Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-10
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WILMINGTON MARKETS.
WEEK ENDING THURSDAY,
December 9, 1875.
FOR THE

WEEK ENDING THURSDAY.
December 9. 1875.
| COMMERCIAL EPITOME.- Cen
eraI trade has been very quiet the past
week and the aggregate movement of
produce and merchandise has been
comparatively light. There was how
ever, fair business transacted in some
articles, but the general feature of the
markets was dullness. Along the wharf
there is nothing transporting of mo-
ment or interest. Business is con-
Quoted on, the necessities of buyers
and sellers, and naval stores as well as
cotton have been sluggish and are off
in price.
The receipts of cotton continue large
while the export movement is equally
heavy. The market for the staple has
ruled at about former quotations,
though to-day is quoted stronger. Ma
val stores as mentioned above have
| been inactive, in some articles, but in
others have ruled very steady.
The export movement for the week
exhibits falling off in shipments as
| compared with last week, and coast
wise and foreign were as follows: Cot
ton 1867 bales; spirits turper tine $50
casks; rosin 6,212 barrels: crude tur-
pentine so barrels; tar $40 barrels,
| against cotton 1926 bales; spirits tur-
| pentine 800 casks; rosin !, O53 barrels;
| crude turpentine 476 barrels; tar 1S8
| barrels for last week.
The chief features of the market
and the changes of prices of most Ct
the leading produ ats and manufactures
| for the week, were as follows:
COTTON.-The cotton market has
been unsettled throughout the entire
| week. The advices from Liverpool
have been rather unfavorable to buyers
| interest, and as a consequences they
have withheld from BUY ing only such
| lots as wero necessary for Immediate
| wants. The export movement for the
| week shows shipments. of 1867 bales.
against 7.126 bales for the week. The
falling off in figures is owing to the
very heavy shipments of cotton direct.
Several cargoes are also loading for
foreign markets. At the close to-day
there is better feeling in the market
and the staple is quoted firm at the
quotations. rhe receipts for week
were 1926 bales exports 1867 bales
stock in yard and afoat 5,4S6 bales.
The general cotton movement for
the week was as follows:
For the week ending this evening.
the total receipts have reached 1873, 1914
bales, against 1856. 13j bales last week,
149, Ala bales the previous week, and
IT'S, 24I bales three weeks since, max
ing the total receipts since the LIST OF
september, 1875, 1,433, l05 bales,
against 1880 500 bales fo- the same
period of 1874, showing an increase
since Sept. 1, 1875, OF 1872, 500 bales.
The exports for the week ending
this evening reach a total of 1876, 42S
bales, of which 80, 181 were to Great
Britain. 1864 to France, and 43, 2S3
to rest of the Continent, while the
stocks as made up this evening are
now $50, 852 bales.
The following are the official closing
quotations
Ordinary ..-.-.-..-.-
Good Ordinary. ... Nominal.
Strict Good Ordinary.
Low Middllng. ............ 123 cents.
MIddling- Observation-Disclosures. 124 d"
Good Middiing ......'.. 124 q"
SPIRITS TURPENTINE. = The
Market in the early part of the week
under adverse dispatches from New
York exhibited signs Of weakness
which was followed by decline. At
the opening OF the week prices were
steady at 81 cents. On Monday the
market receded J cent. To day at the
close, however, it is firm at 49, cents
bid. The sales for the week were L,
176 casks at 34@334 cents.
The receipts for the week were l, 176
casks; exports $50 casks; stock in yard
and af1oat S.4l4 casks.
CRUDE TURPENT1NE. There
has been fair business done in this
article during the past week and the
market ruled with an unusual degree
of uniformity up to Monday when it
receded 10 cents. At the close to-day
it is steady with a good demand at
81 so for hard and So. 80 for yellow dip
and virgin.
The receipts for the week were 1894 |
bbss, exports so bbls. Stock in yard |
and afioat /. 533 bbls.
The receipts and sales for the week |