Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-05

a tight money market and the excitement of
election coming together very naturally had
the effect OF producing dullness III trade of all
KINDS during The last week. The tightness of
money is generally understood to be the res uit
of 2rufiClal causes. and will not contin ue muc n
longer The uncertainty as 10 the future price
o. cotton has partly pa1aiyzed trade IN do
mestic cottons; but 1t is pretty well understood
now that the crop Will prove less than had
been anticipated, while the very small stock
remaining in Liverpool, and the short supply
IN the hands of manufacturers, render il near
ly certain that the price of the raw mater a
cannot fail below the present rates. Very
small sales have been made during the wee K
In uhoIeached sbrtlngs and sheetIngs The
demaDa has been chiefly to supply the imme-
CIate wants of the nearby trade. BIeached
goods are very quiet. The demand for shirt
lng rs confined mostly to few popular makes
OF the better qualities, which sell moderately at
quoted rates. The nominal rates have under
gene 10 change. 7 he sales of The lower grades
of bleaChed shrungs are extremely limited
New YORK Mills sell AZ IS cents and Wamsutlas
al 32E for IA Manville ZOOS Al %.
L he demand for printing cloths is very MET,
Dnt prices -Or gray goods are firmly main-
ts'ped. In prints there is not much ACTIVITY,
bUt prices remain unchanged for desirable
styles adapted 10 the season. There Is tar
cemaHd for heavy drills for home consump-
ton, but very little call tor expectation. Prices
are barely steady. Cotton flGnnels are in only
limited request. Prices are rather soft with a
tendency 10 lower rates. Cotton bags are more
abundant than usual, and the demand is small
Ter than was expected for the gram trade
Prices are tending downward. Stripes and
GCks are In very limited demand at this season,
Prices remain unchanged. Corset leans sell
steadily at quotations. Apron checks are not
IN acuve demand, but prices are without
Cnange Ginghams are quiet, and the lower
rates " hich have been established for this class
OF goods do not induce any activity. They will
remain quiet until the demand for the spring
trade appears.
Rolled iaconets and eambrics of the best make
are in far demand. Slesias are comparative
ly dull, but without any change Of rates. Ital-
ian cloths are IN fair demand. Prices steady
Lindseys are merely nominal in price. The
demand is exceptionally small; but the stock
On hand Is light and prices are firm. Mousse
line de LANES are in very fair demand. and
prices for desirable styles firmly rlaintained
In woolens generally the market is not
active. and prices are not strong. The compe-
ution is grester than in almost any other kind
OF iabIics, and the enormous importations of
three years ago still weigh upon the market
Inc demand Tor wooien shawls is very good,
even for the season: and prices are we'll MAIN
tanned for the various desirable styles which
are very numerous. In line cloths, cioakiEgs,
repellants, and oVercoatings there is a moderate,
degree II 3ctiylty, for the lobbing trade The
demand is very limited: as yet from the great
clothing houses. In fancy cassimeres and
satne's there is very little doir =, and prices
are unsettled. flannels are in moderate
demand, and sales are confined almost wholly
TO singio bales to complete an assortment
Blankets are in fair demand at quoted rates
tor the various makes aud Qualities The
market for foreign goods reflects very nearly
the conditlon OF the market for comestics
1mportations are very senslbly falling of: hut
the bulk OF the inportatIOns for October is An
excess OF the same month I'm the previous year,
but less than the importations IN October, fs65.
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