The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-01
New York Dry Goods Market.

New YORK, Oct 20, 1896.
Dizziness, approaching In some Instances
TO stagnation, has been the prominent Tea
Lnre In the market for the week under re-
view. Cotton goods have been steady, but
without any marked activity whatever.
Prices Of Brown Sheetings have giEen way
In some degree, but not more than man n
cent In any case as yet reported. There Is
evidently more of a disposition on the
part of holders to meet the market prompt
Iy, and not t. carry any goods over unless
this cannot absolutely be avoided
Not much trade is expected at present;
most parties taking matters quite calmly,
and treating things with good deal of
patience. There Is no trade expected until
after the 9th of November, when the elec-
tions i'm several States occur T FNn#
The business la the west haa, in many
cases, not been carried or as satisfactory as,
IL might have been for the past few
months; there has been more credit given
than has been generally made puDIie. The
jobbers have sold TO the cross road dea ers
on all sorts OF credit, and the farmers be-
Ing so busily engaged in getting forward
their crops, and not having as yet realized
on most of them, they of course did not
pay, 50 that the retailer was not prepared
TO pay his bills as they became due, and
they were consequentlglnoti Ia a position
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that the iobbers would hnVe been ready to
sell To them under tine circumstances.
sented itself for tits Nery Readily, so That
the jobber had to accept the issues as they
presented themselves, --sr~
Brown SHEET NGs AID SIuRTIsGs. =
Quietness las been the only marked fea-
ture of he trade to note, at present There
has been an absence of trade, especially
| for the past few days, which has aston
| ished many, and proved the falstty of
their opinions The market IL. Without
doubt, decidedly quiet; stiil, Owfng main
| ly to the small stocks held, prices remain
| firm, while many OF the agents are ready.
! III they could but see that the trade would
| take the goods, TO reduce the price.
neutrality-suspicious. AND SHIRrINGs
The trade intiese goods for tine week un-
\ der review has been OF a very quiet charslc+
ter, and goods have been sold only n ae-
count Aof ifnmestlaa @ wants There hes
been no enterprise in the trade, and things
have moved along very slowly, and a. the
same time there has been in some cases q
considerable trade doing,
PRINTS. There has been an absence OF
activity in thus as well as in every other
department of dry goods for the past week.
There ~ q growing accum ulation among
almost all the printers, OF undesirable
styles, and, indeed, il requiies styles to
be very good to make them at all desiFa-
bic. The general tendency or the market
KENTUCKY JEANS There is little re-
quest for these goods; the season for them
being about over Tor the present, and, as
the ideas of many manufacturers were
much higher than the market when they
could have disposed of them some time
ago at better prices ban are now being Of
fered they would not accept; and now the
ideas of the trade have fallen off tilIfur-
ther; and yet manufacturers are not pre-
pared to meet them.
FLANNELs. These goods have sympa-
thised with the rest of the market for the
past week and the trade has not been of
That lively character noted for the past two
months. There has, however. been. per-
haps, more doing in these than in any
other fabrics in the market, and as they
were In most eases sold well up, the
emulation, ii any, has been very small.
There is no disposition among most hold
ers to be stiff, as the season has now adj
vanced pretty well,
LADIES CLOTHS These goods are in
active request; and, for the past few weeks
there has been continued steady, though
small demand many of the better styles,
| of which browns and drabs have been the
most favorable, have kept sold pretty well
| up to the looms. Prices have ruled steady
| for the past month.
| CLoAKINGs.-Are quite desirable Ia nice
| styles, and are sold quite freely. There is
| no pressing demand, but fair trade.
| Several mills are producing very good
| styles.
FOREIGN GOODS. = There Is but little
| change in this department. business, as a
| general thing, Is very quiet; yet, there are
| some good styles of goods which are very
| desirable. Staple goods are unchanged,
| and but little life Is visible. Fine black
| clothes are in somewhat better request,
| and the sales are at moderately good
prices. Cloakfngs are rather quiet, al
| though there are some styles which are
being taken readily at reduced prices. es
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