Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-03-18
wEEKLY MEECIAL JOURNAL

Britannia's arrival at Boston reached here on Mon
day, which caused an improvement in the demand, ,
and as the activity continued through the week
u 100 bales were sod the extremes of 81 and 81
cts The stock on hand is 2S ,276 bales. Rice-Ihe
sales have been light at and $751; per iuu IDS
Contributing doing. FIom-About 100 brls. Bal
timorc sold at 1913. The stock Is lght sugar -
Market heavy from large receipts which reach $50
hhds including foreign and coastwise Exchange
Sterling has sold at s. per ct. prem with a down
ward tendency. FreightS-Ratcs have slightly I'M
proved Z l6d. having been negotiated yesterday ior
Cotton to Liverpool and / ct. TO Havre'
New ORLEANS, Saturday night, March a..
Rc,narks-Thc past week has been rather quiet
one in our market though in Cotton the business has
been unusually large, and prices at the close hrmy
sustained Lard has been in great request, put FRO
visions generally are dull The Flour market has
been steady, while Corn mas uccilhe" ''i9 i'"''
rially.- Delta. -, .
C3tto,-The market opened rather languidly in
the carly part Of the week, owing TO unaVoraole
adviccs from the North the heavy stocE, ana Slls
advance in Freights; and the sales of Monday and
Tuesday reached 5000 bales, generally al decline
of Ia! Ct from the rates OF Saturday. rms reduc-
ton, however, brought buyers forward IN earnest
and ON Wednesday, Thursday and Friday fully %
bales were disposed of at much irmcr prices, while
to-day's sales amounted to 5000 bales, making the
business of the entire week Al 900 bales, mostly on
English and Continental account. The market closes
very steadily The receipts at this port since ISL
Srnt are already 1855 53 bales, against 74o669 Tor
Is. GOOD fair SaS5 cts. Stock on hand not cleared
562 G7S bales Iobacco-Thc transactions amount
TO fully 500 hhds., at prices showing little any de-
cline from those of three months since. The receipts
are getting rather larger but the whole stock on sac
is still not over 1900 hhds, OF which two-thirdS IS
Mason county. Sttgn-Thc market has been dull,
and only 2500 hhds have been sold Prices, how
ever are as before. MOldSSGs-Thc market has been
affected by the difficulty Of shipping to the West, and
only 1900 brs. have been disposed of. Prices are
as quoted last week. Four-Thc market has re-
manned dull but as the stock is unusually light for
the season, mot exceeding 10000 brls) prices have
been firmly sustained at 5a s 525 for Ohio, ordina
nv Illinois, SC. The weeks sales do not exceed
1000 brls Grain-Thc Corn market has declined Ga
cts per bushcl, and about $4,000 sacks have been
disnosrd Of at a range of 3OaI0 cts for inferior to
prime though chiefly at 35a39 cts for good to prime
shippinr lois ProviSionS-Thc Pork market has
huctuatcd but little and some 5000 brls. have found
purchasers at a$9l2A for Mess, and Ia : 7.l29 for
Prime. To-day, we notice lOO brS. Prime, sold al
: I and 10000 lbs Bulk Pork at g. cts. for Hams
and Sides and , cts. for Shoulders. The whole stock
at the Inspections, LIST inst, S,O57 brls against
u 81 brls at same time last year. For Lard, there
has been brisk export inquiry and fully 1000 tres
and brls and 5000 kegs have been sold at 5dbt cts
for inferior to choice including to-day, % brls at
40 do at 81 rs do at 81, l59 do at 6, 573 do. at O.
and 100 kegs at lao cts per Id. lIhiSkey-l'rlces
closed at 10 ago cts. Ledd-Early in the week, 900
pigs Lower Mines sold at $3.50, $500 do. at $500
and 100 do Upper at $3.50 per 100 lbs. Coffee
Prices of Rio are cent higher. The weeks sales
are / 900 bags, at 63a75 chiefly, with some prime
at 7 cts per 10. The stock is about 10000 bags
against 40 900 at same time last season. Erchangt
is very dull. Sterling, las per CT pm. FreightS
The rates both Foreign and Coastwlsc have I'M
proved. Cotton has been taken for Liverpool at
532a5d to Boston at &c. Corn to Ireland at Id.
sc. To-day, British ship taken with consign'
mcnt) at ID. for Cotton to Liverpool which is reius
ed by American ships