Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-06-07

ROsIE.-NOthing OF Importance has trans
pred in the rOsin market during the week
ending to-day. All qualities have shown con-
siderable activeness, and transactions have been
free, at satisfactory prices TO both buyers and
sellers. Strained-In the early part Of the week
was firm at last weeks closing figures, and
TRANSACTIONS of considerable size were effected.
On Monday l 400 bbls. sold at an advance of 3
cents This was the only marked feature OF
the week. The receipts of strained are increas-
ing, and purchasers find it much easier to fill
their wants No. 2-Has ruled unchanged SO far
as regards prices. The week has been active,
(n the way of sales at prices considered fair
margin above strained. No. and the finer
grades have been in better demand, and buyers
have purchased freely where suitable lots
could be bought. The receipts show decided
improvement and the stock though it has been
relieved to some extent by domestic and foreign
shipping, is larger than the previous week, and
to-day is 81 ,S39 bbls.
The following transactions comprise the
ported sales for the week Friday, ,02C barrels
at 50 so for Strained, s. so for No. l. "a 90 to 81
p for Low Pale So 90 for Pale aud 50 % for En-
ira Pale; Saturday, AL barrels at s. so tor
Strained, So 90 for No ., IS 90 for Extra No. .,
81 1215 for Low No. IS SO for No /, 50 6216 for
Extra No. /, 81 90 to % for Low Pale and 81 80
II IS O6 for Pale; Monday, LII barrels at So 50
for Strained, 81 80 for No. 2, SIS 10 for Low No. l.
s. % to $ 80 for No 81 90 fer Paes and 81 10
for Extra Pale; Tuesday, ,2IO barrels at 50 So
for Strained, 81 90 for Nos2 So 10 for Low No. l.
81 90 to 81 1215 fer Low Pale and So % for Extra
Pale; Wednesday, 683 barrels at SIS co for Extra
No. 2 "a 90, 81 % to ST so for Low Pale So 90 to
s. 25 for Pale, So 80 for Extra Pale and So 90 for
Window Glass; Thursday, 337 bbls at 50 so for
No. l, 81, 81 % to 81 so tor low Pale, - Ter Tale
and r. 80 for extra Pale.
/ COTTON-Our cotton market during the past
1 week has been very quiet, and i'll fact almost
nominal. Although no sales have been reported,
! yet prices have steadily advanced in response to
| the favorbe accounts from the Northern mar
/ kcta, and to-day our closing rates are < cents
higher than given last week. The market has
/ been inactive for want OF offerings. Sellers
asking still higher prices, and buyers not wiln G
| TO pay have kept apart, aud the transactions
consist OF only Is bales follows bale u,
| do at %, do. at 81 and 10 do at %
cents. The receipts for the week are
! only - bales, and the stock is daily
diminishing by the domestic shipments,
and in port to-day is only 1913 bales. The receipts
at all ports for the days have reached Il, 1l7
bales against L 0S3 bales last week, 1S7 bales
the pre- yious week, and II ,219 bales three weeks
| since, making the total receipts since the first
OF September, 1871, 2,G53, 235 bales against
! 5,7g2, 30 bales for the period of 1S70-71
| showing a decrease since September /, this year
! of ,l39, 03f bales
| The exports for the week ending reach a total
of -, G97 bales, of which II ,G64 were to Great
Britain, 3033 to France and 9, 900 to rest of the
! Continent, while the stocks made up this eve
ming are now 1872, SIG bales.
The following arc the nominal quotations: