Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-08-28

on former prices. There was considerable enaui-
ry during thH earlier part OF the week, and f. ir
! An, Uut OF tuslDes5 was done but since Tuesday
! the ma kct has remained quiet, and closes rath-
er weak especially Tor toe lower qualities. The
arrivals by river and rail are rather light for the
| season, and ouly d. small stock remaining in first
hands The weeks sales are 4,8 bbie, as fol-
lows: Friday III bbls at 50 1902 Is for No 2,
ana 80 for 20. I; Saturday, OPS bbls at 81 for
| No l; Monday, 100 bbs. at 81 95 for strained,
| 81 Is for No 2, So 10, So 25@s3 so for No. /;
Tuesday, ,S44 bblE at 81 for strained, 50 100
| 80 Is for No. . So SO 25@$3 so for No ], and
81 25@$4 80 for Pate; Wednesday, 26O bbls at 81
80 for low, and -, 50 3d. 50 1904 for fair to ex
ira No. /, as il quality-al u boil Of $50 bs.
TAR-Advanced cents on Saturday last, and
ruled steady at 50 30 up to Wednesday, when
there ws5 less enquiry, and the price declined 80
cents-closing dn4,, WITH declining tendency
Ihe sales are 55z bbls as follows; 265 bbls at
do. at So % Dbl.
BARREI-s For empty spirit barrels the market
has ruled decidedly dull for the past two weeks,
and the sales have been limited to small parcels.
There is full stock in first hands, and no demand
worthy of mention. We quote as follows: Second
hand, 81 254s2 40 for lots they run, and 50 IS
for selected new 50 1888 for country, and $50
So 80 for n. Y. and city make, as in quantity and
quality.
BEEswAx-Is in enquiry, and finds ready sale
at 3oG4 cents az Ii.
DEEF CATTLE AND SHFEp-Are in full supply
ana the demand far butchering purposes Is limit
ed only PRIME article hnding ready sale. We
10. DeeVeS,
and 1908 each for sheep, as in quality
CORN MEsL-Is in moderate stock, and we re-
port fair business doing from the mills, at 81 60
01 IS y bushel, in quantities to snit.
CoTToN.-Nothing doing for want of stock
Sales OF one small lot ct 26 cents for good or
binary.
IRON BANDS AND TIES for Cotton are in mode
rate supply, and sell from store at the following
figures Arrow Tic, cents Sweths Buckle Tie
8 cents; Valleys Buckle Tie, 81 cents Boards
Buckle and Lock Tie, 81 cents IL Ii.
EGGs-Are very scarce, and in demand. We
quote at 25G130 cents u dozen.
FERTILIzERs-Continue to be in limited enquiry,
and only limited stock of all descriptions ON
market Sells from store as follows Peruvian
Guano $900$95 Pacific do. $70@1$75; Patapsco
do. sos; Phoenix do $55; Wilcox. Gibbs * Co.'S Man
ipulated do. $40; E. +. Goes Superphosphate of
1lme SOS Baugh's Raw Bone Phosphate, $50;
Cells Superphosphate of Lime $65; ZelPs Raw
Bone Phosphate, Sos Rhodes Standard Manure,
S659S7O; Woolstoon's Phosphate of Lime, SOS;
Whitelock's Cerealizer $40; chesapeake Phosphate
$50; Lister Bros Superphosphate of Lime sos u
ton of 1000 lbs.
FLoUn:-1he market continues to he fairly sup
Piled with Northern brands, and tF3 iemand is
principally for retail lots. We refeA - our table
for store quotations The supply of State brands
is light, and demand limited few parcels OF
fIe,1 crop have been received, and small sales at
81 for superfne, and 81 so y bbl for family.
| GRA1N.-ln tho CORN market we have no i'm
portant change to report for the week just closed
Recent arrivals have repleniShed the market and
| there is at present a moderate supply in dealers
hands. The receipts for the week are some II to
$4,000 bushels, and we hear Of the sale from wharf
| OF only 5000 bushels at 81 35 h bushel. From
store we quote in the small way at 81 40 for yell
low and 81 As for white bags included.-
OATs.-Market poorly supplied, and only light
demand. One or two lots received and gone into
store, and retailing at 81 u bushe- PEAS
are being brought in sparingly, and only q light
stock Oh market; sufficient, however, for present
5i 81 = brs Me 2 or by the H1any at
limited request, and Tho stock of clean il email.
Carolina sells by the cask at 1l@12 cents % b.,
as in quality.
HAY-The market Is rather firmer, and the
stock in dealers hands is somewhat reduced in
consequence of the light receiOts for some time
past We refer to our table for quotations OF last
sales from wharf.
me Is in fair stock, and demand limited
Sells from store at 81 4O@$l so u cask.
LUMBER-ls in fair demand, aud the market
rules steady. Ne quote as follows:
Pine Steant Sd1Ced Lumber Cargo rdteS-per
1000 feet
Ordinary assortment Cuba cargoes, 800 90 "a 20 90
Hayti cargoes, IS 90 "a 20 90
Full cargoes wide Boards. ........, % 90 "a "a 90
- C flooring boards, rough % 90 % % 90
Ship Stuff as per speclhcatlons,... "A GO 0 rs 90
B B:, by ~ 0 g IS OO
MoLAssEs-kules without change in price The
market is pretty well supplied with nearly all de-
scriptions, and only a retail demand See table
for prices.
PEA NUTS No receipts or sales that we can
hear of, and quotations are nominal at So a.
bushel.
PoTATuEs-Are scarce, and in moderate request
and Irish sell at s5GS5 50 u Dbl. few parcels
of 1aeeU crop Sweet have been brought H. ami sold
from carts at $2@$2 % u bushel.
POULTRY The supply is not 80 good, and wo
quote as selling at 10000 cents for chickens and
5000 ~ents each for grown fowls.
PRovIsIoNs.--In the BACON market we have no.
thing new to report. The arrivals Of North Oar
DINA have been unusually light for some time
past, and the stock of former receipts has about
all become worked off There is a brisk demand
for retailing purposes, and high prices could be
obtained readily for prime lots. We quote at 81
1l22 cents for hog round, and 220324 cents ~ b.
for hams, as i'll quality. The supply of Western
cured is rather better, several parcels having ar
rived during the week, and the market rules
about the same, with moderate business doing.
We quote from store at l6@lG3 cents for shout
ders, 1870 8 cents for sides, and 20122 cents ~
ID. for hams -LARD-For Northern there is
merely retail enquiry, and the market is moder-
ately supplied. Selling from store at 170121 cents
u ID -PoRK.-There is a moderate stock Of
Northe on market, and prices are shade low
er. See table for store quotations.
SALTS N very goOi stock, and only light
business doing. From store quote in the
small way at 81 900$2 for American, and 50 200
50 % u sack for Liverpool ground.
dull We quote at s30s3 so for Common, and 81
0$5 so - NJ for Contract.
TIMBER-COntinues to como in sparingly.-
Prime quality has been selling freely at high
ratcs-say S13 to $14 50-but there is less demand
from millers at present, and the price has de-
clined somewhat. We refer to our table for
vised quotations.
WooD-Is brought in slowly and market poorly
supplied. We quote by the boat load al So 7j1
So for pine and ash, and 50 250$3 so for oak, and
SO 500Is3 IS u cord for lightwOod.
FREIGHTs-TO cOastWise ports are without i'm
portant change in price, but rule rather frmer-
There is a fair quantity OF country produce offer
ing shipment, and vessels are IN some enquiry