Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-10-14
wEEKLY COM NJ B. GAL JOURNAL

firm at the advance noticed in our last The sales
include 600 hhds Cuba at 43a53 cts loo Porto Rico,
5aa65; 400 New Orleans, tsa5s; and 800 bxs. Brown
notice sales of 80, 900 lbs prime Country Rendered
at S9ag cts. 1eas-Thc public sales this week have
gone of with fair degree Of spirit at the current
rates of last week-the market for some time past
has been unusually unform.-Ship and Com. List.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 7.
Cofee-Rio without alteration, selling at 6la6S
cts Flour and Meal--Market for Flour inactive,
the best standard brands of Western not over ) 55O
but for Meal the market is frmer. Gratn-W heat
has sold at IS III for red and lisa 5 % for white
Corn wanted; Penna. 66a69 cts Oats, 32a34 cts for
Southern. Lead-No sales. Molasses-Sales of Cuba
at 224 cts, mos. Oils-Sales OF Lard Oil at boa
20 cts Professionalism without change in price,
but stocks low, particularly some descriptions oil
Bacon. Lard may be quoted o5as3 cts Sugars.
Sales of N Orleans at 4ka5 cts; but the supply Of
all denominations is light. Whiskey-ls lower, and
selling at 26a264 cts.
CHARLEsroN--week preceding Oct. g.
Cotton-The closing rates Of the week were ! OF
Il cent lower than at the beginning, thereby estab,
fishing the following quotations. viz: mid to good
mid, 5ia5. cts; mid fair, o. and tar and FULLY ialr'
6aa6i; the aggregate sales footing up $500 bales,
leaving stock on hand of 56i9 bales. Rice-The
supply has been limited in consequence OF which
even limited orders have been with difficulty exc
cuted The sales of goo tres, have been principally
at q 3. so per 100 lbs Corn-No arrivals. Sale Of
1000 bushels Country at Ga cts. FIoW-Contnues
dull: Western, $3.50 Erchange-Sterling has i'm
proved little, and we now quote gas per cent.
prem. Sight Checks New York, 5Gi premium.
Freights-The rates for Cotton TO Liverpool are a
little better-Sd as l6d., closing at the latter for
square bags; and to Havre CT do.
New ORLEANs-week preceding Sept 3d.
| Remarks-There is only moderate business doing
in the market generally, though the season OF more
activity is rapidly approaching. Indeed, there would
be more animation the moment in several articles
of Western produce, if there adequate supplies
for extended operations but the low stage OF water
in the upper rivers keeps the receipts comparatively
light There has been fair extent OF business done
in Cotton, and within the last day or two Tobacco
has met with more attention. The weather has con-
tinucd clear and pleasant throughout the past week
The river is still about l3 feet below high water
mark Price Current.
Cotton-The total sales of the week sum up about
10 900 bales 41a7 for ord. to fair taken most
ly for England with parcels for Spain, France
and the North. The stock on hand is 5S,644 bales
I0bacco-The market has been very quiet, until
within the past few days when buyers come forward
and have taken about 800 hhds at slightly improved
rates. mo change in the price of Breadstutfs Oh
Provisions, but the market generally quiet, and FOL
the latter remaining quite DULL Whiskey-Has ad
vanccd to % cts, and 500 brls sold. Lead-A lot
Az pigs Upper Mines sold on the lcvee at $ Ia
per 100 lbs, the first transaction for many weeks
Freghts-Are less brisk, but without change in rates