Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-12-03
For the Wilmington Journal


To the Turpentne Buyers of the City of Wilmington
GENTLEMEN We propose in the present communica-
tOn to respectfully PROFOUND few queries to you
aton to the difference the very important and consider
able difference there exists between the prices Of naval
stores IN the Wilmington and NeWbern markets.
Our curiosity has been kept alive long, very long
time noticing the strange fact that every article under
the head Of naval stores has brought from about per
cent. up to about 15 and sometimes much as 20
per cent in the Newbern market than in the Will
mngon market That feeling has ceased to beone of curl
oslty and dissatisfaction and complaint have taken its
place Now gentlemen you Of the purchasing guild
you of the Chamber of Commerce. why does this dis
parity in prices exist?
Is Newbern so much more easy of access to the mar
kets of the world
Are coastWise freights so much lower in NeWbern
than in Wilmington?
Is it much difficult to get naval stores to
NeWbern that the Merchants there out of sheer bera
ty to the producer, pay him more for his trouble?
Are the banking and other money facilities so far
superior in Newbern, to warrant the difference?
Is the difference in piIotage?
Are the naval stores that reach the Newbern market
the amount Of the difference better than those sent to the
Wilmington market?
Are the barrels that go to Newhern that much larger?
Or are the pockets Of the Newbern Merchants that
much larger?
Or are the souls of the Newbern merchants that
much larger?
Why is it that this thing has frequently happened
vlz A, who lives within 40 miles Of Newbern, has re-
ceved as much clear of all Transportation inspection
and commission charges B, who lives within 40 miles
of Wilmington has received for a similar amount from
which have to be deducted those charges to reduce
figures, has received $3.50 for lot of naval Stores
clear OF every expense after 1t has left hOme has
celved about $50 dollars for similar lot minus the
penses which count up s0ae If you sell ID W lmlngton.
Why should it be such misfortune to live within 40
miles of Wilmington and such good luck to live within
40 miles of Newbern? =? With any other distance the
fact is the same with this very discouragng addition
that the gets to Newbern and the farther is
from Wilmington the more money A will SGUe, the
more B will lose.
Let place the fact in a still conspicuous light
Take the amount of naval stores sent to the Wilmington
market by the parties to this paper, and the same
amount sent the distance to the Newbern market
would return to our pockets enough over and above
what receive educate children IA start
ling fact, fact of sufficiently grave importance cause
producers who patronize Wilmington to take the mat
into serious consideration and institute more
active measures Of redress than the institution OF
these enquiries
A Wilmington gentleman who was once asked why
this thing should be, replied with a charming, most
delightful and convincing air of pleasantly:
"Oh, well, sir, if you to send your naval stores
to Newbern, the freight would amount to so much you
would not nett any than you do by sepdngt to
Wilmington, reply far above comprehension its
profundity only exceed by its humor arepy that would
never be made to producer who lived equally distant
fro the two places and whose facilities to reach either
place would be equal. If it anything, it means
this that advantage is taken of living within con-
venient distance of Wilmington, and inconvenient
one from Newbern.
We not sufficiently tutored in the fimbergast "
of commercial chcanery and cunning TO comprehend
full force and significance OF replies like the above and
we, therefore, await more conclusive rejoinder from
your honorable body and meanwhile subscribe ourselves
very respectfully,
MANY NAVAL STORE Producers
/ Duplin and Upper New Hanover, n. G.