| From the Augusta Constitutionalist |
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| May 12, 1864 |
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| 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 |
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| 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). |