Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-03-05
BALTIMORE MARKET.
From the American Of February %.

CArrLE.-The supply Of Beef Cattle offered au-
ring the week has been fully equal to the demand,
and the price. paid by the Butchers ranged from
81, for inferior, 10 IS, Fcr cwt for Pfime-ihe
hie hest rate being 50 cents per cwt. less than last
week.
BAcos.-We note ssles Of new Baltimore assofi-
ed Bacon during the week at "a and " cts, ana OIL
new Frederick County do. al Q cts. In new IVES
tern we sre NOT advised Of any transactions. va
Western assorted is held at 8 cts Hams al Y cisi
M;ddbnys At B cts; and Shoulders al 70 Cts,
x;,hou, dematd. New Baltimore cured Hams are
.sll;n0 ~ II cts, and a sale of new Joies was made
this week at 6 to Ct cts.
F,sp-The demand is very limited, and transac-
,iors light. We note sales oil AlscAefei al Siii9V
Tor No 2. and SO for No. J.
F,orR.-Horard Street F2oxr.-Ws have to
80 a very material decline in this article since
M day week. At the time of closing our review
- FRIDAY last. Howard Street Flour was selling
Ssam Stores by sc,ae holders at $3.50, and Others
wsre refusing TO sell ct that price. On Monday
n. article began TO decline, and a sale or two was
Ia at IS 374. On Tuesday a further reduction
- Mace in the Store rate, and sales were made
~ ina, day and on Wednesday at S5.25. Yester-
Az holders submitted to a still further reduction,
"a sales were made both yesterday and to-day at
* .bewing a decline OF so cents per barrel since
s..t Friday. The Wagon and Car price appears 10
Ia unsettled this morning, and we cannot give a
positive quotation, but suppose S4,874 to be about a
lair rate. City Muls Four.-We bear Of no sales
buyers having turned their attention TO Howard
Street.
IN, Weekly Report Of the market shows that the
;,snection for The week ending Thursday evening
va. d. 900 barrels, of which 10000 were How
ard Street.
WugAr-We have to note a material decline in
prices, owing to the falling state of the Flour mar
ket. About the middle Of the present week. sales
Of fair to prime reds were made at 10 and Sl,l0i
Yesterday sales of prime reds were made at LOO
and 81 .03; and to day we quote good TO prime
reds at 95 cts. 10 81 per bushel. This is a tall OF
10 10 Id cts. per bushei since our last weekly re-
CoRs.-This article has also fallen materially in
price since our last weekly report. On Monday
morning the market for yellow opened at 30 cents,
aod later in the day fell to &c cts. Since then the
ale, Of yellow have been pretty uniformly made at
as and 4s cts and we quote those rates to-day
Sales of white Corn were made on Monday at d.
ct.; on Wednesday it was sold at 30 and AZ cts;
and to day we quote it at 40 and AZ cts. Sales OF
Virginia mixed yesterday at "A cts.
RyE.-There has been a sale at so cts.--we
quote at so and So cts.
O~Ars.-Sales early in the week at 20 and %
cts subsequently sales were made at % cts., and
to-day we quote at 25 and 26 eta.
COMMUNICATIONS domestic Seed has been
b,i,k a, sll from Stores. We quote the Store
price as in quality at $40 and GIL.
WHisKEY-Prices have been pretty uniform
throughout the week. at 23a cts. for hhds, and at
25 and 26 cts. for bbls., from Stores. The Wagon
price of bbls., early in TIE week. was y cts.
Baltimore, March 2.
FlouR.-This morning a sale of 800 bis. Howard
street Flour was made at $4,87d, and other par
GELS at the same rate, and again other parcels were
sold at So, on time, with interest added. Offers
have been made to buy extensively at 4 87d but
holders generally refuse to sell ut that price, and
demand IS. The car and wagon price is uniform
al 81 rs. Considerable sales Of City Mills Flour
have been made this motniag for foreign export,
but the terms have not been pc mitted 10 transpire.
Parcels Of Susquehanna Flour are beginaing to ar
rive, by way of the river, which is now in hne navi-
gable order. 1t is held at s..
WHEAT Sales of prime red Wheats have been
made to-day a: : | per basirel, which now appears
to he the maximum rate for that description. We
quote common to prime reds at 80 and 100 cents.
CoRS.-Sales Of good white Corn to-day at A
cents, and of yellow at AZ cents. A parcel Of ex-
TIA prime quality white, for the Madeira market,
was taken at DC cents.
RYE.-We quote at so cents.
CLovERsEED.-Cloverseed is worth $40 to III,
as in quality.
WBlsKEY The last sales of hhds. were at 231
cents, and of bbls. at 25a cents. To-day we have
heard Of no transactions. The wagon price Of bar
rels is % cents, exclusive of the barrel.
BAcoS.-We note sales Of new Baltimore cured
Bacon, assorted, TO some extent at 81 cents cash.
We continue to quote old Western assorted Bacon
at 8 cts; Hams at 8 cts; Middlings at Q cts; and
Shoulders at 6 to 7 cts.