Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-02-26
FOREIGN vi Ar e rs.
LONDON, Jan. IS, 1913.


Since 18th, there has been more activity in the
demand for both Colonial and Foreign Produce, and
prices of several articles have experienced some adj
vance. From the manufacturing districts, our ac-
counts not encouraging. Money is very album
dant.
Codte-For home use, goes off more freely and
for the best qualities higher prices have been paid
Export kinds are held firmly, and in the Continental
markets there rather more favorable feeling
for the article, stocks every where are moderate,
and prices undoubtedly low. The following were
the imports and stocks to December 81:
InDOrtS --lS4b--lSi7
Great Britain. ..... Us Al, 100000 =. 100000
Other ports Of Europe. 1913, 100000 ,3I6,9 100000
Total........ Bs.333, 700 900. =. 395, 100 900
Great Britain 40, 100000 40, 100 900
Other ports Of Europe los 1000. .02, 100000
Total. Isl 200, 900 LA, 500 900
HAvRE, January %, 1915.
COtee-Ihe transactions have been on very re-
strictcd scale but prices have not undergone any al
iteration; they are, however, barely supported. The
sales effected during the month were $500 bags ST.
Domingo at 365G3S cts and 400 Brazil, 3Gd3O cts. in
bond. Stock / 900 bags ST. Domingo, 300 csks and
$500 bags Brazil 100 casks and 1000 bags Porto Rico
Havana, &c. 1000 bags East India, so bales Bourbon
and 40 brls. from our West India plantations.
Jan. 27-Mornng. Our Cotton market closed
very dull Yesterday. Some small lots only were
taken for consumption. Prices dropping, owing
to the failures that have taken place here and in
other cities, and the want OF conldcnc now prevail
ing. Business in general assumes gloomy character
Rice, Ashes, and in general all other American cX.
port articles neglected in the present state Of
things.
Bad accounts have been received from Calcutta, by
the mail Of the Sth nit great number of houses
suspended payments after the arrival Of London dates
up 10 Oct. 25.-Thc stock of Cotton in this market
Jan. %, lS4S, is 40, 500 bales-of which 10000 T.
S: 1871 $4,000 balcs-3l 200 T. S.; 1916, 1000
balcs-i6,5O |. :.
OTHER CoSrISESTAL.-Latest Duties.
AMSTERDAM Cotton is firm, and rather higher
prices have been paid; the transactions, however,
have been limted we note sales Of 300 bales Amcri-
can at 26d2S cts. COFFEE is steady, without particular
alteration in prices; owing to the interrupted naviga-
ton, very few transactions are reported; ordinary
Java sells at 49, 2O cts. Sugar-ln public auction
appeared l50 bxs. Havana and $50 bskts. Java, the
former at II 2odh.3 80, and the latter at f.23 .d 2S;
several transactions have taken place in refined, and
il is said that altogether about $50, 900 kill crushed
taken at fl 29ah.32. There is very little bust
ness doing in Spices The stock Of DyetcOOdS is
much reduced: and for Jamaica and St. Domingo
LogwoOd, higher prices have been pad-we quote
II .3Gh3i JObdccO continues very firm; about 100
hhds. Maryland have changed hands.
ASTwERP.-Thc business in Cotton has been tr-
ning the sales Of the fortnight are ESQ bales Amcri
can at 22a26s cts Sugar is very flat, and we quote
White Havana at II l7dn Is; yellow sold at MA
af.l5 Rice has improved; 700 tres. and casks Caro-
lima sold at f13l af.l 10; East India is not much
inquired for COHee continues in good demand; the
sales Of the fortnight comprise 400 bags Java at
2fa2i. cts; $500 st. Domingo, 20JO Batavia, and
1900 Brazil also found buyers rather better prices
Some sales of Buenos Ayres Hides have taken places
5000 were bought on speculation at 20d36 cts; we
quote Montcyidco at 27d3S cts. There few sales
of moment going in Tobacco; holders, in expecta
tion of an Improvement, keep out of the market;
Kentucky is worth 5a24 cts; Virginia, | 2a24 cts
and Mary land, 1884 cts.
HAMBuRG.-The demand for Cotton has improv
ed; sales of 600 bales American, part of which
taken spcculatIon at 26a2S cts. Sugar is frmcr,
and rather better prices paid; the market offers
very little choice;-prices are follow: White
Havana, 2la23 M; Yellow, l6ials. M; Porto Rico
Muscovadoes l4sal5, M per 100 lbs. Coffee re-
mains firm, without much alteration in price; some
few thousand bags Rio sold at 3s besides $500 bags
other Brazil at 2ia3is.; for ST. Domingo, there is