Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-07-03

Ros1N.-Since the close of our last review the
market for all grades has ruled unusually dull
and prices have gradually declined each day. The
advces from abroad have proven unfavOrable
and In consequence buyers here show no DISPOSE
ton to operate at present. unless at reduced hg
ures, which factors are unwilling to ACCEPTING
market therefore, closes some What unsettled, anC
quotations merely nominal. The stock Of al
grades is small, being barely one third as large
held here st this time last year, reaching Only
about 10 900 bills, against 80 900 IN 1851. The
weeks sales are only 2,203 bbls., q fol! Dws;
Friday. 76 bills NO 2 at 3 Is; Saturday, 61G
bbls at 50, 81 05CS2 10 for strained, 81 10 tor No
for strained and No. 2, and 50 Is for Opaque and
low No. /; Tuesday, 907 bbls. at 81 for strained
S. 50 05DS2 10 for No. 2, and So for No. J; We'd
nesday, 23S bols. at 81 s. for strained, 81 50D$3
for No. l. and 81 for low Pale, ;3 bb of $50 lbs.
TAR.-The market since our last has ruled ex-
ceedingly dull for this article and prices have de-
cned ruly 81 on quotation OF last Monday ut
sales being at So, and there no buyers low at
this figure. The arrivals and sales are --
bbls AZ follows: ESQ bbls. at 50 IS, 10 do at 50
TO- 81 do at SO so 172 do at 50 Is, 139 90. at 50
10, AZ do. at So e Dbl.
BARRELs.-For empty spirit basrrels thqre has
been moderate enquiry for second hand, and
few or none remain III first hands new are III
moderate stock, and little or no enquiry exists
We quo e from wharf as follows: Second hand,
50 G0(GS2 IS for lots they run, and 1898 %
for selected new, - 1898 for country, and
So 25@s3 so for New York and city made So
for pine, and So 250Gs3 SO each for oak.
BEEswAx-Is brought in slowly, AID meets with
ready sale at 400 "a cents u ID.
BEEF CATTLE AND eHEEP Are il very fair sup
ply and at present the demand Is limited "o
quote on the hoof at 100 cents u ID. for beeves,
and 81 50G0t2 50 each for sheep, IA in quality
Corn MEAI.-The market is fairly supplied, and
the sales from the sranaTies are confined to small
lots at 81 45QS1 so ~ bushel.
CoTToN-Only one or two small lots on market,
which generally he'd above the vie ~ of buy
ers. and no sales have been. reported for the
week. We quote noninallv st q ceats for mid
ding.
EGGS Are in moderate supply and sell slowly
at 20@25 cents II dozen, as in quantity.
FERTILIZERS The s:ock Of al descriptions IN
dealers hands has bee 1ule some what ddced hut
fully sufficient for present limited demand. We
quote from store as follows: Peruvian HuanO,
$50; Pacific do. s70@7,; fatap54o 20. 500
Phoenix do: $50 Wilcox. ,f'bbs d C,}s nanlpu-
Lime, s65 Baughs law Zone Phosphate, $50
Zelrs Superphosphate OF Line, SoI; Zeits Raw
Bone Phosphate, 500 Rhodes standard Manure
| S65Ms7O: Woolston's Phosphate. of Lime, SIS
Whitelock's Cerealzer so; besapeake Pho-I hate
$50; Lister Bros Superphosph&te OF Lime sos /
| ton of 1000 1bs
ces OF Northern brands are somewhat lower. Tn
demands merely for retail lo.s and sales have beel
confined to small parcels from store at quotation
| given in table. State brands are III moderate
SUPREME and sdi s,a 5 55 vi Dbl for family
G4AIN-In o. RN VIC have no change OF conse
| quence to report as ,egards prices The marke
| is heavily supplied with recent arrivals, aud onl
| light demand exists at present. For the wee
| the receipts comprise about 2O,OcO bushels, som
| 5000 of which We sold to arrive on terms no
| made public and the balance came to dealers. =
From store we quote at 81 % for mixed, and 81 3
| % bushel for white. in lots. Cargo pricewe quot
| at 81 25 Oars receipts. and only a sin a
stock in dealers hands, but sufficient to suppl.
| the demand. Retailing at 81 % bushel--
PEAs-Are in small stock, but the demand IS 20
! so brisk, and prices have declining tendency
| We quote Cow at 81 60@$1 70 % bushei:-.
R1cE-Clean continues in small stock, but there u