Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-10-30
FIom the Liverpool Albion Of Oct. 4.

In Brunswick street there very gloomy feel
ing in the early part OF the week and the accounts
from London and most of the large country markets
tended materially to lower prices, especially OF
wheat: however, the great consumption Of this dis
trict as compared with the growth of grain in the
ncirbborhood occasions sufficient demand On the for
cign supplies 10 stay the downward tendency, and
American flour in particular, on Friday, was saca-
bic at prices improving the market proceeded, and
closing Dos. cd. per barrel To-day has realized
27s price that OF course has reference TO rs-rate
The following extract from the annual circular of
Mr. Robert Proctor published Yesterday, possesses
ssThere are no available means of correctly
tanning the stocks here, and in offering the following
quantities, believe them TO be fair approximation
at this present tlme:-
Jpheat qrs Flour bis Ind Corn qrs. Ind. Meal, bis
100000 100000 100000 100000
OF Oats, Barley, Beans, and Peas the quantities
very moderate, and altogether are probably under
100000 quarters. Of sack Flour and Oatmeal we
have scarcely any here.
.'Thc fuctuaton in value within the last twelve
months, has been important. Selecting three OF the
principal articles Of import American Wheat, West
Canal Flour and Indian Corn fad the maximum
and minimum price of best samples TO be a. follows
Wheat per 7Olus ~ C. Flour per bril- Ind Cornper $50 lbs.
May IS lis. cd. May i, 49s. Cd. Feb. 9, 75s.
Sept. 3, Is. cd. Sept. 3, 25s cd. Aug. II, 3Os.
Ourprcscnt rates arc:--Bcst American White W heat,
S. i'd to IS. Cd; Mixed, IS. sd. to S.; Irish New
Wheat, IS. i'd. to Is Cd Polish Odessa Wheat, Is.
to IS cd; hard Turkish, s.. to IS. 3D.; Petcrburgh
ana Archangtl ps pdr 10 IS, All per &" lbs ne
best Western Canal Flour, 26s Cd. 10 2Is.; Balti-
more and Philadelphia 25s. to Dos; and Sour. 2Os
4, 22s. per barrel Choice Indian Corn brings 35s TO
36s and feeding qualities BIS. TO BPS, per $50 lbs.
Indian Corn Meal, l4s I'd. 10 los I'd. per barrel
The public are much indebted TO Mr. Proctor tor
the pans he has taken IN ehaca'orhg 70 arrive at
correct eStlh"'c VI s'I,N' icrJ cSP'c'"y a' some
crude hotios exist III "A l'"tfIIS a.
they are erroneous thet 1t 10 's'n't nc interest ol
Ine corn ut"ltiS " 'e Po. vi "iS punt
w ME auEcl'lnS " 'iis l1'te' "''o hcP cA-
pressing ou 'H"t t''' VI me
EAchequei Pronii.'e " Vi i'.>' 'lOh VI 9'lhs
" he h"'ioh s."'i9.i"' 49," i ~ ."e iu"'t!y VI
srou"u ""'ei cum a' anu ~ ~ IP'ioi Vi ScCu
soWh' mas ho5 yet "Fl'"iu. ~ nav tSt mas DEch
S"'helI o' aiu M % 80 's!'' "'II' W I
Mcie li1 ms I"' $500 =; ~ CIV " ~ l''S SUD
Ject, anu We ag1lh aPPu" IN 'it ,' anu urge upon
annrv h,n"r nnd anu o,.
err and upon every tradcsman and farmer The absn-
Lutte necessity of having these returns What ab,ur
div TO employ our mercantile capital in importing
food for the c0untry when We. are toIa ipnnr,n, ~
its requirements
The oIloD vii e.. SSirpes from the %Gn'R circular
'To give unbiased and correct account of
trade, period Of general distrust and alarm, is as
difficult task it painful record the dis
astcrS which such state of things unavOidably en-
genders. The failures and suspensions of mercantile
firms, which reached the OF about three millions
of pounds sterling, in August, have been swcllcd to
than double that amount last month. Our
friends may spare detailed list of these casual