Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-31

| There exists fair. demand for the
| trade, and prices continue to be MAIN
tanned, but the feeling in the market is
not strong and The tendency israther
in favor of buyers. We refer TO our
table of wholesale prices for quotations
of both Northern and State brands.
PROVISIONS material ad-
vance in the Western and Northern
markets has given strength to ours
and provisions are generally held
irmcr-though no advance has
yet been obtained The receipts
OF North Carolina bacon have been of
little importance, and, with no stock
in market, our quotations arc given
only on nominal basis. We quote n.
G. bacon as follows: 1OA@11 cents for
shoulders, 13@131 cents for sides, 13
@13s cents for hog round, 17@20cents
for hams. We quote Western smoked
meat as follows: 7@7a cents for shout
ders, 9@9z cents for sides, 1920
cents for hams. Dry sa,ted is in good
stock and sells as follows: 6@65 cents
for shoulders, sos cents for sides.
--LARD.-North Carolina lard is
scarce and wanted. Sells at 12@12s
cents q II. Northern steam refined,
in buckets and tubs, sells at 1O9@111
cents q ID.
TIMBER.-During tho week the
Timber market has shown a firmer
tone. Several RATS have arrived, as
well as some large lots of choice
articles by rail, which have been placed
ON market, and commanded our high
est figures given below. The city
mills viii purchases at the following
rates
Extra Prime Mil Timber
per Railroad. $40 o1Sd1o 90
Prime Mill per railroe.l .... al5 O0a1G 90
Extra River Timber. GOALS 90
Prime River Timber OGaIs 30
Common Mili.....- .......S O09 IL 90
Ordinary. . & GOA 90
InIerior ........-..- .-...-......S WaS ~
SHINGLES-The trade in this arti-
Gle is confined principally to exporters,
who pay for contract orders ss6@*S.
and 23 2jQ,sso for common p NJ.
FERTILIZERS--By the arrivals of
several cargoes of late, the market is
fairly supplied with all kinds men
Toned below. The Spring demands
have not vet fully opened, but we note
a fair business doing at the following
rates: Peruvian Guano, (Chincha Island)
$75, S77@SS0; do. do. Guanope, $40
Carolina Fertilizer, .53 time; x48 cash;
S4O@S5O /; Ruth's Challenge Sol. Phos-
phate, Ss6O@S65 !; Wanda Guano, so
Patapsco, do, 800: Navassa Guano,
$50, cash, and 800, time Cape Fear
Guano, 49,, cash, and $40, time Z.
T. Coe' sSuperphosphate of Lime, $50
Baugh's Raw Bone Phosphate,S GO
Lister Bros. Superphosphate of Lime,
800 Whann's Raw Bone Supcrphos-
phatc, $50; Lodi Manufacturing Com
pany's Pure Bone, $4S: do. do. dou-
bic refined Poudrette, $50; do. do.
Nit. Phosphate Lime, $50: Berger &
Butts Superphosphate, $50 Wilson's
Superphosphatc of Lime, $50; Star
Soluble Phosphate, S52 Compound
Acid Phosphate of Lime, $4s; Land
Plaster, S1O@S11-an r ton of 1000
fhs.
FREIGHTS.--Th market is very
high and suitable tonnage of all de-
scriptions is scarce. There is n good
demand existing for coastwise as well
as foreign shipping from the naval
store and lumber dealers. The arrivals
of vessels are slow and the shipping in
port has all been taken up, and the
market may he written very firm. The
rates ny steamships TO New York, Bal
timore AID Philadelphia have OK
pericnccd no visible change. Foreign
shipping is done principally under
charter, and no established rates arc
fixed We refer Ia our table below Tor
last rates paid.
LUMBER.-rherci il heavy bust
ness doing i'll the shipping trade both
coastwise and 10 foreign countries
Our city mills arr selling Mt the TO-
lowing rates:
RATES--rEK 1000 FRET.
Ordinary assortment, Cuba csrsoce. .sp0 ,ssds)
+" usyti c4r.ers.. IN arhnf - ~
Full cargo wide Boards - tssd30 20
=. 6ooriIi:. h-ssris, rctiyh -. on n0(A2e 90
Ship STUFF As Isr r,r~iiCstions.... - ootd30 90
IRON BANDS AND TIES FOR
COTTON.-Arc in good demand and
fair stock. Sells a. follows:
Anchor Ties.