Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-08-14
DOMESTIC MARKETS..


BosroN-wcck preceding Aug. I,
CGndIcS-Thc sales Of Sperm have been about 800
boxes at 2SG3J cts per Id. Southern buyers do not
take hold freely at present rates CoDfe-ltaS been
in fair demand, and sales OF 1900 bags Sumara, to 90
out OF the market about g. cts; 300 do, in lots
to the trade at cts, al which price it is now held;
500 Rio, cts; 90 Port at Prince, g. cts; 500 St
Domingo at q 40 cts. pcrIb, 6moS. DruSS-Oplum
is adv ancng in consequence OF the reported failure OF
the crop in Turkey. Sales have been made at 3SIs
as /. mos. DgrlrUOdS-Salrs Of l15 tons St. DOM
Logwood,t to average $3.50 per ton, mos, for eX-
port. FjSh-Ihcrc is avery good demand for Mack
crcl and the supply is not enough 70 meet orders
lot Of 100 brs. sold at $4.315 for Bay Chalcur
No. ;; Sl.1j for large No. ); and sST.I5 for No. >
No. | are wanted, but there are none in market.
Dry Fish, in packing ordcr scarce and wanted. The
arrivals are small, and not equal to the demand.
FlORr-Thc demand is brisk, and supplies Of all
kinds very light. Gcncscc commands SO, cash,
readily; Ohio and Michigan at 5.51 a 1874. The
stock Of Southern is nearly exhausted. Sales OF
Howard street at SO, cash. No new Flour has ar
rived vet, and none expected until September. cram
There is very little Northern or Southern in mar
kct, and prime article would bring INH7O cts. Oi
" cstCm Corn, the supply IS fair. Sales OF 1000
sacks yellow at - cts. and one lot Of good at cts;
2OJ0 Bushels mixed at 10 cts. per BUSH, cash. Al
auction the sales have bccn during the week, about
5000 sacks Of white and yellow, at prices ranging
from G,oT3 cts. per bush, cash. according to quality.
Gulny BagS-Sar of % bales large size at II cts,
each, on a short credit Small bags are held at %
in American dcw-rottcd, and sales Of 200 bales at
, 40 Of medium quality, and about 100 tons of fair
at , $50 per ton mos. Some holders arc now
asking 4 iGO. iiRCy-A cargo Of - 900 M0ntcyi-
dvos from store, has been taken at about IL cts.
mos. Another cargo OF $4,000 has arrived this week.
Iyafl-Salr OF $500 gallons rood Cuba, at 80 cts.
pr gail, d mos. Lcad-Scvcral thousand pigs have
been taken, pant for export, at al cts per d., cash
There is Il tier feeling at the close, and it is held
pretty firmly, at cts, cash. -HOiaSSes- The arri-
walls are light, and the market has slightly improved.
OU-'Ihc transactions in Liusccd have been rather
light. Small lots Of Amer. at 90 cts, cash. Good
pure Foreign Oil is held pretty firmly at 10 cts.
For Sperm there is very fair demand and prices
improving. Pr0UiSionS-Wc have no change to no.
tice in prices since our last. Satpehe-A lot of l45
bags has been disposed Of, to 20 out Of the market, al
. cts, on long credit; 800 bags common to fair
quality, 5 .n5t cts. per h., mos Sugm-Thcrc is
Il better feeling in the market, and sales have been
made at a slight improvement. Holders are more
firm, and some Of them have withdrawn for the pre-
sent. The sales have been about 1900 boxes, OF va
rious quaIitics 100 very superior ycllows, s. cts;
COO hhds. Cuba MuscoyaGOcs, 5ia6s, part 10 30 out
Of the market; 80 good Trinidad, cts per b.. 6mos
Sumac-Scvera parcels Of Sicily, in all about 27OJ
bags have been disposed Of, principally at 6ju = g.
per ton, q mos 1t is now held higher aud some
small lots have brought $40, mos. UOOL-Ihcrc
has been considerable activity in the Market and
large sales Of American Fleece, at full prices
Datiy -iGc.
New YoRE-3 days preceding Aug. 7.
IShcs-PUts in better demand at 1.Sl "a s. l.S7 !,
and Pearls i I, the latter scarce BecslrGr-Fur-
thcr sales Of 5000 lbs. yellow at 81 cts. COBee-
Continues in fair demand at steady prices, $500 bags
Rio having sold at O.GI. cts, and 400 Government
Java, s.aJ. COtton-Mu'kct still active, and closes
at further advance Of az Of a cent, the week s
sales amounting Is, 100 bales, including Upl. and
Flor at | alb !, and Mob. and Orl. at II ala cts.
per b. for ord to good fair Drugs and Dies
Sales Of Turkey Opium at + t. cash, and 4.l2la
SI.2j, and Castor Oil 81, e mos. UycrOOdS
transactions. Flour and .lIral-Thcrc has been an
improved demand for Western Flour for home use,
and prices have also advanced; the sales on and
since Wednesday have been made at prices ranging
from 5,G2s to 50 for Gcncscc, and 5.37s to 1881
for other Western, closing at the highest rates.
Southern too is hrmcr, Baltimore Howard street sell
ing al Sj.TJ, and Richmond country at SO, at
which Georgetown is also held. Rye Flour in fair
request at 3.75aSl and 1000 brls. Corn Meal have
sold at 2.62 II SO per brl. for Western and Stale.
GrGiH-Whc is in request, and prices rather tend
upward, GCncscc having sold at S IS; Ohio mixed
at l.l3a s %; good 10 prime Illinois red, ll5a
s %; and new Southern, supposed s lis for good
Northern Rye has sold at SOUS3 cts, and a lot of
new, 81 for mailing Corn has been in active de-
mand and 100, 900 bushels have sold, including mix
cd Western G2dGS; flat yellow, GGa7I; and round
do. and white, 67d12, all closing at or the high
est figures. Hcmp-Amcricim continues very firm
at j 40 for Dcw-rottcd. Hdc$- Continue in good
request and most Of the parcels are taken arrival
1000 MOntcyidco 2O02l lbs, having sold at II
cts, mos. IadigO-Is firm with fair dcmand
sales Of Bengal al lOa$ 80 per h., mos. Lead
Has remained inactive Leather-A public sale of
Sole shows an advance Of ct. since 29th ult No
tGsSrs-Ihc market for the better qualities continues
extremely firm. NaUat StmcS-Salcs Of Spirits Tur-
pcntinc at 42a43 cts, cash. OHs-A sale of 1000
brs. Whale has been made for export at 30 cts. and
800 in lots for home use, 31a35, cash English Lin
seed is dull at G1dGS cts best American is in fair
request at 70, cash. PrOriSiOnS sales of Ohio
new Pork, though considerable, have been confined
TO the supply Of whale ships, &c, at $3.50 for
Prime, and l5.25a S 1850 for Mess 200 brls. old
Prime at Sl2-thc market is firm Ohio Lard is
in fair request with saIcs Of 1000 kegs at IOal cts
the latter for prime, which is improvement. 90
Lhds Ohio Ham, in Day salt, scll Al y cts. Sad