Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-10-18
r E V I e w
OF THE
WILMINGTON MARKETS,
FOR THE
WEEK ENDING THURSDAY.
October II, 1872.
r F. v T r w

COTTON--Dur1ngt the early part OF our pres
emit summary the market recovered the decline
mentioned at the close Of our last report and
continued to advance up to Tuesday morning,
when the New York and Liverpool advices
being unsatisfactory to buyers, 1t became de-
pressed and suffered decline corresponding to
the advance gained. "Wednesday the market
was quiet and easy in tone, but buyers were
willing to take hold and transactions were free.
At the time Of closing our report nothing
further Of Importance has been developed, but
purchasers are taking up all offerings
at the days quotations The receipts a'e
increasing and will now reach 315 Rto ace
bales daily. The exports have, however, been
of MINOR Importance and the stock in market
shows large increase.
The cotton movement for this week as COM
pared with last week shows increased receipts
and exports The receipts at all the ports fer
the week were s. ,26S bales, against 4,lid bales
last week, 6I, POS bales tho previous week, and
81 goo bales three weeks elncc. The total re-
ceipts since September /, 1872, arc SIS 038
bales agains, 1851 for the CORES pording
period of the previous year, showing an in
crease since September this year OF f3l,42l
bales. The exports from all the ports tor tue
week we're 81 ,S5I bales, against 1S,ii' bales
Che Fame date last year. The total exports
for the expired portion Of tho cotton year arc
fu,34l bales, against 1872 bales Tor same
time last year. The stock at al the ports IS
! III bales gainst 1888 bales for the Same
date last year, The stocks at interior towns
are 1855 bales, against 1910 bales last year
FIJI. stock of cotton in liverpool is Gz1 GOO bales
! against al COO bales last year. Tho amount OF
American cotton afioat for Great Britain is
~ on1 bales against j6, 600 bales last year. The
! amount OF Indian cotton ah0at for Europe Is
! 194 900 bales, against 40 ,o9o bales last year
: The following are the reported transaction.
! for tho week
Fridav-Sales of bales at - :. cents, do at
! is cents do at liz cents, do at IN cents, 30
do 1T3: cents, 3 do at Is cents, and 70 do at
1iEi cents for low rniddling, and is cents for
niddlinc. Saturday-Sales of bales at IS
cents, : do at 15X cents, do at Il cents, 20
at TX cents, IL do at Il I cents, IS do at il !
cents, "a do at IS cents 6 do at 49, cents, and
do (rceler) at IN cents per pound. Monday
Sales OF bale at bale at II \ cents. y do at is
cents, do at 184 cents, 81 do at Il y cents, and
do at - cents per pound. Tuesday-Sale5 OF
) bales at 16?; cents, so do at IS cents, aud do
at1S:. cents wcdncsday-Sales of bales al
l6H cents, II do at Il ccntE, do at Il = cents,
20 do at tx cents, do at 16 cents, 6 do at 15H
cents, and 80 do at IS cents. ThurSday-Salcs
! Of bales at 1II5, 50 do. at 17,i III do. al Is
and 80 60. at 1871 cents rer Id.
We quote Wilmington clasSidcation) rs fol
lows
Ordinary ............-........,..151 cents
Good Ordinary .....-.......-.........II
Low Middltpg ..-.....,.... .-,.......-l' f1Glo
Middlnss ............,.... ....1o &c l8H
CRUDE TURPENTINE.-Since our last
nothing Eerthy of mention has occurred to in
terrupt the regularity of prices. There ha'
been q good demand current both for home
consumption and export, and receivers have
found quick sale for their receipts, at satisfac
tory prices. The receipts have, however, shown
| such a marked falling off for three oP lou
weeks PAST, the belief is now entertained
that the dry Summer months have produced ;
short crop, and this early we begin to feel thu
scarcity. The daily receipts are entirely insult
fcient TO meet the wants of the diStillers, ant
several of our distilleries have ceased opera
lions for the want of crude material. The re
ceipts for the week, 92T bbls, against 1,51l bbi
, for last week, is a falling off of 62i bbls. 1 h
! | exports have been very light, but the receipt
t have made no addition to the stock. The mar
J ket closes steady to-day at 50 25 for hard, an
SIS for yellow dip and virgin. Receipts an
sales for the week were as the following tabl
will Sho