Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-03-26

THURSDAY. 1UU - / 40
GRAIN-The position of the grain
market remains much the same rs
noted in our last, fairly steady tone
prevailing, and enough demand show
ing Itself to keep up q little life in the
market. CCRN-Ihe cargo arrivals
this week were confined to two vessels
The schr Carrie Nelson, from Hyde,
with $500 bushels, and the schr
Mary, from Elizabeth City, with 100
bushels. The former cargo was placed
on the market and sold at 81 cents,
but the latter cargo came direct to
dealers and vas taken into store. The
market for cargoes at the close is
quoted steady at 81 cents (the last
sale). From store there was al ad-
vance Of prices, says 2! cents. A
moderate demand for export and city
consumption prevailed, and the mar
ket is steady.
The receipts for the week were larger
than last week and were from the follow
ing sources: From Philadelphie, 5000
bushels; from Baltimore, 1929 bush
els; from New York, 2, 900 bushels; per
schooners from Eastern counties 400
bushels, and by Wilmington & Weldon
r. R. 2, 100 bushels. the following ere
the quotations from store to-day
Yellow and mixed corn 923 10 95c. and
white mealing 973@$1 p bush; highest
figures including sacks. OATS. The
market IS quiet and unchanged III
price. Quotations from store are
80 to 023 cts q bushel, including sacks.
PEAs.-The stock is small and the
demand at present good; cow ana clay
sell at 81 15@S1 % II bushel. and
81 25@$1 80 for white Il bushel
RICE. The demand is fair with all ad-
equate supply. Clean Carolina is held
at 9 cents by the cask; Rough
is in small supply, and sells at 81 70
to 81 40, according to quality. CoaN
MEAL-'Ehe demand is light and the
stock is equal to the enquiry prevail
ing. Sells from store al 973 % 81
| y bushel. including cks.
PEANUTS-The export demand
continues good with a steady tone 10
the market and receipts sufficiently
| heavy to meet the current demands
The crop of last year is gradually
| being received and the stock on hand
is not heavy, but amply large 10
meet the requirements Of the trade.
To-day the following quotations were
| paid:
Fancy. 81 8O@sI so
Extra Primo. ........... L 600 L 40
Prime Observation-Disclosures. l $50 l 80
Ordinary-Nominal.
FERTILIZERS following are
the ruling prces {:
SoluabIe Pacific st9. cash, $50 time;
Peruvian Guano, (Chincha Island)
1915, $77@$80; do. do. Guanope, SO ;
Carolina Fertilizer, $65 time $50
cash; Ruth's Challenge Sol. Phos-
phate, S6O@S65: Wanda Guano, SO
Patapsco, do, sos; Navassa Guano,
S53, cash, and $50, time; Cape Fear
Guano, S35, cash, and $45, time; L.
F. Coe'sSuperphosphate OF Lime, $50
Baugh's Raw Bone Phosphate. S 60
Lister Bros. Superphosphate OF Lime
S65 Whann's Raw Bone SuperpEos-
phate, S52 Lodi Manufacturing Com.
pany's Pure Bona. 343 do. do. dUu
bic refined Poudrette, $50; do. do
Nit. Phosphate Lime, $50; Zell'
Phosphate, s54 50@S64 so; Berger
Butts Superphosphate, $50; Wilson:
Superphosphate Of Lime, $50; B. d
Sea Fowl. $50 cash, and $50 time.
PROVI3IONS-The market FOL
Provisions here this week has bee.
very active, and under aGyices OF {
steady improvement at the West i
has throughout been strong an,
bouyant in tone with sharp adVanct
of prices all round. North C@roiinl
bacon continues in good demand witt
larger receipts than usual this week
and an active market. Quotations ar
| a fraction better but no decided 0d
vance of quotations IS noted.
| TO day the quotations for meats ar
as follows:
North Carolina Bacon sells q
11@111 cents for shoulders, 1903
cents for sides, 13IW14 cents for no
round and 15016 cents for hams. "
quote Western Smoked at 104 @103 cts
J for shoulders, 13WI34 cents for side:
aud l6M17 cents for hams. Dry S0tte
sells at 94@93 cents for shoulders an
124@124 cents for clear rib Sides
LARD-North Carolina is scarce an
wanted. Sells at 1920 cents u Il
Northern steam refined, in buckets an
tubs, sells at 17@18 cents r 10.
COTTON YARNS. The markt
) ruled quiet all the week, there BEN
only a moderate demand for small LOT
|, 20 assert stocks; prices unchanged.
EGGS-The warm weather Whtc
: has prevailed for several days paS
caused a material increase III receipt
and disposition of buyers 10 tax
more than were barely required 10
immediate wants. Quotations are Z
to 221 cents per dozen.
DRY GOODS-Iho warmer Weatht
OF the past few days has evidently Ia
the effect Of turning the attention =
the country trade to Spring goods, al
there has been considerable deman
from the interior markets for d gen
raj assortment Of goods, bat the bus
ness is done chiefly upyt orders. Iii
trade is comparatively light as ye
. The further advance in the "a" matt
! rial makes stronger tone to the MAI
. ket for cotton fabrics, and some art
9 cIes are tending upward, but there
: no uuotable advance on staple article
;, except that the price of the standar
makes of prints is more uniformly IL
: for all Spring or medium colots.-
Wooden goods meet little demand al
: are steady in price, except jeans, whic
are selling we'll, and some grades at
2 little better prices.
$50 xnzz
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