Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-09-24
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COMMERCIAL EPIrOME - The
fall trade has fairly set in, and bust
ness exhibits an improved condition.
Though there is no marked change in
the financial situation, the money mar
ket is we'll supplied with loauable
funds, and the deposits at the city
banks are increasing steadily as tho
harvest comes in.
The business of the week along the
wharves has been fairly active. The
cotton season has opened, and the re-
celpts are increasing daily, with live
ly market. and q good demand exist
ing for the better grades.
Naval stores have been frmer, and
the aggregate business compares ia
vorably with last week, with an i'm
proved tone, and some slight ad-
vances.
The export movement for the week
as compared with the previous week,
shows an increase in cotton shipments,
and decrease In naval stores. The
shipment, were as follows:
Clifton, GA bales !; Spirits Turpen-
tine, $40 casks; Rosin, 5,8S5 bbls !;
and Tar, 800 bbls; against Cotton, 1856
bales; Spirits Turpentine, 5, 424 cask s /;
Rosin, 8, 497 bbls Crud Turpentine,
It's bbls Tar, 1,435 bbls; for last
week.
Ocean freights continue quiet. There
was no increase on tonnage during the
week. Rates of charter and freight
unchanged.
The chief features of market, and
the changes of prices of most of the
leading products aud manufactures for
the week were as fOllowa
COTTON.-Thec cotton receipts con-
tlnue to increase. and the supply of
the staple in market has increased the
business in this line. The market du-
ring the week has been active aud firm,
and quotations have advanced !!
cent. Holders have been free sellers
at current prices, and as a rule, have
luEited the attention of buyers. At
the close to-day, the market continues
active and firm in tone ct the quota
tions below.
The sales for the week reached
500 bales at the quotations. The re-
ceipfs for the week were 976 bales; ex-
ports, GA bales; stock in yard and
afoat, COZ bales.
The general cotton movement for
the week was as follows:
1t appears that the total receipts for
the seven days have reached So, 709
bales, against Is, 676 bales last week,
4,26l bales the previous week, and
3,6t0 bales three weeks since, making
the total receipts siuce the first of Sep
temhor, 1875, SO, 424 )ales, against
Al 500. bales fol the same period of
1874, showing an increase elnce Sep
tember l, 1875, of ii, 725 bales.
The exports for the week ending
reach total of 3, 1927 bales, of viii h
2.512 were to Great Britain, TO
France, and ], Ol5 to the rest of the
Continent, while the stocks, as made
up are now 80, 093 bales.
The following are the official quota
tions to day.
Good ordinary. IL cents.
Low niddling, II cents.
Middling, 70 cents.
Good midd!ing, II cents.
ROSIN.-AlI things considered the
rosin market presents an improved
tone SINCE our LIST, and the move.
ment in the aggregate was fully equal
to last week. Strained rosin opened
active at $l.27! and early IN the week
| went up to 81 80 and later to 81 35. Al
the latter hgufeS the principal safes
have occurred and at the close to-day
the market rules firm at $1.374.-
Fine rosIns were in some demand but
here was falling off in transactions
as compared with last week.
The sales for the week foot up $500
barrels of &C" at 274@1 3O@Sl 81
1000 barrel cd" at 81, 80 aud 300 bar
rels k to en- at So % to 81 SO pei
| barrel
The receipts for the week were
1916 bbls. The exports were $3.50
bbls., and the stock in yard and afioat
is 60. 039 bpls.
| The following are the official quota