Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-08
Dry GaadS.

Notwithstanding the tightness OF the nancy
market during the past week, which has acted
on all departments OF trade like an early frost
on ripe ming vegetables, there has been an active
business done IN dry goods; considerable liyeIi-
hess has been developed among buyers, and
prices OF most descriptions of domestics have
been advanced. Jobbers have been doing
reasonably well; and, now that the much-
dreaded bank statement has been made On.
they VIII doubtless do considerable better.
Prices OF the raw material have advanced.
aho IN brown sheetings and shirtings there is
more activity, and greater disposition 20 pur-
chase largely, even At the advanced rates.
Standard sheetngs are about a cent a ward
higher than our quotations Of last week, and a
further rise Will probably take place-tha
stock IN first hands being small-unless there
should be decline in the raw material. A coL-
tingency which is hardly likely 10 occur.
In bleached shIrtings and sheetings OF the
better grades the business has correspond.d
with operations in brown goods. For medium
qualities there has not been so good demand.
and the stock in first hands has been consider
ably increased. A fair business il doing in
drills. mostly for the home trade, in small lots,
me export demand being light. In Canton
nannels we understand there has been som.
speculative purchases, but the DEMAND for i'm
mediate trade is limited. Corset Jeans continue
IN falr request, and prices are a shade better
ban last week. Stripes and ticks are in more
active demand, and the better qualities COM
mand increased prices. The same may be re-
ported Of denims and cottonades. The market
for gray printing cloths has fallen on a time;
but We do not look for any decline of prices
while the price of raw material keeps up.
In prints business has been very acIiye sgaiu
and prices have advanced about half a cent a
yard. The new Spring styles from some OF the
weli-known PRINT works are very attractive.
ana the manufacturers find IL difficult 10 keep
the market supplied. Gnghams OF desirable
styles are IN good demand, but the inferior
qualities are NOT so freely taken. Printed lawns.
madder colors, adapted 10 the season, sell tree
ly, and IN some cases command an increase OF
prices. Rolled Jaconets, cambrics and silesias
are in fair demand, but without any material
change Of rates. In muslin de LANES there j.
not so lively trade as manufacturers expect
ed The market is very abundantly supplied,
ana the range OF prices is very wide. The
Spring styles are remarkably elegant. This de-
scrIptioh OF domestic man fracture is the cheap
est Of the whole line of textile fabrics. Italian
cloths are IN fair request In woolleu cloths
there is no Improvement TO notice. The demand
tor the home trade is dull, and but little tor the
California market
In cassimeres and satnets there rs a fair de-
mand at nrm prices, at least for styles adapted
10 the season. The stock Of desirable goods iu
first hands lie small. and not likely to be sud-
denly increased. Kentucky Jeans of the better
grades sell freely, but inferior qualities are not
in demand In foreign goods trade has been
limited almost entirely TO fabrics of a novel
pattern, adapted TO the season and home trade.
Tor which there Is an active demand. The anc-
ton sales OF the week have been large, but
mostly Of medium grades. Dress goods of ths.
better kinds, colored silks and millIners' afti-
cles sell at good prices and remunerats the I'M
porter. Fine cloths are in somew what better de-
mand. Linens sell more readily and the conf
paratively light importations tend 10 gave firm-
ness OF tone TO the market.-N y EndepeadsR,