eHorts Of spectators 10 carry
,I.-f,sd Gold has also fallen materially,
eua all other articles must follow IN us
u.ke. But there IS one thing above al oth-
er.. hat Keeps advancing instead o. aeeI-
v,,r which owners will probably regret
49, To- late. That is, landlords, II would
- ain persist in cxactiug rents for stores
- L,uacs that VIII Eercly test the ability
I'D he pe5ple 10 pay, and must IN the end,
,r,ya di-sstrous, not only 90 tenants bnt 10
mn8I,ris themseIy,s. The day Of hlgn
-. 10 surely gone by. We must wrDd
sur way back 20 the normal cohuluoh O
thipgs before the war. We must 90 IaeA 70
suecie payments, sooner or later ! mus
80. sorae time; but, slow 81 u may DC, Al'
sure t5 come. Our people will wake 10 the
t,ly ~. long. of retaining, IS useless, 80
49,. = ouaptIty Of Gold aud Silver ~ ne
-I,-t-y "a ever. 20 act only IS q dead Weighl
40 gur trsde and commerce-good ioT non
inc but like q toy b. look upon
me reduction ia the ptlce ol Vsrioe'
aTl.s of textile fabr Is have induced many
n1rrbsser 1t length 10 take hold Win mofi
a|lncrity, but the lack OF eonhueuoS ~ -
,,f,,, .tiu causes buyers 10 purchase spar
.DgIy although IL Is very evident many
,T wooieus gre selling at a sacrihce
80 .t rr~muarauYely lower prices than De.
49,. - w.r Fancy casglneres m good
y.gbt. stvles aud %colors, made OF souu'
-wgf,nai aud well finished, are selling 10
Bsy st prices ranging from e2is@ti -, sur
rsncy. prices quite As low as Tue same Gas
sola for in gold before the war
sstipsts. Kentucky jean, Union casslnieref
kr.. are selling at equahy 10" prices aHu
g,.ys stylra Of cotton goods are gettlnl
l-,sn q, sleyel that now temPts buyers L
r,-.hsss although thero are other style
I.bi.h ,re stll beld relatively 300 high
N.,u6rturers talk about closing up ~
milz unless prices rebound, ana some W
believe are ia earnest Whlls others shou
Justify for increasing the taFiD GA lmPorte'
yr,8a IN order the more iuliY y prolee
f,me producers ilon loss on their invest
NJ rr,t-scted stagnation and depression
-. NV Goods market during the eutir
.pr.ur season thus far have been q source o
astunishmept 20 the whole trade, and man.
surmisss have BEEN made thar the irad'
aouid net safely pass through the crisis
suI they have all stood Axe shock an,
Ill -. .-efhaua fha lnaal emlnrrnsR
meuL. Trade has 81 length recovered ir2n
as lrthsrEy, and Ia the Cotton Goods de
lartmcut business has been quite active, a
reduced prices, however. HEAVY pau
Brown Shecuugs are 5.Nlc lower seconds
aud lighter goods, iWllac. Heavy coiore'
C0ti0as are generally 2A@5c lower. PRINT
have ruled steady, indicating that price
have reached a level, but we trust ths
neither the commission merchant, nor III
Iabbef will raise the price OF any class Q
vooqs AGAIN until the market is completed
swept of spring fabrics. Fancy Mooleu
sre r~xcaedinFly depressed, but are selling
more freely q ruinously low prices, Will
other goods Of this class are comparatively
neglected. such AZ Cloths, Satinets, and Ken
tucky ieuans. Carpets have been IN lively
demand. at foil prices. Money Is nos
quite easy, and payments are coming II
more promptly. Everything betokons q re
Nival OF trade. and a general recovery from
she slough Of despair, Notwithstanding thl
evil ioEebodings OF the Satanic press.
COTTON ooops.
BEoWN SHErrlNos AND SHIErINGs-Heavy
shrrturs have further declined from "a
Ir ger yard, aud have been selling NOR,
trse.y ID She reduction. The stock OF dc.
srable brands, ike the Atlantic and Indian
Head, are offered sparingly, and seem 70 b,
scarce ia the market, but these goods az,
plenty enough in Boston, aud can be b0ugh.
Vi the iobbers there at reduced prices. III,
Atlantic A are scarce and firm Al Csc; In,
dian Head dt o.; Atlantic II aud Pacific A
sui n have been selling al 24i.ci Atlantic
V heavy shifting, &c; do c. zee; Atlantic 1
and Pacific i Ane Sheeting, 2Sc; Atlantic
ID medium S~heetings, 2lci do hne r, pc
The Appleton are reduced 20 2sc; the Amos
keHg A, 2sc; Bartlett Steam Mills, 24c; 40
inch, &c; ss-inch, 2sc, 50, S5c; Aassachu.
sstts A have been reduced 70 231zc; B 10 2Sc,
Medford 10 221c; New Market A 10 22Lc;
II b 26c; aud r X 10 25c; d 70 2gc. do j
shirtings 70 l9c. and standard + % 25c.
BLEaCHED sHEErISGs AND sHiErTNGs.-The
firm qualities Of Muslins c~ontnae scarce
uId are 10 request 81 extreme prices. Buy
ere continue 20 crosk exceedingly about the
high price Of New York Mills and the Wam-
sutta bleached Muslins, bat The price Of
heae iat.lcs, like all others, is regulates by
supply md demand. The Goods are sold
soee up y the looms, and this very fact is a
s iLaicauon Of the real merit Of these
oa-4ol Auslius. The New York Muslins
Dc procured with much difficulty