Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-07


PROV VISION .-The provision
market is still dull and declining, in
sympathy with Western markets, and
We have to record further decline
during the present week. The condi-
ton of affairs is still unsettled, owing
mainly to the stoppage of the specula-
tive movement by the late financial
embarrasalnents to the trade of the
country. The new season has not
fairly opened yet but the opening will
probably find large stock of the old
cure in Market. The Cincinnati
Price Current, commenting On tie
trade SAYS: "There has been a fair
domestic consumptive demand for
most articles in this iue, and some
lots were taken for foreign export, but
all at a further decline III prices. The
old season closes with considerable
old stock on hand, and as the new
Seasons production will shortly come
into competition with it, there is a
general desire to realize and some lots
have been forced upon the market,
under which prices have declined,
and still the offerings are quite liberal
at the reduced figures. The new
product will govern the market hence
forth, for although there are no new
meats ready for sale here, they can be
Obtained at our packing points. There
will be few hogs slaughtered here for
the Winter packing next week if the
weather is favorable, but packing will
not probably become general before
the middle oil the month, so that the
old stock muet furnish meat for bacon
until the middle of December, and
this will give time for the work off of
oil meats pretty ef1ectually. The
altered circumstances in this country
and III Europe pnt the packers at a
disadvantage this season, for they
must necessarily work in the dark,
and therefore they are disposed to
hold Oft from Very active operations
until they can obtain some indications
OF what prices tie foreign markets will
pay for the hog product, and there has
been less than the usual amount Of
stuff sold for future delivery Lard
has sold to a moderate extent for de-
livery in November, December and
January at cents, but there have
been but few sales Of meats A few
green meats have sold for delivery the
first good weather in November, but
the market prices have not been fully
established yet"
The following are the quotations to-
day: North Carolina Bacon sells at
11@12 cents for shoulders, 130015
cents for sides, 15@16 cents for hog
round and 1920 cents for hams We
quote Western. .,SmOked at 10010I cents
for shoulders, 10a0l1 cents for sides,
and 16@17 cents for hams Dry Salted
sells at 8 W1O cents for shoulders and
34@10 cents for clear rib sides.
wanted. Sells at HOP cents p 10.
Northern steam refined, in buckets and
tubs, sells at 1G1011I cents r ID.
CATTIE.-Thea approach ofthe win
ter seaCOn has had its usual effect upon
demand for cattle aud butchers are
disposed to make more liberal offer
ings for fine fattcd beeves. The re-
ceipts are quite limited and a good
drove of beeves viii bring to 5 cents
on the hoof, as per quality.
pOULTRI-Thc receipts of Chick
ems have been liberal. The de
demand being mostly for fine large,
either young or old. Spring Chickens
sell mostly at 50 50W1$3 75pnSt = doz.,
some small lots selling still lower, but
fine and nearly full grown bring 81 %
+ doz. Old do. are scarce and in good
request at 81, 81 50DS5 = dozen,
the latter rate for fine.
EGIS are scarce and wanted There
is considerable increase III the demand
and fresh lots will readily command
25G13O cents r dozen by the quantity.
Very few are arriving.
FLOUR-Tile market has been dull
all the week, Extra Family sells at SD
Q4$l2 80. Family is easy to buy at IS
to SO, and Extra Super S1C9$S, SUI
reiiine ranges from SO to 81.