Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-07-08
VIEW OF THE
BALTIMORE MARKET

For The Week ending last eoenng.

(AND INCIDENTS CONNECTED THEREwIrH,)
For The Week ending last eUentng.
REMARKS.-Wc have adviccs by the steamer
Cambria from Liverpool 10 18th ut, but their com
mercal character does not vary much from that OF
the preceding week. The weather continued favor
able for the forth coming harvest
Our market has not been active generally ewing
to the intervention of the anniversary OF our National
Independence, and much rainy weather since.
AMERICAN DRY GOODS.-Wc have 10 new
feature to note in this branch of trade: the market
continues quiet usual at this season OF the year
BEES AX-Thc market is without supply,
and there few enquiries making Tor the ar
ticle.
BREAD-Isi in fair demand, chiefly Pilot and Navy
Biscuit, for export, and prices for those as well as
all other descriptions, remain steady.
CANDLES The transactions in Sperm and Ada
mantine continue moderate; while Mould TaIlow
sell freely particularly City manufactured and pack
ed in fancy boxes, for expectation.
COFFEE.-Thc private transactions for the week
comprise about 1000 bags OF Rio, at Oid65 cts per
h.; and by public auction on Tuesday, OF 2SOo do
Rio offered, 220o sold at ba6 another lot OF ~ bags
was knocked down at 5s-whcn the residue was
Withdrawn less than Is cts being refused. YCstcr-
day. 1900 bags green Laguayra were put up, and all
sold the extremes for very ordinary and o. cts Tor
PRIME but the larger portion OF the sales were at o.
cts, and the average OF the sale was D 90 per l'O
lbs all mos These transactions, Gas from SOOO
to 10000 bags have been taken out OF the market,
to go 10 New Orleans and the Ncst,) have reduced
stocks in first hands to limited amount, TO, proba-
bly,, not over 5a6O,O bags. Arrived TINS week, 0iio
bags. 800,
Congratulated have been sales of Old at prices
within our range of quotations.-Iann yellow
Metal for Sheathng has sold at cts per lb mos,
the former price.
COTTON.-Thc market is very dull, and
know of no sales-for, although prices rule low the
views of holders are above those OF buyers.
FEATHERS There have no transactions come
TO our knowledge; the market is amply supplied, hut
nothing be yond small retail bus ness Characteristics IT.
FISH.-1hcrc is MOI much activity III the market
n a.. ,i,.t,, pt
med No. | Shad, sales have been made at $500 per
brl. Hcrrngs taken in limited parcels at 315a
S4 for \. Carolina, and = l.25 for Susquchanna and
Potomac. Mackcrcl are lower, and less BRISK, No )
selling at $4.Io, NO y 80; ana NO /, SOU
per brl.
have been quite moderate, without any change IN
price and the stock is too light, even OF Howard
street to fill an order to any considerable cXteut.
The sales of the week for export have probably not
exceeded 1000 brls., in small lots, at Sr5625 There
have been further engagements OF some 5oDod4ooo
brls CITY Mills from Wheat to be delivered
in all next week. at y per bril-, the former price.
Susquchanna is in moderate supply, and sold at
S5625. Rye Flour may be quoted $3.50 About
100 brs. Civ Mills Corn Meal have sold at SS2.3i2
per brl. Inspected this week:
Corn Meal, Isl brls.-
Rye Flour, 1914 brls.-
Howard street Flour, II 1871 brs., = hi, brls'
City Mills diito,... l,552 s. l2o "
Family ditto,.,,,..l7dd :,
Susquchanna dltto,... $50 Z"
1862 brls l25 hf brls.
Forming total of4,7Il! brIs. W heat Flour. EN-
ported within the sam, 10 foreign ports ,l2S
Lrs. of Flour aud - hhds and sol brs. Corn Meal
GRAIN.-Thcrc is no old Wheat coming forward,
but the receipts Of new have been TO Lar extent
and are increasing. Some 10000 TO 10000 bushels
have arrived since the close of last weeks report,
including a cargo of 1909 bushels red from North
Carolina which sold on Monday al 'ion l.i"' ana
another of 1000 on Thursday OF similar fair to good
onalitv, at .05u .0'. The arrivals from Virginia
and Eastern Shore have all zen taken within the
ranrr of tn prices; and at close lOo' Sl.Oo may
be consider the fair market rates for good TO strict
" prime dry lots OF which the cargocs have gene
r,liv been composed. Some very handsome parcels
o white, suitable for Family Flour, have come to
hand which were taken at l.ooa = 10. we nave
no sales of Rye TO report. Cora has bcch IN more
limited supply towards the Close and prices inprov
cd thos pad yesterday were 4ld43 cts. for white,
and I5n47 for elbow. Oats may be quoted 3ld33 cts
HEMP-Is dull OF sale, and late prices are not
sustain d.
HiDES-The market continues inactive; and al
though there is fair supply IN market we have not
a transaction TO report
INDIGO.-By auction yesterday, u scroohs "a
raccas sold at As to II cts per lb., mos.
IRON.-Easen manufacturers have been in the
market within the last days and taken some 2ooo
TONS of the b. Baltimore Pudding Pig on terms mol
pubIic but considerably lower than the rates at the
last corresponding season. .,
sweet retailing qualities, and Tor othcr descriptions
NAVAL STORES.-Thcre is only limited de-
mand at this of the year. and prices for most
descriptions remain unchanged "
OILS.-Thc market is without any material change
in prices Linseed is selling 10 moderate extent at
10 cts in csks., and 90 in brs. Lard OIL continues
10 be in fair request and is taken in lots OF 25a3O
brls at 60d65 cts, the latter Tor prime whte.
PLASTER PARASITIC sales nave Deeh mouer-
ate at $50 per ton.
PROVISIONS market has not been active,
but prices very firm for all denominations with
slight Improvement in sonie Inc STOCK IS lgh'' anu
the assortment broken, but the viaduct at Frccport
being again in operation, additional supply VIII
probably reach here i'll all next week, as cohsGcr-
able quantities have been detained at rltsourgn' inc
rates of Freight charged Tor transportation curing
the process oil repairs 10 the o'""' h' J' US pa
vious shipment.
lO5Oa IS II per bril-, cash and tlme-otherwise only
for ships stores, at quotations. N .o,
Pork-Is without any alteration IN price, lo'Jo"
Ell for Mess, and SO for Prime, and but few sales
making. : c
Bacon-Has been in fair request and prices iur-
ther improved fair to good Shoulders readily com
manding Ia45 cts, and strictly prime a. SIDES are
held firmly at 4sa5 cts, and very few trahsac'ohs
have taken place for good article at less price
than the latter Hams for shipment are reiat'eiy
more plenty and prices have been less affected, but
the selected for home and for family purposes,
including extra cured, are scarce, and held with
rmness: the first description referred TO- which are
partly large and roughly cnt, selling at 59d6 cts;
and the latter, of handsome sizes, lay, tor which
lard We note the sale of 4a500 kegs at s cts,
and some holders refuse to sell under oa Brs have
been oHe red at cts. cash, without meeting buyers,
but that prce for $50 brls., 80 days, was refused
Buffer.-Westcrn sells moderately, in lots of %
TO 30 kegs at lla2 cts, as in quality out the de-
mand is limited. -. 49,, :.,.
much export demand. , >,
RICE-Therc have been further limited sales at
3.50a $3.62a per 100 lbs, 3 r.u,, leland has sold