Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-08-21

Beef.-Ihc demand continues moderate, ana CON
fined chiefly TO parcels for ships storcs or re- packed
! Mess in small packages for specific purposes. We
note the sale of, 30 brls No. at about = 5O per Drl
| P0rk.-The transactions have been more than or,
dinariy large and took place early IN the week ana
among them was parcel of 300 brls. Western Prime
at so and 80 do private terms-besldes sales
of Mess at y 1850 and s. 1850 per brl.
| BacOn.-Holdcrs Of good merchantable descrip-
| tons of Western firm, and considerable sales
have taken place, at a7 and for the beterqualitics
of Shoulders, per h., the latter improve
mcnt Sides and Hams remain without variation,
the former at 9a9 a93, and Hams Gall cts per lb IN
lots of 1000 to 5000 lbs-no heavy operations having
TRANSFERRED. Unsuitable, unsound descriptions,
| have sold at lower rates.
! Lard.-Thcre were early in the week sales of
kegs for export at al0 cts; but toward the close
holders have evnced more irmncss, and now demand
| III cts per lib. in kegs.
Butter.-The demand is only moderate, and prices
for Western range from II to ID per h., accord
ing to quality.
Cheese.-Westcrn new sells at I as cts. for good
sound article; and Eastern at sag, according TO
quality, the supply Of the latter, for shipping pur-
poses, is very light.
+ RICE.-We have not heard of any transactions
during the week.
SALT.-There appears to be no Fine Sack in mar
kct except that which is in third hands, and which
is selling at s 625 and upwards A cargo OF over
5000 bushels Turks Island has sold from vessel since
our last at 20 cts per bushcl, mos
SEEDS.-Thc market for all descriptions is mac
tive and our quotations are little more imam nominal.
IVA
quotations those at which the last sales were
made.
SPIRITS.-N. f. Rum remains steady at 30a3l
cts Whiskey has improved and brs. now held
at IS cts, with small sales. parcel of 200 brs.
first proof Wcstmorcland County (Pa) has sold al 81
cts per gallon.
SUGARS.-Thc market, without any perceptiblc
change in prices since our last report, has been ra-
Their active. Towards the close of last week, and
not in season for report, which was day in ad-
vance OF its usual publications sale of l450 boxes
Cuba made to go out of the Market on terms not
public. This week, there have been sales OF about
500 hhds. Porto Rico, including three cargoes, two
Of them OF rather poor quality at 6d6 and the resi-
due i'll lots from store, at az cts per h. Tor com
mon fair; and Tuesday, by auction, Isl do Cuba
at 575a $50; and Of 245 do. Porto Rico offered 10
sold at Ga 1913 per 100 lbs, all mos.-23O hhds.
withdrawn.
TOBACCO.-Thc transactions of the week have
been only to moderate extent, and without any I'M
proyemcnt in prices; indeed the lower qualities of
Mary land are considered somewhat lower than they
two weeks Sincc sales OF common having been
made at $3.50, and good common TO middling and
fine at 3a 49, and j. 80 per 100 lbs. There con-
tinucs fair demand for good common to fine Ohio,
say A TO $40 per 100 lbs. for red, but colory and
spangled previously stated, are not in request;
and there are some parcels of very inferior in fac
tors hands which will not command over $50. We
arc advised of the state Of the European markets,
by the late steamer, at the time oil making up TINS
report The inspections Of the week foot up 800
hhds Maryland; 500 do. Ohio do. Virginia; and
do. Kentucky making total of 2,22l hhds. The
exports to foreign ports within the same time have
been ,222 hhds., of which there were of Maryland
and Ohio 1876 hhds. to Bremen, SOB do. to Amster-
DAM and $40 do. (bcsides 300 Virgnia) to Rotter-
dam-and those Of Maryland and Ohio exported
since Jan. | TO date have been as follow: .
To Bremen, .......-. ............... hhdS.l 1913
q" Rotterdam, .-.-............. go. .o,oo4
" Havrc, ..............,... ..'......'..'i - -
AhtWerP,' '''-'''' 900 '''''''''- $500 90
q" Amsterdam. .......'.'. ''...'.'''o'9i o
" Nurseries. .'.....'''' .-'...'''' 80
" Emdcn,. ........ '..'.'.''''''.'''''' =eS
&C England, ....:.....;.' ..''.';oo 90
Stock on hand, and on shipboard not cleared 18th
inst, 26, 52l hhds.
WOOL.-Thc markc ct has been rather quiet; some
few parcels of common washed have sold at % cts;
and for Others including portion OF blood, ~ have
been askcd-and 40 for prime-but there were no
buyers at those rates.
FREIGHTS.-We have no new European
gagcments to note; and there is very little Pro-
duce except Tobacco now going forward. quotation
for any other would be little more than nominal
Coastwise rates Eastwardly may be quoted-to Bos-
ton for Iron per ton, 49, Coal, 1925; Flour, bril- ~
cts; and Corn, BUSH 5. To New York, Iron, ton,
s. so; Coal, $l.75; Flour, bril-, l5alS cts; and
Corn, bush 4d5 cts
BEEF CAT1LE.-The offerings at the yards last
Monday comprised $50 head, of which 500 were ia
ken at 2.50a 1925, gross, equivalent TO 5a b25 per
100 lbs, net: 60 were left unsold. The supply OF
Live Hogs has been moderate, but equal TO the de-
mand, which is confined almost exclusively to
butchers the prices (650a ST. the extremes for all
the qualities olering,) being two high for other pur-
chascrs.
EXCHANGE.-Thc market has been quiet since
the close of transactions for the steamer OF the 10th,
and we can do little else than quote nominay Sterl
ing 53a65 but most Of the sales at per cent. prem.
Other foreign and coastwise as follow:
Bills London sterPg 60 days, 53a65 per ct prem