Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-04-17

fair business doing from store at the following
quotations Peruvian Guano, $856$90; Pacific
do; s7O@$75 Patapsco do: $65 Phoenix do. S55 !;
| Goes Superphosphate of Limo, sos; Baugh's
Raw Bone Phosphate, $50 I; Zells Superphosp6ate
of Lime, sos; Zels Raw Bone Phosphate, $65
Phosphate of Lime $65; Whitelocks Cerealizer $40:
Chesapeake Phosphate, $50; Lister Bros Super.
phosphate OF Lime $65 " ton Of 900 lbs.
! FLoUR.-The market continues to be well sup-
pied with Northern brands, and there appears to
! be merely retail enquiry. Prices are unchanged
and we quote email transactions from store at
$14 for family, aud $l50$17 FOR extra family will
mington inspection.) The supply of State brands
is rather small but fully adequate for present de-
superine, and $14 q Dbl. for family.
GRAIN.-In the CORN market we have nothing
new to report for the week just closed. The sup
| ply in dealers hands continues fully fair and a
moderate business has been done in the small way
from store at 81 35 u bushel. We have no cargo
safes to report, and therefore quote nominally at
81 %. The receipts comprise only about 5000
bushels to order, which has gone into store land
is selling as above quoted--OATs.-The stock
IS rather small, but adequate to meet the loca de-
mand now existing. Retailing from store at 81 %
.--PEAs.-Non of consequence have
been received for some weeks past, and former ar
rivals have become pretty much worked off,
There is brisk enquiry for all descriptions and
parcels would find quick sale at high figures We
quote at 81 1902 tor Cow, and 50 SO ID bushe
for White. market is moderately
we quote Carolina at 103@113 cents u b., as in
quantity and quality.
HAY-The msrket is at present overstocked
and it is very difficult to make sales unless at low
| figures About 426 bales Northern received for
the week, nearly all of which sold from wharf in
lots to suit, at 81 u 100 lbs.
LIME-Demand light and stock good. Sells
! from store at 81 60(1$1 80 q cask.
| LUMBER-We have nothing new to report and
give the following as quotations
| Fine Steam Sd1Ced Ll,2nber-Cqroo ,otos mo-,
I Toaf
Ordinary assortment Cuba cargoes, SIT 90 90 10 90
Hayti cargoes, 90 90 90 16 90
Full cargoes wide Boards ......... 20 90 a % 90
&C flooring boards, rough 20 90 al % 90
Ship Stuff as per specifcatiOns... % 90 "a % 90
Deals, 3 by,9 Observation-Disclosures 10 90 an 10 90
Prime River Flooring. ............ Is 90 90 IS 90
MoLAssEs-Is in fair supply, and 1.-THE market
rules steady. We quote sales of Cuba from fret
hands at 46@479 cents in hhds., and 4S3@5O cts
q gallon in tierces and bills. by the quantity.
PEA NUTs-Are brought in slowly, but the mar
ket Is not quite so brisk as last reported. We
quote small sales from carts at 50 6O0s2 70 ~
bushel for ordinary to extra quality. lot of $50
bushels sold from wharf on Wednesday at 50 625
for prime quality.
PoTAToEs-Sweet are very scarce, and in de-
mand at 81 25@$1 80 u bushel. Irish are in light
supply, aud demand meagre. Sell from store at
$6Q1$6 so T3 Dbl.
PoULrRY-The market ID very poorly supplied,
and prices rulo'hgh We quote live fowls at SOFA
IS cents, and dressed at 623@75 cents each.
Provisions BACON market has ruled with
out change during the week. The supply of North
Carolina Is very light and we note brisk enquiry
for lobbng lots. few small lots brought in per
railroad have found ready sale at 1920 cents for
hog round, and 81 cents u b. for hams lot of
1000 lbs, received by vessel from HEREFORD sold
on Wednesday at 1871 cents for hog round. For
western the market has also ruled very firm I'M
der the advancing tendency of prices in other
markets, and moderate business has been do
ing. We quote from store at 154R16 cents for
shoulders, l7DlS cents for sides, and 200221 cents
b b. for hams as in quantity and quality.-
lLARD.-North Carolina is in brisk demand for re-
ltalIng!purposes, and market bare. One small lot
received and sold at 20 cents. Northern ia in
moderate stock, and rules firm at 16 to 20 cents n
b., as i'll quality.-PoRK.-In the market for
Northern we have no change to report. There il
| q moderate stock in dealers hands, and we quote
sales from store during the week at prices given
in table.
SALT.--Only a retail enquiry, and market mod
erately supplied. Liverpool ground sells from
| store at 81 IS u sack.
| SHINGLES-Are brought to market SLOWLY and
there is some demand from shippers We quote
Common at So 25@$3 so, and Contract at 81 5O@
IS u NJ.
TMBER-Has been in moderate enquiry for mill
purposes, and prime quality has generally found
ready sale at our quotations when offered upon
market inferior aud ordinary is slow of sale.-
We quote fair arrivals for the week, and sales at
IS for inferior, S. 5O@S6 for ordinary, 81 5O0$8
for fair, IS 5O0$9 50 for prime and $40 to $12 90
for shipping.
WooD-Has arrived slowly, and is in small suS-
ply We quote by the boat load at 50 so to So for
pine and ash, and 50 rs to So 25 ID cord for oak
and lightwood.
change in price. There is fair amount of pro-
duce offering for shipment, and little or no diff
Guilty is experienced in readily obtaining oarooes
at rates quoted in our table.