Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-19
Dry Goods.


Increasing activity an all kinds OF donsSu b
goods has been the characteristic Of Tn" pas.
week and this activity must necessarily Ccn To-
unU. 10 Increase for some weeks longer a ~
s-ason advances. All parties-mSnufactUrcrs
agents, lobbers, and retailers, 10 say nothing o
consumers-seem 10 have arrived al the logt-a1
conclusion that, as the raw material has long
since touched "hard- pan. cotton fabric haNs.
also got past that condition. Prices arr uoN
steadily tending upward. aud stocks must very
rapidly diminish, a. purCha~ers come an frl. a
the West. and Iobbers nh their orders op..
very ryencouraging symptom OF n healthy revival
OF trade IL found IN the circumstances thag tu,.
large lobbing houses now prefer 70 make their
purchases al fixed rates. instead Of making AN
average at the end of the month. a. Ms
80 commonly done last year. Thfs indlca,..- a
rising market, and ls undoubtedly brttar for
both seller and purchaser. The ansactions OF
The week in unhleaChed goods have been on 4.
large scale, and the prices OF shertincs have
advanced full one cent yard. In blrachrd
shlrtings and sheetlngs there has been great 3--
nNlty, and prices have generally improved.
L he market Il well supplied. but hy no means
oyerstocked and there l. more eagerneSs 10 pUr-
chase among the lobbers than IS manit.s Ted
among the commission houses and agents 10
sell. Drills are in better demand. and prices OF
both heavy and light weights have advanced.
Cotton nannels are without al marked change.
Corset Jeans are more active at former prices.
but not IN quick demand. Stripes and ticks
sell more freely and have advanced a lit.le an
prices. DenIms and cottonades are IN an
proved request, especislly for the light weighs .
There has been a very active business an gray
prlntlng-cloths, and the best STANDARD QUALITIES
nave advanced 10 \ cents. For prints the de-
mand is remarkably good and the sales OF rhs,
week have been considerably above the trans
actions ordinarily made AT this season OF the
year. Agents are rather backward in Offering
their stocks. and an some cases will only re-
celve orders for future delivery. Prices have.
advanced, and the stock OF desirable S.yl..S an
hand Is quite limited. Rolled iaconerS aud
cambrics are IN good demand. Muslin delain..s
OF the better kinds are in moderately activ. de-
mapd, with an upward tendency of prices: bUt
the inferior qualities hardly MAINTAIN IN. rates
OF the earlier part of the season. Italian clo,hs
are more active. but the supply is abundanr
In woolens there H. marked chang. 70 no,e
Cloths are comparatively dull, and the demand
from IN" clothing houses l. not so lively as AZ
usually l. al this season. There is a trIfIng
improvement in fancy cassimeres, hut prices
are without change. Kentucky ieans are an
someW hat better demand. and prices are a shade
higher. In foreign goods there IL more doing
and importatIons are much larger than they
have been: but importers are very much dis
SATISFIED with the condition of the markr-
Black silks maintain good prices, and there a. a
good demand for millinery articles: but dress
goods and fancy silks are not selling al ramu-
neratiye prices. The auction houses have CON-
menced their regular sales. anj are well a.
tended The prices realized for seasona ble
goods have been -IRdepsnfeEt