The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-01-18

DRY 4G0oDS.---Ondue importance naa
been attached to the failures, or suspen-
! sions, which occurred In the dry goods
trade at the close Of December, and dis
| position was shown In certain quarters to
depreciate the standing OF merchants gene
rally, but without any marked effect. The
great majority of our dry goods dealers
though the past year may not have been a
very profitable one to some OF them, par
ticularly to the importers of woollen goods
we believe to be in aound condition,
with the prospects before them Of pro6ta-
| BILE spring season.
The past week has been very active
one In most descriptions Of domestic cot
/ tons for the season, and the very pleasant
| occupation Of marking up prices has been
pretty generally followed by all the large
holders of shirtings and eheetings. Several
csuses have led to this condition Of affairs.
Money is much more abundant, tho stocks
in first hands ire unusually small, and the
price Of the raw material has advanced full
Sc. pound in ten days. The same cotton
which sold at l3c. last year st this time
now commands 281so.; but the price Of the
manufactured fabrics has not risen in pro-
portion to the rise in the value of the raw
material. ...as
Standard shirtings and sheetings, as we'll
as the lighter qualities Of unbleached goods,
are firmly held at about cent g yard in
advance. Manufacturers, Tho know how
limited the stock is OF nd, are anticipa-
ting better prices as t. season advances,
and are in no hurry to @! ct sales.
The martet for bleac1cl goods is very
nP low
makes an advance of one-half to one cent
yard has been established. A decidedly
improved tone has been 1T, parted to all de-
scriptions Of bleached shir'ings and sheet
ings by the ease in the n: y market and
the rise in the price OF / w material.
The demand for cottcN = has conside-
rably increased, and so>u - zee sales have
been effected during the 4. x at on advance
of price.
Apron checks, stripes, aad ticks, corset
leans nnd cottonades, all feel the influence
of rising market, and are in more active
demand at firm prices.
In prints there is much livelier feeling
evinced, q few large purchasers from the
South and from the Pacific States having
commenced operations. Butthe new styles
are not yet offered in full supply, and the
demand is confined mainly to dark work.
Spregue'B staple styles are now offered at the
quoted rates but there is q tendency to
higher prices, which the increased demand
as the season advances will be pretty sure
to confirm.
Ginghams are in better demand, and
prices are firmly maintained.
Rolled iackonets and cambrics are in
good demand, and firmly held at the top Of
the market.
In muslin de LANES there is but o mode
rate business doing; but an increased de-
mand will spring up when the new styles
of light effects are introduced for the COM
ing season.
The demand for cloths is not by any
means brisk. The jobbers show no anxiety
to lay in their spring stock of woollens, and
the sales are effected chiefly to the great
clothing
There is slight improvement in the de-
mand for fancy cassimeres and satinets ;
but the stock in first hands is smaller than
usual, and the trade are waiting for bet
ter supply to eelect from.
In foreign goods there has been no mark
cd change to notice. lmportations have
considerably increased, particularly of cot
ton fabrics; but importers have not yet
made any display of their new styles.
The large purchasers from the South and
West who have already appeared in the
market indicate an early opening of the
spring trade. and large business is conf
IDENTITY anticipated.-NetrI York ladepe7ld-
eut.