Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-12-27

minston 81 weldon Railroad 476 bushele
The stock in market shows a large
increase and is estimated at 20 coo or ESQ
bushels. Dealers are selling from store at IS to
S7H cts. for mix:d and Snoopy cts. for white
mealing per bushel including sacks-OATs-
have undergone no change of importance dur
Ing the week. The market continues quiet and
firm at unchanged figures. The receipts continue
TO be large, and for the week were GOO bushels
against 40 bushels for last week showing An
increase of $50 bushels. The demand are con-
lined principally to a local trade, which is sup
p1ed from store at 65970 cts per bushel-sacks
ncluded-PRAs-Them market ia almost if not
entirely bare of all kinds. The principal de-
mand seems to be for cow OF this quality there
Is none IN market, but there is a light stock of
clay and white peas, but for these the demands
are quite limited. We quote as selling from
store at ST p for COW; 81 25 for CLAW
and 81 25@s1 80 for white, per bushel.
-WHEAT.-The receipts are moderately
large, and demand good. There is barely a
market, as the entire receipts come to order
Inc city mills will purchase at 81 5O@$175 per
bushel for a fair is a
fair stock in market, but prices are high Sells
from store in bbls. and ties. at * to cents per
pound.
PROFESSIONALISM Provisions the market
continues extremely dull and during the week
western styles OF meats have declined from
cent to cent. The dullness which set In at the
close of the old season has continued through
out the entire Northwest and South, and the
general belief is that the present decline is but
a mere precedence of further transactions.
The heavy yield of Pork throughout the west
has caused feeling of extreme caution among
buyers and their purchases are only of such
qualities ard quantities. as will be required for
supplying their immediate wants. North Caro-
lima bacon has ceased to be an item In the mar
ket There is mo stock here and none is being
received. We scarcely know how to give the
correct statement of the market, but think
That 1t may be written firm, as follows: 1OX@
IL cents for shoulders, 13@134 cents for sides,
13@l3E cents for hog round. 1920 cents for
Hams We quote Western smoked meat rs fol-
lows: cents for shoulders, o. to 10 cents for
sides, 1920 cents for Hams Dry Sailed il In
good stock and sell as follows 6t964 cents for
shoulders, 84@Sk cents for sides --LARD-
North Carolina Lard is scarce and wanted.
Sells at 12CG12S cents per Id. Northern steam
refined, in buckets and tubs, cells at 1OH@11 y
cents per lb.
CORN MEAL-This article has exhibited
nothing new of Importance The market
ket remains much the same. There is a good
stock, and tic city mills are supplying the de-
mand from store at ST per bushel- sacks in
cluded.
POULIR1.-The market is in good supply
OF all kinds of fowls. Chickens sell at IS to so
cents per pair for grown fowls and 50 to 60
cents for young. Ducks bring 81 to ST rs per
pair. turkeys are coming in very slowly and
sell at S. 25 to So as per quality
EGGS-The Christmas demand now exhibits
itself strongly, and with lightreccipts the mar
ket is well up and dealers paying 40Gs45
cents per dozen by the quantity.
SALT-The market is IN good stock of Amer
! lean, but of Liverpool is scarce. There exists a
t fair demand and dealers are selling from store
at 81 80 per sack.
tLOUR-Thcre arc no new developments in
! the market for this article. There exists fair
| demand from the trade, and prices continue to
! De maintained, but the feeling in the marke:
Is not strong an the tendency is rather in favor
| of buyers. We refer to our table of Wholesale
t prices for quotations Of both rthern and
| State brands.
! PEANUTS-The arrivals of the new croI
have in large degree been restricted by the
| prevailing horse malady, and receipts of sufi-
Gent size to affect prices have not come to hand
The market continues to rule with the same
dizziness which has characterized it during the
past few months. The exports are very Iigh
! and the stock in market is only moderated,
/ large. Dealers are purchasing at the following
rates
Ordinary. Observation-Disclosures C5 to Z
| Prime. 50 to l 0
Extra Prlmc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l % to
Fancy. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1 10 to 1
TIMBER-Ihe timber market continue
very firm, and has advanced a shade during th
week Only two RATS have arrived, whic
s)ld for SIG 90 per NJ. for Extra mil
The receipts by rail as well as by river arc yer
light, and the stock in market is barely suficiel
to meet the wants of millers. The city Inl
will purchase at the following rates per 1Ot
feet
Extra Prime Mill Timber
per HallrOau; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 10 GOA II
Prime Mill per railroad. ......... SIS O0916
Extra River Timber. S12 O0913
5 Prime Riv er Timber. O0@12
Common Mill. ...................s9 Oo@ 10
} OfolGaly.... ...So COG
Inferior NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. coo I
LUMBEE-Thcre is heavy business doir
= i'll the shipping trade beth coastwise and to 70
cign countries. Our city mills arc selling at Il
following rates:
Pt'ie Steam S0trrt L'nH1e3'-Ctt5gO RGteS-p,
1,0a1 FEET.
" Hayti cargocs.. GO OO920
Full cargo wide Boards. ............. 20 OO925
d" flooring boards, rough. 90 oO@26
Ship Stuff as per specifications. % OO@3O
Deals, . by 9..-........ ~ oO9Z2
CATTLE.-There is only moderately ia
demand for live stock existing in the cattle ma
ket at present and butcheas wants are conflne
! principally to such will meet their imm eda
| necessities. good drove of beeves will brI
OK to cents per pound on the hoof. Sheep. al
brought in very sparingly. For these there
only a light demand and butchers pay from
to S3 as per quality.
HAY-The market continues very firm. I'll
receipts are very light. The demand is lars
with only a small stock to supply the trad
Dealers are selling from wharf and store as TO
lows:
Pennsylvania Timothy 81 20 81 7O@1
NC" 1OEk..-- .......-.-. ~ IUV0I
Eastern. 1 80@1
IRON BANDS AND TIES FOR COrTO
Are in good dem and and fair stock. Sells
follows
S S S%sh IT, 4 Is! s.. 81 cents.
Arrow Ties, cents.
Discounts made on purchases OF and ov
I i2h tons.
LIME-Tbe stock of lime Is fair and with
4 ! good demand, we quote selling from sto
at 81 509S1 G5 per cssk.
= WOOD--The stock of wood is very small, Al
n in consequence prices are well up. Oak al
= ash are in fair supply, but pine is very scar
n and wanted Sells from flats by the cord al
Il in large quantities at the folio wing quotation
e Pine Observation-Disclosures. ......$3 80 to 8
: Ash. Observation-Disclosures. 3 80 to 3
t Oak. Observation-Disclosures p to
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