Wilmington journal., 1872-08-09
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OF THE
WILMINGTON MARKETS,
FOR THE
WEEK ENDING TEEUEsSDAY
August ~. IS1E.
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COTI ION-TlrOug ghout the week = duIncss
has characterized the Cotton market. Offerings
have been light, but were quite equal to the
demand, buyers maniiestng little no diSpO-
siton for speculation, and holders kec ping their
8 Ock for All advance.
The transactions though very few, have been
at full margin under New York prices. The
receipts for the week were 2G bales against 38
bales for last week, but the exports were large
and the stock has become reduced to Il mere
fraction. The sales for the week as follows:
Friday, bales n l9H cents. AMI bales ut %
cents Saturday, - bales ut 10 /, cents, at 2H
cents Monday, / bales ut Is cents. and at 10
cents; Wednesday, bales at Is cents, ami Z
bales at 30 cents.
Tho cotton movement for the week, as com
pared with last week, shows u decrease in re
Ccpts and an increase iii exports. Tho receipts
at all the ports for the week were ., II bales,
against 25GG bales last week, 2,i19 bales the
previous week, and 2.6i8 bales three weeks
since. The total receipts since September /,
ISL 2,I0S 900 bales, against 3,g77 ,82O bales
for the corresponding period OF previous year,
showing decrease since September /, 1S7 1, Of
1, I,2G) 80 bales. The exports from ali tho ports
for the week were G,95O bales, against ,835 BALES
last year. The total exports for the expired por-
ton OF the cotton year are 1888 493 bales,
year. The stock at all the ports is 80, ,0GO bales,
against $50 PIP bales for the date last year.
Tie stocks at the interior towns 8,297 bales,
against II ,8S2 bales last year. The stock of cot
ton in Liverpool is 9S5000 bales, against C73 600
bales last year. The amojtnt OF American cot
ton aHoat fer Great Britain is $4,000 bales,
against 5000 bales last year. The amount of
Indian cotton atlOat for Europe is Sic GO0 bales.
against 5I4 ,00) last year. The weather at the
South during the week has been favorable for
the plant in some sections, but as Il general
thing too much rain has fallen over a wide area
OF the cotton region. in addition to this, the
complaint OF caterpillars are more general.
The following are the quotations given by
tAc cotton brokers:
Ordinary Observation-Disclosures. 151 cents.
Good Ordinary y..........-........ Is 90
Low Middling. g..................... 194
NldGllng .................... 70
KOSIN-The Chief features of the market
during the past week have been the lower
graTes. Oh these, however, strained has been
the ruling quality, having been free in transac-
tons and advancing i'll tendency. On Friday
the market opened at an advance OF 10 cents
over the closing quotations of last week. Since,
the market has been firm at the advance, with
buyers purchasing ali that could be reached in
first hands. No. has been i'll fair demand, but
| the limited stock has to some extent restricted
! its movement. No. l and Pales retained the
advance noted i'll our last up to Tuesday when
! the market became easier, and the advance was
! lost by siInar decline. For the past day or
| 50, however, the market has exhibited an i'm
! proved feeling, and closes steady with an aa-
! vance over last week of about 2j cents. The
receipts for the week were 14,725 bbls against
! 13,G25 bbls. for last week-an Increase of 100
| bbls. The exports were 16,2S6 bbls, and the
! stock in market is in round numbers about
10000 bols. The exports for the month OF july
were s., ,281 bbls. coastwse and 1G, 81 bbls for
cign, against 3 ,3C5 bbls. coaStwse, and 12,42G
! bbls. foreign tor the same month OF 1871, and
II Go3 bbs. cOastwise and ,8iI bbls. foreign tel
the corresponding month of 1870, making the
| exports both coastwise and foreign 60 43S bbls
against 46,I bbs. for 1871 and Il, ,494 bbIs tol
| 1870, showing decided increase over the two
years. The following sales comprises the busi-
| ness for the week
Friday, Aug. 2--SaleS OF 1850 bbls. at 80 SO
lor strained S3 for strained and No. 2 (mlxcd
S3 rs for extra No. 1, 81 80 for low Pale and :.
| Ton Pale.
Saturday, Aug. 2-Sales OF 3,21G bbls. at S3
for strained, S3 12X for No. 2, Ss3 25 for extra
No 2, S. 80 for No. 1, SiC1$4 30 for low Pale ant
So % for Pale.
Monday, Aug. 5-Sales OF ,S02 bbls. at S3 fol
strained, $3 p Tor extra No. ?, 50 so for No. 1
Sl0 81 30 Tor low Pale and S5 for Pale.
Tuesday, Aug. C-Sales OF 2, ,226 bbls at 93 fo
strained. S3 10 for No. 2, - y for extra No. 2
- - for extra No. l, & 80 for low Pale and q
for Pale.