The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-07-20
COMMERCIAL RECORD,
SPIRIT OF THE DOMESTIC MARKETS.

NEW YORK, July I8-Pot Ashes-SaIes of 900 bbls
S4,75 stock large, and advance is demanded;
Pearls dull with few sales. Cotton-Mdrket inactive,
and sales confined small parcels at last weeks prices
for home consumption; sales for the week 320G bales
Domestic goods are dull Mackerel, No. scarce, and
held at Sl3; Dry Cod, and old, ,s7s So; sales
so bbs old No. Salmon at SIG, cash; $50 bbls Mess
Shad at 81 81; and 400 half bbls Connecticut at 1910;
Herring dull, and abundant Flour-Operations small
and limited demand, with particular change in piices
stock of Southern moderate, and prices of most descrp
~ons have upward tendency; sales 700 bbls George
town at So l28; Howard street at $525, and Richmond
county at $5,l2t, all cash. Sales two cargOes North
Carolina Wheat at 81 OF; Northern Rye scarce, and
demand of 81 SO cts sales o1000 bushels So cts
Northern Oats plenty, and fair demand for censump-
ton 80 40 cts Jersey 3d. Southern % % cts Corn
sells readily, sales 1900 bushels white and yellow
Maryland, at SIS cents measure, and 50 So weight, all
cash. Hdes-Stocklight and demand limited. Molas-
ses-Former prices continued with an increased de-
mand for prime qualities; Porto Rico at 80 cts; New Or
leans ut % "a cts for hhds; bbls dull at former rates.
Naval Stores-In very moderate request with sales of
prime North Co for export at s., so cash. Rosin dull Tar
scarce Spirits Turpenne dull. Proyisions-Stock of
Mess and prime Beef is small, and in demand; Prime
Pork is in request at $685. sales Western lard at 10
q
doing in Rice except for city use $50 erces have been
sold at 1925 cash. Spirits-Bandy, dull sales of Me
der's Swan Gin, from the wharf at 81 Os; domestic
Whiskey has advanced Sugar-The market, for Mus
cOvado, closes firm; large sales of Porto Rico at 81
cts Havana, brown s. 8; white do at 81 IL To-
bacco-Rather increased, but not an active demandi
sales Kentucky at to 10 cts; inferior at ii
Wool-Coarse qualities in better demand; ready
Sales Of Buenos Ayres at ii 90 OTIS. Freights-Thc
offerings small Cotton is taken TO Liverpool ut
76 Naval Stores 2s Cd 3s. To Havre, freights are
dull, and quotations nominal.
PHILADELPHIA, July l7th-Cotton-the market
poorly supplied moderate sales made to manufactu rers,
none for export of rs bales Georgia Upland at l0
mos; 40 bales do at cents per Id. Flour-saes of
700 bbls fresh ground Pennsylvania Flour at So Ohio,
in sound condition. 1921; sales from that 4,50 in
the early part of the week. Crain-le receipts of all
kinds very light; what arrives finds ready sale ST.,
04 81 ,05 for Pennsylvania Red Wheat, 81 06 for old
Southern Wheat. Yellow Corn 50 cts. per bushel
White do AZ 49c; Old Oats in demand at % SOC; Rye
y3cs per bushel Woolsales of from Is 90 900 lis
20 the manufacturers at 42 a45 els per h. American
full blood at 80 40; do blood 35 81; do blood 80
81 do blood and cOmmsn 25 % cents per Ib receipts
considerable. Whskey dull at % and hhds 2I5
y cents per GAL Freghts-nothing up for Liverpool
and freghts of all kinds dull
NEW ORLEANS, July 1l-Business for some days
has been exceedingly dull in all departments. There
are but boats arriving from the upper country, and
the receipts of Western produce have been unusually
Ish The river only about two and half feet below
the highest water mark this season. The weather has
been exceedingly hst Notwithstanding occasional show
ers Cottonhere have arrived since the 18th, about 1875
bales and cleared during the same time for Liverpool
stock of 1859 bales and leaving hand cleared
on the 10th inst. stock 6j997 The market is firm
and prices well sustained. The sales of the week
amount 800 bales and for the last days to 200,
which sold follows viz 81 bales Mississippi and
Louisiana at n cents; 81 at 81 Is o. 46 at 81; 20
at 81; 81 81 at III So at 9; II 81 90 at 81 81 at
o.; so 81 l45 crop, III 20 81 "a at 81 cents; 20
Mississippi and Mobile 81; 30 North Alabama at 81
and 30 Western Districts at rs ceRs. Bacon-there
has been little improve nent in the demand Sales of
canvassed Hams at 10 ii cts; uncanvassed do - 9,
Sides u 8, Shoulders 81 cents, European reights
continue rather inactive The only engagements
have to notice ships for Liverpool, to load
with Tobacco IS shilliDgs, and one with Cotton at 3D.
also ship far London load with Tobacco at II sh
lines and 3D. Sugar-pnces remain firm at 81 cts
of the transactions being A 5. Sales of choice
at 81 So cts. There is enquiry for shipment to
the North Tobacco demand very limited; holders
generally willing 10 realise at rates from to cent
flower than current short time since; sales of in
erior lots +, 81 and u cents Flour market remains
very inactive The only sale of any importance, is lot
of 500 barrels 1915 Generally the transactions have
been retail sales at 1887! S4,0O for fresh; which
prices still asked though there parcels that have
been some time in which be bought 80 10.
The stock continues light.
NOTICE.