Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-06-06

NtlIlItllIS. 10
Strict Middling.. ..1Sl
ROSIN-The volume of business in
the market for tie week we have
passed, has not beer up to the usual
activity, and transactions have been
done on a limited scale. The first part
of the week there was good enquiry
from those who had sold short to fill
May and June contracts, and sellers,
taking advantage of this, forced the
market up, but the demands from this
source soon became satisfied, and there
was general break in the tone of the
market The trade during the past
month has been fully up to expecta-
tions. The receipts during the month
were ZIG bbls. The exports were
s., 29G bbls., of which $4,000 bbls.
were shipped coastwise, and $4,000
bbls. foreign. By comparing the ex-
ports for the same period of 1912, it
will be seen that there was 1 material
falling off in the coastwise shipping,
while in the foreign there is large
Improvement. The total supply for
the month was 13S, 1913 bbls. against
9S,G73 bbls. for the previous year
-. The first day of the week the
the demand was active, and sales of
1000 bbls. strained (spot) was effected
at 81 3D. There were also trancac-
tions of 900 bbls. No. l at 81 IS, 60
do low pale at s., and 12S do. strained
and No. 2 at 81 %. Saturday-The
second day, the market eased up under
the Ii Int demand which prevailed, and
sales were made of 800 bbls. strained
at 81 80, n decline of 10 cents. There
was also transactions of 173 bbis. No.
2 at s. So, 200 do extra No. l at 81 10,
200 do. Pale at 81 3. Monday the
market was again weak and unsettled,
and sales of only go bbls. were effected
Mt 81 30, Il decline of 10 cents
Tuesday, futures We're in active..move-
ment and $500 bbls. were sold for
June delivery buyers optiOn) at 81 40.
The market for spot was, however,
weak, and further decline of 10 cents
was made with sales of $50 bbls.
strained at 81 81, and later 900 bb,s.
do. ut s. 30, also sales of IS bbis. No
/ l at s. IS, 10 bbls. low Pale at 81, IS
bbls. Pale at So 80, and s. bbls. extra
| Pale at $4GD$4 % per Dbl. Wednes-
dry the market was extremely dull,
pf of tnI of
. s. 30. To-day, Mt the close of our
writing, the market still remains quiet
and easy, and closed at yesterday s
prices s. 80 per Dbl. No. 2 has been
in good demand with occasional sales
at fair prices above strained, No. l
and Pales have also taken an active
movement in the transactions, and
quotations of the previous week wei e
sustained. The receipts for the week
%, S73 bbIs against 1875 bbls. for
last week show and increase of 1897
bbls. The exports were 1912 bbls.
against 1886 bbls. for last week,
showing also an increase of %, SIG bbls.
The stock in yard and afloat is 80, 0OC
bbis. against 60, 900 bbls. for the week.
We quote as follows Strained 81 80
No. 3 81 40, extra No. 2 81 As, low
No. 1 50 5O@$2 60, No. 50 IS, extra
No. 1 50 90, low Pale s., Pale 50 25@
So so, extra Pale So 75Q9$4, and win
dow glass $5@$5 so,
TAR-In the early part of the weel
there was a good demand current, an6
export orders, both foreign and coast
wise, were large. Under the influence
of this demand, and with only Hgh
receipts and large exports, there wa:
: more firmness to the tone of the mar
ket and rapid advances were gained
Tuesday, however, the receipts were
, large and buyers refused to pay the
former rates, and sellers, to effec
sales, conceded to their wishes, ne
the market declined % cents. Sine
theu there has been little animation
observable, and receivers have expert
t euced some difficulty to obtain forme
: rates, but at the close there was
} steadier feeling, and the market ma,
be written as closing quiet. but stead
3 at So. The receipts for the week
7 1916 bbls., against 766 bbls. for las
= week, show an impro, ement of 81
t bbls. The exports, 1898 bbls., agains
: 1896 bbls., also show an increase c
e 1912 bbls. The stock in market
J. 2,162 bills, against 1887 bbls. for las
o week. The receipts and sales for tn
g week were as follows:
e Friday 1876 Sc sc 3 % II BIB