The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-02
From our baltimore Correspondence.

BALTIMORE February 2-5 p. m.
Dull wcather-Thc Watson and Ridgey obseQ~its The
expected steamcr.-Cotton, corn and oSr markets. &C.
We have dull dreary and drzzly day, with but little Of
what may be considered wintry atmosphere not cold
enough for gloves too warm with them.
The Watson and Rdgely funeral is to take place ON
Monday next having been postponed to that time at the
request of Mrs. Watson The Odd Fellows and firemen
will, with the military, combine to make magnificent
procession fls4
The mail from the north to-day brings positively nothing
of the slightest interest. a
prevailed in Baltimore, this morning, which
caused considerable excitement for tme the effect
that tie Sarah Sands had arrived New York
with fourteen days later news and that it in the pos
session OF interested parties 1t turned out however,
be unfounded there is no possibility of news getting
exclusively in the hands specuaors unless it has
the Boston telegraph line. The Hbenin's In the
hands Of spectators here four hours before line
ceved by the press. aetaf
In the Baltimore MARKET to-day -four is less firm than
yesterday Sales Of small parcels the Of
900 barrels of Howard -four have been made
SIS S7 which is decline of I2A per barrel the
sales Of yesterday. Holders generally ask &c. however
There sales, yesterday, OF nearly 60O0 barrels of
both Howard street and City Mills, %. Corn meal is
held at S. per barrcsome refusing TO sell at that price.
There a sale this morning Of 1000 bushels prime
Pennsylvania red wheat mt 100 cents good to prime Mary
land reds command lbs 100 cents. The advance
ced in yesterday is with difficulty sustained
day. though sale 800 bushels white and yellow was
effected 95 cents The principal purchasers not,
however, in the market these Oats % cents slight
declines rye 70 cents covcr-seed good to prime, sell
"a 81 - rs per bushel.
In NEw YoRk MARKET yesterday, tho prices Of hour
had varied since Saturday. but both holders buyers
appeared be shy, and neither offered freely % 81 and
81 the ruling prices for Genesee and western Rich
mond extra 81 Corn meal IS 25
Corn was held at 81 Us 81 10: barley 70 a rs cents
oats 4s cents white beans 81 Is ~ ~ per bushel No
sales of wheat it was held at 81 81 d IS.
The telegraph reports to-day, that our market Is wit
out any special change, though prices il anything were
thought to be tending downwards Dealers generally were
holding of for the next steamer now mossntary looked
for Genesec brands quoted Mt % ST. mosy held at
w. No change in southern brands The price of wheat
unchanged prime Genesee white held a 81 80 cents
corn white and yellow, at 81 o. 81 O6 and prime held
from VI " 81 III - 80 cents rye 3 cents whis
key NA a - cents per gallon in barrels.
In the Philadelphia market to-day, per telegraph sarn
that the flour market less active. Pcnnsyvsnia brands
were held at S6, without sales Nothing dpue In oehev
brands Sales OF corn meal - gu per barrel The
supply of grain is very small moderats salss Of primo
white wheat were made 81 -; sales also Of prime rcd
wheat at 81 30 bushc moderate salss Of prs yellow
corn at s6 cents sales Of - cents per bushsl
The COTTON MAxxErAt New York, yesterday the sales
Of cotton did not exceed 800 bales prices continued
very firm To-day the market Is also reported Arm a,
Saturday rates
AT Philadelphia, yesterday cotton reported a. rather
quiet, but holders firm, with limited sales and re-
duced stocks Offering. To-day the telegraph reports no
change.