Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-12-17

week Just ended All grades have been in limited
request, buyers not being disposed to operate TO
any extent unless at decline in prices. which
factors refuse to accede to at presept-conse-
quently ne report the market as closing some
what unsettled Receipts for the week have been
fair, and there Is a.moderate stock remaining IN.
sold in first hands. We quote sales as follows:
Friday-63 bbls at 81 IS for strained, and So for
No. /; Saturday-292 bbls at 81 Is for No 2, 81 IS
@3 123 for No l, and 81 for low Pale; Monday
400 bbls at 81 SIS for strained, 81 go for No and
50 25<12 IS for No /; Tuesday, G95 bbls at 81 IS
for strained. (delivered), and 81 12s@3 for No !;
Wednesday-1,0 900 bbls at 81 SIS for strained, and
$50 bbls at 81 IS for strained and No 2, per Dbl Of
2S0 lbs.
TAB.-Has been in steady demand throughout
the week, and the market has ruled firm at for
mer quotations. Receipts are about 724 bbls, all
Of which changed hands at 50 05 q Dbl.
BARRELs-In the market for empty spirit bar
rels there is no change to report. The supply is
heavy and demand unusually limited. We quote
meagre transactions from wharf az follows: Sec
ond hand country, 50 1922 20 as they run, and
50 50012 60 for selected, and 81 5000 65 for new;
New York, 81 1902 80 for new and second hand;
city made. 81 1908 each for new, as in quantity
and quality.
BEEswAx-Finds sale upon receipt at 35@37
cents T8 ID.
BEEF CATTLE-Are being brought to market
slowly. and only in about sufficient quantities for
butchers wants. We quote small sales on the
hoof at SOLO cents u ID. net, as in gu atty.
CORN MEAL-Stock fully adequate for present
demand, and we quote as selling from the mills
at 81 25@1 80 % bushel.
CoTToN-Has been in fair request during the
week, and, when offered on market, parcels have
generally found ready sale-in fact, the supply
has not been equal to the demand. The market,
however, closes quiet, and buyers appear to be
holding off at present, owing mainly to want Of
chip room. The sales follows 80 bales at
% cents, 1875 bales at 23a cents. So bales at 234
cents. and Al bales at "a cents ID IL.
IRON BANDS AND TIES for Cotton are in moder-
ate stock and sell at the following quotations.
Arrow, 64@7 cents; Buckle, Gl@7 cents u Ii.
EGGs-Are being brought i'll sparngly, and
at present arc very scarce and wantei. The
prices has advanced, and we quote selling i'll
lots at 4505O cents y dozen.
FFRTILIzERs.-The market is moderately sup
piled with nearly all descriptions and at present
there is little or no demand Sells from store ID
quantities to suit, as follows Peruvian GIano,
SO0@$95 ; Pacific do: SOOO$G5; Wanda Guano,
go; Patapsco do; 500; Phenix do. go wilcox.
Goes Superphosphate OF Lime, 500 BGugh's
Raw Bone Phosphate, $50; Whiteock's CEREAL.
Ter $40; chesapeake Phosphate, $50; Lister Bros
Superphosphate Of Lime So; Whann'- Raw Bone
Superphosphate, $40; Lodi Manufacturing 90.
Pure Bone $48; do do double refined Poudrette
| $28; do do Nit. phosphate Lime s58 ; Berger i
Butts Superphosphate, s6o-alI u ton OF 2,00(
lbs.
FLOUR Dealers are pretty Well supplied with
all grades OF Northern and Fes.ern brands, anG
we report only a light jobbing demand. Sales
| table, as in quantity and quality.
| FIsH-For Mullets there il Il + .ir enquiry and
market only moderately supplied. No 1ecei It.
by vessel that we can hear OF, and quotations il
| table are for store rates.
| GRAIN-The CORN market rules with rather
more frmness than reported in our last.
steady demand has existed, aud cargoes would
lind ready sale; none received. however, and
quotations are nominal at 81 O5. There is only
d moderate stock in dealers hands, and We
quote fair business doing in the small way
from store at 81 17a@l 20 & bushel, as IN quan
tlty. --OATs-supply small, but sufficient Il
meet the demand. Selling from store at 8008!
cents ID bushel. ----PEAs-Are in fair request
would readily Command 81 IO@1 is d bnshsl
l-RICE-Olean 10 in moderate supply, and de
mand limited. Carolina CELLS by the cask at 90
81 cents % Ii.
q small stock on mSrket. One or two lots O