Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-04-09

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Wednesday,. 100 " g ID 90
GRAIN-A large business, 10 part
| speculative, bat mostly we learn for
account of dealers has been transacted
| IN the grain market during the week.
! CoRN-The arrivals and sales of car
goes this week were as follows:
Schr. Fairfield, 2,030 bushels, sold
at 9zt cents; schr. E. Francis, i .450
bushels, sold at 92A cents schr. Oak
land. 1900 bushels. sold at 81! cents ;
sahr Ogeeche, 5000 bushels, sold at
92t cents; schr. Anna G Midyette,
1900 bushels, sold as 92t cents scnr
B. Nj. Tilson, 1900 bushels, sold at
934 cents. The latter cargo was an
extra quality of Perquimans county
corn and sold l cant above the regular
| market quotations.. The market at
the close is quoted steady At 90 cents
for cargoes. From stors there has
been a slight sttffening of prices and a
fair business has been done: both
shipping orders aud olty consumptive
demand being good.
The receipts for the week were as
follows: From Baltimore 2, 100 bushels,
from Philade iphia 3, 500 bushels, from
NC" IOAA S3OVO O0SACISB pSk SC2ooI-
ers from Eastern counties, II, $50 bush
els, and by Wilmington & Weldon Rail
road 1000 bushels. the following are
the quotations from store to-day ::
Yellow and mixed corn 81 to 81 024c
and white mealing 1929 @$1 O5 p bush !;
highest figures including sacks OATS
fhe market is quiet and unchanged in
price. Quotations from store are
so to 80! cts = bushel, including sacks.
PEAs.-Che stock is small and the
demand at present good; COW and clay
sell at 81 15@S1 25 p bushel. aud
81 25@31 80 for white p hushel.
RICE. The demand is fair with an adj
equate supply. Clean Carolina is held
at cents by the cask; Rough
is in small supply, and sell is at 81 20
to 81 40, according to quality. Corn
MEAL-The demand is light end the
stock Is equal to the enquiry prevail
ing. Sells from store a. 81 O5 a 81
2 bushel, including sacks.
PROVISIONS - The market for
Provisions here this week has been
very acti~e, and under advices of
steady improvement at the Vest it
has throughout been strong and
bouysDt in tone with a sharp advance
of prices all round North Carolina
bacon continues in good demand with
larger receipts than usual lhis week,
and an active market. Quotations are
a fraction better bnt no decided ad-
vance is noted.
To day the quotations for meats are
as follows:
North Carolina Bacon sells at
1l0113 cents for shoulders, 1S0 134
cents for sides, 13t014 cents for hog
round and 15@16 cents for hams. We
quote Western Smoked at 10t0104 cts.
for shoulders, 13@i33 cents for sides,
and 16@17 cents for hams. Ory Stated
sells at 91@93 cents for shoulders and
l2t@124 cents. for clear rib sides.
LARD-North Carolina is scarce and
wanted. Sells at 1920 cents 2 ID.
Northern steam refined, in buckets and
tubs. sells at 17018 cents = ID.
PEANU TS-The export demand
continues good with a steady tone to
the market and receipts sufficiently
heavy to meet the current demands
The crop of last year i. gradually
being received and the stock on band
is not heavy, but amply large to
meet the requirements 81 the trade.
To-day the following quotstions were
paid:
fancy. --.. 81 oOnSi ~
Extra Prime. ..-...-.. l GOO l ~
Prime .....'...... 5 % ! 55
Ordinary-NOmInai.
FERTILIZERS The following are
Solun bic Pacific s48. cash, s55 time;
Peruvian Guano, (Chiuchs IaIandl
$75, S770S80; do. do. Guanope, s70
Carolina Fertilizer, a65 time $50
cash; Ruth's Challenge Sol. Phos-
phate. s6O@s65 Wando Guanu, s70;
Patapsco, do, a65 Nsyassa Guano,
s53. cash, and $50, time Cape Fear
Guano, $50, cash, and s45, time E.
F. Coe sSuperphosphate of Lime, $50;
8augh's Raw Bone Phos phate. 8 so;
Lister Bros. SuperphOsphate of Lime,
S65 Whann's Raw Bone Superphos-
phate, SJ2 Lodi Manufacturing Com
pany's Pure Bone, S48 DO. DO. dou-
bic refined Poudrette. $50: do. do
Mt Phosphate Lime, ESQ; Zells
Phosphate, S54 50@s64 50; Berger &
Butt s Superphosphate, $6u Wilson's
Supcrphosphate of Lime, $50; 3. d.
Sea Fowl, $50 cash, and S65 time.
COTTON YARNS. The market
ruled quiet all the week, there being
only a 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 10 take
more than were barely required for
immediate wants. Quotations are 16
to IL cents per dozen.
SALT-There is a good stock of
dom rstic-rather free offerings and
only a fair demand. Liverpool and
American sells at 81 15@1 20 per sack.
BEESWAX-rhe receipts are fully
equal to the wants of the trade, though
all offered finds a ready market and
prices are well sustained at 25@28 cts.
% tb for prime.
DRY GOODS-The warmer weather
of the past few days has evidently had
the effect of turning the attention OF
the country trade to Spring goods, and