Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-12-30

1he last week of the year is very rarely ia
vorable to the dry goods market. but the present
Is an exceptional one. With the outgoing of
sales in most descriptions of domestic fabrics,
a ss Ia raes u kfsfsf 81 n @ that
with which to commence the next year. OF
some leading standard makes of cotton goods
the market is wholly bare, and the manufac-
turers agents refuse to receive orders for future
delivery based on present current prices. The
few suspensions or failures among the leading
dry goods houses, which on inquiry prove to
have been the result of speculations outside of
their proper sphere, have been greatly exagge-
rated, and it is said that they have had the mis-
chieyous effect OF furnishing excuses to out
of0%n oTd%n11v honses ,ndS for oSt not Payng up
is a very remarkable circumstance, that
while the importations OF foreign dry
goods and the amount @ thrown upon the market
gold, the market is not so glutted with goods
now as il was at the close of 1858. A few foreign
goods, of an unstable character, have been
within week or two taken out of bond and re-
shipped to Europe; but the quantity is small
The retail business Of the city during the past
three weeks has been unprecedentedly large,
greatly IN advance of the customary holiday
sales. We mentioned last week that one of the
largest and Oldest retail houses in the city, after
A. i. Stewart & Co., had sold more goods on
the Monday Of that week than they had ever
sold before on any one day; and we learn that
their subsequent sales have been larger than
even on that day. There may have been les
former years; but not in consequence of the
general prostTatiOn OF business" which we
read about, but in consequence of the shrinkage
in values, owing to the decline Of gold and other
causes.
The transactions in brown shirtngs and sheet
ings for the week have not been large, for the
stock of standard goods in first hands is small;
but prices are frm, and the late advance is
well maintained. Bleached sheetings and shirt
ings have been in good demand, and prices are
firmly held. New York Mills have advanced
full cent and a half yard. In other descrip-
tlons there is no quOtable change. Cotton bags
are IN more active demand, and prices are
firmer, but without any decided advance.
Rolled jacOnets are not specially active but the
best makes for the spring demand are firmly
held at the recent revised rates.
Printed cloths in the gray have been actively
dealt in, and some considerable sales have been
effected on speculation. Prices advanced about
one cent yard. Sales of "a standard quality
have been made at Sk cents. Prints are with
out any decided changes to notice. The sales
have been light, and nothing of consequence
can be done until the Introduction of the new
spring styles, which will be early put upon the
market.
Wnoliens are generally dull, and will remain
so until the commencement of the movement
for next spring trade. There is light business
in the better qualities Of cloths anS fancy cas-
simeres, but prices have undergone no change
InfOreign goods there Is hardly ANYTHING doing.
except i'm a limited way for few articles for the
season. Importers do not appear to be at ali
discouraged by the business Of the year, and a
fair spring trade is anticipated.-Ne,o FORK Iade-
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