Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-24

OF S.GO5 bushels, and from all sources
were as follows: From Philadelphia,
1886 bushels; from Baltimore, $500
bushels; from New York, $500 bush.
els; and by Wilmington Weldon rail-
road 419 bushels. Dealers are selling
from store at 50 cents flor yellow,
mixed and white mealing per bushel,
highest figures including sacks. OATS
Are also quoted fraction higher in
the absence OF receipts and slight
falling off of stock. The demand is
principally local and few orders are
being received from the country.
Dealers are selling from store at 673@
70 cents per bushel, sacks included.
-PEAs-There is no stock of peas
and very light receipts have induced q
a frmer feeling. We quote nominally
as follows: Cow 81 so, Clay 81 500
81 GO, and White 81 75@S1 So p
bushel. -RICE-The market is well
supplied and TIE demand is confined
principally to the local trade.--
Corn MEAh-The market is steady and
unchanged. The city mills are sup
plying the demands at 97!c. @S1 90 p
! bushel.
PROVISIONS Continue to decline
IN sympathy with the Northern and
Western markets, and during the week
Western meats are quoted lower. to
cents. The effect of the panic con-
| times to hang over the market and its
| influence tends TO check all specula-
! tive operations. So the business Of
the week was confined to the current
demand of consumers.
The Cincinnati Price Current, COM
menting upon the market, says:
! ''The demand for meats is restricted
from various causes, while the strin-
Sency in the money market causes
holders of Provisions to be free sellers,
even at constantly declining prices.
The consumptlye demand has been
only moderate, and although there
have been considerable foreign exports
from New York and other seaboard
cities, which is encouraging to holders,
still prices have not only failed to rally.
but have actually declined. The ex-
ports of Lard, especially. are enor-
nous, and yet the current prices are
the lowest of thu season. There is
little said about the coming seasons
business, except that it will be later
than usual III opening, and unless
financial matters materially improve
during the next few weeks, there will
be Il few packers who will be willing to
take the risks of the season on Il large
| business, and in the existing condition
of the money markets all over the
country, there Is no disposition to
make contracts for Hogs OF their pro-
duct for the failure"
The following are the lrotations to-
day: North Carolina Bacon sells at
llW12 cents for shoulders, l3Ql15
cents for sides, l5G1l6 cents for hog
round and 20@2l cent; for hams. We
for shoulders, II oil cents FOR sides,
and 11W1S cents for hams. DrY Saitcd
sells at 9, iW10 cents for shoulders and
TO- On TO- cents for clear rib siLes.--
LARD-Nortl Carolina is scarce and
wanted. Sells at HOP cents p IL.
Northern steam refined, in buckets and
tubs, sells at 1o!W11! cents + III.
PEANUTS There are 10 iInpor-
tant changes to report i'll the move
ment of the Wcek--if We except u
slightly iirmcr tone to the market.
trices have received no radical change
and are the same as previously quoted
The new crop has rot put i'll its APP
pearancc as yet, and receipts arc light
Tie export movement is quite small
The stock IN market does not exceed
10,0t1 bushels. The following re-
marks on the outlook of the coming
season are taken from the F,:;.ci,siati
P,icc CthrcH
10 2iiuTu dealers Some satisfactory
data upon which to base calculations
relative TO the peanut trade of this city,
last year we took an account of the
stock on hand October (which IS
considered the beginning OF the crop
year. We have nearly completed "a
similar work the present month
From tie information III our posses
sion we may say that while the stocks
at this time-owing 10 the great re-
ceipts from the last crop-are large.
II the reports relative to the new crop
inIinoto sr1a1i a,ao,,,,t 49, 49,
there does not appear to be more than
will be needed; the coming season. u
,nf es IN. sI q me receipts t 5.o ~ ms
ets-ls approximately correct. and the
! will be an amount wanted, in addition.
~ !lIe piGsen: stoch, greater tHan inc
ceas '-'r % 'o''''e
The following, ar. ,;,,, orotations to-
dav.
or1;, a,on
prima tnta1 "a
Extra Prime. 80 to1 60
Fancy .............175 to co