Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-05-21

JOHANNESBURG to the genera
suspension of business to-day, our re
view has been closed one day earlier
this week than usual, and our quota
tions close with Wednesdays sales.
COMMERCIAL EPITOME. Bus
mess has picked up little, under the
Influence of the genial weather and
| the increased wants of the people in
| cident to the season. There is not
much activity in any department., YET
the aggregate foots up respectfully,
| and the season seems like to lie pro
| longed to a longer period than usual,
| owing to the late commencement. Fol-
the last few days the weather has been
extremely cool, which has checked, to
certain extent. the traffic among tie
retail dealers Of dry goods, &c, but
the check is only temporary, and ex-
erts but little influence on business.
Money continues In abundance to sup
ply the current wants of borrowers
The export movement for the week
shows a small falling off in the ship
ments i'll some articles. The snip
ments cuastwise Of foreign for the
spirits turpentine 1,l37 casks, rosin
tar 3,721 bbls, against: Cotton 67S
rosin 1876 bbls., crude tnrpentine
OPT bbls, and tar 4,772 bills, for the
last week.
this week as last, but the supply of
tonnage offering mas not been SO
large.
The chief features of the market and
the changes of prices of most of the
leading products and Manufacture for
the week were as follows:
COTTON-The past week has been
the dullest one of the season in the
Cotton market. While it may be said
that prices III this market have been
sustained at a point relatively ABOVE
other markets, this fact doas not seem
so much to account for the smallness
of the transactions as the fact of au
absence OF enquiry and a light stock.
The transactions for the week foot up
about 100 bales at figures ranging from
IA cents for low middling to Is cents
for middling. At the close there is a
steadier feeling in the market, based
upon more favorable advices from
other markets.
The receipts for the week We're as
follows:
Friday. "a bales.
Saturday.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
8
tuesday. ---.--.. 90
Wednesday. .... 7
Being total OF 1a9 bales, against
2l2 bales for last week. The exports
were 397 and the stock in yard and
ahoat is l, Ill bales.
The general Cotton movement for
the week was as follows 1t appears
that the total receipts for the seven days
have reached 49, $50 bales, against
q, 891 bales last week, %, 1919 bales
the previous week and y, 100 bales
three weeks since, making the total
receipts since the first of September.
1874, $780, 51 bales, againsts3, 627, 3ll
bales for the same period of 1873
"a, showing decrease since September
l, 1874, of 266 $50 bales.
The exports for the week ending
reach a total of "a. 34S bales, OF which
II, 1913 were to Great Britain, 3, 4O4
to France, and 3,746 to the rest of
the Continent, while the stocks as
made up are now 426, TOO bales.
The following are the official nomi-
nal quotations to-day:
Ordinary Nominal.
Good Ordinary ....... .132
Low Mlddhng ....... Ia
Mldullng. ......... 10
Good M1ddhng lot
ROSIN-There has been some
III the condition Of
the market since We last wrote,
owing in part to the better
advices from other markets, and
is quoted higher at the close.
Up to Monday the market continued
and without much apparent
business dong but on this day a bet
ter tone sprang up and Immediately
there was an advance of
official quotations to 81 55 per Dbl.
Futures" were active and several
were reported during the
week. At the close to-day Strained is
quiet AMI firm at 81 So per Dbl.
Tie sales for the week were as fol-
lows:
Fridav-No sales reported
Satylrday-Sales of 500 bbls. Strain
ed at 81 so; so bbls extra No. 2 at
Il IS; % Low Pale at SIS and SO bbls.
Pale and Extra Pale at So Is p BIOL
Monday-Sales of 1900 bbls Strain
ed at 81 SO; 119 bbls Low No. 1 at
81 %; 60 bbls Extra no. at 81 65 md
100 bbls Pale and Extra Pale at S. so,
S. IS O. Sc 25 u Dbl.
Tuesday-Saies of $50 bbls Strained
at 81 so q Dbl.
Wednesday-No sales reported,
The receipts for the week were
1O, 1868 bbls, against II, O32 bbls for last
week. The exports for the week
were 8,0S5 bbls against 1897 bbls
for last week. The stock in yard and
afoat is As, 729 bbls against 43, 451
bbls for last week.
The following are the official quo
tations to day:
81 50
Good Strained ~ l 60
No. 2. / So