Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-09
Dry Goods

The trade Of the week has been dull owing
in great degree to the scarcity in money; and
the consequence has been giving way OF
prices. which VIII probably not be recovered.
A. T. Stewart Co. who have generally taken
the lead i'll putting down prices, reduced their
prices on American prints about one cent
yard; and, as these goods have been the finest
on the list, and have helped to sustain the
market, the other kinds of domestic cettons of
course, imme diately responded by a decline In
some cases to the extent Of two cents and half
on certain styles of brown goods. There is
nothing remarkable in this fall; for, while the
raw material is daily decreasing, in price,
nothing but a very lively demand could have
maintained prices for the man ufactured article
lighter than it ought to have been, and no doupt
considerable disappointment has been expert
enced; but no cause for alarm exists, for the
Jobbers are not heavily ovefstocked, nor is
there anything like an unusual accumulation
OF goods in the hands of the commission houses
and manufacturers agents. And then the
lightness of trade at the presen time insures a
continued demand later in the season than
usual. The pressure in the money market was
at its tightest point on Saturday, and hereafter
greater ease is confidently xpected
In most descriptions OF brown sheetings a
fall OF at least one cent yard has taken place.
and any pressure to sell would lead to q still
further decline. In the lighter makes of un-
bteached goods the demand is not so good as in
the heavier Qualities. In bleached shirtings
there is less trade than In brown goods, and
prices have declined from two to three cents:
and this yielding of prices has not had the eff
feet of inducing larger purposes. In drills
corset jeans, dentms, and cottonades the de-
mand is only moderate and prices are not firm
ly maintained. Ginghams are more active,
and cambrics, rolled Jaconets and silesias are
IN moderate demand without material change
Of price. Muslin de laines of good STYLES
MAINTAIN their prices, but the demand is slack.
The stock Of shawls has become very large
and the prices Of the better kinds have been re-
duced. Italians and seasonable woolen cloths,
except the better kind OF cOatlngs are not so
firmly held al they were. Flanneis keen mn
their rates, but the sales are limited Blankets
are il good demand at the revised rates, but
sales are not so large as might naturally bs ex-
pected At this season. Linens of American
manufacture are steady at quoted prices. They
are less liable to fuctnation of prices than any
other description of domestic goods.
No change OF importance is to be noted in
foreign goods. Prices of mernos and dress
goods are shade lower, and transactions in
them are perhaps less in amount Than they
were last season. The importations and with.
drawals from bonded warehouses are stIl
large, and the auction rooms have been well
supplied during the week with all descrip. {.
tOns OF goods. The attendance has been good
but the sales have not been encouraging to i'm .
porters. 1t is probable that revival NAV
take place this week, If the alleviation in the
money market should be as great as has been
cIpated.-Independent.