The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-15
COMMERCIAL RECORD.
MANII.LA MARKET, Jan. 6.

MANILA MARKET, Jan. 8.
During the two last weeks very little business has been
DONE on account of the holidays ard purchasers not be-
ing desirous of purchasing they appeared before the
late considerable arrival of goods. The scarcity oil mo
ney and want of confidence in the Chinese, also have
contributed keep the imports from selling to any ex-
tent The sales of cotton goods reported are 1000 pieces
ordinary grey shirngs at 93 SIS per 40 yards, months
900 do a. domescs R3 IS do do; 100 black ground gar
ens per piece in enrepot $50 pieces ordinary white
shirtings "a per credit 100 do canlbrcs, IL yards
81 As Sd per piece; 300 grey do 25 yad f2 IS do 800
do middlng grey shirngs, "a 40 yards; 800 do 20
yards, 10 in grey cloths, f2 Is do.
sugars-Ltte remains of last year sugar, for which
the prices asked high keep back the export
es from purchasing. This years crop will commence
coming in toward the latter part of month, and II
will only be an indifferent one.
Indigo-No transactions buyers present prices for
the large stock on hand.
Hemp-Sales of small lots effected at 81 6s per
pecul
Rice--No alteration in price remark, although the
news from Pangasinan very unfavorabIe, and the
crop has been considerably less than expected,
much that the price of Pady in that province high
or than here.
Exchange-The following transactions have taken
places London, f55OO at 6 mos. at per dollar On
China, p 900 at mos. per cent premium.
NEW YORK MARKETS, May 10,
Asles-The market being rather bare of ashes at pre-
sent transactions been limited to about $50 bbs
of Pots, at "a so, and $50 do. Pearls at $4 e7a
Cofee-Moderate sales continue to be made at former
prces-1300 bags of Brazil have been taken at 9alOtal
cents $50 bags st. Domingo at g cents 22O Laguyra
IL cents; 45O Cuba at 9aa0. cents $50 old government
Java at 13sa13a and small lot of African at III cents
per pound.
FLOUR, Grain, S<c.-There has been very little ANNA
ton in the market this week-the transactions having
been principally for city and the eastern markets..
Genessee Flour is now quoted "a 8lIaS4S7l; George
town and Howard ST. Sja$5 l2l, and Richmond county
at 81 81.
There is very little wheat in market; Northern and
Western is now held SlaSl 05, and Southern at SlaS
% per bushe Oats and i'll demand at from 2s
a32 cents for Southern, and 40 cents per bushe for
Northern. Corn is also in request at 5Sa57 cents per
bushel.
Sugars, &c-No Improvement has taken place since
last review, either in demand or raes-l5O hhds
Porto Rico have been disposed of at 6a cents 100 ST
Crox 74asa; 100 boxes Trinidad III 600 from Havana
at 6a7s and 800 bags of Brazil at cents; about 100000
lbs of loaf has been taken for export at cents per b
the usual credit MoIasses are rather heavy 800 hhds
100 do Trinidad 26 cents and quantity of Maanzas
upon terms not made public.
Teas-An invoice consisting of 1878 packages, per ship
Gerard, were sold this morning, at auction The Teas
were ofvery superior quaty-the sale was well attend
ed and off with great spirit at advance of from
per cent previous rates.
PHILADELPHIA MARKET, May 10.
Out door business has not been very lively since oul
report of Saturday one or two DAYS bad weather having
rletarded business along the wharves.
In Groceries the business rather heavy, and sales
mited most of the stock of Sugar and Moasses howev
er in first hands, has been taken by the trade, about
last reports; it is thought that Sugars may soon advance
the crops having been pretty generally sent 10 market
Sales of Coffee moderate but at no reduction in price.
The Canton made Young Hyson, which wa:
stopped at AZ cents, has been in part disposed o
at 43 ii cents per lb. Ofthe Levant's cargo
now being discharged, about 1000 packages Of
Pouching and common Souchong have been dis
posed of, tly for shipment to Europe, the for
mer at so cents, and the latter SO cents per h.
200 cases Preserved Ginger at ST. S.
OF Domestic Products, the only articles in active de
and for expectation Quecitron Bark and Tobacco,
both of which are disposed of about as fast as received
at full former prices
In Flour and Grain there has been decided falling
off, with very small foreign demand. Western Flour,
has been sold at $i,62a per bb PENNSYLVANIA dull a
S46 Wheat sales-fair 80 cents, and prime 95 cents
per brshel aioat Schuylkill. Rye, 4s 50 cents,
Con-saes low 45ic. per bushe; yellow keeps at
40 so cents. Oats 81 % cents, ahoa
MOBILE MARKET.
COTTON,