Wilmington journal., 1873-08-08
REVIEW
OF THE
WILMINGTON MARKETS,
FOR THE
WEEK ENDING THURSDAY,
August Z. 1873.

COMMERCIAL EPITOME-Th
very liberal scale for the season of the
year, but prices of many of the lead
ing staples are weak and have barely
been sustained. There has been
very limited speculative feeling and
acton as we have latterly noted and mer-
camille affairs are not apparently in the
least approaching the healthful crisis.
The weather has been very warm and
forcing, but with frequent showers
and our report of the agricultural pro-
ductions are fattering. The attend
arce at the '' Produce Exchange this
week has been quite full, but there has
not existed such a speculative action
as we have before noticed, and the
transactions were not on SO large a
future buyers and the trade i'll this
line has been fair. In spots there has
not been much movement owing to the
difference of views entertained by
I
has changed hands to form an estimate
of the condition of the market. SPIRITS
TURPENTINE-There is no recovery in
. the downward tendency We recorded
IN closing our report of last week. In
fact there is a more demorialized tone,
and prices have declined rapidly. At
the close we notice very slight i'm
prcvement and the market may be
written steady at 81! cents. ROsS-
In futures as we'll as spots there is a
:derable decline in former rates.
September and August deliveries have
decliued and spot rosin has taken a
downward tendency. The cause of
this depression of prices is owing to
! the very limited foreign as well as
coastwise; demand to the small amount
Of tonnage import, and to the excess of
rccclpts and accumulatiops Of stock.
At the close of the market buyers are
freely bidding 50 40 for Strained Spot
but sellers refuse to accept. CRUDE
TURPENTINE-There has been a slight
fuctlIatiOn III the market, but prices
have settled and we have nothing i'm
portant to note. TAR-The con-
tinued small receipts and the
light stock has been the apparent
cause of a very firm market. During
the entire week there has not trans
pired an important event to record.
CorroN-Is quoted steady at last
figures; there is little demand exist
ing and as little desire exhibited on the
part of buyers to effect sales. GRAIN.
There has existed /, good enquiry
but cargo arrivals were light and sales
were principally in small way. Pro
vIsIoNs-Are firm and have advanced
there is a good stock. DRY GOODS
The trade has not assumed much larger
proportions than was noted in our las
review. The trade in Summer fabric
$ is still lively, and retailers are having
L a fair season, and are sacrificing to
) considerable extent their stocks t.
! keep from moving them in the Fal
/ changes of business houses. MONEY
: The demand for money this week ha
been as large as usual at this season G
> the year. lii the open money marke
4 there is only light business bein
G done, but the banks are having fire
uuent calls for loans on collateral ST
curity and are discounting acceptaIl
paper at unchanged rates.
?, The changes in prices for the leat
Is ing articles of merchandise and til
- special features of the week are n
ia viewed as follows:
n COTTON-There has been very Ii
y tie inquiry for cotton during the pa
IS week, and the volume of business
lie this staple was light. Early in Il
T. week dullness set in, owing to co
responding feeling in the larger cottt
a. markets, and there was q decline of
to to cent. Since Tuesday nothing II
a transpired and the market is write
e; steady at our quotations. The receiI
a for the week. SO bales, against 2
te bales for last week, show a falling
at of 139 bales. The exports were 3
on bales, against $50 bales, and the sto
# in market is 574 bales, against s
of bales for last week.
m- Relative to the cotton position
,n' Europe we have received the followi
.:-.,,I,,. fro,o q uall-Enoun Tivar,,t