Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-07-02
WO0ten. Richardson & Co. &,
COMMISSION
AND
SHIPPING MERCHANTS
NORTH WATER STREET,
WINNINGS NJ Q
EskENIEE"
OF THE
WILMINGTON MARKETS,
FOR THE
WEEK ENDING THURSDAY.
July L. 1878.


COMMERCIAL EPIIOME-Trade
continues to move slowly. The very
hot weather we are now experiencing
has somewhat intensified the dullness
previOuly existing in trade circles, but
| otherwise there IS no change to note
IN the general condition of business
affairs. 1t is not to be expected, how
| ever, that business can show many
signs of improvement before the Fail,
as the Summer months are usually
dull, and there is nothing generally
| doing beyond an export order trade.
The crop prospects are very tiattenDS.
Our regular correspondent has written
US several letters during the week.
from as many sections of the Carroll
mas. He states that corn and cotton
are looking well, while smaller grains
will realize yield beyond expectation.
The naval store trade but cotton
business continues extremely quiet.
There has been some improvement in
naval stores during the week, and cot
ton continues i'll the same dull and
quiet mood as formerly reported.
The shipments for the week show
a decided falling off in valuation from
last week and as compared
were as follow cotton, III bales;
spirits turpentine, 1881 casks; rosiu,
$500 bbls crude turpentiue. % bbis;
tar, IA bbls; against 625 bales, cot
ton 1862 casks, spirits turpentine;
! turpentine and 1O1 do tar, for last
week.
Ocean freights continue quiet. There
was an increase of tonnage during the
week. Rates of charter and freight
are unchanged.
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 Cotton market re-
mains about as before stated. There
is al absence of anything like firm
or even a steady 10 ne, but still former
quotations have bet n sustained. The
transactions were not large. There
was lew bales taken for home con
sumption and a few bales for export,
but the prices which were paid were
almost entirely nominal. The receipts
continue to decrease and for the week
did not reach over so bales, while the
exports were light The market closes
quiet and dull at the quotations.
Friday 10 bales.
Saturday.. .... 20 Sc
Monday. 2 &"
tuesday. w -
Wednesday
thursday .....-....-. ~ 50
Being a total of 40 bales, against
800 bales for last week. The exports
were 157 bales, against 625 bales for
last week, and the stock is 706 bales
against 723 bales for last week.
The general Cotton movement for
the week was as follows It appears
that the total receipts for theseyen DAYS
have reached $3.50 bales, against
12,S39 bales last week, Is, 500 bales
the previous week and IL, 7o9 bales
three weeks since, making the total
receipts since the first of September,
1874, B, AIS. 926 bales, against 3, 752, 566
bales for the same period of 1873
IA, showing a decrease since September
1, 1874, Of 3O0,740bales.
The exports for the week ending
reach a total Of 81 ,574 bales, OF which
81, 116 were to Great Britain, :, S73
! to France. and 1915 to the rest of
the Continent, while the stocks as
made up are now 216, 1853 bales.
The following are the official nom
inal quotations to-day:
| Ordinary ...-........ nominal.
Good Ordinary ..... 10! cents.
Low M1ddlIng. ...-... la IS
M1ddung. .14ss sc
Good Middling. is SO
ROSIN-There is not much in the
way of news on this market for the
week, about the former general range
of values remaining but the position
showing no great amount of strength
on any grade. Strained has been the
chief grade of attraction though finer
rosins have been sought after to some
extent. For the former grade a mod
crate export enquiry existed for such
lots as would be required for imme-
date shipment, out there WIS no en-
quiry for lots on speculation and the
business of the week was confined en-.
tirely to supply and demand. Fine
rosins are in good request, as vi
stated above a fair demand exists,