Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-03-01

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CoTToN-DurinS the past week there has beer.
Ia general dullness prevailing in the market for
this staple, the high prices keeping Of buy
ers, while the sellers unwilling to sacrific e
their cotton at lower figures, consequently very
little has been done in the way Of sales, and we
hardly know how TO state the market. The re-
sceipts in the earlier part of the week were good,
but there has been a decided falling of FOR the
last two or three days The shipments to coast
wise ports have been large, and the stock has
become somewhat reduced, bein. now only
b, 574 bales.
The receipts at Ill ports for the seven days
have reached Il ,0S7 bales, against 1886 bales
last week, 1926 bales the previous week, ana
a92 688 bales three weeks since, making the fetal
receipts since the first eft September, 1871
,, 166, 957 bales against 2,IS7,7SO bales for the
same period of 1901, showing a decrease since
September LIST, this year, of 600, s@3 bales.
The following comprise the sales for the
4 week:
Friday, bale at % cents, Is do at 2l,5 cents
I Saturday, Is bales at % cents.
We quote nOminally as follows:
6Ordinary 1919 cents
Good ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -
4 Low middlinG. ...........-...--..-....@ Il 80
Middling Observation-Disclosures. Pig "
RosIN.-Strained and No. have been the
chief grades for operation during the past week
\ and the business has been confined principally
4 to the two qualities The market ruled firm
sduring tho earlier part of the week at the clos
& ing figur"5 of previous week, but on Wednesday,
under the unfavorable Northern ajivices be-
came weak and easier, and declined 10 cents -
The finer qualities continue to be much neg
zected, with only an occasional sale. This Is
owing to the light stock, the bulk OF
stock in market being Of the lower grades
\ The receipts continue TO be light, and
the stock in market has been much
reduced by heavy shipments. The present
stock is 81 ,5n bills, against 1885 for last
week, decrease of 1889 bbls. The market
has shown the following movement for the week:
Friday, 600 bbls. strained at 81 Is, and 900
bbis. stranat and No. ? (mixed) at 81 80. Sat
urday, OPS bbls at 81 As for strained and No Q
(mixed) and 81 fer low Pale. Monday, 1000
bbs. strained at 81 So, 1,o16 bbls. at 81 40 for
sstrained, and 500 for No. 2. Tuesday. 40
lbbS. at ST 10 for strained, 81 so for No. 2. Wed
tuesday, 800 bbls. at 81 50 for strained. Thurs
sday, 900 bDls Ct. 0. b. at 81 80 for strained.
SALr.-Dealers are doing fair business and
with limited demand and good stock. Sales
arc made at the following quotations 81 %,
Isl so 10 s 50 for American, anu - IS to 81 10
for Liverpool per sack.
L1ME.-Onc cargo OF 200 ibis has arrived
during the past week, which will supply the
present wants. There is good enquiry, and
sales made from store at 81 60 per cask.
BARRELs-The demand for spirit bbls. con-
|tinueS good, and the stock in market is limited
thought sufficient for present wants. Sells at the
figures Second hand country 50 10 G.
60.
new; New York, So 90 for second hand, and
S2 I5 fOT new.
BEEF CATTLE.-rhere are very few cattle
now being brought in, though the stock in
butchers hands is al present sufficient to supply
the demands. A few droves would sell on tho
hoof at 4 to cents, as in quality.
TRnTrLIzERs-We note the arrival of a cargo
Peruvian during the week which was immedi-
ately shipped after arrival. making no addition
to present stock. There Is fair business doing
from store and wharf a. the following rates:
Peruvian GUano, [CiIlncha Island,i $75, 1880 );
do. DO, Guanope, $40; Carolina FertilizcA go \
Ruth's Challenge Sol. Phosphate, s6o@65; Wan
do Guano, $50; Patapsco do, $65; Navassa
Guano, $55, cash, and So, time; Cape Fear GuanO
SS5 cash, and S45, time; E. +. Goes SuperPhos-
hate of Lime, $50 BauGtI's Raw Bone Phosphate,
$50; Lister Bros. Superphosphate OF Lime, 800;
Whann's Raw Bone Superphosphate, $50; Lodi
Manufacturing Co. Pure Bone, $4s; do. do. double
refined Poudrctte $50 do. do. Nit. Phosphate
Lime, $50; Berger S Butts superphosphate, $50;
Wilson's Supcrphosphate of Lime, 500; Star So-
bubble Phosphate, So Compound Acid Phosphate
|of Lime, SIS; Land Plaster, $1oG1t-au = ton of
q 900 lbs.
FLoCR.-The market is we'll applied with a ii
grades OF this article. There is good demand
|and we report a fair business doing in both
Northern and State brands, and refer to our
table of wholesale prices for quotations.
IRON BANDS AND TIES FOR COTToN-The
stock is fully sufficient to supply the
present demands. Sales are being made from
store at to So cents per ID, as in quantity and
quality.