Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-09-20
r E V [ E w
OF THE
WILMINGTON MARKETS,
FOR THE
WEEK ENDING THURSDAY
September 10, 1872.

COTTON.-The cotton market has displayed
more activity during the past week than any
preceding week since the opening OF the sea-
son. Business seems to be on the increase, and
the daily transactions have been large though
prices have been tending downward through
out the entire week, and have declined fully l
cent. The receipts by rail are assuming size.
but the entire purchases are for export and the
stock is still very light, and will not exceed $50
bales. The weather during the week in some
sections OF the two States has been very IA
vorable, and picking is progressing with vigor
In other sections too much rain has fallen for
the bottom crop. Complaints of caterpilars
and rust have almost entirely ceased.
The general cotton movement Tor this week
as compared with last week shows that the Re-
| Geipts and exports have more than doubled.
/ The receipts al all the ports for the week were
&c, 625 bales against 654 bales last week, 446I
bales the previous week. and 3 ,22S bales three
weeks since. The total receipts since Septem-
Der 1, 1872, are 42,94 bales, against 81 $50 for
the corresponding period of the previous year
showing an increase since September 1, this
year, OF y ,OS4 bales. The exports from all the
ports for the week were 5,737 bales against
1885 bales the same date last year. The total
! exports since September / are 6,7lS bales
against so ,430 bales last year. The stock at all
the ports is GO 39 bales, against IS 228 bales last
! year. The stocks at interior towns are 8,O9t
bales, against 10, 29l bales last year. The stock
OF cotton in Liverpool is $4,000 bales, against
49S, 900 bales last year. The amount of Ameri-
can cotton sdoat for Great Britain is 5000 bales
against 81 900 bales last year. The amount OF
Indian cotton at1oat for Europe is 24O 900 bales
against Coo COO bales last year.
The following is a summary of the weeks
husin 'ss Friday, sales OF 17O bales at I?2, 18,
IS 1S1G cents Saturday, sales OF bales at
lIH cents, 40 do. at Il cents % do at Is cents,
&c do. at 1a4 cents, Ii do. at 1917 cents Mon
day, sales Of 12l bales at Is cents; Tuesday,
sales Off bales at TX cents, 1873 bales at 18
cents; Wednesday, sales OF bales at IL cents,
bale at Il cents, do. at TX cents, II bales
at 1IA cents, 50 do. at IS cents; THURSDAY
sales of Al bales at II 4 cents, do at lG cents.
We quote Wilmington classification as fol-
lows:
OTdtnary.... .............. 10 cents.
Good Ordinary ................. Il
Low Middling ..... ..... *
NIiddling. Observation-Disclosures to IS
CRUDE TURPENTINE.-In the early part
Of the week, the receipts being Of no greater
size than were necessarily required for the
daily consumption, and there also being good
demand for export current at the same time,
the market was buOylnt and last weeks closing
prices were easily obtained. On Monday the
arrival of raft of 500 hbls., with large receipts
by rail, Overstocked the market, and sellers, to
effect sales, made a concession Of 25 cents on
yellow dip and virgin. For the past day so
the upward movement of spirits turpentine has
given strength to th- undertone OF the market,
and receivers have been trying to obtain an
advance, but their concerted efforts have proven
a failure, and the market closes firm at SIS 10
for hard and S. for yellow dip and virgin. The
receipts for the week will fully equal thos of last
week. The exports will also compare with
those of the preceding week. The stock in
market is but fraction smaller than reported
last week. The sales for the week are the
annexed table will show: