Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-22
DRY Goods.

The continuation o.; the heated term. which
commenced week before last, had the effect Of
willing prizes OF almost everything bat do
mestc coitons; and the whole market tor dry
goods sympathiZed with sheetings and SHIRT
lnEs, and maintained prices AZ a very remark
able maLner. The transactions Were not very
lsrge, but the cheapness OF money and the pros
poets Of fall business give an extraordinary
hrmness of tone 10 the whole market. Neither
manufacturers nor JObbers sppe AZ 10 anticipate
any decline in prices, and where such a feeling
il shown. I'm common with both producers and
consumers. there is little Likelihood OF any de-
cline taking place. There IL nothing an the
present condition OF our NATIONAL finances. nor
IN the reports OF the hsryests from the great
gTain-producing region OF the West - cast a
shadow upon the immediate future. In some
styles OF goods there has been a slight advanc~
established, but IN most artcles prices have
been evenly maintain q.
In brown sbeetIngs and shirtIngs there has
not been quite so much activity a. in the pre-
yious week, but prices have improved about
hail cent yard IN standard makes. In bleach.d
goods the advance is fully main med. and
Iobbers are quietly adding to their stocks for
the tall trade. Drills are in better demand,
V hIle the stock IN first hands has considerably
diminished. Canton fiannels are m ore inq uired
Tor, and the popular makes are held At higher
rates. Corset eans are v tho ont material change,
and the market Is well supplied. Checks are
IN better demand, but there is no marked change
OF prices. DENNIS and cottonades are in good
demand and prices are a shade higher ana
nrmer. In printing cloths there have been con-
though the market tor gray goods Is less sctiye
than II was last week. In prints there is firm
d, msnd Tor medium and light effects. consid-
ering the season; but dark styles are not Yet i'm
full supply, and pric. are not settled. In the
new styles fer the faIl trade there is I'D vance
Il sboI. &C. -hst sept yard. GInghams
remain inactive vim. apy material change
OF prices. Rolled jaconets are al so9e ZEN
Cambrics, except tor the better quati,-N Nv
quite inactive.
italian cloths are moderately activp, the de-.
mand coming mostly from the ls-ce clothing
houses: but prices are without decid d change.
For cloths and oyercoatings there Is an in
creased demand, and bo;h buyers aud sellers
appear 10 have greater confidence in the mar
ket, but prices are without chang. But there
Is more business doing m cassIneres aud ssti-
nets, with slight improvement IN price,; the
new styles Of fancy cgssimeres are very at
tractiye and meet a ready market. The better
qualities OF satinets sell freely. but the lower
grades are heavy. Kentucky Ieans are in mod
crate demapd for the better Qualities, but infe-
nor grades are in small request. In foreign
goods there is but little Doing. The season il
early for the opening OF fall styles, snd the i'm
poTtations, except in plain merinOs, IL small
For the next three or four weeks there will be-
a constantly improving Increaoe IN the amount
and quality OF dry goods imrortations.-N T.
fndeDeadeEf.