Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-07-10
REVIEW OF THE
BALTIMORE MARKET
(AND INCIDENTS CONNECTED THEREWITH,
For the Feek ending last euening.

cciycd and circulated here 9th inst advising of
further material decline in the price of Brcadstuifs
and the prospects of good crops all over Europe
have unsettled this market, (aways inactive at this
season of the ycar,) and otherwise rendered it mac
tive in almost every branch of business. Under their
appropriate heads it will be the character which
we have given them generally; they are OF limit
ed interest, but full circumstances would JUS
tiy. The following the comparative prices
of Flour and Grain at Liverpool at the time OF leav-
ing of the last two steamers:
June 3 June Is
per Cambria. per Caledonia
Flour. .43s. ADS. 4Os.dll Cd
American Wheat, rs. Cd. al3s.3d lls.dl2s.3d
Indian Corn, ...... 56s. a6Os. -. 43sa52s.
Corn Meal, ....... 25s. a29s -. 24s.d25s.
The new line French steamer Union, from France,
arrived at New York last Thursday, having left
Chcrbourg ODD ult-news not much later, neither OF
AMERICAN DRY GOODS.-Thcrc continues a
moderate business going forward but the fall
is not yet opened, atho preparations making for
extended operations.
BEESWAX.-Wc have no transactions to report;
and the supply, from the low rates which have for
some time prevailed continues quite small.
BREAD.-Bakers have again reduced their rates
in consequence ofthe further decline in Flour, and
now quote 81 and g. cts. per ID. Tor W alter Crack
crs and Pilot and Navy Bread.
CANDLES-Arc without change, but the demand
for export has been quite fair both for Sperm and
NIoud Tallow.
COFFEE.-Thc sales of the week comprise only
about 1900 bags Rio, in lots, at a7{ cts, and 90 do
Maracaibo at !, all mos, the latter taken to go
East. The imports Of thc Week arc olly 0lUO Days
from Rio Janciro.
COTTON.-Thc receipts at all Southern points,
from lst Sept. 1916 and 1545, to latest dates were,
and have becn as follow:
OF the crop of ..,lSI6--lSl5:
Gulf and Texas, l,l44 1881 ,57S ,o97. less i3i SOP
Upland, ncu.SI 557 ,3I5 .43l ,359. more, l55,95O
Total decrease ................ bates 27S, $40
The transactions in this market have been OF quite
limited character, not exceeding 200 bales OF Upland,
Mobile and New Orleans; the piand at ~, and
the other denominations at II tal3 cts, all 8 mos.
FEATHERS-Rcmain in the same inactive state
as before reported the only transactions being those
of retail character.
FlSH-Not sRuch doing in Dry Goldfish except
for retailing puf%Vses. shad somewhat lower,
and have sold at 6.50a ST. Hcrrngs rather
frmcr, and will command S., Mackrrel are in
good supply, and Halifax No 3 have sold at $0;13:
we quote TO include all No. rs, o.13d SO per brl.
Nos. , and in limited demand.
FLOUR AND MEAL.-Wc left the Flour mar
kct at the close Of last weeks report tending
downward, Howard street dull at S6.3I3 per bril-;
and since them the ceremonies which are usually as
ISOLATED with the celebration OF our National indie
pcndcncc intervening not being calculated TO Impart
much activity to business, few or no transactions were
expected to take place. in any denomination, until
those holidays were over in the mean time the
steamer Caledonia's adviccs having come to hand,
showing decline OF IS per bril- IN Liverpool, sellers
We're mostly taken a-back, and nothing was done,
that we were advised of, until Wednesday, although
some buyers entered the market on Tuesday, and
offered s $50, but whether those offers were based
Upon Upon ,t nr.su% thn were NOT On Wednesday
there was sale of 1000 brls. Howard street, mixed
brands, at 1925; 200 of one tayorite mark at 53I 2;
and 300 Susquchanna at $50 nothing done in City
Mills, but held at SO per bril- The transactions in
Howard street on Thursday amounted to about 2OO0
brs in lots at s 5.25 generally, including 100 brs at
$5.l2s and subsequently the market alternated
more or less firm, but without any material change
in price. Susquchanna has sold at 1925 and
Western, not in good condition. at s. per bril- Corn
Meal has sold at SS3 per bril-, for Western; and 100
l,ch ,l. p,It 4 Of is
very sparingly supplied. Inspected this week:
Rye Flour, liz brls.- "
Howard street Flour, l0,lS0 brls., IA hf brls.
City Mills ditto, ..l,2o5 " 54o
Family ditto. ITO &c :"
Susquehanna ditto. S52 -
.oo, c., ~ ,,,oai, of I ~ COS brIs Wbnai
L,inmn s,rh onor, within tho same fine TO foreign
o, L a,onrntod n 10 o07 brIs. of which there
P -. 80, p;ta; + $50 brIs bos;dcs 900 do
80 MI r,aIin" n total 70 The Hated KINGDOM
an Sthor 10 Sch ;nst Inclusive of . e O5O
hris What FIour and 70 ZOO do. Corn Meal
ri III fnIonn~ i the amount of Flour and Corn
MI 1901 , tho o;,,- Of baltimore for The omar
.. i,op I,na ao 1S17 IS16N-1S45.
,Gr ena' ~ ",' il. OF sG5 $50 Soo 1Is 40
H Whc"t SUI, on -, J1 o37 e 0G7 dS7
n nh' ~ oui' '"9 G G 5115 $50 ga
ny ny IoaI '''''' liz 1'9s5 3o5 I5O
Urn Urn "a 1900 h, A. GA II 731 e 7o6|
CoIi Hcui, 20. TO-, NJ, a. : ,t Is Wit
ne loowlns u'piI :oa. ~; 1thl az; of Ralt
Flour ana Corn Meai hsPSCtcu !, r io '1 y, ISar
more during inc Miers rear, ioih guy :, lo, no
to June ~ io4I ne Noo ~ 2
brls OF wheat Flour, ana over 2o;ooo DTS vi LIN
Meal, the largest quantity ever before inspected IL,
any corresponding year IN thls clly inc next largest
amount OF Flour was 1or 'hc year 1910
Wheat Flour-Rye do.--Corn Meal.
Quarter ending brts. brls. hhds. brls.
Sent 30 1876 . 156, 1873. :. 610. :. so. A, 1874
ditto Dec 81, GAG, 63l :. 4S6. Ill. Id, 7SS
ditto Mar. 81, al. 3I5, ass 1,l52. 1885,. 40, l2S