Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-25
GENERAL MARKETS.
pu,IApELpHIA Wool MARKELL

JrLy e2.-Tbe market IL quiet. though .
more hopeful feeling prevails, ana tne 'o'-
ume OF busirsss shows eon.ideraDse IN
crease ~ compared with the previous
week. The bulk 81 the transactions bas
been within the range OF current quots-
tions. though in some instances Reductions
have been made 90 parties purchasing Tor
cash. The arrivals have been quite hrn.
and there l. now fair assortment oi all
kinds In the hands Of receivers. Speksin
some cases have accumulated. but not
enough 20 cause any serious Inconvenience
20 dealers, many Of whom have with
drawn their agent, from the West or
advised disconiinulne Of shipments
on drafts at sight, Ia View Of the din
Guilty in obtaining the customary financial
accommodation from the banks, change
Of policy on their part which IL denounced
by manv OF the best and oldest lrDs. The
yoodS-trade l. emphaticaily dull, Dotwiih.
standing the low range OF values, and the
recent attempts to force sales by auction
have proven ANYTHING but satisfactory. No
permanent and substantial improvement In
wool can be expected until there l. reyi-
val i'm tire goods market and the banks
sdopt a more genuine policy IN granting
discounts, Most of the Michigan clip has
been bought up and shipped East. Oh the
Ohio clip about one halt has been mar.
keied. over City per cent OF the clip OF
PENNSYLVANIA and West Virginia Is stu
held by the growers. \ large supply
remains IN Texas and price rule
weak. About 1850, 900 pounds sold within
the range Of the following prices Washed
fooces-Ohio. Pennsylvania. and West Nir-
GINA, XX and above. 33a3jc. do. do. Y,
3la33c.: do. do, half-blood, 3ia3jc.; do.
do. quarter-blood, 3)a.Isc. do. do, com
mon and cotted, 22a2jc.; New York. Mich
igan, Indians. and Wisconsin,. XN. ga
ale. 10. do, Y. 29a90c. half'blood. ia
Ac.: do. do. q,larter-0leod, 3a3lc.; COM
mon aud cotted, 22a25c. Combing and de-
lame fleece. washed fine delaine. Gii33e.;
do, medium. 3ja3Ic. (; 90, low. 39i33c.;
do. coarse, 2Sa20c. unwaShcd. medium,
35a27c.; do, low and coarse. 20astc.;
Canada. 2Sa30c. Unwashed- Light and
bright-6ne, 1Oa3lc.: do. medium, 2ta9Gc.;
do, low. 20a23c. do, coarse or bury. l6t
Use. heavy or dark-fne, i5alsc. do. me-
dunn, lSa20c. low, lGalSc.; coarse, carpet,
l5c. Colorsdo-Medium sni tine, choice,
l9a20c.; do. average, l,alec.; common
and qIIarter-bood, lialSe. coarse carpet,
15sl6c.; New Nexican-Choice improved.
spring clip, l7a2Oe.; average improved.
l6al7c.; coarse carpet. light, long staple.
ljc.; do. heavy or greasy. he; black.
lie. Texas, spring clip-Fine. northern
and eastern. spriug clip, 30a23c.; medium.
do. do, 2Os25c. f; coarse. do. do, 1Je. inn
proved western and southern do. lja2os;
coarse. liAljc. Iowa, Nebraska, and Mon
tana-Unwashed. fine, iIs2oc.; do. me-
dun, 20a23c.; do. coarse. l5hiIc. Utah
and Wyoming-Unwashed. choice line
light. lsa20c. fnefheayy. ljal6c.; choice
selected medium. 2oa22r.; low medium,
lGslsc.; coarse carpet, ljc. tub-wa,hed,
choice selected, 3ia:Gc.; good, 32a33c; fair
ordinary, G0a3lc. Pulled civ merino. 2Ss
CSC. do. super. and lambs. 25l2sc. West
ern super. and lambs, 33a2Jc.-PreSs.