The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-17

against 27s 726 bales domestic and III 50a ferefgn
10 snd s s.sy s oFs fea ~ n s
2,sls. 40 poaigs of domestic iieees and pulled.
TIE DIR Goops .MAnKEr.- New York Jour
nal Of Commerce ,!Ortobsr lii For the week
under review the market has developed no new
feature The demand has ruled light for most
ail fabrics Of an Immediate .seasonahle charao-
ter and e1,eept Tor spesaties selections have
changed character Of the market. as eontrased
with that Of Q month ago. materially. assisted
ers cautious In their operations in cotton goods
They recoRni5e the iaot that the tendency Of
prices is In thelr favor ye II is not we'll f. held
present and past To Judge from, Ia that 80 few
buyers dare net. and by buying the market
down hmy w. nhsre j. NJ netnr 1l ne 70 IVY
road TO success provided operations are con
fined 10 wants In sight. But to make selections
Or secure aasortments upon p, rising market S y
judgment except La quantities and styles.
Az oYr last review particular l.,, attention waa
exhibited In the face Of the decline IN the prices
or prints and bleached cottons. The position
Of the market has not only not ,receded beyond
weather restricting the ipbbtnR and retail
trade. there is . stronger undertone whore new
valuea,haye been thouahttqlly considered. and
could not DO Induced BY any reasoning to take
hold. In previous seasons the time cannot be
eHsa whsn s1 ~ y ns sfs ha
and revision OF prices. Such a change may
come, but We are not believers thereof until Il y
question we defend II On the broad principle Of
supply and demand. The growth OF popula-
ton has been steady during the past ter. years
crease and It's influence are such that no rea-
sonable mind can review them and not see tho
mighty outlet for the merchandise that has
nn1 mad q a n ~ inn
u April last. A year ago and tho same features
Of the market that we notice to- day wore, pres
called. The trade was duh In oil departments.
and stocks were much larger while now the In
action II confined to cottone and prints This
point should have special recognition.
Iron AND HARDWARE IN ENeLANp.-The Lon
don Times % September 2e says: Business is
auieter III the local iron trade but producers In
several instances are well under orders, and
prices are firm. The approaching close 81 tho
Moatern nayigaton neson hns ls , amm
Russia and other Northern markets. but the
mainsiay q The trade jnst nov a he 81. spee,e e.,
South America and New Zealand. The demand
II IN great part probably speculative. ana prn-
lnotnd by the rise In spelteri but the etteo, tor
regards the sheet producing and RAlvaniHlng
firms. Hoop iron Is in good request in the
United htates and bar iron Y ilrmer. Thnre Z
plentiful: but unmarked Iron Of good medium
quality IL higher. W much az flve shillnRs ad-
vance on last weeks prices being asked today
by local house for good orders. TrRnshc-
lions Mt something under top prices are fairly
numerous. both for homo aud export, bnt both
buyers and sellers are evidently reservink
poets will DO little clearer than they are ut
present Pig iron Is flrmer Ia sympathy with
that Of Cleveland and Glasgow but trRnRae-
tiens In Stahordshtre pig are restricted just
now, as neither snlelters nor consumers can
accurately forecast the course Of the coal mar
ket, now that the coiiers have begun n fresh |
agitation for All advance of wages. Goal mean |
while IL In abundant supply at late rates, but |
mine owners decline to book Tor forward de- |
livery until quarter day.