Democratic banner., 1847-05-31
ST. LOUIS MARKET.
REPUBLICAN OFFICE, }
,ednesday Erening May &c. :

At the date of our last general review,
the produce market was quiet: and in refer
ence to flour grain and provisions, very
firm, with a moderate but steady business
doing, nearly to the extent of receipts. On
Monday morning, the news by the steamer
Hibernia, which vessel left Liverpool on the
9Th inst, with two weeks later dates, was
received, and proving to be even more fa-
ivorablc in relation to breadStuffis than any
save the over sanguine, anticipated, pro-
puced at oncea very animated demand for
flour and wheat, which carried the prices
up-of -four, 25c. per Dbl. and, of wheat, )
to Sc,-while corn, with a less active de-
mand, has improved to the extent Of to sc.
Ter bushel. In regard to provisions, the
news, though favorable on the whole, has
had no efecton the demand or prices. The
market for tobacco, with increased receipts
is steady and active, but hemp has been
dropping, with very limited transactions at
lower prices. In other articles of produce
there are some changes, as will be seen by
reference to the details below. A rise OF
two or three feet in the Missouri, has ena-
bled boats to bring out full cargoes, and the
receipts of tobacco and hemp have, conse-
quently, increased, while other articles of
produce have arrived pretty freely. The
boats in port for New Orleans, put up the
rate of freight to-day, which had an unfa-
.vorablc effect on the market. The weather,
though cloudy and cold in the earlier part
of the week, has since become clear and
pleasant.
NHEA T-At the close last week, there
was a steady market at 95c. to 81, with
out the sacks, and : to II O5 a &c. for fair
to strictly prime lots, the sacks Included
The Hibernia'S news excited a very active
demand for shipment, TIE sales on Monday
embracing 10000 bus;els at an advance Of
DC. per bushel on all grades-the price in
sacks ranging from soc. 10 Il IL IA and
exclusive of sacks at from II for fair to Il.
06c. per. bushel for prime lots. Yesterday
sales reached near 10000 bushels at prices
within the above range, and to-day sales a.
mounted TO nearly 10000 bushels at a slight
improvement in price, the demand c~ontin-
uing active to the close. Good lots were
freely taken toby at Il y IA sacks prime
was sold at 81 Is, in osEaburg sacks. We
also noticed sales OF good and choice at 81
.05 to II 10 per h~;s!iel, exclusive Of sacks.
We now quote IS Tie limits of the different
grades-spring and inforrior 90 Csc, me-
dunn and fair 81 Os; good and prime 81 10
to II II IA and choice at II l4aSl 10
per bushel; good sacks included, and exclu-
Of sacks. spring and inferior, at IS to
to 90c. medium and fair 95c. to II O3; good
and prime O5 a 81 O7c; choice 81 OS a
81 10 per bushel. Received during the
the past three days. ia bbls., 23,02O sacks.
CORN-At our late date, this article was
in moderate request at 52 to SOC. in new
and | emp sacks. The Hibernian's
advices, received on Monday, caused an
improved demand, and the price has since
advanced 3 to Sc. per bushel. On Monday
sales $4,000 bushels, in lots, were at 80
to 5Sc. in common cotton and osnaburg
and near 1000 bushels were sold
yesterday at the same prices. To-day, there
appeared to be a better feeling, though we
could hear of but one raie-that of 600
sacks at Sec, in common cotton sacks
though 6Oc. was offered for a large lot to
in new osnaburgs. We now quote
in common cotton and inferior sacks at 55c.,
a 56e., in osnaburg and gunny sacks at So
a Coo. per bush. We have noticed no
sale without the sacks. Received, 6,260
sacks.