Wilmington journal., 1873-08-01
REVIEW
REVIEW
OF THE
WILMINGTON MARKETS,
FOR TIE
WEEK ENDING THURSDAY,
July 81, 1873.

| THE CROPS.-O information this
week in regard to the growing crop is
very general. In all sections of the
State our reports give glowing accounts
of the Cotton crop, but the Corn and
small grain crop is very inferior. In
South Carolina the crop is only ali av-
erage, and the prospects ut present are
not SO hattering. The Cotton looks
well, but the grain crop IS much in the
same condition OF that OF our State.
Next week We hope to give full reports
from all the surrounding counties.
COMMERCIAL EPITOME.-Ge
eral trade has been, with few cxccp-
tions, very good for the season. Tie
weather is excessively warm, and there
business transactions IS there is in
cooler seasons, and trade generally is
transacted in a quiet way. The health
of our port and the principal seapOrts
Of the United States remains good, and
there is not the usual abandonment of
business tho there is generally every
season. Mercantile affairs have been,
however, in such an unsatisfactory
state for so long 4 time, that business
men are willing to embrace every OPP
pOrtunity to transact business rera,t-
less of the season and the excessive
heat of the weather; AMI on this ac-
count there has been comparatively
4 lively business DONG during the
week. The attendance at the "jIx-
change" has been equally as large as
usual. The transactions have not
been large, and there has not been
SO much futrre dealings i'll Naval Stores
as was done heretofore. There has,
however, been some inquiry, drrices
show a slight Improvement in August
and September delivery. The trans
actions during the past week in spots
has not been wholly aSlarge rs the pre-
vious week owing to this being the last
week in which to cover July contracts,
pIices have been stronger and there
is generally n better feeling III the
future market. SPRITa TCEPENFINE-
This article has not been in so much
/ demand, and with large receipts and
no expectations of Importance the trade
| has been unfavOrable and there has
Early in the week there was only Il
| light enquiry existing and for the first
few days the market was dull, but sub
sequently stronger feeling sprung up
and there was an advance and tho
market closes firm. CRUDE TtErES
TI:SE-The market in its earliest strgcs
was not strong, and declined but 3
! good demand sprung mp and there has
been q steady increasein prices. Tan
| The extreme small stock and tho
| light receipts have afforded only
small opportunity for transactions
and there has been very little doing
and the market has been firm and re
ceipts would command the ruling fig
ures. COTTON-A very limited stocl
in first hands has been the cause of
very imitcl movement in the trade
Quotations are steady and unchanged
GRAIN-There has existed good en-
quiry, but cargo arrivals We're igh
and sales were principally i'll n small
way. PROvIsIONs-Are firm and hav
advanced, there is good stock. DIR
| n l. i
much larger proportions than wa
noted in our last review The trad
| in Summer fabrics is still lively, an
retailers are having fair season, an
are sacrificing to considerable extent
their stocks to keep from moving th9l
. in the Fall changes of business houses
MoNEY-The demand for money TIN
week has been as large as usual at TIN
!. season Of the year. In the open none
4 market there is only n light busine:
l being done, but the banks are havin
frequent calls for loans on collater
: security and are discounting accept:
: BILE paper at unchanged rates.
The changes i'll prices for the lea'
= ING articles of merchandise and tt
y special features of the week are T
u viewed as follows
+ COTTON.-Th limited stock
y first hands and the small receipts ha'
afforded but limited field for ira
y. sactions, were buyers disposed
operate to any great extent. This tn