Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-15


The business OF tho pasi week has not
been what IL ought TO have been Al this sea-
son OF tho YEAR, and all clasaes--iobberp,
agents and imPorters-havo been alike dis
appointed.
Brown shlfilpgs and shsetlnes Of standard
makes have undergone no revision Of prices,
but the tude In them has been dull, and
prices are not frm, Appleton A standards,
Amoskeag A, t7i/ cents, MedfoTd, lax
centsj Ozark, IA centsi Mystic River, 1sh
cents, HARRISBURG, ~, r, 12H centsi a.
Baltic, IL cents; IA Kennebec, 10 cents.
In bleaohed shirtings and sheetlnga there
have been an improved business nj hrm
prices for some OF the best qualities standard
makes, but the sales Of inferior grades are
light and prices yielding. New York Mills
~ are ~ centai Wamsuttas, 81 cents for ~,
- 10 centsi do. az inches, i7lS eontsi
Langdon ~, is cents.
Printing cloths have been more active.
The nominal prices OF o. standards In the.
gray is 90 cents, extras cents.
10 prints thnfe has been rather active
demand Tor choice new styles, but the old
styles are dull OF sale even al reduced prices.
spragueh new light fancles are now held Al
lSx cents BY the agents, less 4 per cent. 90
days, DO. medium II cents, robe patterns
ilhi Pacific Company's light fancles TX
centsj Merrimacs, light d, 10 cents, Amefi-
can Print Works, III cents, RI Manchester
light fancy, 11K centsi do. medium IL cents,
gold medal cents, Arnold, light fancy, 3
cents; Victory, light fancy, 9JI cents, Au-
gustA mills, chlntz, II cents.
Glnghams are in fair demand for the best
makes, and prices are firmly maintained,
but Inferior qualities are lower. Lancasters
- halA - Naswaa.wkaN
Caledonia mills IA cents, Glasgow Is cent?,
Hampden Earlston fine 2eh cents.
Printed lawns and pcrcales are In i'm
proved demand as the season advances, aud
prices are firm. Pacific Company's 400
quality printed lawns are sold al IA cents
net, do. organdles 90 cents, do. printed per-
Gales 23JI cents, Merrimac do. 27J{ cents,
Lodi lawns 12If cents. rHr ..i5 Z
Cotton 0snaburgs are dull Of sale. Prices
nominal. Flint River 5 OF osnaburgs arc
held by agents at 20 cents, santees IL ccnts,
Franklin IL cents.
There ls moderate trade for the season
doing in cotton drills, but chiefly for home
consumption,
Cotton bags are selling moderately, but
the demand IL very limited. AndroecogRln
and Am. e.bushel bags are sold at SIX
cents metz Stark A, 2.bushels, 41l< centsI
do, 2A bushels, 40 cents.
Corset jeans are inactive and prices arc
merely nominal. Indian Orchard, Improved,
are quoted at 10 cents net, AmoskeaR, IS
centii Bates jeans, 19If ceutsi Suffolk, IS
| cents.
Rolled jaconets are 10 largo supply, aud
prices are yielding. They are quoted, War
rens, 10N cents, regular; Lonsdales, u o{
cents, White Rock, 10 cents, regular for
plain do, high color, II cents.
cambrics arc in moderate demand aud
sales are small Amoskeag arc quoted at
81 cents; Arcadia, Q centsi Red Gross, 81
cents.
sllesIas are without any special movement,
Sales are moderate and prices unchanged
FROM our last report. r.
Apron cheeks are comparatively dull for
the season. The best makes command full
prices, but inferior grades arc held at nomi-
nal rates. rs.IG. r- ...H.
Muslin de lanes are 10 fair demand, and
the new patterns sell at steady prices but
there is not much spirit In the market.
Woollen goods are generally Inactive, and
prices arc not steadily maintained. In cloths
tho demand Ia chiefly for the better qualities,
OF which there are no longer sales. slater's
black cloths range from S2,25 to e., do. col.
ors from $3.50 os4, do. black castors S2.5C
to S3.25, do, colors from s9.7S 10 s3.75.
Cotton-warp cloths are $3.50 for No. /, S3. 20
for No, 2, S1.60 for No. 8.
Casslmeres are unsettled In price aud the
sales arc confined mostly To few OF tho
more tasteful new styles. Medium and low
grades Of light weight are very dull, and
agents are anxious TO dispose Of their stocks.
There is fair business doing In the bet
| ter grades Of satlnets, but the inferior grades
are very dull and slow Of sale. Tiptop sell
for 90 cents for No. I, 80 cents for No. D.
NJ Y. Independent. .....