The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-18

COMMERCIAL RECORD.
NEW YORK MARKET. MAY 18TH.

NEW YORK MARKET, MAY l6TH
Nothing of importance TO notice in the Stock market
to-day Business in Wall street wears very dull and
angud appearance and the amount of transactions are
smaller present than they have been Tor many years
AsHEs-The receipts have increased and sales of
600 bbs Pots have been made for exportanon at 437a
a so. Small sales of Pearls at $4,S7k.
COTTON-Sales TO Il fair extent were made
principally for expectation. They include 1850 bales
Upland and Florida at 81 81; $50 do Mobile 81 10;
and650 New Orleans 90,
FLOUR AND MEAL.-In the early part of the week
depressed but subsequently there was better de-
mand and sales of Western have been made 10 large
extent S475 S4 87t for common ana fancy brands,
for export, the eastern marker and city use Yesterday
the transactions large the former fate and at the
close there were appearances of further decline. In
Southern descriptions there is not much dong George
town sold at $4S7d D.. Richmond City mills az S5l2s
S., 2 do Country $780, So. Ofthe latter the mar
ket is quite bare.
GRAIN.-The sales of Wheat have been unmpor-
tant-The only notice is that of 1000 bushels IL
linois 81 03. The demand for Rye is principally
fined the dstlers-severa parcels have been taken
a day two past. Some 10000 bushels sold at 50 So,
including Northern and Southern weight Oats contin-
in fair demand but quotations barely sustain
PRovIsIoNS.-There has been an active demand for
Beef and Pork and for the prime qualities of the latter
and an advance has been realized of 25 cents per Dbl
sales having been made at $l3 1880 Beef and the
other descriptions of Pork are within range. Lard
sells fairly at 81 10 for Western and Northern. The
other articles under this head conform TO quotations with
| q fair demand.
| TOBACCo-The stock of fine old Kentucky Leaf is
so hhds sold at lOa cash. inferior quality 30 do new crop
Kentucky at cts; crop Virginia is worth O.;
manufactured sells freely at Sa12I.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK AND MONEY MARKET.
MAY 16.
The stock market has been inactive through
out the week U. S. Bank brought Yesterday
at the I'd board II IA; Girard 80 rs at the first
Yicl1sburg II 3-4.
Money continues easy. The Banks discount
most of the business paper, not longer than four
months, which is offered them. The outdoor
rates may be said to range from to per cent,
and in some cases even lower, U. S. Bank Post
| Notes (short) 6 per cent; long 4
| Exchange ON New York IS 81; specie 81 to
So.
Flour at Wilmington, Del, on the 18th, 81 go;
wheat 81; rye SOC; corn SOC.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET, MAY Is.
FLOUR, per Dbl. (new) $4,37a.
| WHEAT-Red, 50 a 100 cts; white 81 l,7O
| RYE, As Acc.
| Corn, A a 45.
oATs-From wagons, per BUSH, 26 81; from vessels
25 26c.
| Lard, a cents.
PLASTER PARIS, retail per ton, $3.50; Ground, in
bulk, $3.50; Ground, per bbl., 81, "A $l,5O
| AUGUSTA MARKET, May 15.--Exchange.--On
New York, at sight, 121 per cent for current
| funds; Charleston at So per cent? Savannah 81
per ct; Philadelphia per cent; Lexington, Ky.
A per ct; Richmond a per cent specie com
mands 8 IL per cent. premium.
| 'Cotton.--The high rates of Exchange for some
days past, has operated materially upon our mar
| ket, and we note an advance upon the faircr de-
scriptions, while the lower and middlng qualities
are dull at quotations We quote to s 1-2
as extremes for round bales; and we hear of
sale of choice lot in square bales high as s.
| Gfoceries.-We have no change to notice.
| The market is generally well supplied with all
the leading articles, and prices as low as the
| deranged state of our currency and the exorb-
tant rates of exchange viii allow.
| Bacon--Is in better demand, and is sold freely
from wagons at cents, hog round.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET, MAY 9rH.
The weather continues excessively warm, and we
have had but few showers to clear the atmosphere.
Every ship and steamboat that leaves port helps to thin
populations account of which, much revival of
business cannot be anticipated
COTTON.-On Wednesday last Liverpool accounts,
via New York, came to hand, which being considered
rather more favorable than expected, market be-
quite active, and the sales of the day exceeded
5000 bales, at the asking prices of factors principally or
clean bright Cotton for the continent, at 81 81 cts per
lib. On Thursday, the sales amounted to 5000 bales and
the market remained without change fair being inquired
for 81 81 cts per Id. Yesterday the market became
dull again. and sales 1000 bales, in some instances
at a slight decline on the low qualities
liverpool Classification.
Ordinary 80 S. 81 cts.
Middiing Cha
Fair to fully Fair 81 aes
Good Fair 81 a 10
Good and Fine none.
North Alabama and Tennessee
Trash cts.
Ordinary TO good 5as
FLOUR.--We continue quotations, SO, 80 $3,94 |
remarking that there is frmness manifested by
sellers.
Freights are d,R although we have but few unengaged
a. -, rI..aw. 20 af, 4nrI AA