Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-09-14
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. q

Remarks Produce has continued 10 arrive
very literally, and as general remark, the
same activity has prevailed that character.
lied the market last week.
To6acco-The character Of the receipts
has not improved, being chiefly composed
Of the lower grades, and the medium quail.
~, the market for which has been dropping,
and for medium descriptions u decline OF
fifteen 10 twenty per cent. has been submit
ted to during the week. The low grades
bring nearly full prices, and the market for
strictly fine leaf is firm. Sales at the Plan
ters' warehouse, | 81 hhds. viz: hid. Pas.
sed at So IS; 2 at So AS 8 SIS; - at So
a O5; % at 50 so IS; 10 at 50 40
945; total so. Refused-lO hhds. at 50
IS a 2 65; 81 at 80 20; AZ at 81 SO a
! s5, and 81 at csc. a 81 As; total l0o.-
At the State warehouse, hid. Passed.
sold at So IS; at ST. s5; hhds. Refused
al 81 40 a 70; 9 at 95 a 81 05.
Hemp-The receipts have considerably
Increased, and will amount, during the week
TO about one thousand bales, large pro-
portion OF which was sent forward. There
is much better feeling in the market, and
prices have an upward tendency. We no.
ticed the sale Of one lot Of ITO bales, not
first rate, at $40 per ton, and several small
lots changed hands at from sos TO ST. per
ton. A first rate article, in good order,
will sell at $72 so per ton; inferior we
quote at SOS q $67, and water rot at from
30 TO 500 per ton, as in quality.
FreightS-Rates TO New Orleans have
advanced to the following: Tobacco per
hid. So SO; -four per Dbl. 4Oc; lead per
100 lbs. 10 70. bale rope and bagging Csc,
hemp per ton Sc; corn per busheI lOc
pound freight Csc. stock 81 a SIS head.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET. August pa
ToBAcCo.-The transactions in Tobacco during
the past week have been to q limited extent, aris
ing from the reduced quantity Of suitable descrip-
tion sale the stock. before observed, consist
ing chiefly of Missouri, for which there is scarcely
any demand. The sale Of the week amount Il
about 300 hhds. and we continue our former quo
tations: say for inferior, l PC; common, % q
Sc; fair, 81 &c; fine, Al Sc; choice and selected
81 &c per ID.
FLoUR.-The arrivals of -four during the pas
week have been very scant, which combin ed will
some little demand for export, has advanced price
materially. Ohio has gone up TO 50 5Oa b 10
and for small lots SO per Dbl St. Louis brand
range from so TO 75c higher.
PoKK.--Since our last the demand for this ar,i
Gle has been limited, but prices are without change
We quote Mess at ~; NJ. w. ST. prime so oo pc
Dbl.
BEEF.-Only retail business is doing in this
article at former prices, viz: Mess, in bbls, $ll
half bbls So 25 Sc 90; prime "a % per Dbl
LARp.-We have not heard of any transactions
of note in this article since our last. There j
some little inquiry for export, and prices rang
from ST 64c per pound.
BAcoN-The market is very sparngly SUPPLE
with good Bacon, prices of which continue firm
with an upward tendency. We quote sides at Al
&c: shoulders 81 &c; uncanvassed hams "a 6c
canvasssd a 7c; sugar-cured &c per 10.
BAGGING AND BALE RoPE.-During the pas
week there has been some enquiry for the Atlanti
markets, and we notice several sales within thu
range ofour figures. There is plentiful stock
sale, and holders meet the demand freely. w
quote Western bagging II l3c cash; and ID
lac on time; rope a OF cash, and D &c on time
GRAIN--There isnot much change to notice i
the corn market since our last. The demand 70
shelled corn is limited, at prices ranging from
TO 47c per bushe, according to quality. Oats 8
s3lc per bushel. Wheat SO 55c per bushel,