Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-04-02
CONNER GIAI. EDITOAE

April ,. 1878.
COMMERCIAL EPITOME - The
weather most of the early part of the
week was unfavorable to outdoor bus
ness and there Was a restriction OF
trade in some branches, but the
last two or three days has been
mild and spring like, and has
inspired more cheerful feeling III
commercial circles. and what was lest
III the activity of trade in the early
! part OF the week has been gained in the
latter part, so that tue weeks business
will compare favorably with that of
last week. There are at present
10 discOrdant elements in the p 1litioal
or business world, and prudent and
| legitimate enterprises will have
al opportunity to expand, such as it
| has not had for the last two years.
! There are numerous Indications that
! he depression resulting from the
! panic is passing away, aud we think 1t
may be taken for granted that we are
soon to see the dawn of a season of re-
| newed prosperity.
LII our Local market nothing of any
very great importance has occurred to
interrupt the quletness and regularity
of the markets. Naval stores have
been stronger than last week and
nearly every quality Of produce
with the single exception Of tar has
been firm and III some instances have
advanced.
Cotton has been firm most OF the
week and better prices Were paid, but
at the close there is considerable
Ia ,,,crIynt -.
similar weakness at New York.
The xpo. NOV nel t tLous b it shows
small L than last, week il some art
cles las been caused by the taking Of
stock three days after the usual tame
to-i.y arr short four days on THIS .c-
count, So thai tlc deficiency is not the
result of ally falling off.
i he shipments for the three days are
as toll ows: Cotton l, OU8 baies, splrlt-
turpeut.ne 159 casks, rosin 5.0I6
bbls crude turi ent:ne 400 bbls,, tar
81 bbis, against: Cotton 2,478 bbis,
spirits turpeDtiue LILO casks. rosiu
Is, S38 bb.s. crude turpestine 2GJ
BIB 9 tar 352 bbi-., for last week
Ocean freights have been exceeding
ly quiet this week. The supply OF
Tonnage has increased by the arrivals
and we understand that some ten or a
dozen vessels are ia the river. The
rates direct are unchanged, charters
have been made at 5-07s.
The chief features # the marketand
the changes Of prices OF most OF the
leading products and manufacture for
the week were as follows:
COTTON-Tbere has been com
paratiVely little movement this week
lii cotton, business III it being restrict
ed by the hrmncss OF holde.o @hO, DIS
d rule, are sellers only at extreme
prices, AMI tae market has fer most of
toe week BEEN strong and buoysnt IN
tone, Tie features OF the market ut
the close y its quIetne5s which has
been brought ahont by the dGilGess
Of the Now York and Liverpool mar
kets, 1t beiug the end OF tue month
aud the attention of the trade is turned
to filing short Contracts. To-day the
market Is quoted as closing quiet ana
firm at the quotations below.
Inc receipts for the week were as
follows:
Fnday .,.l 572 baies
S Saturday,. 90 ''''o''
Monday. .............. 2l4 "
Tuesday. ..........-... 3J5 -
Wednesday .-......... SOB g
Thursday .....-. 1872 Sc
Being total of 1926 bales, against
1,670 bales for last week. The exports
were LOGS bales, and the stock in
yard and ;.hoat is 2,0S3 bales
The general Cotton movement for !
the week was as follows 1t appears |
that the total receipts for the seven days |
have reached II, 433 bales, against |
81 BOB bales last week, 1921 bales |
the previous week and 77,268 bales !
three weeks since, making the total |
receipts since the first of September, |
1874, 3,154. 447 bales, against 8, 1861, 236 !
bales for the same period of 1873
II, showing q decrease since September |
l, 1874, of Z06, 791 bales.
The exports for the week Guiding |
reach a total of 57,5l7 bales, OF |
which 30, 654 were to Great Britain,
,707 to France, and 6,O76 to the |
rest of the Continent, while the !
stocks as made up are now $50, 9IS |
bales
The following are the official quo
tations to day:
Ordinary :.-..........l34 cents.
Good Ordinary ...... 14i "
Low Middling .15s I"
Midding. ........154
Good Middiing ...165 d"