Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-10-04

UuTIIP JUST
ded has ruled quite active under the favorable
advces from the Northern markets, and price
show material advance on all grades over quo
tations given on Friday last. The receipts con-
true meagre, though rather better than noted
the previous week, still parcels find ready sale
when offered on market. The following comprise
the sales for the week: Friday 60 bbls. Common
at 50 So so do. No at S. Is do No. at SIS, 81 do
extra Pale at 81 SO; Saturday, 143 do No. 2 at
So 5O@$3 624, 393 do. No l at 81 1906 25 Mon
day, 12O do. No. at s6Q1s6 rs; Tuesday, 48 do
Common at &c. 200 do. No. at So so, 480 do. No.
l at IS 25@$7, and Pale at 81; Wednesday, IS do
No. at 50 80, 721 do. at S. 70, 81 25@$7 so for
No. l. as in quality-the market closing firm at
s3@s3 Is for Common, 50 5O@s3 rs Tor No. 2,
IS 5O@s7 IS for No. l, and 81 25@s7 50 for Pale,
70 Dbl. of $50 lbs.
TAR-Continues to be in moderate enquiry for
shipment, and finds ready sale upon arrival
Only 1877 bbls. received for the week, which sold
at 81 SO y Dbl
BEEF CATTLE AND SHEEP.-The supply of beeves
is fully fair and there is little or no demand for
butchering purposes. We quote on the hoof at
010 cents " IL. for net meat, in quality
SHEEP are brought in slowly, and rather dull of
sale at 50 25(1$3 each.
BARRELs-For empty spirit barrels the demand
has been unusually light for the past two or three
weeks, and we note fair supply remaining IN
first hands. The sales have been confined to small
lots at the following quotations: Second hand, 81
@1$4 so, and new, 81 25G0S5 each, according to
quantity and quality.
BEEswAx-Sells readily at 32@33 cents y b.
CORN MEALS in very good supply, and we
quote sales from the granaries at 81 45G$1 IS %
bushel, in quantity.
COTToN-During the early part Of the week Just
ended there considerable activity in this arti-
Gle under the favorable advices from the New York
market, and prices advanced cents on quotations
of Friday last, with small sales follows Friday,
bales at "a cents for middling; Saturday, 16 do.
at IS cents Monday, do at Sc cents; Tuesday,
% do. at 39l14O cents and Wednesday, IA do. at
38@39 cents. The advices Wednesday were
rather unfavorabe, and buyers generally held of,
and to-day Thursday the market is irregular
and unsettled, and no buyers unless at lower
figures.
Eaas-Sell from carts at IS cents p dozen.
FLoUR.-There has been rather more enquiry
since our last, and the market rules quite firm,
though we have no change to report i'll prices
There is q very fair supply OF Northern brands in
store, and we quote sales at $8(0$8 so for fine,
So 250$10 so for supertine, and $12 509$17 for
family, Wilmington Inspection as in quantity
and quality. State brands are in light supply, and
sell in the small way from store at $164$16 so for
superfne, and SIT q Dbl. for family.
FERT1LIzERs.-We quote from store as follows,
in lots Peruvian Guano, $1O70$1l0; Pacific do,
s55 Kettlewelrs Manipulated do, SIS Snowden' 8
Manipulated do, $75; E. F. Goes Superphosphate
of Lime, 500 Obers Cotton and Corn Compound,
s68; Baugh's Raw Bone Phosphate, $68 Snow
denis Ammoniated Potash Phosphate, sos 3 ton.
FIsH.-The market is moderately supplied, and
we refer to our table for store quotations.. lot
of ia bbls Mnllets sold on Monday from wharf at
Sc rs for pine bbls.
GRAIN-FoR Corn the market has ruled unu-
sually quiet since our last report, merely re-
tail demand exists, and it is very difficult to effect
cargo sales. About $500 bushels have been re-
ceived tor the week, of which quote sales from
| wharf of 500 bushels Western mixed at 81 o. and
1000 do. do. at 81 y bushel-the market closing
inactive, and no demand from dealers. From
store quote in the small way at 81 100$1 /:
for mixed and yellow, and 81 250sl 80 for white
- ATs-Are iii moderate supply, and only 8
retail bu 'iness doing. Soc table Tor Quotations
fLAs--Uf ali descriptions are scarae and
wanted, and would find ready sale. We quote
Cow at 81 406s1 IS u bushe in small lots.--
EIsE.-No late receipts, and the supply on mar
ket is very light. We quote by the package a
149 cents for Carolina, and 133(0l4 cents " ID
| for India.
HAY.-The receipts for some weeks past have
been meagre. and in consequence the supply or
marke. has been pretty much worked off There
is brisk demand and parcels find quick sale.
lot of 255 bales Northern was received on Monda.
last, and sold from wharf at 81 80 % 100 lbs.
LUMBER -River-Little or 10 enquiry, and M
sales of consequence reported. We refer to ou
table for quotations
L1ME.-1s in light stock, and we note moder
ate demand, About 700 sasks wa received q