Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-12-09

1855 brls. $50 Inf. brs
Forming total of II 9O7z brls of Wheat Flour. Ex
ported within the time to foreign ports, 3,lI7
brls. of Flour, and $50 do. Indian Meai-of the
-Four 700 brls. were to Ireland
GRAIN.-The supply of Wheat continued fair
through the week until towards the close when 1t
fell off little; but last week. prices renamed STEADY
the best red commanding S los, until yesterday
morning. when the price of Flour having materially
rcccdcd millcrs found themselves no longer Justiia-
Bile in paying 81 o5, and some few transactions
for good to prime red; l.O5a ST. 10 for white; aud
I.lOa$l.l5 for white suitable for Family Flour.
No sales of Rye reported. Corn has rather fnctuat
ed, and since the steamers news has declined 2a3
cts per bushel. The closing rates yesterday for
white 45a47, and for superior dry taken for ship
ment to Europe, 40 cts. were paid and for yellow,
4Sa52 the closing rates. Oats are about 20
to cts and Black eyed Peas dull at 60 per bushel
The Exports for the week have been 20 55S bushels
Wheat and 1862 dc. Indian Corn, the Wheat TO Ire
land. .
HEMP.-The market is still without supply of
American, and very little of any other denomination
HIDES We note sales of 5000 Laguayra at oaS5
cts. per h., mos, the latter for merchantable.
HOPS.-There have been sales of a few bales
first of crop Of Si9 at TO- and other sales OF the
like at IL cts. per lib. -
IRON.-Transactions in Pig are confined to small
lots at quoted prices.
LEAD.-A sale of 600 pigs Virginia has been made
at s4lS2 per 100; and 1000 Missouri on terms we
did not learn.
MOLASSES.-The market until this week, has
been without supply of sweet retailing quaiites;
and now we only report the arrival oil Io2 bris
ne,c crop from New Orleans, which were offered Dy
auction on Thursday but only $50 sold at 2osa2o cts.
per gallon, mos, the residue withdrawn
NAILS.-The demand is good and quoted prices
are readily obtained.
NAVAL STORES-We advanced our quotations
last week for Rosn, Common TO 8 l.25, and soap 10
2.5Oa SO per bril-, but no heavy transactions have
taken place. Tar and Spirits Turpentine remain at
previous rates. -,
: OILS.-All descriptions remain extremely dull
but without any alteration in prices.
PLASTER PARASITIC receipts are heavy and
prices declining sales of the week having been made
at $2.37h per ton.
PROViSIONS.-The market remains without a
supply of some descriptions and lots very much bro
ken Of others Packers and salters are still actively
engaged in filling foreign orders previously contract
ed. and hence the poverty Of this market.
Beef-There have been small sales OF City pack.
ed, including Mess at s ~, and No. at lia$ll oo
per bril-, but they were chiefly for ships stores
Pork-We have not transaction to report, there
not being brl. of merchanable on sale that we can
hear Of Dressed Hogs were selling IN the carry
part Of the week at ga $5.25 per 100 lbs; but on
Thursday an unfavorable temperature pervaded me
atmosphere, and prices Immediately came down iIi-
" $i per 100 lbs, and large sales were made at the
decline.
Bacon.--There have been receipts OF SIDES aho
Shoulders, which had been detained in their transi,
on the canal about the time Of closing operations tha