Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-01-23
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(AND INCIDENTS CONNECTED HEREWITH,
For the Week ending last euening.


REMARKS.-The weather for the last week or
ten days has been rather inclement compared with
the mild and bamv which Immediately preceded II,
and the consequence is, material falling Oft in al
most all out door business 1t is however, TO be.
remarked that the Temperature, although the Their
mometer, with northern exposure, indicated - yes
tcrday morning at O'clock is not unreasonable, but
it is the transition from 2I0 TO l3 which took place
in as hours. that Expresses the system. Notwlth-
standing this severity, however, our harbor was
open yesterday, and il was only about the upper
part of the ba in and in the docks that the ice had
formed. Our business men, since they have had
few small inklingS by the arrival OF two or three
packet ships within the present week al New \ ork
from England, indicating some further Improvement
of staples in the British market, are the more
impatient for the arrival OF the HIbrrna now due
At Boston, and il is probable not much activity will
&c manifested until her accounts are received
-: AMERICAN DRY GOODS-Therc has been a
5ar demand during the week, rather more so than
ordinary since the advent Of the new year, and
transactions have been generally on Western account.
With the exception OF Brown Cotton Shlttngs' the
apply of which is nearly exhausted, and prices for
,shich have advanced haf cent PR gard, (and
thch we have attended TO in our table) there is no
ether alteration 10 note.
BEESWAX.-Therc have been sales in lots of
100 to 500 lbs at 81 cts. per b., cash: and the few
.maining parcels on sale are held at the same price.
BREAD.-Thcre continues good export demand
r Biscuit and Or ckers to foreign ports particularly
the West Indies. aud prices remain steady. :.
CANDLES.-We have no variation TO note IN
iprrm, the demand is only moderate. Mould Tai
low continue TO sell freely for the West India
kets at quotations.
COFFEE.-Therc has been a movement in this
article since our last report and about $500 bags Rio
sold part from vessels side and part from store,
at 7SaS cts the extrcmes-only 2u0 bags at the lat
ter, the principal Transactions being at 15a7' cts
500 do. Laguayra a, /; and 500 do. Java at 9ialO
cts. per h., all mos.
COTTON-Ihcre have been some 30OaiO0 bales
of Upland and New Orleans sold since last report,
including all then hand and that which has since
arrived, at llal25 cts. per lb,, moss the extreme
rates. The article is nov very scarce, and much
nyyanted, some Of The Mills we believe, being very
:f1rly dcstiiuie.-The last accounts from England
- present the market there being in very excited
state, with prices steadily and greatly advancing,
and all lots taken, chiefly by spectators, soon as
oered.-The total receipts at all the Southern points
since LIST Sept last to latest dates, have been 7s32si
bales, against ,377 time last year-the re-
ceipls this year ercerding those Of last by 1901 bales
This fact will probably star,le many persons but it
is to be found in the Of Upland, and the de-
crease of Gulf and Sea Islands; which the following
table, that we have arranged, will at cnce exhibit:
;. Receipts in lS46--1S45.
Gulf bales, 400, 722. .6O4 1924 Decrease l3S202
Upl. 81 1885,. 1861 Increase l45, 5o4
IN Islands 4 617 .......S.0 22 Decrease 3, 395