Wilmington journal., 1868-10-23

while there is merely retail demand. We have
to report only email gales from during tho
week st 81 30Gtsl 323 IL bushel, sacks included
No demand for cargocs, the price is therefore
nominal at 81 ~ --OATS.-No arrivals and
demand light. Dealers have a moderate stock
on market, and are selling in lots wanted at 90
cents 59 bushel coming to mar
ket slowly, but the supply in dealers hands is
fully adequate for present wants. We quote sales
OF small lots at 81 209s1 25 u bushel for Cow.
I--RIcE.-Tho stock of clean continues small
but is sufficient to supply the retail enquiry. We
quote Carolina at lO3Dl1 cents u ID. by the pack
Iage.
ern, and if any thing the price is a shade lower
The receipts for the week are some 200 bales
which has sold from wharf at IS cents d 100 lbs.
No late receipts sales of Eastern and the pricc
a nominal at 81 10@E 15
LIME-Is in fair stock, and We note merely
retail business doing from warehouse at 81 80 u
cask.
LUADER-Thc market rules without change,
AID We give the following as cargo rates
Pine SeGnt Sa,ced lumber Cargo y-ates-pc1
1000 feet.
Ordinary assortment Cuba cargoos, $40 90 q % 90
h&yti cargoes, 20 20 02 90 90
Full carSOeS VIDE boards. p 90 ga q 90
1" flooring boards, rough % 90 a @ 90
Ship Stuff as per specihcations,... % co % Il 90
Deals, by g.; ;.:................ y 90 q % 90
Prime River Flooring. 15 90 90 Is co
MoIAssEs-Supply fair and dem and light. See
table for rates.
PEA NUTs-Arc coming in slowly, and primo
artlcie @ hnds ready sale. We quote from carts at
sZ,gsZ % u bnshel, according to quality.
PoTAToEs-Are Ia light request ard market
very well supplied. We quote Insh at S3 5O61S3
IS u bbl, and Sweet at so cents GGsI u brshei,
PoULTRY-Market rather poorly supplied, and
prices rule high. We quote chickens at 25035
cents, and grown fowls at 35945 cents each.
PRovIsIoNs.-In the BACON market We have
nothing new to report The stock of North Caro-
ma cured has about all become worked of, and
| IN the absence OF receipts sales have taken
pace Ihere Is brisk enquiry for iobbipG lots,
and nigh figures could be readily obtained. We
quote at 2l@22 cents for hog round and 22024
cents u 10. for hams, as in quality. The market
Is rather better supplied with Western, and we
quote moderate business doing from store ct
l5i0DlG cents for shoulders, and lS0lSA cents "
h. for rsdes--LARD-Is without change. The
market is moderately supplied with Northern,
and there is only small business doing at prices
ranging from 164 to 23 cents ~ ID. by the pack
age, in quality.--PoRI.-T stock of
Northern is small, but fully adequate to supply
the present demand. Selling from store at quo
tatlons given in table.
| SALT-The market continues to be very we'll
| supplled, and we note fair business doing
About 5000 sacks American have been received
| coastwise for the week, and we quote sales OF
some 1000 sacks from wharf at 81 750St 50
| u sack, IN lots. Liverpool ground is selling in
the small way from store ut So 25 " sack.
| SHINGLEs-Are in demand for building pur-
poses, and very few coming to market. Sell read
ny at So 6O0$4 for Common, and 81 506$5 so 9}
NJ. for Contract.
timber There is moderate enquiry existing
for mill purposes, and parcels generally find
ready sale upon arrival-mOTe especially prime
article. The sales for the week are some iS820
RATS at prices ranging within classified figures in
J our table.
WOODS very scarce and wanted, and COM
mands higher price. We quote bv the boat load
at S30$3 rs for inc, So 25G9s3 so FOR lightwood,
50 t0@$3 75 for aeh, and f40s4 rs f} cord for
oak.
FREIGHTs-Several vessels have arrived since
our last, and the market has ruled less firm rates
having declined shade to New York and Phia-
delphla, and closing rather weak 70 other ports
we have no change 10 make, and would remark
that at present the quantity of produce offering
shipment Is rather RmGll still nearly or quite all
OF the vessels arrived since cur last have been
taken IN. s. table for rates