Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-12-06
COMMERCIAL.
BALTIMORE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5

FLOUR
Howard-street F7our.-The receipts Of the pre-.
sent week a. about $50 hbls. less than the last
The sales from stores have been pretty brisk. and
although not quite equal in amount TO those of the
preceding week, the aggregate transactions have
left but very light stockson hand. The prevail
ing rates have been IS OCT. s. 10, and IS l2a
per Dbl. and the same prices continue to-day -
The wagon prico has range of IS O64 per
b5l., the principle portion Of the receipts howev.
err, being taken at the first named rate
Cify MiNs Flor.-A sale of l000bbls. not en-
tirely free VI garlic was made Yesterday afternoon
at "a 81 per Dbl. on credit with interest added.
A lot of 1000 bbls. extra was taken this morning
at 81 8I4 cash. After the closing of our last
report. a contract for 900 bbls. was made at IS
on months: and about the middle Of the present
week, parcel of 500 bbls, free of garlic, was
sold on the same terms, and lot Of 500 bbs. Of
the same, at IS on 60 days credit. The present
years crop Of wheat proves to be SO very fine.
that the ordinary distinctions of standard and ex-
ira qualities are nearly merged into each other.
Susquelannah Flour -Between 600 and 500
bbls have been sold this week at IS cash, brisk,
fsr bright barrels, and "a 81 for stained. 1t
would seem to be necessary again to remind our
Susquehannah friends that bright barrels not only
command better price in this market, but also
find more ready sale; while stained barrels are
al avs fraction lower, and sales not so easily
effected.
Rue Nom.-Tn Howard-street the wagon price
of LIST Is "a, and of I'd, S3 50per Dbl. The store
price OF LIST is "a Is, and OF Cd. IS IS. A lot
of Susquehanna Cd is held at SIS.
GRAIN.-
Uheai.-The market opened at the beginning
# he week, at 90 cents per bushel for the best
parcels Of red On Thursday shade of decline
vas per,er.ibie, the sales of good to best parcels
being generally at 95 97cts. To Gay the sales
have generally been al Is, 96 and 81 cents for
the approved parcels, and two cargoes have been
taken at 9S cts per bushel We therefore quote
TODAY good to best reds at 95 SO cents. A large
cargo of heavy red Susquehanna wheat was sold
this week at Sl.0l per bushe. Sales of white
wheat have been made this week at 90 LOS per
bushei, a. in quaity-that at S1.O5 being for
family -four.
Corn. - The market is without any material
change in prices. Sales of old, white and yellow,
have been made at sc 81 cents per bushel.-
Sales of new white corn have been made at 4S a
so cents. and OF new yellow, which latter is in
better demand, at As a SO cents per bushel, as in
quality. Sales Of the latter today at 81 SO cts
WmsKEy-From so to 600 hhds. have been
taken his week at 27a cents per gallon. In
some instances. in the early part of the week.
small fraction more was obtained, but the price
has been very generally uniform at 27d cents.
and so continues today. The sales of the week
have reduced the stock of hhds to a trlfllng
amount. We note the sale OF several hundred
bbls. Susquehanna copper distilled this week, at
90 cents per gallon: In Howard street the pre-
vaing wagon price is about 26 cents per gallon,
exclusive of the barrel; the store price is about
so cents. but the market is not brisk. The in
spections of the week comprise 248 hhds. and
l464 bills; of which 1876 hhds. and 500 bbls.
were received from the Susquehanna river.
american.