Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-12-20
r E V [ E w
OF THE
WILMINGTON MARKETS,
FOR THE
WEEK ENDING THURSDAY.
December 10. 1879.

THE WEEK-In the naval store, as well as
the general merchandise trade of the week,
there has been but few developments. The
naval store market has fallen into a dull and
insipid state. Tue extreme scarcity of tonnage
and the high rates charged by the steamship
lines have generally shut out the small dealers,
and in all branches of this line there has been
but little business doing In the merchandise
market there is also little doing, the present
time being right in the middle of two reasons.
The money market is very tight and this has
also had great effect upon the aIkets gene
rally. The special features OF the market and
changes in prices for the leading articles for the
weel. ending to-day are as follows:
COTTON-The Cotton market exhibits Il de-
cded improvement over the closing quotations
Of last week. During 1.-The entire period of our
present resume of the markets this staple has
been very buoyant in tone and prices are from
to = cent higher on all styles, with still sd
vancing tendency at our writing. There was
moderate degree of activity displayed during
Friday and Saturday, but no decided change in
prices, though there was q rather hardening
tendency apparent. On Monday the market
assumed frmer tons and our quotations were
advanced, as follows: OrdlEary:A cent, G GOD
Ordinary Il cent, Low Middlng Z. cent, Mid
ding q cent, ami Strict Middling !! cent.
During the remainder of the week plices have
been very firm, with slight improvement.
The improvement in the market is generally
attributed to the falling Off of receipts within
the past week or SO the total receipts at the
ports being only II ,j64 bales for the week.
The receipts at port are falling Off, hut
there is great scarcity OF ship room, ana the
stock here is slightly improving.
The cotton movement for this week. as COM
narcG with last week shows decrease in re-
ceiptS aud exports. The receipts AT all the ports
for tic week were 1911 sol bales against f:jJ %,
bales last week, 13f, 100 bales the previous week
and ,565 bales three weeks 81 ice. The
total receipts since September /, 1879, are ,4o1,
232 bales, against Ills 17 for the corresponding
period of the previous year, showing an increase
since September 1 this year OF $50 60 bales.
Tho exports from all the ports for the week
were G2,T3J bales, against $500 bales the
same date last year. The total experts tor
the expired portion of the cotton year
G6l - bales, against So COG bales for same
time last wear. The stock at all the ports i.
Il + G25 bales, against i0;,i3 bales for the
date last wear. The stocks at the interior towns
are y ,TS) bales, against 1l.435 bales last year.
Tbc stock Of cotton III Liverpool is So, 900 bales,
against Us GOO bales last year. The amount Of
American cotton atoat for Great Britain is
l29 GOO bales, against1i7 900 bales last year. The
amount Of Indian cotton alloat for Europe is
Io5.oV0 bales, against 262 $50 bales last year.
The following were the transact ;on~ for the
week:
Friday Sales "r 40 b.,,cS at ~ cents, - do.
at II = cents, lilo. at ia cents, 81 90. at Is
cents, II 40. at 1871 cents AMI II 10, at ISza
cents.
Satullay-Salcs OF bales at1Sa cents.
at Il = cents, 90. at Is cents, 81 do. az 1s4
cents. Il do at IS: cents, do. at 1874 cents, /;
do. at 1Ss, cents, IL do. at 70 cents and + 10.
at TO-. cents.
Tucsday-Salcs OF 50 bales at 113E cents, -
do. at lS4 cents, . do. at IS cents, and ) Ito. at
10 cents.
Wedncsday-Sal.s Of bales at 1IH cents,
do at II 4 cents, So do at IS cents, &c do. at 1S&
cents, 20 do at 1871 cents, do. at 1883 cents, S
do. at 10 cents, and Q do at 1917 cents.
Tlursday-NIarket quiet without sales
We quote nominally as follows: