Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-06-26
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: A parcel of 1000 bags st. Domingo
Coffee had been taken for a Southern market at o.
cts. per lb., cash.-Saes of Flour quite limited
Genesee SIS, and other Western 1874 No stock
of Southcrn-Very little doing in Corn, 1000 BUSH
els Southern white sold at close at S. .05, cash
price not readily again obtainable.-Sugar was
more firm.
At Ne,c York: The Shipping and Commercial List
of "Wednesday says: The markets generally since
our last have assumed quiet Summer aspect, aud in
some instances declining position; this is more es-
peciay observable in all descriptions of Bread Stuffs
Induced by the recent unfavorablc accounts from
abroad and the prospect of full average crops through
out this Country and Europe, with heavy receipts
here fore sometime past. In almost all departments
of Trade, however, there is still a fair amount of
business going forward, generally without any specu-
lative feeling.
Beeswax was down to 24a25 cts.-The market for
Coffee more firm and demand good.-A better bust
ness though to small extent had been done in Cot
ton.-Thc sales of Western Flour reached about
so 900 brls, the extremes 6.S7 "a 1871 for Michi
gan and Ohio in bad to good order, and 725a 81 so
for Genesee; large portion Of these sales for ship
ment. Georgetown was held at $7.75, but 500 brls.
Baltimore Howard street had sold considerably lower.
Rye Flour, Sc; and Western Corn Meal 4.75a IS.
Bunch Rasins selling at $ .65 per box,
mos-Thc Grain marSetwas much depressed, Wheat
selling at lisa ST for Gcnesee white, and 55a
~ l.lO
$lS75 Northern Rye had declined to $l.l0.-
Barley offered 10 cts. Oats ranged from 81 to Sc
cts Corn was offering freely at lower rates, and
sales were making at 97al0l cts. for flat and round
yellow, 81 for white, and S5a95 for Western mixed,
and 93a95, weight, for Southern yellow.-American
Hemp continued depressed.-W hiskey had further
declined, selling in brls at 80 cts. Drudge casks
were entirely acknowledgements Sugars had be-
come dull with but few landing, and prices low, Cuba
in hhds selling at 6a64 cts, Porto Rico 6ia7, New
Orleans 6ga65 and 1900 bxs. brown Havana at 55a7s
cts per h., the former for inferior, all mos.
at Philadelphia: The Patriots telegraph report
Yesterday afternoon gives transactions in Flour
holders asking ST, Corn Meal selling at $3.50; Red
Wheat 4 so; Yellow Corn So cts; Oats 59a6l; and
Whiskey 32a33 cts.
At Ne,c Orleans: The demand for Cotton was bet
ter, and $500 bales sold 18th inst, at decline, mid
at g. and good mid. 81 cts per lb.-Tobacco was
steady, 1900 hhds. having sold in the days-Flour
was in better demand, and 5000 brls had sold at Ia
$7.25 for Ohio and Illinois. Corn Meal, 425a
$435 per bril-, with sales.-Corn was brisk, 40,0Oo
bushels having sold at 80aS5 cts for white, and oIa
80 for yellow. was lower, $4,000 bushels
taken at $l.50.-Coffee continued inactive at 66aI
cts.-Exchange had somewhat improved owing to
the scarcity OF Bills and better feeling in the money
markct-[sce tablet Freights had slightly advanc-
ed so far regarded foreign demand, but coastwise
rates were lower-see table.