Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-07-08
F o h EIGN NEW s.
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEA MER CAL ED0NIA
IS DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
FURTHER DECLINE IN CORN AND FlouR,
Adv NCEIN CoTTos.
ARRIVAL OF TIL

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ADVANCE CoTTos.
| The steamer Caledonia arrived on the
morning OF the 18th inst. at Boston, and our
correspondent has promptly forwarded US
the following dispatches:
coRREsroSpESeK or THE bALrinoas svx.
BosroS, July 4, 10 A. NJ.
The Caledonia has arrived with fifteen days
later intelligence from Europe.
Flour was selling al 3Ss TO 40s. per barrel
for American. The Cambria quoted il al 42s.
to ABS. per barrek
Indian Meal was selling at 23s. to 2ls per
barrel. Indian corn at AZ to 50 shillings per
quarter; the las, steamer left il at 50 to 57s.
Wheat, red, was selling at lis. cd l2ss
white al rs. a les. Sd. per bushel of70 lbs.
Beef met ready sale at Sos. to Cos. per bar.
rel; Pork, new Mess, 72s. TO 76s.; old do. 65s.
to 70s.; new, prime, Cos. TO 62s.; Lard, 40 to
49s. in kegs
CorroN MARKET The rate ofNew Orleans
Cotton, ordinary to middling, sd. TO 6ad.;
from good TO fair, Gid. The market firm.
ooRREspoNpEscE OF THE BALTIMORE sun.
BosroN. July 4, l2M
forward you an additional abstract Of the
news by the CALEDONIA.
The steamship Britannia arrived Liver
pool on Sunday. the 18th, and the steamship
Washington at Southampton on Tuesday at
,ernoon, the 18th ult. She sailed for Bremen
on "Wednesday.
The Sarah Sands sailed for New York on
the 18th uli.
The fleet and forces of the Portuguese Jun
"a, under the command of Easantas. consis-
a.. r. . Oh, .,f, ayl
rendered Internationally TO the British block
aiding squadron off Oporto, on the 3lst OF
May.
SHIpwREcK.-The American ship Herald,
Capt. Pullen, with emigrants, went ashore in
dense fog on the oath of May, and filed
The crew Of passengers were landed without
loss.
The steamer Caledonia brings no specie
this week.
The arrivals Of wheat from Ireland, either
of home growth OF foreign returns, during
the last fortnight have been very considerable;
as also have been the imports ltom the United
States.
For week or ten days past, heavy loss has
taken place in flour and meal by leakage,
which has rendered large quantity unmer-
charitable.
The rumors Of the appearance of the pota-
TO disease, though uncon6rmed, have not yet
subsidized, but they do not exercise the small
lest influence upon the market
The MONEY MARKET.-The continued pro-
missing appearance Of the growing crops, to
gether with the suspension of the export OF
specie, have produced revival of confidence
and greater ease in the money market The
Bank Of England now discounts more freely;
but the funds are subject TO considerable iiuc-
tuatlons.
The amount of notes Of the Bank of Eng
land in circulation is about E 8 ,345, 600, beng
a decrease of .f3l6,7S0, and the stock and bull
lion in both departments amount TO fl0,23o.-
500, showing decided increase upon the
transactions Of the preceding week. Aliogeth-
er the monetary prospects OF the country are
of more encouraging character.
LIVERPOOL Corn MARKET, June l9.--Sub-
sequen, to the departure Of the last steamship,
the market fully realized the upward tenden-
cy, which was maintained till about the tn.
Since then, however, owing TO the extreme
favorableness of the weather, and the promi-
sing appearance of the growing crops, the sta
bilty Of the market has been materially sha-
ken, and the disposition TO fall clearly evlnced.
The last three days the markets have been
unusually dull, and the transactions Of yester-
day, particularly, were of an exceedingly Inn
tied character; they closed with 40 to Ais Cd.
for best western canal wheat; Is. to lbs. Sd.
per 70 lbs. indian corn (white) 4es. TO 52s.
per quarter. Corn meal GAS. TO 25s. per Dbl.
Philadelphia and Baltimore flour Dos. TO no.;
Ohio, BIS. to 3Ss Tobacco very inactive.
CoTTos MARKETS, June l9.--The market,
though fluc;uating in the early part Of the
month, has now assumed steader aspect.
and advanced fully I'd per ID. The sales oil
the week ending last evening amount TO 3d.
600 bales, Of which 5000 have been taken on
speculation, and A 400 for export. Upland
al 6s to Sid; Alabama and Mobile at os TO
7sd; and l20 bales of Sea Island at II to lod
for middling, ordinary and far, and 20 to ga
for 6ne The stock now in port is estimated al
SOC, 900 bales against $4,000 last year.