Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-10-17
REVIEW OF THE WILMINGTON MARKET,
FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 16, 1851.

BAcoN-We hear of no sales,-quctations nominal
BEEF CATTLE, Pork, LAMBS M1rroN-The stock of
the first has continued abundant for the wants of buyers and
sales dull at 81 SO per leo lbs extremes for good
article of beef None but good article is wanted Pork
None arriving and the article much wanted The market
is pretty well supplied with lambs and mutton. Prices
tpue at about the quoted at last week. from
81 % head to quality None of the above articles
should be brought market unless they in prime
ton and then they will always find ready sale at fair prices
CoRN-Receips since last have been confined small
lots Railroad We note sales of $50 bushels at 7 cents
per bushe cash, delivered Meal slowly,
We refer to table for prices
CoFFEE-Smal sales to the trade of Rio at quotations.
Stock fair.
EGGs-Come in sparngy and have raise our figures
to 20 cents per Dozen
FLouR-Small sales Baltimore brands at s. per Dbl
Stock fully fair.
HAY-None received
LArp-saes dull at IL cents per h. in bbs and 25 in
kegs, for n. C.
LOE-Received this week HOO casks-selling from wharf
at 81 per cask
DEMONSTRATING doing in river lumber.
NToAssEs.-Sales of receipts Cuba moasses in
lots to suit, to quality, at Is 20 cents per gallon
TURPENrINE-Since last Thursday this article has arrived
remarkably slow Up to yesterday noon the sales had reach
ed only $40 bbs The article has also continued
during the week. On Friday and Saturday, last weeks fig
obtained for 10 bb On Monday 553 bbs chang
ed hands 81 80 On Tuesday 60 bbls previous
days and 169 bbls brought 81 per Dbl This
price, however, considered to be little above
market value, considering the circumstances under which
taken, and Wednesday the sales only reached so
bbs which went at 81 s. being per Dbl less than
the last sale the day previous. To-day the sales have
reached $50 bbls at go 35 per Dbl of 29 lbs The price of
the hard article ranges firm at 81 35 and but little arriving
SPIRITS TURPENTINE,-The transactions in this article
last Thursday have reached about 1870 bbs $50 of
which changed hands in the evening of that day
per gallon The sales since then to to-day noon have
been made at % cents per gallon Holders appear firm
at 80 cents but in the absence Of orders there buyers
this price % per gallon Offering freely there
are very few sellers at this price.
TAR.-Only 81 bb have been received this week which
brought 81 60 per Dbl.
RosN.The price has ruled firm in No rosin and about
1900 b have changed hands this week 50 per bb
Nothing doing in Nos. l and2
PoTAroEsSweet potatoes arrive freely and sell in to
suit at so go cents per bushel.
! PEAs-Cow-none, and wanted
PoRK-Norhern mess, table store rates in lots TO
suit.
PoU1TRY-Arrves remarkably slow high prices readi-
| ly obtained
| STAvEs-Not enough arriving to establish market
SHINGLEs.-219,000 common cypress shingles sold this
week at prices varying from So % to So Is per NJ Last
sale made at So 80 per NJ
SALr-Sales of 5000 bushels alum, from brig Juliet Is
cents per bushe
TIMBER-We note sales of RATS, about all that has
fiVed since thursday, at o0
at 50 for ordinary, and inferior at So per NJ.
FREIGHTs-Not great many vessels in port and but lit
tie produce arriving for shipment Rates continue about the
quoted this day week We a lot of
ken at s. cents per bale. See table
| ExcHANGE.-For Bank rates table.
Charleston, Oct 15.-Coton-There rath active
demand for Cotton yesterday the sales having reached 1850
bales about the the preceding day. The
sales at prices ranging from 81 to 81 cents per lb.
CO1r.
baltimore, 4-Flour and Meal-The -four market
quiet Small sales of Howard brands 50 S7A
transactions in City mills Corn meal 50 12a Rye -four
So 80. Gran-the transactions in grain small We
sales Of good prime red wheat at III IS ord
nary good IS 20 white IS 7S cents and such is sui
table for family -four 81 81 cents Corn white go &c.
yellow IS SO cents Oats 30 Bic Rye 64e Cloverseed
37k Groceries AT auction to-day 264 hhis Mascoya
do sugar sold 30 to 60 per 100 lbs Also 81 bbls
at % to So Is hhds Porto Rico 55 s. 10
Also I26 hhd Porto Rico Moasses "a per gal
Ion; and 500 bage damaged coffee at u re peslb We
Iquote prime Rio at8 &c. Provisiens-We have quota
BE change notice in prices Sale of pork small
parcels Sl7; Prime Sill Bacon. shoulders 94c: sides
Il05 lie hams I04 Ilac Lard bbls 81 @ cens in
kegs l0I IL Woolsales Of nr.eashca JIG
49,. washed % n Market dali Whiskey--We
quotc at y 22 cents per gallon in hs. and . 2sz in