Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-02-20

latter looking forward anticipating still further
improvement. And with Prime, without def.
mite price to quote, but 3a per bril- IS spoken OIL
There have been sales of Bulk, aud among them
parcel OF TOO Hams at 8. cts, aud another OF SUI
Sides at cts per lb, time. Inspected this week:
| 1885 brls
Bacon.-The supply of old is very nearly all ex-
hausted, and that OF new light. The prices between
City and Western descriptions, in qualities OF good
TO prime vary very little, and in accordance with
large small sales may be quoted gas cts Tor Shout
ders, S5a9 for Sides, 9;a0z for Hams, and S2dss for
assorted los at the former, equal 10 cash 2oOoO lbs
Western have been sold.
Lard-Is firm at g. cts, cash, in kegs, at which
lot of 300 sold, and another of 800 at 81. Brls are
| held at SYa9.
BuAer.-We note the sale of 200 kegs Western at
ga 10 cts. per h., 100 of which at the latter.
Cheese.-A parcel of 100 bxs. Western has sold at
n cts. per h., on time.
RICE-Is generally held at $3.50 per 100 lbs,
but we have not heard of sales 81 rs, at which
rs tres. have been taken.
SALT.-Transactions are usually kept secret; but
we do not know that there have been any for two or
three weeks.
SEEDS.-Clover has further advanced, and prime
has become firm at s. $50, and more ordinary quail
ties 5.25a 1897! per bushel. No Flax coming ill.,
SPIRITS.--N. E. Rum has been selling at 80 cts,
but recently some holders are not offering TO SELL IN
the expectation of an improvement. Whskey is IN
moderate demand, hhds at %, and brls. 29a3o cts
per gallon.
piled, but holders anticipating an Improvement in
prices disposed to press sales at present. An
invoice Of 1873 hhds new crop Porto Rico was 10
have been offered yesterday by auction, and as the
quality represented 10 be prime, the feeling OF
the market would probably have been fairly tested
had the sale taken place; but il was postponed on
account of the unfavorable weather.
TOBACCO.-The market remains comparatively
quiet; the sales of the week not having exceeded
probably 400 hhds. at .75a $3.50 for Mary land and
Ohio, somewhat the larger portion Of the latter de-
nomination The inspections for the week consist OF
1874 hhds Maryland and 10 Ohio-totaI IA hhds.-
and 800 hhds since Jan. lst.. against I79 the same
last corresponding season. The exports for the
week have been ll44 hhLs. TO Havre, and 10 to Bre-
men, both parcels consisting OF Maryland and ONO
Exported this year as follows TO Havre, llI4 hhds
Rotterdam, 6S5; Bremen SIS; other places 13-total,
237I hhds
wOOL.-There have been moderate sales Of tub
washed at 26a27 cts. per lb, CASH
FREIGHTS.-There have been several recent
engagements TO Liverpool aud ports in Ireland at S.
Cd. per br. for Flour, and 25d a26d per bushe for
Corn; and yesterday ship, now on her passage
from New Orleans, was taken up for London at 9s
per brl. for Flour, and Esd. per bushel Tin bags) for
Corn.
WESTERN TRANSPORTATION rates
of Freight from Baltimore TO Cumberland, on the
Rail Road, are % cts. per 100 lbs. for Coffee and
Chewing Tobacco in boxes; and IS cts. for Dry
Goods, Grocer aud such other Merchandise is
scheduled on the first page of the Journal: From
Cumberland Westwardly the transportation is by
TTdg0ns, and has ad anced to the following rates:
To Wheeling. IS .25 per lbs. for any kind of
goods: To Brownsville, ST. cts, and connect with
steamer. The Monongahela river is in good condition
for steamboat ma, igaton from Brownsville to Pitts
burgh, andF reigh taken at cts. per 100 lbs
The transportation TO Pittsburgh, via the Pennsylva
MIA Canal, is closed for the season.
THE HOME MARKETING supply of good
qualities of Beef Cattle for time past has not
been equal the demand, and prices have gone up
was particularly the case last Monday, although
they were generally then better than previously.
The offerings comprised 800 head, and all sold at
improved rates. ranging from to S. gross, equiva-
lent 10 Ga ST rs per 100 lbs, net. Live Hogs are
still coming forward sparngly, and have been selling
at CPS to $780, the former for rather inferior lots
EXCHANGE.-There is very little doing in
Sterling, and the rates are downward: cannot
quote 55a6 per cent. prem. for 60 days Bills,
and other Foreign aud Domestic as follow:
Bills on London j. sterg bU days, 55a per CT. prm