The New York herald., 1868-05-18
THE DRY GOODS MARKET.

There is no feature to chronicle in the market for
domestic cotton fabrics and we have only to rete.
rate the old stereOtyped statement by which we are
still greeted on every hand, that the market Is dull
and prices nominal. Until within day or two past
the tone of the cotton market was heavy and this
exerted depressing influence the goods market,
rendering values to greater degree than nomi.
nal Every eXpedient known to the trade for induc-
ing purchasers to take hold and buy was re-
sorted to without avail. Goods were marked down. in
some cases to q ridicuOusy low figure, in order to
induce purchases Of other goods. In some instances
goods have been marked full one and two cents per
yard below the current value; but the purchaser gene
rally found that no considerable amount Of goOis could
be obtained at the marked price. This eXpedient Is
often resorted to when the market is slow and is
come to be regarded as small trick of the trade,
which Is allowable, If not cOmmendable, though some
there be who would not resort to any such trick to
catch the unwary customer. But when the market
Is so very dull as 1t has been during greater part Of
the week under review the dealers are generally so
anxious to do something that they are prepared to do
almost anything calculated to induce custom.
During the past two days, however there has OBJ
tanned rather better feeling growing out OF the reac
tiOnaiy movement In the cotton market here and in
Liverpool, and holders are much less disposed to
press sales than they were during the early part Of
the week, some of them even marking goods up a
trihe where there Is probability of scarcity OF
goods. On the whole, however, prices are from &c.
TO 1c. lower than they were week ago. woollen
goods remain steady, though not much business has
been done. We append the current prices for some
OF p the most important % cotton fabrics;M @ ;,,ru
Wamsutta,, "A, 25c; Amoskeag A. "A, 19c.; Ions
dale, "A, 20c; White Rock, A. 2oc.; Tuscarora, A
PKG; Bay Mills, A, 21c.
BR )wN MUSLINs.-AmOskeag A, A, 17c.; Atlantic
A, A. 17hc.; Pacific, 4-4, 17c. Agawam, A. Itac.;
Stark A. A. 1Gac. 15c.; LacOna, A, 15isc. 17c.
PRINTs.-AmOskeag 121 &C.; AmOskeag (mournng),
121ac.; Merrlmac d. 131ac.; Merrimac w, 1870. a
&c.,; Spragues tancesl 1870. a 14c.; Dunnell's
1870. 14c.; Wamsutta, lOc.; Pacific, 1870. lac.
DRILLs.-Standards AmOskeag, Atlantic &c 17c.
171ec.; Others, IA &c. u 16kc.
SrRIPEs.-AmOskeag, 21ac. a 26tSc.; York, % &c.
4kc.; American, lac. l5c.; Eagle, I3c. 131sc.;
Jewett City, 14c. q 15c.
DENIMs.-Amoskeag, 32c. a $780,: York, 30c; En-
plre State, 20c.; Mount Vernon, 2Gc; Providence,
nLc.
TIcKINGs.-Amoskeag, &c. 3Sc: Everett, 30c.:
York, 271ac.; Mount Vernon, Aisc.; Boston, 27isc
GLAZED CAMBRICs.-Amoskeag, 10c. 10isc.; Ve-
roma, 10xc.; Washington, 10Hc.
PAPER RCAMBRICs.-Slater's, 1910: Lonsdalc, 121Sc.
SILEsIAs.-Victory, Union and others, 13c. q 11c.
CORSET JEANs.-Amoskeag lac. a 14<c.; Pepper
ell, 1870; Naumkeag, 14Ac.; Newmarket, 1870. q
1870.
COTToN CHECKs.-Park Mills, 221<c. 30c.; Union
Mills, csc. q 3Ot.; Caledonia, 221sc. a 25c.
CANTON Observation-Disclosures brown, Csc: Mann
keag, brown, &C.; do bleached 20c.; Slatersyllle,
brown and bleached, 15Hc. a 1870.
DELAINEs.-Pacifc, 16c. a 2Oc.; Sprague's, Hc.:
Lowell, 16c.
SPOOL CorroN.-Coates', 81 10; Brooks, 81 o5;
Clark's, 81 10; Wyoming and Glasgow, soc.
PRINTING CLOTTI.-i4 by ~, 7Ac. nc: As by 81,
TIC. &c. 52 by 56 ss4c. 0c SO by SO, SIC. Sllc.;
5s by 90, SIC. seic 60 by Ga, s7ic &C., ca by Ci
&c. 9lc.