, 1843-04-29
COMMERCIAL.
ST. LOUIS
APRIL ~.

Flour and Wheat, during the past week,
have been small, especially Of Wheat
The whole quantity of the latter article,
received here, since the opening Of naviga-
fion, does not exceed 10000 bushels, and a
large portion of this has passed hence, to
the Ohio river and the East. The principal
receipts have been on merchants account
from collection OF debts, made in Wheat,
during the rast winter. There is a disPo-
sition now on the part OF farmers and 9TH
ers, both in Illinois aud Missouri, TO hold
back that on hand, awaiting the issue of
the present growing crop, rather than sell,
even at present Comparatively high phi
ces here. 1t is, indeed, now doubtful, whcth-
er Wheat here, will fall much below the
present price; and certainly, if the arrivals
are no iarSer 'han they have been for the
past fortnight, it will not go below Al, the
present selling rates. Most OF our Miller.
are short of Wheat. and, at the price We
have quoted 41c., the market is in favor Of
the seller. We learn that our city rnillers
have advanced the price oftheir retail Flour.
Country Flour continues to be in request for
the South and East; and good brands will
readily command S2,62to 2,75. for foreign
markets. Should the price of Flour fall in
the East 10 $3.50, on the opening Of the
New York canals, still, with present freight,
and at the present price Of Flour here, il
will pay well to ship to the northern mar
kcts. Ueyiern Flour commanded readily 10
New York, on the 9Th, Sl,57, and some ia.
vorite brands, had been sold as high as4,S1!
aud ). The Supply Of botn Flour aud Gram.
is short, in all the atlantic ports. and the
markets, at the last dates, were decidedly
in favor OF sellers, both for Flour aud Wheat.
Pennsylvanis red Wheat, was worth in Bal.
timore (this too an exporting market) on
the 9Th, 81 10 93 cents; and Flour had adj
vanced to SI,25, Tor export. The tolls
have lately been rcduced on the Pennsylva-
MA improvements, and with freights from
hence to Pittsburg at 80 cents per barrel
for Flour, this article can then be transport
cd via the Pennsylvania canals, to the cast
ern market: western Flour, by canal, will
command in New York, Is 10 j. cents per
barrel more than il received VIA New Or.
leans, aud be received in half the time, and
without any danger of being found Sour on
arrival. Lard also, will 60 in as good con-
dltion, as waeu shipped from here.
st. Louis Flour, aud the Flour which
a favorite article for bakers, in the Boston
market, and commands, to the prejudice Of
Southern Flour, from 80 10 40 cents per
barrel. At the present price OF Wheat,
rnillers will certainly find il to their inte-
rest to keep up the strength Of their Flour.
Let them lack a hall bushel of Wheat in
their griddlng, and their Flour, will soon re-
ccde double the price Of such half bushcl,
in the estimation of northern bakers.
We quote, for the information OF western
millcrs, the following iemarks Of our New
York correspondent, by which it will be
seen, how much uniformly good brands"
are priced in the mort heIn markets.
'Flour is quite firm, and good brands via
New Orleans, are held at $4,94. There
are two or three brands of Genesce and Ohio,
which sell as high as 5.15; chiefly consum-
ed in families"
The demand for Corn was active, in the
Boston market, on the 9Th, and the article
had advanced from 3 to 5 cents per bushel,
commanding readily 53 to % cents.
Corn Meal Brandy wine) had also ad
vanccd la cents per barrel in New York,
aud W.. worth g. 10 to ? 81. Puncheons,
were held at sll,75 to IL. Flour at Or
leans on the 10Th, 81 toi25.
We recapitulate as follows.-Flour, city
mill. S21j TO 90; country Common
brands,) = %: country favorite brands : 62:
good Rye Flour , 81 to , SO; Wheat AZ
cents.
Tobacco.-The improved prices and ami
mated demand notice in our last, still con-
tinues for Tobacco: the receipts have been
light and trsnsactions necessarily on a small
&C ale. Prices are very full aud tending up
ward, and we fund il necessary TO extend The
range Of cur quotations-say extreme pri-
ces for passed 81 so 10 4 IS; refused 10
3, per hundred lbs; received since our last
PIP hhds. per steamer from above; the de-
mand embraces. all grades Mt improving
rates.
Lead.-The receipts OF this article a
mount to some ii 600 pigs during the week,
and the market may be considered almost
bare we hear Of a sale of Missouri Lead at
81 IS; but retain our former figures, say 2 40
a 2 45 per hundred lbs; buyers are holding
off, anticipating heavy receipts dnring the