Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-10-01
W0oTEN, RICHARDSON & CO.
WILMINGTON MARKETS.
OF TIE
FOR THE

| COMMERCIAL EPITOME.-
TENDER, SO far, has been a pleasant
cha age after the sultriness of the hot
summer days. The clear bracing air,
which has marked this month, is op.
| perfume for when commercial affairs
are good, business people want good
| weather, and now we are having lust
! what We want, and also q decent trade
to keep it company.
The business of the past week looks
| more like that of that distant period
before the panic, now dimly remem-
bered. The indications are favorable
and everything points to a respectable
trade during the season.
The naval store and cotton trade has
been very active this week and along
| the wharves there has been consider
able trade doing.
The export movement for the week,
as compared With the previous week,
shows q considerable increase in both
coastwise and foreign shipments which
were as follows:
Cotton, 1,6O7 bales Spirits Turpen-
tine, 2,668 casks; Rosin, 1O,O38 bbls :;
Crude Turpentine, 101 bbls Tar, sos
bbls against Cotton, GA bales Spirits
Turpentine, $40 casks; Rosin, 5,8S5
bbls; and Tar, 300 bbls; for last week,
The chief features Of market, and
the changes Of prices of most Of the
leading products and manufactures for
the week, were as follows:
O. rTON-The tendency of the cot
ton market to a lower level of prices
has continued during the past week,
and decline Of one-fourth to one-hslf
cent has been established on grades
above low middling, while grades be-
low have been almost entirely nominal.
There has been a good demand, and
about 900 bales were taken during the
week for home consumption and ex-
port. The arrivals are increasing and
the stock in market offers inducements
to buyers, being mostly of the higher
qualities. At the close the market is
steady, although holders are not dis
posed to be free sellers of-the higher
grades at the official quotations.
The receipts for the week were
|, 428 bales. The exports were 1,5O7
bales, and the stock in yard and afoat
is 1913 bales.
The general cotton movement for
the week was as follows:
It appears that the total receipts for
the seven days have reached 47,O64
bales. against SO, TOO bales last week,
IS, GIG bales the previous week, aud
4, 264 bales three weeks since, making
the total receipts since the first of Sep
tember, 1875, LOG, 48o 1ales, against
95. 1875 bales for the same period of
1874, showing an increase since Sep
TENDER l, 1875, of IL, 1913 bales.
The exports for the week ending
reach q total of 6, sos bales, of which
4, 923 were to Great Britain, l, 800 to
France, and 50 to the rest of the
Continent, while the stocks, as made
up are now LOG, All bales.
The following are the official quota
tions to-day:
9 9oad Gilman n1n'nAi' Nominal.
Low middling, II cents.
Middl.ng, 123 cents.
Good middling, 12t cents.
ROSIN.-No important changes are
20 be noted in the rosin market for the
week. There has been an average de-
mand from buyers, and strain ID was
steady all the week at S1.35, while fine
grades were unchanged in price. There
has been scarcity of shipping which
has restricted the movement of resins,
but even considering this drawback
there has been very good export
movement.
The sales for the week foot 4,5OO
barrels of co. at S1.35; 1900 barrels
of I'D" at S1.379 and 800 barrels sc
to n" at 50. SO to S4.5U per barrel.
The receipts for the week were 49,
O59 barrels. Exports, 1O,038 barrels.
Stock in yard and afoat, IS. O6O barrels.
The following are the official quota