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

For abstracts of the Markets generally, see next
page: the following presents the only new features
during three days subsequent to those dates:-
At Boston: Coffee was in better request. and ST.
Domingo had sold at 65a7 cts the Presidents late
message again recommending duty having i'm
parted more frmness Flour remained without ma
tcrial alteration, Genesee 81 3d. and Baltimore and
Georgetown 6.75aS7. Corn coming in more
freely, and selling at 90 to 100 cts. for Southern.
Molasses maintained its advance, Cuba having sold
at 81 cts. and 1000 hhds had arrived.-Pork was in
good request, Mess selling at 8 l6. aud Prime ia
IS 10 so per brl. Lard had sold in considerable guam
titles 91a9s cts, cash and mos, and held at 10
at close Sugar selling readily at the rates OF
the previous week.
AT Nep York: Beeswax was rather better, some
Sal0 900 lbs. having sold at 81 cts, cash.-Coffec
continued in request. and active business had been
done in Brazil the sales amounting to $500 bags at
7sas cts. per h.. showing an advance of cent
Considerable transactions had taken place also IN
other denominations, at improved rates, among which
were 1000 bag, st. Domingo at s., cash.-Cotton
continued dull and prices tended downward Castor
Oil had sold at so cts. mos for strictly prime qua
lily, No. 1.-The Flour market remained steady.
but without animation, 1000 brls. Baltimore City
Mills having sold, part from the wharf, at 6.75a
S6.S75 per brl.-Wheat was in small supply and
held very firmly. The sales of Corn, including
100, 900 bushels on Friday more than was reported
in Saturdays Shipping List, amounted 225 ,OO0 BUSH
els. but owing the high rates Of freight, at some
thing OF decline in price, although tow ards the close
il in part reganrd and the extremes were 95al00
cts including some inferior at 90, all weight Hides
continued scarce: arrival of 45U0 Montevideo sold
on private Indigo was in request and Carac-
cas- had sold from second hands at improved rates.
The stock of Cuba Moasses small. and the sales
of New Orleans included Sc hhds at 36, and $50 brls
at 36la375 cts per gallon, mos.-Sales OF Spirits
Turpentine at 42ai3 cts, in small ots.-Amer Lin
seed Oil continued firm, with sales at 7SdSO cts,
mos.-Oho Pork had sold at about S 10, for new
Mess, and Sl5 for old both cash, and the latter at
S 1925. 60 days, interest added Sumatra Pepper
was selling in lots at TAI cts.-N. f. Rum had ad-
vanced to 33a34 cts. Whskcy selling at 2s9a29,
cash The market for Sugars continued very firm,
400 hhds. N. Orleans having sold at lasa and 65o
bxs. Havana at las cts for brown, and SaS!.4 mos,
for whe.-A parcel Of 1900 bxs. Tin had been sold
at 8. 25a 50 50, cash and mos for TX.
At Nstc Orleans: Cotton had declined 2nl ct. per
h. attributable mainly to the high rates of freight
and the three days sales amounted to 200 bales at
IOsail? cts, for mid. to fair.-Sugar remained much
as last reported, 5.a62 cts. for common TO prime
MoIasses was selling at 27a27, cts Tobacco mar
ket still auiet-Flour had declined. and at close sold
at 5s7 ia S6.-No change in Provisions:-The sales
Of Corn were heavy at la s. .03 per bushel.-No
| arrivals of Lead.-Saes Of nearly l0.o0o bags Rio
Coffee at 7a7s cts, taken from on shpboard, had
been made in three days.-Foreign Freigh's were
brisk at advance-see table on preceding page.