Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-03-17
REVIEW OF THE WILMINGTON MARKET,
FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH Is, 1854.

TURPENTNE.Th article ruled steady last weeks quo
tatons Monday last when the price advanced CENTS
since then the sales have been steady at 81 80 for yellow Dip
S. Al for virgin and 81 35 for hard y 2SO bs Nearly or
quite all of last years crop Tupentne having brought
is of the hard article Receipts for the week ended
ing foot up 4.16l bbs, which have been sold follows
Thursday. 81 81 iS:5" "'p i5 = s5''
s Epaay 10 49, 25s 10 80
Monday: 80. 49,. 100 25Gi 3d.. 3 GoG5 H.: s5
Wednesday .I,4al. &c.,. 44....... 35@2 40
This morning small parcel sold at latter figures at which
quote the market firm with fair demand from shippers
and distllers.
SPIRITS TURPENrINE.-Snce Thursday last Spirits Tur-
pentine has ruled steady quotations of that day
the transactions light reaching only 81 barrels
The stock market for sale is light being only about
1000 bbs nearly all of which is held 63@65 cents % GAL
lon The market this morning appears rather dull, and
few buyers at 81 The sales for the week
follows:
F Fags,day: 1$ s. Nsls at g cents y gallon
zataraay...:: d 1SS :: on private terms;
T TsdnS; day.. 2 90 {: & 8 !:
light and are only 2750 bblS Common and No. 2.as fol-
lows Thursday GOO bbl Common 81 10 for large bbls
Friday 100 do. No. at 81 2O@sl s73, qualify and
Monday, $50 do. Common 81 10 for large bbls-
There fair supply OF Common market which is held
at $@$l TO- bbs but buyers generally are uns
willing operate at these prices in the high
rates of freight In No i we know no transactions
has 60 2 bb s The sfS of tS.
week $50 bb all of which has been sold at
at highest fgSre lot Of bbls in Shipping order,
sold Yesterday at g 70 y bb', from yard;
BEEF CArrEOne two small droye have been brought
in this week and sold at cents u h. The supply in butch
er's hands is light
CorroN-Has ruled firm since our review of Thursday
last and the receipts have been light We of
y about 10 bales at So g. 81 81 cents ~ IL for mddng
to mdlng fair. There is fair demand for the article,
and it sells readily a figures, rs in quality.
CORN MEAL-Recepts for the week have been light The
supply in store is light and the price remains last week
reDorted-SI "a 81 10 - bushel
CoFFEE-There is fair supply of ali descriptions in store
EARrry BAHFEl@he supply Of spirits Turpenne bar
rels in market rather light and the price has advan
ced % so cents Sales have been made at g p 81
FLoUR-The prices of Noythen brands continue as last re-
ported with fair supply and light demand Our quotations
vile brands rather dull feeling, and little
View at s. IS . Dbl for superine fair supply on market
FEATHERsAre in light supply, and in without change in
price. Last sales from store at 30 cents u d.
GRAIN-In CORN note only cargo received this
week, $50 bushes) which sold Monday last
bgshe from vessel There is ga full supply in dealers
None arrived this week Our quotations are for store rates.
BEANs small parcel White n e Beans vas brought in few
stock Peas in very light, and only small lots
comein We note sale on Saturday at 81 bushe fron
appear be in rather better demand Some few lots extra
quality have brought 81 O5 = bqshel Sales Of the week
RIcE-In clean note only small sales from store at Il
y cents h. in good supply Of m the o EOs1 oo article we
at 81 20 y bushel generally held at 81 20 81 25 but
| buyers ut either Of these figures.
! HAY-Receved this week 700 bales North River Hay of
which 300 sold Monday at 81 25 100 bs cash and so
$50 do (od arrive) atSI 3 balance stored and
retailing 81 10 The supply of Eastern make light and
cargo would sell quick Our figures in table for retail
rates.
LlME-In the absence of receipts the supply of Lime
been nearly all worked off, and but very little in store
Retails at 81 80 q cask.
! Decentralization ten RATS have been sold this
81 so for scantng 50 so for wide boards and $2
sl2 so a Is q NJ for flooring boards, as in quality.
MoLAssEs-Two cargoes $3.50 hhds) arrived from Cuba
since review, 300 hhds sold at 2l522 gallon
$50 do private termsnone in first hands. Sells
! from wharf ut 2I@22 cents y gallon in lots to suit
PRovIsloNs.-nN n. G BACON note no change price.
There fair supply in store and moderate demand for
the article Sales during the week 81 10 cents for hog
round and II l2a cents q ID for hams, from wagons and
Of Western cured there full supply in dealers
hands, sales dull at quotations. See table for store rates.
as in quantity and quality. LARD.-N. G. make arrives
pretty freely and in limited demand Sales at l0e IL b in
kegs and bbls and dull at this figure. PoRKSome small
parcely fresh Pork have in this week. and sold at
y ID. See table for rates of Northern Mess
PoTAToEs-Sweet potatoes in slowly aud SCH read
y so SO % bushel. The supply Of Irish potatoes
in market is light and NOS sufficient for the demand Sales
from store at a o "a 80 y Dbl.
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