Wilmington journal., 1874-01-02

! ar all below The uo1ainallv GuateC
! runGo of !tu"s. buyers are easily
. 1o:lnd. Ga tbs riter hands, goods held
s; full prices move siuwly and the &c,
/ tiVity III first hands seems dependent
upon the cbeornoss of otfCrincS and
/ their safety as speculative purchases.
Retailers restrict their purchases IL
actual wants, WIicl, are Iairiy heavy.
GRA1S-Thc et,ain market has been
very quiet al jhe week, ana there
were no changes in any particular
worthy Of mention. Corn IS uncharg-
cd. OATS are steady. pc.s ATE quiet
and steady. EIONEY-Ihe money mar
ket, oltside Of showing m increased
supply and general ease. ia without
any important change. Deposits are
gradually increasing. aliil although the
demand for NO icy Is large, the sup
ply IS rather increasing. Rates OF dis
count and interests are unchanged.
The special features of the week and
the change Of prices of the principal
articles Of produce arc reviewed rs
follows:
COTTON.-Tho activity IL cotton
has been somewhat checked by the
non reception OF teiegrGms early IN
the week, owing to the closing OF the
New York Cotton Exchange during
the Christmas holidays. About 500
bales have met sale during the week
ut the daily quotations, and prices
We're maintained up to Wednesday,
when q slight reaction occurred. The
fact :lisst prices have been maintained
notwithstanding the enormous receipts
at the port, and the heavy accumula-
ton OF stock, may be taken as an
evidence that this article is regarded
as being low and th:1. the market has
about touched bottom. AZ the COS )
of our writing to-day, business has
been suspended and oar quotations
given be low must bo regarded rs
being entirely nominal. The receipts
for the week We're a. follows: Friday,
$40 bales: Saturday, BOT bales; Mon
day, 1856 bales; Tuesday, 49, bales:
Wednesday, 1J3 bales: Thursday. 10
bales. Total, !. .293 baios, against
], 1,S53 bales for last week
The general Cotton movement for
the week was as follows It appears
that the total receipts fur the seven days
have reached 2l4.72G bales, again+t
195, ,925 bales Last week. I7l 90 bales
tho previous week and 1.0, ,0S4 bales
three weeks since, making the total
receipts since tie FIRST Of September.
1873, l, 1:}3. 72o bales, against I ESQ. 5S7
bales for the same period Of 1872,
showing decrease SINCE September
], 1873, OF 103. 1876 bales. Tho exports
for the week ending, reach q total Of
104,250 bales. Of which, 60 .0333 were to
Great Britian, 1910 to France. and
2j,I57 to the rest Of the Continent,
while the stocks IS made mp arc now
T0S.7I bales. Ne quote as follows ::
Ordinary. caNt4.
Good Ordinary. II
Strict Good Ordinary. IS
Tow MiJdlinG. . ii
Strict Low Middl.nG. II.
h!lSt4un".. -...IA
Strict Mid,;iing. u,
KOSIN.--A rather sm;;l, business
was transacted in rosins during the
week. There are no important chang
es 70 noto since our last, and the cen
cral condition of trade is much the
same. Buyers so near The closing Of
the year have their attention drawn to
more important parts OF business, and
Ino annual settling OF the years ac-
counts are attracting their mott e.
Speculation, which we nOticeIas being
general for f9tuIc months, has rather
died out, and the purchases this week
were limited 70 the actual require
mcnts Of the export trade. IN the
near future We notice thar there is q
feeling Of confidence display, q, and
after the turn Of the year it IS thW!pht
that reaction viii occur which viii
be accompanied with regular adyan-
ces. The fact that prices hnye been
maintained through the TaCt month,
II :
ing character, IS cn evidence that Ro8-
ing low, and that they have about
touched the lowest point at which they
can be successfully manufactured. 1t
ancc was regular, bn+ the attraction
there wa; more fDr holiday pa4timo
than for tho purpose OF trading. Ine
sales which occurred ware IN the upcn
market, and the purchases were made
f0r the purposes above mcutioDUd- The
transaCtiCu5 for The Tcel, ald tue con-
litie.H Of the nla:lic. AT different pcri-
od,, of tIle vcea. rs reviewed, a8
follows The tirst Jay q the pr,5olst
week friday THO 3aarsc5 for Strained
opened active. but the declining TIN
dGUcy which We noticed - tie close Of
oitr last Was still II manifested, and sell
ers conceded To- deduction Of > cents.
The sales were 03J bDIs. (stcH at
s. -: 800 blis. Strained, bIver'a olD-
ton, December delivery, Ut X, 20; 900
bbis. DO delivered at 81 20; 800 bbls.
delivered at - II; and 100 bbIs. Extra
No. . at 81 30 per bil. Saturday the
market continued quiet, and the clos
in5 prices Of Tie previous day p'e-
va Ie The sales were .JOD bills
Strained delivered ut 81 l.. Moll,l., Y
the market was steady, and tie sales
were ], 100 bLls. strained at s. l. and
- - delivered. TUESDAY The market
remained steady. and sales of 800 bhls
transferred at 81 l.. Wednesday the
market continued quit but tsteady, and
800 bbia. Strained changed hands al
= i, per Dbl. To gay Thursday nt
the close OF our report there il = gen
ei.;i suspension OF business. al.I Tie
market is written - cln@llg la:9naltiai a!
3 - pea: Dbl. ..
No. 2-OniY 81 very small Ilat OF las
grade has met sata during the week.
The quotations. to-day are ei,tirfjy
nominal. r.. II: *..:. !.
No. / ana Pale. ---T).ero vas q. very
light inquiry for. these grades, and~ uo
transactions reported. Quotations are
also nominal. =: =,
The receipts for the weeis, ",1aS
bbls., against 1850 bols. for last
week. show an increase OF 1OS bills.
The exports for tie week: / j, 90 h'gis..
against 20. SEQ hbts for jast week. SHOW
a decrease OF J,9HJ blls. The stock
in ward IS II. .G33 Dbls. aHd aiioot -
1O5 blols.. against -, 9,Gl hhls. Isl ward