Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-07
r EvIEw
OF TIE
WILMINGTON MARKETS,
FOR THE
WEEK ENDING THURSDAY.
February u. 1873.

HE WEEk.-Irade In wholesale
! way has fallen off materially during
the past week, and the marketf for many
leading staples of domestic production,
as we'll as foreign importation, has
become dull, with some depression, if
not decline in prices. Fhe most i'm
portant exceptions to this statement
have heen principally IN Spirits Tur.
pentine AID Resins. The demand for
groceries has heen aniy fair, though
the market FOR staples is firm. Corn
has shown a large movement, owing to
! the liberal receipt. The money mar
ket continues to be very stringent.
The changes in prices of the leading
articles ana special features of the
week ending uo-dav, are reviewed as
follows
COTTON.-Ea rlv i'll the week. I'M
der the influence of other market, this
staple became very firm, and QUOTA
tiOns were advanced from to ! cents.
The market was active at the advance,
and buyers purchased freely. M,n-
the market eased NJ, ana, shce las
been quite inactive, owing to the ex-
IRENE caution displayed among BUYERS
and to the firm feelings Of sellers.
Though np positive decline has been
declared, Yet the tone of the, nsalket
is not so firm m!A Nu. quotations are
very fun. Firm grades have displayed
more activity during the week, and
prices have ranged as high as 20, cents
for middlings fair. The receipts for
the week were 6G2 bales, and with OK
ports of upwards of Leo i,ale.s, the
stock is estimated not to exceed ,, 800
bales
The Cation movement for the week
As compared with last week shows a
large decrease in receipts and consid-
cradle increase in exports The re-
ceipts at I'LL the ports for the week
were 1li,6lG bales against 135, 1913
! bales last week, 1j6, 2225 bales the pre-
vious week, and 133. pa ,,a,ies ,hroc
weeks since 4Lo total receipts since
September LIST; 1872, are 2,2553, 337
bales, against 1916, 479 for the cores
pondins period OF the previous s.a1,
showing an increase siuc<, SCpteinhcr
LIST, 1872, - 3~.S5s. bales. Tho OK,
ports fr"m ali thc ports for the week
! were 50, 40 bales. against 36,3S3 bales
the same date last year. The total ca
ports for the expired portion of the
cotton year ire ,26O. $40 bales, agairst
1,014, 10 bales for same tirr,, last year.
The stock at ali ,te ports is 551, $40
Gale, against h55,6o7 bales for same
date last year. The stock. 1t .he III.
terror towps Wa M,sfa bafes, against
~ .sssa haies Inst year. The stock of
cotton il, Liverpool is 454, 900 bales,
against Ago, 900 bales last year. Tho
amount of American cotton aaOat fQr
Great Britain is $500 taleas against
231 900 bales last year. The amount
j, of Indian cotton ahoat for Europe is
81, 900 bales, against DAG, 900 bales last
, year.
! The following are the sales reported
for the week
Friday, January si-Saies of 80 bales
at 2Os and 95 bales at II, 17a, Is, 49,,
19@19I cents p 10.
| Saturday, Feb. 1--Sales of l bale at
10 and l do. at 10 cents p III
Monday, Feb. Sales Of 9 bales at
: IS. cents, 8 do. at 49, cents and do
at 20 cents q ID.
q Tuesday, Feb. NO sales reported
Wednesday, Feb. 5-sales of !;
bales at IT, cents z ID:
; Thursday, Feb e. Sales of 81 bales
> at IS. to liz cents p 10,
2 We vuote as follows
Ordinary, -..::.:1d cents
Good Ordinary ,.:......174 "
Low Middling. ..,.,.,: 49,
C%r;o{ ou Mid61ipO 10 50