Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-06-19
EVIEW OF THE
BALTIMORE MARKET
(AND INCIDENTS CONNECTED THEREWITH)
For the WJeek ending last evenilg.


(soon after her arrival at Boston) at unsettled
this market, so far as regards Brcadstuhs-a went
down. We endcayorcd yesterday TO learn some
thing in relation their fate, and below have given
the result of enquiries. The telegraph accounts
are, comparing those by the last two steamers, as
follow:
Table Of The Prices Of Breadstu6s at liverpool
FP siy h II l2ia Ptr Cambria a l'4a
Flour, American. ........ AZ Oa49 o 42 0al3
Wheat, do rcd.......l3 Said 0 10 6al2
Wheat, do whte..l4 2al4
Indian Corn. .63 Oa66 81 Oa54
Indian Meal .....,.....3 80 la3l % 0a3l
AMERICAN DRY GooDs.-Wc have no new
feature to note in this department of business.
BEESWAX-Continues very dull, and the price
is lower in the Eastern markets, not commanding
over 25 cts, cash, in New York.
BREAD-With fair demand, is without change
Water Crackers selling at I, Pilot Biscuit 81, and
Navy ditto 81 cts. per lb.
CANDLES.-Sperm sell moderately at 30a3l cts
per h.; and Mould Tallow at l24al4, according to
quality, the latter in fancy boxes, and taken for cx
port.
COFFEE.-Thc transactions still continue unm-
porant the sales of Rio for the week not exceeding
1900 bags, at the extreme prices OF 5sdS cts, but
chiefly intermediate rates. and there were also sold
at the close of last week 400 bags Laguayra at !
cts. per h., all mos.
C0TTON.-Thc receipts at all Southern points,
from LIST Sept 1916 and 1915, to latest dates were,
and have been, as follow:
OF the crop of 1916. 1S45.
Gulf with Texas l35715 I,566, 633 less 1871 ,9lS
Upland, inclu.S.I. 5S2 ,53. Ala, $50 plus l65 ,l94
Total decrease ............... .OdteS, lo9,42f
The sales in this market have continued light, the
only transaction which has come to our knowledge
were lot of about 200 bales Upland at l2a cts. per
h.. and another of 100 do. New Orleans, 49, 8 mos.
FEATHERS-Arc without much animation and
without change in prices.
FISH.-Dry Goldfish and Mackcrcl are without
change. Shad somewhat lower No. trimmed
having sold at 1925 for short, and s rs for long
brls Herrings are frmcr and at close have sold at
4S75a S 3 for the like description of brls.
FLOUR AND MEAL.-Thc Flour market was
rather unsettled early in the week although consde-
rable transactions in Howard street and Susquehanna
took place, at S.50a $500; closing, the steamers
expected arrival approached, at the latter-and a
small parcel of City Mills disposed OF at SS75.
On Thursday, after II o'clock, A. M, but little was
done, some 500a60O brls. only of Howard street
changing hands at $500 and since then there has
appeared disposition to operate both sellers and
buyers prcfcrrng hold off until the arrival OF the
steamers mail (due this morning,) as neither party
are fully satisfied with the tclcgraphc report OF the
English market. The sales of Corn Meal, since our
last week report have amounted to about 5000 brs,
icuding small lot of Penna to close at S5l2s, and
OF City Mills at 53l ta$5.374 per bril-, the larger
portion at the latter price.
p. S. After the foregoing was in type, we had the
sale of 1000 brls Howard street Flour reported in
two lots; 1000 of which at so, and the other 1000
on terms not stated but the purchaser remarked that
it had been offered to him at ST so per bril- for SUI
crime standard brands. Inspected this week:
Corn Meal, IS hhds., 1854 brls-
Rye Flour, 1854 brls.-