Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-05
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WILMINGTON MARKETS,
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FOR THE


November 4.~lS75
COMMERCIAL EPITOME.-The
volume of transactions dur ing the past
week exhibit a firm aggregate of bust
ness in all branches OF trade. The re-
cent elections have acted in measure
as draw back to trade throughout
the Northern States, but as taese are
now all over for the time business will
settle back to its former activity.
The home markets have more or less
been Effected by the excitement prev
alent to the situation referred to above
but the business Of the week as com
Dared with last week, shows fair pro-
portions. Cotton has been less firm
than formerly, but an active inquiry
has existed aid considerable transac-
tons have taken plach. Naval stores
continue firm with good enquiry
from buyers, and without much change
OF prices.
The export movement for the week
shows an increase over last week.
The shipments for the week we've as
follows: Cotton, 1881 bales; Spirits
lurpentine, / ,228 casks; RoSin, S,43O
b lrrels; Crude turpentine, $50 barrels;
Tar, $50 barrels; against Co ton, 5, 200
bales; Spirits Tnrpentine, 2, lib casks !;
Rosiu, 1884 barrels; Crude Turpen-
tine, 100 barrels; Tar, 377 barrels.
The chief features of the market,
and the changes of prices of most of
the leading products and manufactures
for the week, were as follows:
COITON.-For this staple during
the past week, the market has been
quiet in tone but unsettled and vari-
able in quotations. The leading in
tiuence on the market was the CORNER"
for October in New York which caused
the stock on hand there to be held
generally much above the views of
buyers. Early in the week under re-
view there was a continued moderately
active demand for cotton, but under
the influence existing as above men,
toned, there WAS not much activity
i'll our market, but later iu the week
as November came IN and grew older
the ''cOrner" being over, the market
settled aud on a basis of 12s cents for
middiing, there was moderately large
transactions, the sales footing up for
the week 1892 bales. At the close
| to-day the market is quoted steady at
the quotations below. The receipts
for the week were 954 bales, exports
1881 bales, stock in yard and afoat,
5. 523 bales.
The general cotton movement for the
WEE was as follows:
For the week ending the total receipts
have reached 10, 645 ba les, against At
429 bales st week, 137, 4 9 bales the
previous week, and 1902, 402 bales three
wee ks since, making the total receipts
since the first of September. 1875,
74O, 800 oales. against 651, 253 bales fol
the same period of 1874, showing an
increase since September l, 1875, OF
50, 247 bales.
The exports for the week ending
this evening reach q total OF 81, S3l
i bales, of viii h 50,7i3 were To Great
Britain, Ii, 626 to France, and SO 492 to
the rest of the Continent, while the
stocks, as made up this evening are
now 4O5, SIT bales.
The following are the official quota
ii ons to-day:
Ordinary.
Good ordinary, Nominal.
Low niddling, 12s cents.
Middling, 12s cents.
Good middiing, 123 cents.
SPIRITS TURPEN TINE. There
has been no change i'll this market
since our last report. the general posi-
ton being pretty much the sam and
prices having und rgone no change.
The market at the close is quoted frnl
at 373 cents bid. The sales for the
week were 1929 casks. The receipts
for the week were .794 casks exports,
,22S casks stock in yard and atioat,
4,Sl3 casks
CRUDE TURPE WINE past
week has developed no new feature
whatever i'll this article. The receipts
have been dispo sed of to distlllers,
who have willingly paid the ruling
prices, aud at the close to-day the
market IL quoted steady at 81 to for
Hard and s.. 80 for Yellow Dip and
| Virgin.
| The receipts and sales for the week