Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-04-01
REVIEW OF THE
BALTIMORE MARKET,
(AND INCIDENTS CONNECTED THEREwITH
For the Week ending last even,ng.

REMARKs.-we have very little chance 70 note
IN our general marke,-none Nv ,vav of mnrovcn,cnt
since onr last weeks rcnort The adviceS hn The
steamer Caledonia. noticed below have probablv not
een devoid of their unon II The eaasop IF
Snrng with all that could be desired bv way of tenn
neratre and n genial sun has been with us the last
few DAYS and Western Produce is arriving freely
bv our internal improvements: but there still contin
mes a difficulty of obtaining money facilities. and
prices in CONSEQUENCE. when sales have been effect
ed ruIed low We refer more snecifcaIIv tn the
follo,vinp Review i'''- '0 'p~''''"''' ~ tut
The Steamer Caledonia arrived at BOSTON last Mon
dav afternoon and her accounts copiousv TELEGRAPH
ed were published here the next morning. 1he
state of affairs was sucb in Eurone tbc result of the
Ereuch rcvoIpt;on that markcfs were orner,iIv
nnscttIed and nrces for many Icading articles trni
inr downward.
frbe follovino were tbe comnaratvc nricrs of
Rraadstnfs in f;vernooI ""'0 f'''o' u
Feb o6 March H.
U.s.Wheat,w pcr7O h. 81 72to 50 90 & 9sto 80. 10
r. Der 70 h. so to IA" Sc to l. 81
I. Corn per 4s6 lbs, 6.29 TO 7 % 6,53 to 1926
II 6 FIonr ner brI syt n IN & &c IA to 10
Reef Mess brI 2OOlb newl2 10 toI3 Sc p 10 tol3 Sc
PORK prime M. brl newl5.73 toI6 "a is az tolls. Is
Lard fine leaf per lI2 lbll Sc to3 70 10 tol2 SO
The foIIowina were the rates of Dutv. Wheat nrr
INN. ar 6s, RYE 2s 3D., Flour per bril- of 1876 lbs,
&c 7ld-Jndian Corn not named
'aMERJCAN DRY GOODS. There is more ac-
t;v;tv in This market both with commission houses
and ;ohhers but nrices continue to rne low no,witb
stondinp their admitted good qualities and gene
raj assortment and the handsome stvIe of some mar
ticular descriptions.
REESWAX-With limited suppy and equally
En;ted demand nricrs remain nomippiv az for some
fine past-24 CTS BUYERS, and % sellers.
RREAD-Coptinucs in GOOD demand particularlv
R;scuit for exnort at ouotations
CaNDI ES- sales of Sncrm for cxport have been
made at a CTS for Nantucket New Bedford steady
.t % Mould Tallow remain firm, ot 1oI cts for
Eastern and ID for City manufactured in fancy boxes
for cxnort
COFFEE.-The sales of the week comprise about
1000 baes of Rio, (incuding the John Colby's cargo
If $500 at ~ cts ! at 7a74 cts per h. 6 mos: the
trade have been the chief purchasers The imports
If the week are 1879 bags all from Rio Janciro'
COPPER.-Shcathipg has declined. and cannot be
moted over 22a224 cts; and Yellow Metal has sold
at 10 cts per H. which is also the decline of cent
.ach 4 mos
COTTON THE rcccipts at all Southern points
since sent Ist to latest date. have been as follow
Os tho cron of 1S47-- 1916
GuIph bales | 2gs, 67S. 929, O23. Inc. 1863, 655
oP anu D l. - - oo-,olf D'', .f'ofo
Total bales, .626 TAG 1881 6s7. Dec. 1875. 100
The transactions in This orkct have apon been very
I;m;t.d nor cxc.edino 900 baIps incuding INLAND at
81 and ,rcxos IS c,s nor In mos 70
eEE ATEERS 1Thrrr is only a small sunnIv in
market and transactions in consequences mostly of a
retail character.
FISH-We note sales of 30 csks small Dry Cod
6sb at q ST. ner 100 lbs New Sbad have also been
received in market (36 brls only from North Caro-
Ina and sold at q 80 ncr brl. for trimmed No |.
Mo- have aS hpp nd |
soH At q & ner brl Mackerel are in better demand
At quotations
FLOUR AND MEAL-Thc market for Flour
has been rather tagging through the week, and al
tbo,gb some 1000 brls Howard street may have
found nurcbascrs at the nominal price of last
week the sales were mostly ON time ADDING interest
Son few, transactions COMPRISING lots of 1870 to 900
brls were for cash. Towavls the close, however
d sol WAS the best offer purchasers were disposed
t,ole oO0brIs sold There is no stock ofCitv Mills
IN hand and The sunnv of all descriptions is TOO small
~ he influenced bv any uniayorable accounts from
obrood There are orc sionaIlv small sales of RYE
Gi" - =. q 81 ~ u ner bri Corn Mol s
Ali Of saI. hn, some few bbds CITY Mills have bcep
taken for export Mt 49, and brls at 81 5O while for
Penna' go III ner bril-. has been the current rates.
InsncctcI This week;
Corn Meal. 6 bhds. 400 brls.-
rive Flour l47 brls-
Howard street Flour. s. 1891 brls, 256 hf. brls.
Civ Mills ditto 2 3OI ITO
Family ditto. .....3s5 I"
S,O67 brls 366 hf. brls.
Forming total of $3.50 brs. Wheat Flour. Ex-
norted within the same time TO foreign ports 81
Prls If Flour. and IS bbds and 57s brTs Corn Meal
IRv the foregoing il will be seen that the inspec
t;on Of Flour has been 2 200 brs less than it was
last week. The deficiency is in the Howard street
brand and ;s owing TO the circumstance probably of
holders eeoinq hack until after the reduction tolls
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which reduction
,akas Mace to.dov.I
FR P FL Ir;ed- Peaches and Apples are both
LII ~ - ~ Grn,,r nov, ho nnoted al tx GIast
uu I, y. s", H. -. S7i -, IT, No. hnshci \
S"'e G!p "I 'o There has hcsn heller sunplv of
Wheat recently than at apy previous period during
,h. winter and the ouality. tbat norton from Vir7
nar,;cuIarlu bctter parcels aaoat have sold
g."a j pau nj ss ~ ;! aood -, ,;no rod Will; those
from WAGONS would not command over .3Oa & 80
L,LJ A .,rro If Ia0O bush.Is Susouebanna
p Sc ,ca;vcd here tb;s season was sold ON
inc ms. On nr;rate terms sunnosed S1 "a per
hnsheI RYE is wanted at so cts, at which the
Gush ., n.rce sold Corn has declined ONE or two