NP, AC 5/12/1864

From the Augusta Constitutionalist
 
May 12, 1864
 
Blockade Prices
   The Wilmington Journal of the 12th contains the following report of a catalogue sale of blockade goods in that city on the 11th:
{about 165 items priced, including the following RR-related items}
Cut nails $1.40 to 1.85 per lb
Shovels $40
Railroad iron $1.60 per lb
Kerosene oil $30
Sperm oil $61.50
Gum shellac $6
   The rest of the items were non-railroad and mostly luxury items. Still, there is an entry for RR iron. Though the quantity is not indicated, the price would be about $600 for ONE bar of rack (21 feet long). At that price, the iron sold must have been some specialty item (though this would normally be indicated in such a listing).

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