Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-03-07
REV
OF THE
WILMINGTON MARKETS,
Eo9 THE
WEEK ENDING THURSDAY,
March I, 1879.
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THE WEEK.-There has been no
special activity this week in any of the
leading branches of trade, but the vol
ume of business has nevertheless been
quite respectable. Provisions have
been fairly active aud prices have fur
Their advanced 4 shade. Spirits Tur-
pentine and Resins have been TN
usually quiet, with barely sufficient
transactions to establish market.
Flour and Grain have shown no special
movement, both exhibiting an upward
turn early in the week, but later
declining. The market for cotton has
been extremely quiet, aud prices have
exhibited considerable signs of weak
ness. Groceries continue to be il fair
request, with some activity displayed,
but no special features worthy of re-
cording have transpired. In the Dry
Goods market there has been little, if
any, increase in the volume Of business
since last report. The country mer-
chants Gre probably contemplating al
carly visit 10 the city to mako their
Spring purchases, and are ordering
little Or nothing The local money
market has shown no improved condi-
ton, money being very tight and very
little discounting is done by the banks
except for their regular depositors.
The special features of the week and
the changes OF prices for the leading
articles are reviewed as follows
co ITON.-The cotton market has
been very quiet ana inactive during
the week, and the transactions have
been extremely light. with prices
almost in all instances favoring buyers.
The lnarke. opened at about the figures
current at the close of last week, and
ruled SO until Tuesday, when there was
heaviness to .tH zone, and prices de-
cEned from an ! to cents ali rouud.
Since then thnre has beeu very little
activity displayed, and the market
closes dull at oar quotations given be-
low. The receipts re very small, and
the stock is gradually increasing, and
as last taken was /, 032 bales.
The cotton movement for tho week
as compared with last week shows a
decrease II both receipts and
exports. The receipts at all the ports
for the week were 1O5, 52S bales
against 102, l53 bales last week, 122,-
O5z bales the previous week. and 1885,
521 bales three weeks since. The total
receipts sinoe September LIST, 1872,
are 2,.i5,615 bales, against .. pa ,G5S
for the corresponding period OF the
previous year. showing an increase
since September 1st, 1872, OF Al, 757
bales. The exports from al the ports
for the week were go, 455 bales. against
SO, 53S bales the same date las. year.-
The total exports for the expired por-
! ton Of the cotton ye.r arc eos, Cos
bales, against l ,31e, 910 bales for same
time last year. The stock at ;.u the
ports is $780, bales, against 5Q7,-
| las bales for game date last year
The stocks st the interior towns are
1921 bales, against $685. hales last
year. The stock Of cotton in Liver
pool is jos, GOO bales, against ca, GO
bales last year. The amount Of Ameri-
can cotton sfcat for Great Britain is
365, OGj bales, against $4,000 bales
last year. The amount oE Indian cot
ton afoat for Europe is $1,000 bales,
against 323, 600 bales last yea.
/ IL following comprises the sales
for the week:
Friday, 10 bales at il cents and IS
do. at IS cents SATURDAY, hal2 at
Ia cents, 1 do. at IS cents. bales st
| -. oeots aud B do. at 1a cents Mon
Day, bales CT III cents. do. al III
cents, B do. at Isl cents and 13 do. at
19s cents tuesday, 3 bales at rs
cents, and do. at Is cents; Wes.aes-
day, / bale et Il cents, 9 bales at IT.
cents and l5 do. stI6s cents: Thursday,
8 bales at II: SIS cents and z do. ut
49, cents.
We quote as follows:
Ordinary 40 caute.
Good Ordinary. .........17
Low Middlins. ..18
Strict Low Midding. .1ss
Mlddhng. 10
Strict Eddlins .13f 90
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Th ar
ticIe has been very unsettled during