Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-29

ly firm since our last, and the price has further
advanced. Receipts for two or three weeks past
have been moagre, and in consequence the snip
ply has become considerably roduced-thers be-
ing only moderate STOCK in dealers hands.
good demand exists and cargoes would q nd ready
which sold to-day az 81 Is p busheI. From stops
we notice sales arc being made at OIL 3O0l 35 As
in quantity. --OATs- The supply Is somewhat
reduced, though fully adequate for the demand
We quote as retailing from store at 5000 cents
b bushel.---PEAs-Int the absence of receipts
the market has become almost entirely bare ofal
Cow would find ready sale by the quantity at 81
cool u o. bushel.---R IcE-Clean ia In mod.
crate stock and the demand is merely in the re-
fail way. We quote Carolina at c4074 cents y
10.
Hay Northern is in moderate supply at
present and and d en-. not SO good; About $50
LIME.-Stock fl ly fair, and only q local de-
mand. Sells from store at 81 40 y cask.
LUMBER-ls in good stock. and only . light
demand for shipment. We quote as follows:
Pine Steam Sdeoed LANDER Cargo rates-per
ZOO feet.
Ordinary assortment Cuba cargoes, s1s 90 "a 10 90
Hayti cargoos, Is 90 a 90 90
Full cargoes wide Boards. -. 20 90 al az 90
flooring boards, rough 90 % a 2s 90
mp mp sun AS approximations % 90 a "a 90
Prime River flooring. ............ 10 90 al 20 90
MoLAasEs. The market is fully supplied with
nearly all descriptions, and the demand is prin-
clpaly IN the small way. Quotations in table are
for store rates, as in quality.
PEA NUTS. ~ Receipts ara very Liz ht and theye
10 little or no stock on market. For prime and
g1s 9n nd t hers, is "a fair enquiry for ship
Other grades are dull Of sale, and we quote At
81 2O9S1 GO for inferior to fair.
PoIAToEs.-For Irish there is only light de.
mand, and we quote selling from store at
q 5O9$3 IL Dbl. in the small way Sweet sell
from carts at 81 40Q3$1 so 81 busheI
PoULTRY-Is being brought in slowly, and de-
mand falr Prices rule high and quote live
chickens at 3O@35 cents, and grown fowls at
10000 cents each.
6rmer Tor the week, and prices have an upward
tendency. The stock OF North Carolina has
become rather light, in the absence of receipts
worthy OF note, and there is a better enquiry for
retailing purposes. We quote small traneac-
tons at 160DlG5 cents for shoulders l7Ml8 cents
for sides. 17@l6 cents for hog round, and I8@19
cents u ID FOR hams, according to quality West
ern is d shade higher, and market only moder-
stely supplied. There is a fair demand for small
10 cents for shoulders, 7s918 cents for sides
and 1920 cents u ID for hams----LARD-
North Oaro iI is In some enquiry, and none
here;-would bring 179@919 cents. Northern il
In good supply. and only small business doing
from store at l502O cents % b.---PoRK-
further advance. Sales from store at quotations
in table.
6A1T-Supply fully fair, and demand light.
Small transactions from store at 81 so for Ameri-
can, and 81 60 F3 sack for Liverpool ground.
SHIEGLEs-OnIy small boat loads coming in.
and demand meagre. We quote from wharf at
50 5O@$3 for Common. and s40t5 % M. for Con
tract.
I TIMBER-For this article there is little or no
demand from millers at present. and the market
rules dull Receipts for two weeks have been
meagre, but there is considerable of former ar
rivals still remaining unsold. We refer to cable
| for classified quotations.
woods very dull of sale. and arrivals mod
crate: By the boat load we quote sales at 81 rs
0s2 for pine, So % for ash, and 81 750s3 Is u.
cord for oak and lightwood.
FREIGHTs-To all coastwise ports are about
| me same as last reported. Barrel freiRhts con-
| tlnue scarce, and the few vessels arriving find
considerable difficulty in obtaining cargoes See
! table for rates.