Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-28
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OF TIE
WILMINGTON MARKETS,
FOR THE
February 81. 1873.

FOR THE
| WEEK ENDING THURSDAY,
February ~. 1873.
THE WEEK-General trade has
| been considerably less active this week
than last, but the volume OF business
| has, nevertheless, been large as willb
seen by our review below, and except
for Spirits Turpentine, which has indi-
Gated some signs of weakness, prices
for most Of the leading articles have
been firmly maintained, and at the
close thero is strong and buoyant
| feeling pervading the markets gener-
ally. In Provisions, there has been
! fair degree of activity this week and
| prices have advanced. The condition
| Of the Grocery trade continues very
! healthy with a fair amount of orders
and an active business. Cotton has
displayed considerable signs of weak
ness, aud is scarcely as firm in tone,
| but prices cannot be written lower.
| The Dry Goods market begins to show
some signs OF a commencement of the
| Spring trade. Many OF our merchants
have already gone north 10 purchase
and othcrr are busily slowing away
their winter stock to make room for
new supply L is thought thu: there
! will not be any essential change in
prices OF brown eheetings or prints du-
J ~
! still continues TO be very stringent, the
! banks discounting alone for those who
! have strong claims upon them. The
changes o. prices u the leading articles
! and the special features OF the week
are reviewed % follows
: COTTON-Therc has been lack
! OF animation IN ;he market during
the week. and although quo
tatiors have been sustained, they
! have been t, considerable extent
nominal, in the absence Of anything
but very limited demand. in the
carly part OF the week the market was
very inactive, Tuesday buyers
purchased considerably for export.
but ths reported going ashore of the
steamer Volunteer, Of the Lorillard
line, checked all operations. aud
Wednesdays tho market wa vary mac
tive again, with very small gales. The
To-day Thursday AT the time OF clos
ing our writing. there is etiii no i'm
provement visille in the tone Of the
market, and our quotations are
very full. The receipts have not bcen
large, brlt there continues to be Ri
increase in the accumulation of stock.
The cotton movement for tho week
as compared witl, last week shows a
falling off in both receipts and
exports. Tho receipts at all the ports
for the week were 100, 153 bales
, against 122, O52 bales last week, 1876
521 bales the previous week, and III )
116 bale. three weeks since. The tota
receipts since September LIST, 1872
are 2,GI0, $50 bales, against 2, l66, Is,
for the corresponding period Of The
previous year, showing al increase
sinoe September LIST, 1872, of 443, sc:
J bales. The exports from all the port
: for the week were 50, 1877 bales, agains
. 81, O55 bales The same date last year.-,
= The total exports for the expired por
ton of the cotton year are 1.oA, Sc
+ bales, against 1885, 03 bales for sam
{ time last year. The stock at all tn
ports is 512,I35 bales, against $40,
. GIL bales for same date last year.-
t The stocks at the interior towns ar
80, 7S3 bales, against S7,065 bales las
: year. The stock of cotton in Liver
}. pool is 49S, 600 bales, against 4o9,00
Ii bales last year. The amount Of AAerl
e can cotton atioat for Great Britain
+ a1s, 900 bales, :a2ains; 10000 bale
/ last year: The amount Of Indian col
Is ton ahoat for Europe is 104, 900 hales
{, against 2S3, 600 bales last year.
- The sales for the week were rs TO
IA lows
Friday, 2 bales 81 49, cents satul
day, no ealcz lIol.ias, III haies ct
70 Gents, IL do. d. Isl cents, do. st IL
y cents, 3 do at 10. cents Tuesday, 3
r bales at 1T cents, 25 do. ut IS cents
8 do. at II cents, 10 do. at 49, cents,
al do. at 10 cents, 1 do. at 19@ cents
ce Wednesday,. 1 bales at 1s cents; Thur
&c day. 50 bales at17g@16 cents.
Al We quote as follows