Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-06-10
Correspondence of Lyford's Price Current

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Correspondence of Lyford's Price Current
LIVERPOOL, Friday evening May 10, lS4S.
Business Generally is brisk in the manufacturing
districts, money plenty for all Legitimate purposes
and the prospects for the harvest continue to be pleas
ing. Considerable supplies of Wheat from Ham
burgh and the Baltic are now looked for, the block
adc of the German ports having been raised; we
have, also, several arrivals to- day OF Corn and Meal
from American ports, and on the whole mainte-
nance of our present Corn market quotations cannot
be counted on.
Bacon-The sales of the week have been large, at
full prices, sis having been realized for fine East
ern with a range of from 3Ss. to 5s. cd. for West
according to quality.
Beef.-The business passing is small, and any but
the finest qualities Eastern slow sale. Stocks
however are light, and prices firm.
Cheese.-The quality of recent imports has proved
very inferior, and they remain neglected Fine would
bring full price.
Corn, S.c.-The improvement noted in our last,
has been followed by very active business during
the week, especially in Indian Corn and Meal,
for Ireland, while fair business has been done in
Wheat: and Flour, without change in value, is fur
Their reduced in stock. At to-day's market, prices
were firmly supported and steady business done.
The advance of the week has been Id. to I'd. on
Wheat, IS. to Is. on Corn and Is cd. on Corn Meal,
but the demand for the latter has been checked by
lis. being required
Cofton.-American Cotton of all descriptions is
abundant, and during the week general decline OF
ID. per Id. has been submitted TO-. The sales of the
week are % ,720 balrs-those of to-day 1000 bales,
at the lowest prices of the week. Present stock
300 bales, against 53 600 at corresponding date
last year.
Hemp.-f26 per ton was made for recent i'm
port of American hacked.
Lard.-Wc have again TO report an active week 5
business the sales amounting to nearly 600 tons, at
firm prices, ranging from 36s. Cd. TO 43s. 3D. 100
tubs Of Walkers refined sold at 46s. to AIS. Sd.
Linseed Cake-About so tons sold at &c to &c
l2s.
Oils are dull owing to favorable accounts from the
Seal fisheries.
Pork.-The demand for any but Eastern Prime
Mess continues TO be very limited, at irregular prices
Rice.-The demand has slightly improved, but
without activity.
Rosin-2O0 barrels common amber sold at IS. Sd,
and GOO brls. good transparent, at is. 4d
IdLlOte-We have TO report further decline Of
Is. per cwt. with a continued dull market
IiUPentine of Spirits in retail at 33s. No
sales Of rough. STITT, DAY co.
LIVERPOOL, May 49,
COtton.-Thc price OF Cotton is slightly lower than
on Friday last. On, Monday, there was more
tiviy than usual, 1000 bags being sold, and the
kct assumed firm appearance, with an upward ten
dency, but we have had during the last three days
more subdued feeling closing the week with dull
market, and our scale OF prices much the same we
began it-fair Upland, I'D; fair Mobile, I'D; mid
ding Orleans, d.; and fair do ID. 1900 bales
American have been taken on speculation, and 24OO
American and 100 Pcrnams for export; sales Of the
week %, 12O bales
GRAIN and FiO,u.-Thcrc fair attendance
of the trade at Yesterdays market. The mddling
quality of Mediterranean Wheat brought an advance
over Tuesday of Id to ID. per bushcl, and two
three parcels taken for shipment to Ireland;
but there improvement on the best samples
of English, Irish or Foreign. Irish Flour cd.
per sack higher Western Canal was held for 2Ss.
per 1856 lbs. but there were few transactions in it.
good quantity Of Indian Corn and Corn Meal was
again taken for Irish account advance Of Is. to
Is per quarter, and cd. per br. Tuesdays rates.
American white Corn sold at 30s. 10 Bis and best
yellow 33s. per $50 lbs. Galatz yellow Corn held
GAS. per 4S0 lbs. Indian Corn Meal sold at las.
per bril-
Hides.-At the public sale of so, 900 East India
Hips the 10th inst nearly O,OOO found buyers at
lower rates for common and rubbed, but good dry
sailed brought fair prices ranging from ID. for in
erior up to SD for good, and rubbed in proportion
Hon.-Scotch Pigs not so firm, and manufac-
turcd is decidedly lower. Present rates for
Scotch Pigs in Glasgow, f2 As; and in Liverpool,
e. I4s.; Merchant Bars, E6 l5s.; best Bars, fS
S.: Hoops, fS l5s.; Sheets, 80 5s.; Rods f7 los.
Layd,-American continues in brisk demand; the
sales haze been irregular, but, upon the whole, at
fully late pSiees ranging from BIS TO AS. per cwt
Oils-l5 tons Lnseed sold at 24s cd. to 25s. Oil
Of TarpeDiiae is again lower; few tons OF Amcrl-
can are reported at 33s
Pr0risions,-We had scarcely such brisk de-
mand for Bacon. Western Long Middles, rib in,
ranged from 42s I'd i6s and Eastern 45s Cd to Sos
4 parcel of long mddles. free from bone, brought
aizng 36s. The balk of the Cheese lately arrived
has been landed in wretehed condition. SO that no
progress has been made in sales IN Beef. fair bu
siness has been done. Pork has been less eaqnired
for; at auction parcel Of old Mess sold for 53s TO
54s cd while only realised Sos, TO Sis. per bril-