Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-07-15
FOREIGN NJ AR X ETS.
Corresnondence ofLylnrd,s Price Current.
LIVERPOOL, evening 23d June, lSi


LIVERPOOL, evening 23d june lS4S.
lIOnpy Mdrket.-COnsolS closed yesterday at So
to cx dividend; EXchcqucr Bills BIS. to 4Os pre-
MUM.
and prices tend downward. Baltimore Short Mid
dies rib in, sold at lbs. to 43S.
Bcef.-Stocl decreasing, at steady prices
CiecSe.-2S3 boxes, being the only parcel on the
market sold this week at 39s to lIlS. The 'liibcr-
MAJ steamer has brought ~ boxes ofncw Cheese.
| Corn, Sc-Thc business ofthc week has been very
moderate. Wheat and Flour, with stocks in small
compass have commanded full prices, and Yellow
Indian Corn maintains previous currency but hte
must be quoted Is per quarter lower, and Meal has
had retail demand only, at decline OF 3D. per bar
rel. At this days market sales OF any article could
only be effected in retail quantities, and our quota
| lions remain nominal. The weather continues to be
fine ndscasonabc, and the reports OF home crops are
of the most favorable character.
Cotton-The sales of the week amount to 1920
bales manfcsting an improved demand. American
Cotton is still offered very freely, but without further
decline; on the contrary, advance of 3D. per Id.
has been established on the better descriptions. The
sales to-day are 5000 bales, with good demand the
market closing firmly. Present stock sid 500 bales,
against l75 500 same period last year.
Hams and shoulders, in dry salt, continue to meet
an improved demand.
Lard has been in limited demand this week, at
further decline of Is to Is. per cwt.
OLA small parcel of Lard Oil sold at 3Ss. per
cwt
Pitcl.-llOO barrels sold at Is. per cwt.
PORK has met slightly improved demand, but only
al low prices and any but the finest qualities OF Prime
Mess are difficult to move except at very lrreg"'"
rates. Pork Rumps have sold at l9s. per cwt
Rice.-Finc Carolina is scarce, but the demand Is
inactive.
Rosin-2OO barrels common Amber sold at 2s Cd.
to IS Sd
Iallo,p-The market is frmcr, and the value has
slightly improved, but sales continue to be limited.
rpcnGne.-l000 barrels good Rough sold at 6s. Sd
to Us. Cd. No sales of Spirits reported.
STITT, DAY co.
LIVERPOOL, June 2i-noon.
Since the departure of the Cambria last Saturday,
have TO report continuance of most favorable wca-
ther-last night, however, at O'Clock, achangc took
place. and a deal of rain fell. Throughout the day 1t
blew almost a gale from the northeast to the south
cast and while it continues we SHALL OF course, have
no arrivals of shipping
The accounts of the crops continue TO be most sa-
tsiactory: as regards potatoes they certainly vary,
but my opinion IS that the disease has scarcely ap
pcared at all in this ncighbarhood and only in few
instances elsewhere. Last evening passed through
a field of five and hafsatute acres, which Is sowcd
with potatoes, and nothing could possibly look more
ourishing-not the slightest sign OF disease amongst
them.
wish could give as good an account of trade
Accounts on this subject from all quarters are most
dlsmal-an echo of what said in my last letter
CoHon-The pressure to sell has considerably
abaed and the state of the market has consequently
been favorable to holders than tor some weeks
''N'
demand has increased. The decline OF per lb noted
in my last has been recovered. Other descriptions
are without change. Exporters have taken 5,250
American and speculators2 500 American. The sales
and prices ofthc week ending yesterday evening are
1910 Bowed Georgia. .a5; $3.50 Mobile, 3a5; AIab
s Tcnn.,- 10, $50 New Orleans 3a6i. The total
sales of the week, OF all descriptions, being 32,9lO
bales; the total imports, 44,663, OF which 43,49l
were American. The estimated stocks of all descrp
tons on the 23d June, (yesterday,) were &C., of
which, 36S $40 were American. Taken by the trade
in this year, 10 23d June, COZ lao; by spectators
$500 bags; by exporters, $3.50 bags. hice.-l
know for fact (although the prices current do not
mention the crcumstance,) that all the Carolina rice
in the market has been bought up by one individual
on speculation. He has given as high as lis. 3d.
Not Casl was Offering yesterday afternoon. Gram.
The stock of Wheat is very limited, and holders
have obtained an advance of 2d.a3d. per 10 lbs. on
last weeks rates. No variation in Flour. Indian
Corn has been and continues in fair demand at the
prices named in my last letter, also Indian Corn Meal
Hemp-20 bales American sold at Fps, and 300
bales Jutc at ETA 5s.aEl7 lbs per ton, being an adj
vance Of los. per ton on the finer qualities
Anc lean Prorisions.-La rd-Only small guam
tity was offered by auction last Tuesday, yet it was
greater than the demand Fair middling, adapted
for rcGncrs purposes sold 3Ss Ass. Cd 40s being
with difficulty obtained for 200 kegs OF fine firm
white article. quantity of Lard Grease brought
2gs to Dos Cd. Beef.-No arrivals, and stock SMALL
very little offering under SIS. cd the standard price
Of the principal importers I. states prime Mess
35s: ordinary Gold 4Os a6Os.; new SOs.aS3s mess,
prr bril- 300 lbs SOS a56s.; do, ordinary, 4Os CLOS
Pork The stock consists of great variety Of quail
tiles; sales of avortc brand have been made at los.
There is an improved inquiry for mess, and there
have been several small sales of heavy meat Tor Ire
land at about 50s fair middling quality is worth 4Ss
a52s., while a really fine article in limited quality;
commands 55s a57s. BacOn.-At public sale, last
Tuesday, about $50 boxes were brought torward-thc
ONLY sale. however, being lO5 boxes of 'PowclPs"
short middlcs rib in, at 42s. The import is again
rather large, CISCO boxes from 18th to Dist Junc,)
but there is however but little fine of any d,scrip
ton in the market Shoulders increasing in de-
mand and BIS. have been realised for large parcel
at auction.
There is an abundance of Potatoes in the markets
to-day, at from Is. Id. TO IS. 3D. for 90 lbs From
sixty TO seventy carts laden principally with Pota
toes arrived for the Liverpool market, at one OF the
ferries on the Cheshire side Of the river before s
O'Clock this morning On the 23d ofJunc, last year,
old Potatoes 9s. Sd. the measure GO lbs.)
They are IS. I'D. only!
HAvRE, June 90
Cotton.-At the close Of last week decline of If
took place in prices Of mddling and fair qualities OF
United States descriptions, owing to the dullness pre-
yailing in the market; but with the commencement
Of the present one better feeling has been manifest
ed, the demand having become animated; and al
though prices have not recovered from their depres
sion vet more lrmness is observable among
holders The sales since the departure OF last steam
err amount to 5000 bales. Our present stock is 23,'
900 bales agan, 70 900 last year. and Ga 900 in lSlU
Little has been done Rice; the sales amount to Sc
tres Carolina at $500 for good fair, and $500 bags
East India, at 9f75 to -. Stock, 500 tres. and
10000 bags. Nothing Of importance has been done
in Tallow, Lard, or other produces. Wheat, and in
general all Brcadstufs, are declining. The crops
promising. There is less pressure for money,
and the aspect Of things is healthier. The freights
for the u S. abundant, and there is some activity
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