Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-06-20

n a more cheerful tone in the

There has been more cheerful tone in the
dry-foods market the past week. The COM
reduced prices. Jobbers are closing out their
summer fabrics on the hest possible terms, and
preparing to take account OF stock The retail
trade appears to be more active, both 10 the
city and in the interior. Brown sheetings and
shirtiDgs are in steady demand for small lots
10 supply retail orders from the interior.
Prices are unchanged. Stock is accumuiating.
Prints are IN better demand Best spring
styles are sold quickly on arrival, at firm
prices. No stock will be carried over.
Bfeached goods are dull and sell only in very
are steady for standard makes; others are
weak Printed lawns are heavy, while the
demand is quite limited: a large stock will be
carried over unless forced off at public auc-
tlon. DENNIS are dull. and perhaps a little
weaker in price, except for few standard
makes. Stripes and ticks are in less demand,
With no prospect OF Improvement for month
to come Drills are net wanted for export,
while the demand for home trade has fallen
off almost entirely. Printing cloths are in
active, nothing doing in them for fall trade
Cotton bags are in steady demand, with no
accumulation of stock; prices firm Corset
Jeans are steady at unchanged quotations.
GlDghams in best spring styles sell moder-
ately: others neglected and heavy. Muslin
de lanes are lower for seasenable styles, with
disposition To close off stock on best possible
terms. Italian cloths ar firm and more active
Cloths and cassiDeres are little more wanted,
and are held quite firmly. Carpets are vet IN
demand at tall prices. Other domestic fabrics
are abo Mt the same as at our last report. For.
eign goods are not much wanted, even at re-
duceu prices; a large stock will be carried
over. Collections from the country are q little
better. and very few failures or suspensions
reported -NeD York Independents to-day.
A Town UNDKR THE SNow-A Gal ,fornia
p5per gives rather hard TO. believe story of
the depth of the snow on the Sierra Nevada
mountains in February and March by des-
crlbing the visit OF a merchant named Adams
from the valley to the mir ing town of Meadow
Lake, on the top of the mountains: "He pro-
cured pair OF snow shoes and took the tracks
OF some one who had gone over the day before
Alter some hours OF hard travel, he arrived
where the town should be, but not q house
was visible While he was looking around q
man suddenly came up out or the snow like a
mermaid out of the sea. Adams asked HIM If
he could tell him where Meadow Lake was, not
knowing as yet whether the object before him
was man or spirit Why said the fellow
you're RICH on the plaza Adams asked il he
could show him where the store OF Adams &
johnson was. oh, yes come along A few
shoves on pair OF snow shoes soon brought
them 10 round hole in the snow, and Adams
was told that that W as the hole which led 10 the
store. There were stairs made in the snow like
spiral way, twisting several times around
the hole i'll making the descent Finally he
arrived at the bottom, and was astonished to
nnd his friends there happy and gay, and
ready to youch for the country being one of
the richest ever discovered. From tn q store
they travelled over the town through tunnels
Every one seemed to be contented with his lot
Inc citizens seldom go to the top Of the snow,
except when there is a snow-shoe race at
which time the whole town turns OUT