Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-05-28

GRAIN-The grain market has been
very quiet and dull this week in some
articles but in others there was some
| activity displayed. CoRN-The cargo
| arrivals for the week were five in
number containing 10, 191 bushels,
distributed among the following yes
sells, viz: Schr l.. d. Cobb !, All bush
els, Schr. Mary 1.750 bushels, Schr.
Rebecca !, 700 bushels, Schr. J. W.
Hinton 8, 500 bushels and Schr. 3. NJ.
Tilton 1880 bushels which were dis
posed of as follows: The first three
cargoes sold at 81 cents, Ca decline OF
d cents on former quotations) the
Schr B. M. Tilton sold on private
terms and the J. W. Hinton came to a
| dealer and.was taken into store. At the
close to-day cargoes are quoted dull at
923 to 81 cents. From store prices
have declined q fraction.
The following are the quota
tions from store to-day: Yellow
and mixed corn 81 O5 to 81 OH,
and white mealing O5@$1 OF plush;
highest figures including sacks. OATS
The market is quiet and unchanged in
price. Quotations from store are
80 to 824 cts II bushel, including sacks.
PEAs.-The stock is small and the
demand at present food ;ccw and clay
sell at 81 15@$1 25 II bUshel. and
81 25@$1 35 for white Il bushel.
RICE. The demand is fair with an adj
equate supply. Clean Carolina is held
at 8 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 81 100$1
129 II bushel, including sacks.
PROVISIONS 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@114 cents for shoulders, 13@13I
cents for sides, 13I@14 cents for hog
round and 15@16 cents for hams. We
quote Western Smoked at IL OIL cts.
for shoulders, 13!@134 cents for sides,
and171 @19cents for hams. Dry SGtteG
sells at 10000 cents for shoulders and
134@13f cents for clear rib sides.-
LARD-North Carolina is scarce and
wanted. Sells at 1920 cents II Id.
Northern steam refined, III buckets and
tubs. sells at 19@19 cents n ID.
FERTILIZERS--T following are
the ruling prces
Soluable Pacific S48, cash, $55 time;
Peruvian Guano, (Chincha Island)
$75, $77@$9O; do. do. Guanope, $40 :;
Carolina Fertilizer, $65 time /; $50
cash; Ruth's Challenge Sol. Phos-
plate, $6O@$65 Wanda Guano, $40 !;
Patapsco, do, $65; Navassa Guano,
$53, cash, and $50, time !; Cape Fear
Guano, $35, cash, and $45, time /; E.
F. Goes Superphosphate of Lime, $50;
Baugh's Raw Bone Phosphate, s go;
Whann's Raw Bone Superphos-
phate, $50; Lodi Manufacturing Com
pany's Pure Bone, $4S ); do. do. dou
BILE refined Poudrette, $50; do. do.
Nit. Phosphate Lime, $50; Zells
Phosphate, S54 50@S64 80; Berger &
Butts Superphosphate, $50; Wilson's
Superphosphate of Lime, $50; b. d.
Sea Fowl, $50 cash, and $65 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 material increase in receipts
and a disposition of buyers to take
more than we're barely required for
immediate 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 90 per sack.
BEESWAX-Ther receipts are fully
equal to the wants of the trade, though
all offered finds a ready market and
prices are we'll sustained at 25@28 cts.
n ID for prime.
DRY GOODS-A fair business has
been done in this line during the week.
The weather has been favorable and a
number 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.