Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-05-21

" Ra1N-Inero l9S been no mate
| rial increase or reduction in the vol
| ume of business in this line during
the past week. CoRN-In the absence
of cargo arrivals the market was quiet
and may be quoted easier, but as no
sales have occurred below former
prices we continue our quotations for
cargoes at So to 97} cents for prime
white. From store prices were very
steady with about the usual trade from
the regular channels Of home con-
sumption and country orders.
The receipts for the week were small
mparatively,sa say about 1900 bushels
from Philadelphia, 2, 500 bushels from
Baltimore and BOO bushels per Will
mington and Weldon Rail Road
The following are the quota
tions from store to-day: Yellow
and mixed corn 81 Oh to 81 10,
and white mealing 11O0$1 123 p bush !;
highest figures including sacks. OATS
The market is quiet and unchanged in
price, Quotations from store are
80 to 823 cts y bushsl, including sacks
PEAs.-The stock is small and the
demand at.present f(to ;cCw and clay
sell at 81 15@$1 25 p bushel. and
81 25@S1 35 for white u bushel.
RICE. The demand is fair with an ad-
equate supply. Clean Carolina is held
at 9 cents by the cask; Rough
is in small supply, and sells at 81 20
to 81 40, according to quality. Corn
MEAL-The demand is light and the
stock is equal to the enquiry prevail
ing. Sells from store at 81 1240S1
Is r bushel, including sacks.
PROVISIONS There has been a
tame market since our last review, and
trade was confined to supply in the
consumptive demand. The advices
for the North and West report the
market easier, but quotations without
change. For North Carolina bacon
the market continues steady at former
figures, but as the supply is light,
there is not much trading.
To-day the quotations for meats are
as follows:
North Carolina Bacon sells at
11@113 cents for shoulders, 13@133
cents for sides, 133@14 cents for hog
round and 15@16 cents for hams. We
quote Western Smoked at IL @113 cts.
for shoulders, 49, OLA cents for sides,
and 73@18 cents for hams. Dry Sailed
sells at l03@1O2 cents for shoulders and
133@133 cents for clear rib Sides
LARD-North Carolina is scarce and
wanted. Sells at 1920 cents p ID.
Northern steam refined, in buckets and
tubs. sells at 1919 cents ~ d.
FERTILIZERS The following are
the ruling prces
Soluable Pacific s48, cash, S55 time;
Peruvian Guano, (Chincha Island)
S75, $77@$80; do. do. Guanope, $40
Carolina Fertilizer, sos time $50
cash; Ruth's Challenge Sol. Phos.
phate, S60@S65 Wando Guano, $40;
Patapsco, do, sos; Navassa Guano,
S53, cash, and $50, time Cape Fear
$35, cash, and $45, time E.
F. Coe sSuperphosphate of Lime, 500;
Baugh's Raw Bone Phosphate, 5 60;
Whann's Raw Bone Superphos-
phate, $50; Lodi Manufacturing Com
panys Pure Bone, $4S; do. do. dou-
BILE refined Poudrette, $50; do. do.
Nit. Phosphate Lime, 500; Zells
$54 5O@S64 SO; Berger &
Butts Superphosphate, $50; Wilson's
of Lime, $50; B. D.
Sea Fowl. $50 cash. and S65 time
COTTON YARNS. The market
ruled quiet all the week, there being
only moderate demand for small lots
to assert stocks; prices unchanged.
EGGS-The warm weather which
has prevailed for several days past
caused a material increase in receipts
and a disposition of buyers to take
more than were barely required for
wants. Quotations are Is
to II cents per dozen.
SALT-There is a good stock of
domestic-rather free offerings and
only a fair demand. Liverpool and
American sells at 81 15@1 20 per sack.
BEESWAX-The receipts are fully
equal to the wants of the trade, though
all offered finds ready market and
prices are well sustained at 25@2S cts.
p ID for prime.
DRY GOODS-A fair business has
been done in this line during the week.
The weather has been favorable and a
of merchants from the inte-
rior have visited the city to make pur-
chases. The fullness of the cotton
market has produced lower tendency
in cotton goods. but wooden articles
are unchanged.
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