Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-29
Dry ts0eds.

The transaction OF the week past T., ,ion1sS-
a. goods 81 aii Kinds have be-E =. y an num-
ter and On a TsstTicted scale. e,en for III.
s"asoE, but The limited amount Of business X
ny no means exceptional for July >On. ar
The oSer-saneuIne dealers may have been
somewhat a,sappoIntsd Al The slacknsss of
uaGe; Duf There a. lofhing dIscOuraSlus an A..
and We nnd, on ne whole. q very conud.uf
and hopeful feeling IN regard . th.. comm
fall business. There are q good msuv purcha-
sefs an town IRON the S0uthUeSr. who are
LOOKING around and feeling their way ln tn.
mar ket before taking hold IN earnest. L lively
demand in August would pretty surely caas.,
an advance On the present scale OF price,
both In COttoBs anc woollens.
In uIbleaC he'd fabrics the demand has been
CHIEFLY coLhned 10 the more popular mages Oi
snrungs and sheeiIngs. There - no chSnr.
of prices 10 warrant any alteration IA our ono
tations; nut rates are firmly maintained by
Inap ufac;urers' agents. Bieacnei shIrtingS
ana sheetings are comparatively Gul.i. aHd
sales are on very limited scale Prices ara
nrm snd ali the indications are favorable n
an early resumption OF active trade ana A proh :
anle advsnee OF prices. Printing cloths an the
gray are IN rather langaId condition: bu.
nolceis evinoe no disposition % weld In their
prices, as they are strengthened by the knoWl-
soee or there being very small supply m
hfst nhnds. There - greater acu yIty in prlnrS-
and the assortment OF DARK eoiorings Ia th-s
nands OF the man aDufacturers' agents is con-
SANITY on the increase. By next week th-
market Will probably be well supplied with .
full assortment Of the new faIi patterns
There is tar demand for ginsh ans particu-
Iaiiy ior the lighter styles which command
fuii prices, tnongh the amount sold Is mostly
IN small lots. The demand for other descrin-
lions OF domestic cotton goods rs fair for tn..
time OF year, and prices are hrmer out wifn-
out any noticeable changes. Muslin DE lanes
are attracting more attention, aud the assort
ment OF new styles OF dark co,orlngs has been
greatly increased. Considerable sales have re-
Gently been made, and the market Will be well
supplied win new effects for the coming season
Wooiiens have NOT been quite as lively as nad
oeen anueipa'ed oy many, but the sales OF
ciotns nave been 10 a reasonable extent Prices
OF cloths and overcoaiings are well kept up,
ana In some styles there has been a small sd-
vance. Cassimeres are in good supply: but
prices as Vet are n little uncertain, though the
tendency s toward hardening OF rates. SaiI-
nets OF heavy weight are IN good demand a.
nrm prices. Tip-top are quoted az 90 cents FOR
No. l. kentucky Jeans are dull and slow OF
sale. Prices are merely nominal. In foreign
goods there has been NO decided movement
the season being early yet But importauons
nave komew hat increased, and the Importsr<
are making ready, by display Of patterns, tor
an active business n the opening Of the fall
season. Purchasers need be IN no hurry. Tna
market rs very yabnndantly supplied WIN Brit
ish and ContInentsl fabrics of all desC rlptlous
N. 4. fE0epeHdsnt, 2qtt.