Wilmington journal., 1873-07-04

l AoI 80 SdiCS udIIy 1T Tic PRICES VI litS
| week. In the middle of the week tn
market eased up and declined a frac
ton, but towards the close it ha
frightened up again snd W
notice frmer tone to-day
Rosin.-In rosins there has not beel
SO much activity displayed and will
| few exceptions, the sales were at
| decline, but at the close there is a firm
| disposition exhibited by holders, an,
| they are refusing to sell unless Mt for
mer market prices. Crude Turpentin,
has ruled quiet and steady, and fcrme
rates were readily obtained. Tar
Earl y III the week there was no change
but at the close, with reduced stock.
and light receipts, q slight advance
was obtained and the market CLOSED
firm. CotfOn.-With the influence O.
steady and firm markets in Liverpool
and New York, ours has been firm al
the week, but the transactions were
small, owing to the few buyers
and the moagre prices offered
Grain.-There has been little if any
excitement in the market, prices open
ing and closing steady at former rates.
PrOUisions.-The market is without
any important change worthy Of men
ton, about the usual demand las ex-
listed and transactions have been fair.
with prices closing unchanged. Dry
goods.-There was very little doing,
as IS expected in the wholesale trade
during the week, expectations have
not been disappointed, there being
only q moderate order demand from
he country, and only a light retail
demand, except for tie ightest of
Summer fabrics. Money.-The dull
ness of trade in merchandise is reflected
III our money market, the evidence
beng the reduction in deposits, and
less active demand for discount.
Money is reported quite close in the
country, which report is confirmed by
the ditiiclty experienced by merchants
i'll making collections. The special
features OF. trade and the changes in the
general merchandise market for the
week ending were as follows:
COTTON-The market for cotton
this week has been quiet compared
with ,',e last two or three, but it has
been throughout steady aud firm in
tone. Under the influence of firm
markets i'll New York and Liverpool
holders here have been very firm in
their views and were asking figures
above the views Of buyers, while buy
ers, on the other hand, have not been
offering to purchase freely, even at the
market prices, hence the business of
the week has been small. As we have
remarked in several previous reviews
concerning the inferior qualities of
cotton Offering sale, we will omit it
to-day and confinc ourselves princi-
pally to actual features. The receipts
of cotton at our port have dwindled
down to the small fraction of an aver
age Of II or Is bales per day. The
exports are not large, but they are
larger than the receipts, and with
steady shipments coastwise, the stock
is falling of, and when last taken was
about l, 40 bales. Taking into con-
sideTation the above, it is expected
that the business in this line will re
main small till Fall
The general cotton movement for
the week was rs follows: It appears
that the total receipts for the seven
days have reached l., $50 bales, against
1862 bales last week, IS, 245 bales the
previous week, and %, $50 bales three
weeks since, making the total receipts
since the first OF september, 1872,
), 1871 bales, against 2,633, eco bales
for the same period cf IS71-'12, show
ing an increase since September 1st,
1872, OF T92, III bales The exports
for the week ending this evening reach
n total Of -, OBS bales, of which %. 5S4
bales We're tn Great Britain, 1910
to Frame, and 1Gt to the rest of the
Con tinent. while the stocks as made
mp this evening are now 1870, ,S14 bales.
The sales for the week foot mp
9S bales at figures ranging from 9 to
10 cents, as t! G following grades are
quoted: