Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-12-25

rallon since Saturday last. Fiow-There has been
more activity in the market than for many previous
weeks and the sales of the past six days have reach
ed Is 900 brls chiefly Ohio and common Illinois at
S525 per brl. Grdin-The rainy weather has had
/ depressing effect upon the Corn market, and the
receipts have also been very light, so that only some
1000 or 5000 sacks have been disposed OF at oudo5
cts for green and 55a5S cts per bushel for lots SUIT
able for shipment. To-days sales are ABOUT looo
sacks at 50G56 cts. per bushel ProriStons-lher mere
has been no particular change in the FORK Market
tail rates for Mess both old and new, is = 10, and
for Prime SIS per brl. Lard has been IN good re-
quest and from 1000 TO 5000 kegs and loOO ors and
tres have been disposed of, at range OF 5ao6 cts
per h. for inferior to prime. Ledd-on MONDAY
last, 1000 pigs Upper Mines sold at $4.lO-not be,
fore rcported-and ON Tuesday 400 do. at 81 per lOO
lbs JIhiSkey-Somc 1900 brls. have been taken at
l74Gl7g for large and IS cts per gallon for small
IoS ifOHfe-Is lower. Some 5000 bags Rio sold
this week at 6a7 for old and new crop, includ-
ing 900 bags fair crop to-day at o. cts per To-
ErchangeETherc is so little doing in foreign Ex-
changes that the rates are almost nominal. Freights
Very little has been done IN Frelghts, and me
principal engagements ship for Trieste at $40
Ct for Cotton, for Havrc at ct. for do, and one
for Liverpool at 3Ss cd. for Tobacco No alteration
CGNCINNATI, Dec. 10.
CatHe-There is an ample supply, with fair de-
mand but no Improvement in prices. Sales of about
275 head are reported at 2.75 TO 1915 per 100 lbs
net embracing lots averaging 600 TO 500 l6s-a lot OF
! 10 head, av. 500 lbs. at $3.50. Ft0W-lhe supply
has been limited and the sales unusually small, II
mounting to only about 2l00 brls up to Monday
evening all in small lots-prncipally to retailers, at
4. GOA So .03-$5 the leading rates. Grdin-The
| Mlcrs Immediately after last date, advanced
the price of Wheat to $l.05 per bushel, which is
still freely paid, with meagre receipts, the supply
being inadequate the wants of the mills. No sales
yet for shipment, either of Corn or Oats The sales
of the former, in market, at 35a37 cts; the latter
30a35 cts. HogS-Buyers have continued to pur-
chase freely and with favorable turn of weather. an
advance has been realized in prices. The sales, up
10 Monday night, amounted to over 10000 head
Prior TO Friday evening prices ranged from $50 to
S275 per 100 lbs net the latter the leading rate for
good hogs. On Saturday sales commenced at 275a
g.. 90 but in the afternoon lots were sold at
S3. Subsequently small lots were sold at 2.75a
| S2.S7-3O0 at 262a S2S7 dividing on 200 lbs, but
up to Monday evening the leading rates 2.S5to
49, Yesterday sales TRANSFERRED ofnearly 2lO0 head
principally 2.90a S3-one lot of 1877 head at 275a
| 50 SIS dividing on 200 lbs, The and flood will
necessarily temporary cessation of arrivals.
Some of the slaughter houses are also nearly sub
merged, which will necessarily check operations
1t is minated that 100000 head had arrived here
this season up to last Saturday night, which is pro-
badly about one-half of what we are to have
/ ReDOTfPT,