Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-10-30
COMMERCIAL RECORD.
ST. LOUIS MARKET.
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RlVERS-The Mississippi is still falling
from Galena down, with IS inches on the low
er Rapids, and scant feet water i'm the chan
mel below. Below this city, to Cairo, there
Is scant feet water on the bars. The Mis-
souri, is also falling. with only about three feet
water on the bars In the Illinois, there is
two feet water in the channel, and falling.
-TOBACCO--The market continues to be
animated by the same active demand that has
characterized it some weeks past, and pyices
oil all descriptions are fully sustained Yes
terday there was few hhds. of fine inanufac-
turing leaf, which sold from S5 to S6. 55 "
100 lbs, the bidding for which was very spir-
tied. Sales during the past three days amount
to 90 hhds., which are quoted as follows:
hid. Passed at sc, SO; at 6,25; at So as
@5,S5; / at $685.; a at S505 rs; at 81 as;
at 81 80; d at "a ,S56S4; a at 81, l063, 65;
5 at So, 05C62 ,S5; 2 hhds. Refused at %; / at
$3.50; at 81 50ta2, rs; 6 at 1902 AS, and 8
at 81 ,55t6l ,95 ~ 100 lbs. Received 46 hhGs.
LEAD--The receipts since Saturday amount
to 1900 pigs. Three lots received last week,
amounting to 1886 pigs, Were sold yesterday
at 1853, and the balance remaining i'm the
market is held at $3.50. On Monday GOO
| pigs We're sold at 1910, and was shipped to
Pittsburgh, and to-day, $50 pigs Were taken ut
| the same price by manufacturer. There are
several orders from the Ohio river, to fill
which constitutes the chief demand, as, in
consequence of the increase in freights, the
buyers for eastern account, have principally
Withdrawn from the market.
FLOUR-The receipts have been fair, a.
mounting to 2,l93 brs., the most of which
had been bought above, or was for re-shi pmcnt,
and but few lots have been sold There is a
good demand for country flour, and the price
may be quotedat S3,25@3 1874 for good brands.
Choice brands will command fraction higher.
City Flour we quote at S404 ,25 Among
the sales noticed were 400 brls Fort Clarke.
at $3.50; 200 brls. Quincy at SO ,37t, and
about 400 brls. of other brands, i'm smaller lots,
within the range of our figures. No sales Of
City Mills reported.
CRANBERRIES-Th article is i'm active
demand Tor city use, and shipment to the O.
lio river. We quote sales of two lots at 81
az 80 " bril-, in flour barrels, 81 i'm whiskey
barrels, and in small parcels, So " bushei.
Received, 43 brls., 4 casks.
PORK AND BEEF-No sales. Pork we
quote at Sl4@l4, so for mess, and Sll for
prime. There isno market for bril- beef. Re-
ceived, none
BACON-The prices of this article are but
little more than nominal, as sales are almost
exclusively confined to retailing. We con-
tinuc to quote hams 74r9Sc.; sides, 7sc.; shoul-
ders, 6ac. " ID. Received, 10 casks, SO brls.,
and sacks.
LARD-This article is very considerably
enqured Tor, but none of any consequence is
coming in Prime leaf in brs and kegs we
quote at 72a8c.; inferior at 6ac. ~ III. Re-
ceivcd, l0kegs.
TALLOW-Very little coming i'm, but the
demand is steady and active, and price as
last quoted; say, for loose, 5fS5ic., and rem
dcred, 5s@5sc. " H., as in condition. Re-
ceived, 8 brls.
BUTTER-The receipts from the Ohio riv-
or have been pretty free within few days. all
OF which has gone into store, and is held at
l0@l2sc. Fresh sweet butter we continue
to quote at l22@l5c. W H., and i'm demand.
Arrived, brls., Il Inf. brls. and 2lO kegs.