Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-29


| GRAIN-There has been an i'm
provement in the general grain market
during the week. CORN-The receipts
of corn for the week show falling off
from last week, but have been suffi-
GENTLY large to meet the demands
without allowing an excess of offerin gs.
| The market for both cargoes and from
store, has been firm and some advance
was obtained. There have been 20
cargo arrivals during the week, but
small lots by rail have been sold. and
the prices obtained were 81 02l per
bushel. Store quotations have also
| advanced to 81 12!@S1 Is per bushel
At the close of our last we left the
market firm at 81 per bushel. Imme-
diately subsequent to our last article
the cargees of the Ada, Emblem, L.
Warren, Rebecca and William were
sold at 81 OF! per bushel. These en-
braced the sales for the week, and the
market closes to-day firm at the last
quotations. The receipts for the week,
1861 bushels against 50, 4O2 bushels
for last week, show a decrease of ID, 54l
bushels, and from all sources were as
follows: From Philadelphia, 1925
bushels; from Baltimore, 3,1S9 bush
els; from New York, 4,917 bushels, and
by W. & w. Railroad 1,629 bushels.
Yellow mixed and white sell from
store at 81 10, 81 12!@s1 Is per
bushel, highest figures including
sacks. OATs.-Theresis a good stock
of oats i'll market, and there is
very light demand at present
Quotations from store are 50 to
50. cents z bushel, including sacks.
PEAs.-The stock is small and the
demand at present light; COW and clay
sell at 81 100S1 Is f. bushel. and
81 15Q0SI 20 for white r bushel.
RICE.-The demand is fair with an all
ePuatc supply. Clean Carolina is held
at 81 to 81 cents hy the cask; Rough
is in small supply, and sells at 81 20
to 81 40, according to quality. CoEN
MEAL. The mills are filing orders at
81 l. to 81 20 per huShe!, ilcluding
sacks.
PEANUTS-The peanut market con
times to rule strong will. 4 good de
mand for all offered at the quotations.
1t now seems pretty definitely settled |
that the crop OF this year will not be |
bushels and for this reason growers /
have been withholding their stock to a
certain extent, from market, antici- /
-.
The receipts were readily ia. zen by buy /
ers at the following prioes
Ordinary ...... .......s 81 1902 so
Prime .,............... 2 1902 Is
Extra Prime ..... 2 25Q01 35 !
Fancy. ... 2 1902 60
FERTILlZERS-T bushes done
in fertilizers has been very small dur
ing the present spring months and
very few of our merchants have dealt
in them to large extent. The stock
in market is sufficiently large to meet
the demands and the following are the
rates asked to-day.
Peruvian Guano, (Chincha Islan6
SO, S77@SS0: do. do. Guanope, so
Carolina Fertilizer. 500 time $50
cash; Ruth's Challenge Sol Phos
plate, S6O@S65 Wanda Guano, $40;
Patapsco, do, S65 Navassa Guano,
So, cash, and 500, time Cape Fear
Guano, go, cash, and S45, time; E.
F. Goes Superphosphate of Lime, $50;
Baugh's Raw Bone Phosphate,s 60
Lister Bros. Superphosphate of Lime,
s65 Whann's Raw Bone Superphos-
phate, So Lodi Manufacturing Com
pany's Pure Bone, S4S; do. do. dou-
BILE refined Poudrette, $40; do. do. ,
Nit. Phosphate Lime, $50; Zells
&55,4 50MS64 so; Berger &
Butts Superphosphata, $50; Wilson's
of Lime, $50; B. d.
Sea Fowl. $50 cash. and $50 time.
PROVISIONS market contin-
les firm under more favorable advices
from the North and West and quota
lions have been steady during the
week. The trade in bulk and
boxed meats continues good end
mere is large expert movement to
he country Surrounding our market.
For North Carolina and Virginia bacon
here is only a moderate enquiry and
;he stock though light is sufficiently
arge to meet the wants of buyers.
The following article ON the western
market is from the CINCINNATI Price
Current
The market has ruled stronger all
IF the week, and prices have advanced
III nearly all articles rndera good con-
order trade, and copsiaera-
Die speculative demand for Mess Pork
ma Bulk Meats. Taking into consid-
aratiOn the large amounto of old meats on
land LIST November and carried into the
lew season, the stock yelcrted to be
III hand tie first OF May was smaller
han the estimates which had been
made as regards bulk meats. bacon !
aud lard, while they Were rather lar
ger Of mess pork and bans Suc., re-
ports are not enl1n.n.iy suii: factory, :
simply BECAUSE few packers are able ,,
. tell with accuracy how much meat {
hey have III their CELLARS, aud in the !
estimates which they make they are
lot apt TO exaggerate this amount. :
Mess pork, bacon, i.ed AMI hams are
'asiiy counted, and the report of the
stock Of these articles We have every
reason to believe is us neariy accurate
rs possible. The foreign ccporss last
v Elk FROM all qorsa IL i;agregate num-
ocr OF oo'niS was Il little less than
hiring the corresponding week last
year, when there WAS sudden de-
:. ne frnIll Die ulrIn. n 4.xl.nrtss 1uhich