Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-24

Two causes have operated with powerful
effect In preventing further decline ofprlces
In every description Of dry goods. One Of
these has been the check In the fall OF gold,
and the other the rise In the price OF cotton,
equal 10 about IL cts = pound. The mar
ket bad been yieldlng all the weed, and
marking down bad been going on with a
goOn deal Of ylgoT; but on Friday a change
took place. The decline stopped, great
many Western customers who had been
waiting for the bottom to be reached com
meneed buying, and a marked reaction took
place.
The transactions In brown sheetings and
shirtluES have been on restricted scale, not.
withstRndiug a general marking down Of
prices, on standard makes TO ! Il cts. per
yard.
In bleaehed sblrtlngs and sheetings there
10 an absence Of activity even at the latest
reduction OF prices, and holders show some
anxiety to put Oh their stock.
| Printing cloths have been heavy at GA to
cts. In the early part Of the last week.
Corset Jeans are In less demand that usual
at this season Prices 4aSs SSsq rehBRfsshn
Orchards arc. quoted at 10 CTS, LaconiA
l4If cts, Hamilton 12lf cents.
Rolled Iaconets sell moderately at quota
lions, but the demand 10 less than usual.
slatsrs aud hRsonville each 10 cts for plain,
and II cts. for high colors. White Rock
1917 cts. regular.
CambrieS are mostly languld, the Inferior
grades being very dull. Union assorted 10
cents, Clluton 0I5 cents, Amoskeag o cents.
Slleslas are slow Of sale. The demand 10
restricted mostly to small lots. Ward Mills
10 cents, Social K 20 cents, Blackburn's as
sorted 10 cents.
Apron checks are duh and prices are bare
ly sustained. York shirtlng checks are cay
cents, Mlunehaha IS cents, real Caledonia
271I cents for No. 20, 20 cents for No. 30.
Ginghams arc not In AZ good demand a.
they Werei prices are LEES arm. Caledonia
Mills II cents, Everett IL cents, Bates II
cents, Glasgow 10 cents. .-. ... ..
Printed lawns aud peTcales are In very
good supply, and the now styles are talis-
factory TO the trade aud attractive. Since
the recent revlsiOns Of prices the lower rates
have caused Increased sales, but the demand
Is not active for the season.
Muslin dc lalues are selling moderately.
Prices rule very low aud the new styles are
unusually attractive, but GALES are on lin
tied scale. s..a.
woolens are generally dull, and the trans
actions In the various fabrics are by no
means lively. The finer grades Of cloths are
In moderate demand, but there IL very lite
sale for the inferior grades. Cotton warp
cloths sell at Sl.O0 for No. l, $l.s0 for No. 3.
DOesklna arc exceedingly lauRuid, aud
sales are so limited that an attempt 10 slim
ulate purchasers would necessarily lead TO 4
reduction Of prices.
Casslmers, except for new styles adapted
TO the season, sell slowly. Prices are barely
steady, but the medium and low grades arc
dull and declining.
satinets OF the best grades are 10 fair de-
mand, but there Ia very little doing In the
inferior qualities. Tlp-top are quoted al 90
cents for No. l, So cents for No. 2.
Kentucky Jeans Of the beat make ara 10
moderate demand, but prices are Irregular
and lacking 10 firnness.
Carpets are 10 large supply, aud the sales
arc comparatively very email for the season.
Prices are lower. Hartford CompGny's me-
dun suprr1ne 81, for supernne S1.1SH, for
imperial 8-ply 81 ,42If. NOVEL; COmpany's
ingram are u, two months, for superine.
American linens are dull and without
change 10 quotation ~. Y. hdspsndsRL