The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-24
New York Dry Goods Market.
NEW YORK, December %.


DOMESTIC DRY Goops.-The market
was quiet to-day in the package depart
ment. and there was but little activity in
the jobbing branches, although the morn
ing mails brought fair aggregate
amount of orders from the interior for
both staple and fancy dry goods.
The heavy snowstorm which COM
menced yesterday is welcomed by the
retail trade, and will undoubtedly give
an impetus to the distribution of winter
fabrics, which have been quiet IN the alb
sence of cold weather; and in all this con-
nection it is reported that fancy knit
goods, shirts ard drawers, &c, have be-
come more active,
The market for cotton goods is without
especial feature and prices in first hands
are nominally unchanged. 1t Is report
ed that offers for large lines of brown
and bleached cottons have been made by
Western jobbers, but these have been in
some cases declined, owing to the discrep-
ancy between the views Of holders and
buyers.
Brown sheetings and shirtings are in
steady request for moderate parcels OF
the several grades. The best makes OF
standard sheetings are in good package
demand, and of these there is very
small surplus in the market, while several
makes of four yard browns are closely
sold up % receipts. Light browns are
not so active, but fine makes are selling
in fair quantities.
INGs.-There is fair inquiry for fine
shirtings at the reduced prices but mo
dum and low qualities continue sluggish,
although early action is looked for owing
to the very small stocks of these goods
which are at present held by city and
country jobbers.
COTToSADEs of heavy makes are in
moderate demand, but several of the
agents have not as yet decided upon their
opening prices.
CoLoRED COTToNs rule quiet in first
hands, and are not very active with the
jobbers. Plain osnaburgs of the leading
makes are still in fair demand by the
Southern trade, and are closely sold up
to receipts in the more popular styles.
PRNTs are less active in first hands, 40
far as madden fancies arc concerned, and
agents are striving hard to reduce their
accumulations, which are not heavy in
the aggregate amount. Prices of side
bands and novelties are well sustained,
but certain fancies are being closed out
at n concession from nominal asking rates.
Chlntzcs and dclaine styles continue ac-
tive, and shirtings are in good demand.
Mr.. A. ID. JullIard, agent for the
Riverside WoOlcn Mills, mas commenced
the spring trade in worStcd cOatlngs with
great success, having already disposed of
half the production of these popular
goods, which present steady improve
mrnt in point of quality and
style, while their Cheapness is
admitted by all who have seen them.
The cloth jobhers report affair move
mrnt in heavy fancy ca,smCrcs, beavers
and chnchiIlas at low prices, but these
goods are less actv" IN first hands. Flan-
mel, are in limited request for small re-
assortmcnts, and there j. II steady but
moderate inquiry for lO-4 and ll-i white
blankets Of medium grades.
New YORK, December 2@.-Busin"ss
continues light with the manufacturers
agents, and tho jobbing and importing
branches inactive. Heavy standard
shcctingS and cotton tianncls in steady
demand at unchanged prices. Dark
fancy prints quiet, except at job prices,
but Chintz and Sid" Bands flIrl y active.
ShirtinG prints in improved request.
Wurstcd coatiugs fairly active" but other
wuolcn goods sluggish III first hands.