Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-07-10
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Extraordinary Occmrence.-At Worcester, eng
Iand) the office of inspector of returns for the
week ending last Saturday for a snecure,
not bushc OF any kind of grain having been return
cd as sold during the week; a circumstance which
we should think IS unprecedented in the annals of our
market.
Ucchly Sales Of Corn.-Thc corn returns of the
week, made up 10 the 9TH inst. show quantity of
little more than Al 900 quarters Of wheat being
returned as the sales Of the towns from the transact
tons Of which averages calculated. This is the
smallest quantity returned as sold since the new list
Of towns established under the act Of 1912.
Re Importation Of GraiH-On the 10th instant, |
the Lady Eleanor arrived at Liverpool from Tralcc
with 500 brS. OF flour and 500 sacks of wheat meal.
Several other vessels have also, understand, ar
rived here from ireland with cargocs Of grain The
Importance Of the fact lies in this that the Lady
Eleanor and those several other vessels were sent
from Liverpool with cargocs Of provisions to Ireland
and that, after having remained there some time,
they arc now returning here with these same cargocs
untouched.
Importation Of Corn-Thc collectors and control
lcrs OF the Customs at the several ports throughout
the kingdom have received directions from the Com
missoners to prepare and transmit TO the Register
General of Shipping, by return of post the under
mentioned account, far the relates to their
respective ports VITA return of the number of
foreign ships that have brought cargocs of corn, &c.
under the suspension Of the Navigation Laws, to the
18th instant, inclusive, specifying the amount of ton
mage, and the quantities OF corn, &C." This return
will be Of much interest and importance, it will
illustrate the exact extent to which the privilege
granted by the legislature of the suspension of the
Navigation Laws regard to the importation of arti-
Giles Of grain and meal food has been availcd of up to
the period for which this return is required.
The quantity of corn imported into France amount
ed, the Both April last, to 100000 hcctolitrcs
about onc-half Of that imported into England.
The consumption of cotton in France, in the first
four months of 1876 was 43 23f 900 lbs in the cor
responding period of this year, 10000, 900 lbs.
The free importation of all sorts OF grain into France
I,..aI Il lI.fn Of
The crop of apples in Normandy promises to be so
large, that the price of cider has fallen considerably
in that country
Marshal Grouchv, who commanded the French
Prnssian army, while Napoleon attacked the Duke
of Wellington at Waterloo, died lately at St. Etiennc,
on the Loire, in his SIND year.
The Gazette dtt MIDI states that the considerable
fall in the price of corn has been the cause of serious
embarrassment in the Marseillcs markets large
commercial house, which had hitherto been regarded
as one of great stability, has stopped its payments at
moment when il had frcghts of corn in port to the
value of more than one million of francs.
So late was the spring in Sweden that on the 2lst
of NAV snow was six feet deep on the road from
Stockholm to Swartwick.
A grcat fire occurred in eranary at Moscow about
the middle of last month"; and nearly IS 900 quarters
of corn was DESTROYED.
Thn Norvc@ian silver mines ot Konesbcrg have
1.teiI, brcome more nroductivc and their produce
JmrIo tc first three months of tbis year has bccn
s,IJ fr more tbon 900 OOO
A German newspaper states that the potato rot has
o,ncorcd near Ucdlbcro and that thr nntatocs affect
cd bv tho disease brcome dccomnoscd sooner than
was Inc case last wear.
The Socrates arrived from Calcutta, has brought,
bs;ds Gf0s koas Of r;cn in tho bmsl, NOV frfe If
dnty \ 20 bogs NJ wheat This latter is n novel i'm
noriatiion from the East Indies
The Turkish Government proposes raising 10000
Christian scomcn TO serve in the navy in coniunc-
,inn With NInssrlman mariners
Two stockholders have been apprchcndcd at Mar
settles for rndcoyorinp TO bride The man employed