Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-04-18

( have been in request and the transac.
ticns in the aggregate will fully reach
Is, 900 barrels. Early in the week fu-
3 tnre transactions were free-there was
sales of upwards 10000 bbls. Strained
at 50 20, So 70 and 81 80 for April,
J May and June delivery, On Friday
the market opened quiet and weak
} without transactions. Saturday there
was no visible change apparent in the
J tone of the market and the sales We're
J $50 bbls. Strained (delivered) 80 CO.
Monday morning the advices from
Northern markets being favorable a
firmer feeling sprang up and 422 bbls.
Strained sold at 81 rs an advance of
Is cents. Tuesday there was only a
| light enquiry for Strained-sellers
were Offering at 81 rs but buyers de-
manded a concession. No sales trans
pired, but 200 bbls. No. 2 changed
hands at 81 rs; 118 bbls extra No. 2,
sold at 81 90 500 bbls No. 1, sold
at So and 80 bbls. extra Pale sold at
81 %. Wednesday the market was
dull-there was no transactions. Sell
lers were asking So 60 and buyers were
still demanding concessions. To-day,
Thursday, at the close, there is no i'm
! provement noticeable in the tone of
| the market. No. has been fairly &C
tive with free sales at fair quotations
above Strained-No. 1, There has
existed q good demand but the stock of
this grade is light and transactions are
consequently restricted. Pales-A few
lots of the new crop manufacture have
been offered on market, but there is
only light enquiry. The receipts for
the week 1859 bbls. against -, 296
bbls. for last week is an increase of |
1 ,573 bbls. The exports were 8, 169 |
bbls. against 81, 1876 bbls. The stock |
in yard and afoat is in round numbers
about 10000 bbls.
GRAIN.-CoRN-During the week
there has been no radical change in
the grain market. With very few
arrivals of cargoes there has not been
displayed the usual activity. The
receipts have, however, been fair and
with heavy stock in store the market
has ruled very quiet. Only one cargo
of 3,017 bushels was sold during the
week this brought 70 cents Oast fig
ures). Cargoes are quoted steady at
724@73 cents. About the usual de-
mands in their regular way has exist
ed, and quotations from store have re-
maired unchanged. The receipts for
the week. ii, 504 bu shells, yainst 80, 672
bushels for last week, show a decrease
of Is, 6lS bushels. The receipts from all |
sources were as follows From Phila-
delphia, 1889 bushels from Balti-
more, ,493 bushels ; from New York,
2 1896 bushels per Schr. Ogeechee,
3, O17 bushels per Schr. Lucy Wright,
:, 800 bushels, and by Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad S63 bushels. Deal
ers are selling from store At 50 cents
for mixed and 80 cents f,- white
highest figures including
exhibited no change. The re-
ceipts are light, but are amply de
luate to the demands. Sells from
store at 674@7O cents p bushel, sacks
included PEAs-Have advanced 25
cents per bushel. The receipts are
small, and with good demand exist
ing the stock is light and scarcity is
felt. We quote as telling from store,
sacks included, at 81 3O@s1 35 for
cow, 81 5O@$1 so for clay. 81 6O@S1
10 for white p bushel. --RIcE-Is !
in good stock and fair demand. Sells
from store in bbls. and tierces at 81 @9I
cents p tb.-CoRN MEAL.-The
city mills are supplying the demands
At 92449a cents T. hushei, sacks in
GUIDED.
HAY-With continued light receipts
and small stock the market rules firm !
and prices have advanced. We quote
Is selling from store as follows:
Penn. Timothy. 81 80
New York, ......,..... l 65@1 IS
Eastern. ,,,..........1 TOOL 95
TINIBER-This article continues
lull. though there is marked falling
of in the receipts. The late large re-
,eipts supplied the miilers to sutfi-
,ient extaAt tu not allow them to
'un short, and W 18th this advantage they
ire only Offering to purchase where
advantages may be had. Common ar
,icles are extremely dull, but finer
qualities maintain their formes quota
ion. The city mills will purchase at
he following rates q NJ. &:
Extra Prime Mill Timber
pcr Railroad. ,,,.................216 O0(GlS 90
Prime Mill per railroad. .........ei5 GOALS 90
Extra River Timber. OO9I4 90
Prime River Timber. OOGs so |
Common Mil. ..................& ono 90
ordinary .....,,.s o oO9 30
CATTLE--Very few are being
Drought in at present, though the de-
hands are quite limited and butchers
purchases are such as will meet their
Immediate wants. A good drove of
oeeves will bring 61@7 cents q I'd. on
noof. Sheep are brought in very
,parinoly- For these there is only /