American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-02


ErFscr OF The FoRsIGN NEws-FWther
.ldraace in Flour and Grain. The European
news has created intense excitement in our mar
kets, and prices are going up with run. How
ard street flour which was held on Wednesday
morning at S4.75, advanced Immediately on the
receipt Of the news in the afternoon, to S., at
which a sale was made; yesterday morning,
500 bbls. sold at S5.25, and later in the day
about 500 more, extra brands, at $3.50; besides
several small sales in the afternoon at the same
rate. Holders are generally firm at $3.50,
though some are looking for an advance, while
others (not so easily led away by exctemen)
are inclined to take IS 81, at which large offers
have been made. The receipts are very light,
as is also the supply, and the market greatly ex-
cited and unsettled. City Mills flour has also
advanced from S4.75 to S. so, but we hear of
no transactions. Sales yesterday of old Sus-
quehanna at IS %; new is held at $3.50.
Wheat has advanced about 10 cts. bushel
sales of Md. good to prime reds being made
Yesterday at l05al &c. and some choice lots
few cents more. White wheat for family flour
is held at lS0alS5c. Corn has also gone up
from to &c. bushel-saes of white and yell
low yesterday at 73a75c.; and of Oats at SEA
S3c. Whskey sold yesterday morning at 25a
26c. in hhds and bills, but later in the day was
held at 26a27e.
The New York and Philadelphia markets
are also on the rise, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing reports for Yesterday, received per teIe-
graph, by the Patriot:
Philadelphia, October l,-2 p. NJ. The
news brought by the Great Western, has very
materially advanced the price of flour. There
were sales this morning of fresh brands at IS,
25, and holders are now pretty firm in asking
$3.50.
Other descriptions of -four have also partaken
of the same advance. Corn meal and rye flour
have also improved in price.
The demand for grain of all descriptions is
active, and prices have advanced A sale was
made this morning of 1900 bushels yellow corn
at rs TO soc. per bushel The price of wheat
has gone up some to 10 cents; prime red is
worth l07 to ll2c.; oats 50 cts ;whiskey 25a26
cents.
There is more inquiry for provisions. Sales
of prime pork at $1,000.
The grocery market is also 6rmer, with an
upward tendency in prices.
.Nc1v York, Oct l-2 p M The advices
per the Great Western, received here yester-
day, have created very considerable excite
ment IN our market, causing material advance
in the price of aOur, grain, and other produce
Flour had advanced fully fifty cents per barrel
Holders firm at $50 for western canaI south
ern brands, S5,37 l.2 to $50. Letters receiv-
ed from Europe are favorable to all advance in
flour and gram
There is an active demand for grain Wheat
has advanced from seven to eight cents per
bushel; prime red selling at LOG to lice. yell
low corn IS to 7Sc., an advance ofabout cts;
prime northern do. so cents; corn meal So, 81
IL. Whiskey &c TO p cents, and tending up
ward.
The cotton market continues firm at the adj
vanced rates before noted.
The stock market is less active, and a slight
decline is noticed in some Of the leading secu-
rites,
Provisions are in active request and prices
tending upward.
CAN 1T BE TRUE? 1t is stated that there is
not single French merchant ship that mea-
sures over 500 tons.