Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-11-12

Ros1N-During the week just closed the mar
ket for the finer grades mas ruled decidedly
dull. and but few transactions have taken place.
Advices from abroad report a decline IN prices,
and consequently buyers are not disposed to
operate unless at lower figures, which sellers at
present refuse to accept-and the market closes
inactive. In the lower grades there has been d
decline of five CENTS and for q few days the mar
ket has ruled rather frmer at quotations given
below, with moderate inquiry and stock small.
We give the following sales for the week: Friday,
so bills. at 81 Is for NO. 2; Saturday. 58l bbls.
at 81 G5@s1 80 for No. 2 and 81 for extra No. /;
for low No. : Tuesday, 83l bbls. at 81 55@$1 573
for strained 81 IS for No. 2, and So 25@$3 So for
No, "Wednesday, 2l3 bbis. at 81 So for strained,
and 81 1901 81 for No. 2 - d Dbl. OF $50 lbs.
TAE-The market opened on Friday last at
decline of cents, and has since ruled steady at
81, with a moderate demand. Receipts only 320
bbls, which sold at 81 d Dbl.
BARRELs-The market for empty spirit barrels
has remained without change since our last. The
stock in dealers hands IS good, but mostly
of new ones, while tho demand for all kinds 10
rather light. only small sales lare reported as
follows Second hand country, 81 1892 30 as
they run, and 81 50@2 rs for selected and 81 SO
o. Is for new New York, 81 1895 for ne" and
second hand city made, S2 1905 each for new,
as in quantity and quality.
BEFswAX.-Small parcels coming ID, which lind
sale at $500 81 cents u 1b.
inply and there is only small stock on market.
| There ia moderate enquiry for butcherlng pur-
poses and prime quality is readily taken at high
| est Fl gures. We quote on the hoor at SOLO cents
| fB b. net.
Corn MEALS in good supply. and demand
moderate. Sells. from the mills at 81 3ODl 80 q
! bushel.
| CorroN.-Since the close Of our last review the
advices from abroad have proven unfayorable,
and as a consequence the market has had de-
clining tendency throughout the week-closing
! @14 cent lower than figures given on Thursday
| last. There is some demand at 23 cents for low
niddling but holders are unwilling 10 sell to any
extent at this figure. The sales are $50 bales At
! 22A, %, 234, 23sNO24 cents-clesing at 234 cents
/ tor low DllddllDS.
IRON BANDS And TIES for Cotton are in moder-
ate stock, and sell at the following quotatione:-
Arrow, 63@7 cents; Buckle, G3G7 cents u h..
| EGGS-Are in enquiry, and coming IN slowly
Sell at 25 to 81 Genus Il dozen.
| FERTILIzERs-Are IL fair stoch; and bat little
demand We quote as follows from store: Peru
Wan Guano, sUUD$95 Pacific DO. SOOt0S65; Wanda
Guano $40; Iatepsc DO. 500; FhRpiX do $50
Wilcox, Gibbs & Co.'S Manipulated do. $40; E. +.
Goes SuperphCsph&te OF Lime, $50; BauSh's
Raw Bono Phosphate, 500; "hltelock,s CEREAL.
ger $40; chesapeake Phosphate, $50; Lister Bros
Superphosphate OF Lime 400; Whann's Raw Bone
!Superphosphate, SO; Lodi manufacturing Go.
Pure Bone s4S; do do double refined Poudrette
$23; do do Nit. phosphate Limo 500 Berger l.
Butts Superphosphate, s6O-al u ton OF 2OOC
lbs.
| FIoUR-The market continues to be we'll sup
piled with all grades OF Northern brands, and
rules steady At former rates. There Is moder-
! ate demand from the tt ade, and a fair business
has Leen doing in the small way from store al
quo, stiens given in table, according to quantity
and quality.
F1sH-Mullets are 10 moderate demand and
the market ia fairly supplied at present. sales
from vessel on Monday OF 300 bbls at Sc 5OG$6
IS for pine bbs.
GRAIN-Ihe CORN market rules about the same
as reported for the past two weeks None re-
ceived that we are aware OF, hut there ia a fail
stock remaining in dealers b .nds. aud demand
light. From store We quote as selling in email
lots at 81 so u bushel. Cargo price is merely
- 81 FL
lower in price, aud are in moderate stock. There
; is merely a retail enquiry, and we quote from
store at 8O@85 cents u bushel --PEAs-OoV
are being brought to market sparingly, and the
stock has become somewhat reduced, though
B still adequate to meet the demand. We quote by
the Quantity at $10$1 05 p bushel. -RIcR-