The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-22

COTTON.
Liverpool Cotton futures opened steady,
to points up for distant months, ana
closed at 1la advance; demand moderate.
Estimated sales, 10, 600 bales.
New York cotton futures opened nrm;
sales, 10, 700 bales. January 1863, March
7.S0, September 7.45, October 7oz, NO
vember 1863, December 7.63
The Wool Trade.
The wool markets have been generally
quiet during the past week and In some
instances inferior lots of wool have been
taken at slight concessions, but on oe-
sirabie woods prices are as rule very
steady. While in Boston the aggregate
OF sales is somewhat larger than the pre-
vious week, in New York the aggrega.e
of sales, especially of dometsic growths'
has been Of limited proportions.
OF course, this Is very largely due 10 thls
particular period when Ii is natural TO eX-
pect more or less inactivity on the part OF
manufacturers, but at the same time IL Is
quite likely that more business eouid
have been accomplished had there been a
larger and more complete assortment OF
desirable woods Immediately available.
There is absolutely no ground Tor any
material revision of prices in sny depart
ment. The sales of the week in Boston
amount to 1, 735, 900 pounds domestic ana
Ssl, 600 pounds foreign, making a totai OF
L.O !
previous week, and total OF 2,3I9,OOO
poundsf for the corresponding week last
year.
The sales for the week in New York
aggregate i,259. 900 pounds OF which 10y, ,
600 pounds were domestic and 1,l20, Vo
pounds foreign, making a total since
Jan. 1 OF 46, O62, 500 pounds, 13, 500, 800 be-
ing domestic and 81. 553, 900 pounds Tor.
eign. For the corresponding period OF
1894 the aggregate sales were ZS,OiZ, oOO
pounds of which Ia, ,0i7, 500 pounds were
domestic and IA. OPS, 900 pounds foreign.
The market in Philadelphia during the
past week has been quiet. Prices at this
writing are generally firm. Occasional
lots of inferior wool have been taken uI
| at slight concessions. The sales the past
week were mostly to local mills. Some ol
| these sales have been in negotiation ioi
| some time previous. The principal IN
| ouiry seems 10 be for -, y, and terri
| tory. The sales for the week In Philadel
| phia aggregate 943, 700 pounds OF domestic
wool and 435, 900 freign making total FOL
| the week of 1878, 700 pounds. sales since
Jam 1, 1895, As, 302, 545 pounds. Sales fol
the corresponding period last year, 81,
040, S7S pounds.
| will aggregate about $4,000 pounds
| which is a small weeks business. Th'
| market is extremity quiet, although, as
rule. prices remain firm. There seems t'
| be a disposition on the part OF Chlcag'
merchants to hold what wools they have
at firm price, no concessions being mad
i'm any case except in extremely undesira
BILE woods, which, as a rule, when sold
are well sold. Odds and ends in WOO
lofts. this season especially, have brough
better figures accordingly than good Sc
lect woods. The past week in 5t. Loul
has been very auiet and dull. Sales ar
about 100 OOO pounds in all. Several lot
of secured pulled woods We're sold I
Western mills, also some territory an
domestic fine and medium unwasheo
Prices are easier in most lines.
PROVIDENCE CLEARING MOUSE.
The clearings of the Providence bank
today amounted to s616,80a
LOCAL STOCK QUOTATIONS.
| IEoa MILLER a VAUGHAN