Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-03-20
SPARTA, Ga, March II, 1862.

SALE OF IMPORTED GooDs-BLoCKADE PRICEs-
There very large attendance of town and country
merchants yesterday morning, at the sale of imported
goods by MoRDECAI & Go. I he auction took place
at tie store OF MARSHALL 6 BURGE, in Meeting street,
Mr.. j. III. TAYLOR acting auconter. We give
below list of the prices brought, from which it will
be that many of the articles offered went of at
frightfu and fabulous prices:
Sulphur, Gle per Id; sheet zinc, 60c per ID; olive
OIL cases, S. per gallon; indigo, So IS per ID; blue
mass 81 50 per 10; caomel, Sc 1913 per ID; copave,
Sc 80 Per lh copperas 9O1ac per 10; cream tartar,
81 70 per To- sup. car soda, 071ac per 10; carb of
ammonia, ST so per lb nitric acid, ST.. IS per ID; sui
phuric acid 76 soc. per Ib tarterc acid ST IS per
10; Spanish es S. perlb castor OIL $40 25 per gallon;
epson salts, 55c per ID; hops So IS per 10; alum Tee
per lb camphor $s6 per 10; Havana honey, 81 70 per
gallon; kerosineoi IS % per gallon; sperm OIL 81 so
a S. per gallon; shoves $50 $3l per deem; corn
brooms $l3 per Goz7n; blue cloth, Sc so per yard;
Brooks spool cotton, whte) 200 yards to the SPOOL
81 70 per dzn colored do, 100 yards to the spool,
75c per zen; black fax thread No. 40 81 20 per 10;
Whitley brown do, NO A, 81 Is; No. so, S.; Whitley
brown flax thread, No 80, So IS; pins assorted num-
bers So 30 per pack tooth brushes 81 25 S. IS per
doz n, buffalo dressing COMBS SIS per Dozen horn do.
d. So 20 per zcn; In brown Windsor soap, $l9 so
per gross; white agate pant buttons SIS 25 Sc per
great gross white agate shirt buttons So As so
per great gross cOOred agate shirt buttons So per great
gross pearl shirt buttons 81 60 per gross white bone
part buttons, SIS 80 per great gross; Eng. bleached
long Cloths 24c 30c per yard; printed musns 479c.
per yard musquito netting 81 IS per piece Irish shirt
ing linen, Soc per yard; buckaback towels S. IS per
dozn printed linen cambrcs, 60c per yard white cot
ton hose So Is 25 per dcz9D cotton half hose,
So 80 per DOZEN Carks spool cotton on ivory speoIs
500 yards to the SPOOL So 80 per dozan do do, 800
yards to the SPOOL So 80 PER dozen table damask qrs
wide ST. 62a per yard; shoe thread 81 per Id; French
calf skins, $l25 per dozn patent French leather, $76
per dozen; French prints, 621ac, per yard; printed
lawns, 3715 per yard; black sewing silk (French)
$27 so per ID; do American, $40 SO per h. matches,
So $40 per gross; French fancy soap, So 20 81 60
per dozen; Liverpool SOAP No. per lie; Brooklyn d.
34c. Ale. per Id; CASTLE soap, Coz. per b Dutch
cheese 81 10 for each cheese layer asns whole boxes,
IS % pei box French mustard, 81. SO per dozen;
talow csudles 26c. per b 100 lbs gunpowder tea,
SIS 10 per ID; assorted needles, So 20 per m cedar
pencils, S. % SC Is per gross; hooks end eyes, 6Oc
for each dozen boxes horse brushes, $ll per dozen;
copper tacks, y, - ill., 81 05 per Ib shoe heel nails
40c per ID; 500 letter paper, ruled $ll % per
ream; 60 ruled cap paper, $l5 25 per ream 43
reams commercial note papr, ruled, So rs per ream
81 realms commercial note paper, ct. edge, $40 per
ream; buff envelopes, $40 per m white envelopes
So 70 per m steel pens SOC 81 per gross; sealing
wax, s. per 10; penhoders So per gross Spanish segars
SCI $500 per M Perrean spool thread, 100 yards
assorted numbers, re. per dozen; Ermen's diamond
thread for machines, SOC per dozen; AStous diamond
point needles, So 40 So 80 per N. A sale of pad
locks plate locks cbses hammers screws raz0rs
straps, garden Ioes etc, etc, also took place.
Charleston MerCurU