American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-21
PRICE ONE CEN T
TIIE MARKEVs,

| indian Corn heavy duty Is pr quarter
Rice 6s per CWi. Us do.
| TaOw IS ID per cwt. is per cwL
THE MARKETS.
LONDON MONEY MARKETS The bank continues 10
discount at the former rates, but is very cautious
where money is wanted for railway purposes; and
br0L follow in the track, cash Is Much more
difficult 10 Obtain than it was aSt month, and in al
most all cases the banks are to very short periods
the government broker continues to make his usual
purchases on account Of The savings Bank and the
commissioners OF the National Debt which has great
| y assisted the market Occasionally, however, the
| market has heen borne upon by large amounts OF
stock being pressed for sale.
This the yesterday, when not less than f75 OOO
was sold nv TWO brokers, though in this instance with
out making any nplCssu On prices. Al the close OF
TO days mnket ConsiS were quoted at 995 TO Tor
money, aud % 20 9J. for account; ESchequCr Bills
Were marked a7a to Dos premium; Back stock 206 TO
907; three per Cent Reduced s6l; New Three and
Quarter per Cents VA To & Long AnuuitieS 1905 India
Stock 2aS to 2j1 ard nnia Bonds 30s 60 3is prem.
CoTTCN-As general remark, y c may say in com
mencemenl, that all goods suffer in price from the in
creased vaIUC OimOney, aud the positive difficulty sol
vent and even wealthy houses experience in meeting
their engagements, if to large e&ren and no article
more than COTTON, which showed some tendancy to
advance, but which, for ten days past has been de
pressed, with demand 0ny equal TO the current de
mHnd OF the manufacturers.
from Wilmer & Smiths European Times, Feb. A.
CORN. This IL the article winch has eHgossed,
and justly, loo, The large prupptun of public alien
ton ana interest during the past month ii was well
known that the GUVCInmt mt had takPR prompt and
decided measures TO make themselves acquainted
! WI the actual amount OF damage sustained by the
potato crop in Ireland, and it was generally TumOred
and believed that they had bought, ON Government
account, large quantity OF IndiaL corn, report va
r. ing from 100 0O0 to go 900 quarterly be sent
ireland free OF duty, 10 alleviate, IN some measure,
the suhGrings OF the poor.
This supposed ACT tended to slpport us during the
recent extraordinary depression IN corn market,
which was increased by the very heavy arrivals of
corn from Ireland the Continent and the U. States,
all OF which had To go into otock. The uncertainty
which prevailed as TO what the Government might do,
or woud he able to do also tended Ia reprGsS any eN
,ensve demand, and we waited anx,ously fOr the de
claratoA Of Sir Robert Peel the meeting Of Parlia
ment,
On the eth uL in 4 speech lasting nearly hours,
he brought forward a series Of proposed changes i'll
our duties, bearing principally on those most COndu
Give to the comfort and happuess Of the people at
large. Food appeared to have his first attention; and
on referring TO tie list OF proposed changes annexed
You will find, that while wheat is 70 be at a duty Of4s
per quarter, TOR we look the feHuced sliding scale
merely as sop 10 the landed INTEREST," being peTSuad
ed that The duty VIII not be higher between the PIE
sent time AID The st OF Feb, 1879, Wh.u tEe DIZZY is
To he settled ~ ptrnanehiH Is Indian IN, and all
OH cheap feeding SUIT 10 be admitted duty free.
Orcourse il Is almost impossible lOre,ce the results
or advantages o. ths important measure, but there
eau be n1 doubt hat II VIII tend 10 increase, 70 an inn
mtnAC extent, the already extended t;ude between
this count and the United States, and she decrease
the chances of war or disagreement on any grounds
shnIi Of nlu"ntI dIshuEor.
j1iNhEP''NL dtit' - -~A'tfhIS price CT FFitn
WueAt, aol: Barley, jis Oats, 2iiJ, n.y., 57o Beans,
3jl; Peas, 365
/ NJ Liverpool 29n, uit. Us sweet Flour is quoted
! al 20s.
| PROVISIONS. Lard is more inquired ailer NJ i'm.
| proved prccs; Hams scarce. aud more inquired
atlai American Sect is selling fair extent; con
siLtIab" arrivals are expected, NOG much doing ~
/ Pork.
COTTON. On the 3lst ultimo large public sales
commenced; the quantity Offer d consisted Of I3 200
bales ShrIi, 1850 Madras, aud $50 Bcnqa; of the for
about ,253 sold At q 10 % for otd togood fair,
being about y cheaper for The ord kinds Of the mar
ket about 1870 bales SOLD 2id TO 81 # for mid Yves
tern 10 fair TnnevellUy Fad OF bengal 50 bales found
buyers at 80 to 3!d perth.
From the CIrcU r of Mrssrs. Hughes aud Ronald.
LIVERPOOL Won MARRET. There has been nu-
meIOus tendance Of buyers at our public sales just
concluded, aud tor COani1! and other tnG Woods The
competition was very animated throughout. The
Australians we've far parcel, and were taken readi-
y at an advance of fully "a per TO- the prices Of
our ns Now sales, or the london sales in October
The United States Wool attracted considerable no
tee. Al the last sales good deal was offered, hut,
being then impertecty known to the trade, Veiy little
progress could be made in sales,
The lE0N TRADE, birmingham, jane. The prices
TO day remained firm, with a decided tendency to u
ilHg IN ali descriptions of IRON. At the WOlyehamp-
ton meeting fortnight ag" bar iron was understood
10 be 10 per ton, Tins pIice was firmly mait tanned
to-day.
SUGAR. THE produce nf free labor to BE admitted
at dilr,enlia duty 81 3 6i per cwt LEES than he
fore; thus the duty on Muscovada will be reduced
from o. Al ~ 81 lut and on clay I'd SUGAR from Is sd
TO s. I'd Ur g per Cwt.
There nrc many other article. manufactured by the
American oTIzan, which may he exported 90 England
with advantage, provided ibis new Tariff 10 fully
carried CUT.