Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-01-15

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S44O, 4 mos MoIasses-Saes are confined to about
500 brls New Orleans, at 81 4a2S cts, mostly the
former price, and some small lots of Cuba at 2Oa23
cts, all ON time. Navat StoreS-Saes of 200 brls.
Spirits of Turpcntnc at 37d3S cts; 300 brs. Tar at
So %; $50 brlS. Soap Rosn at l.25d s so. Oils
Lard Oil at 50 to 50 cts; and Linsecd 57d5S cts.
| PrOriSiOnS-The market for Pork is unsettled and
dull, with little or no stock to operate in Small
sales are making at la 80 for Mess, and S.50a
SO for prime; 100 brls. city packed Mess Beef sold
at $l2 per brl. 900 kegs Lard, mostly new West
ern sold at as cts. We notice sales of Western
Batter, in kegs and tubs, at Hale cts and roll at IA
ais cts. Cheese dull at Las cts. PotatoeS-In
demand at 65a7O cts. per bushcl. SeedS-Small lots
of Clover sell at Ia $4.375; holders of prime ask
/ 80 per bushc A small lot of Timothy sold at s..
Spirits Whskey i. depressed and prices are lower;
sales hhds. 23a225, and $500 brls. at 2ia25 cts.
| SugarS-For the better descriptions the market is
frmcr Sales of some 600 hhds. New Orleans at
prices within the range of id6i cts. and 1870 hhdS
Cuba at H. cts, all on time. IdIow-Continues dull
at ,GSI cts for country and city rendered. UOOl-
| The stock in market is much reduced and holders
are rather firmer; sales of the past week embrace
some 900 lbs domestic, at prices ranging from 80
to 425 cts. for to full blood and prime fccccs
/ on the usual terms.
CHARLEsToN-weck preceding Jan. s.
Cotton--The Caledonia'S advices came to hand by
telegraph on Friday showing decline III Liverpool
of Iaid., which brought market to stand still,
and during the forenoon about $50 bales sold at Jas
cts, which sales establish no decline, but too lin
tied TO give character to the market. The sales of
the week are 5000 bales at the extremes OF las cts,
and the stock remaining is 1926 bales. Rice-The
small stock sale at close has enabled holders TO
realize slight improvement, nearly all the re-
cepts, 34i9 tres have passed into second hands at
ga s o. but for the greater portion at $3.50 3.37
per 100 lbs. Grain-Transactions have been alto
gethcr confined to Country Corn. FIour-Little or
nothing done since our last Erchange-We are
without any transactions to report in Foreign.
Cotton; but would remark that it is excessively dull
and even something under this rate has been taken
to fill up. To Havrc, the rate is ct. in square bags,
and 2.75aS3 for Rice and very dull. There are a
number of vessels in port unemployed .-Cour.
ClNcINNATI, Jan. 5.
FreghtS-A resumption of navigation of the canal
at Louisville and the increasing stage of water in
the Ohio, caused gradual decension in prices to
New Orleans, and the ruling rates of the past two
days have been 20a25 cts. per 100 lbs. for Pound
trcights Flour, 33a35 cts. per bril-; Pork 4Od15 cts
Whiskcy 55G6O cts. To st. Louis little or nothing
is shipped. To Pittsburgh Is cts per 100 lbs is the
leading rate, with shipments to fair extent. The
warm weather has opened the Miami Canal again,
and boats arrived on Friday and Monday, and large
number have been cleared for various points along
the line The receipts of Produce by the canal are
thus far moderate, large share of the freight
ssting OF the product Of the hog-Porl and Lard.
The is true of the Railroad freghts. Cattle
There seems to be only very limited demand, and
the drovers, in several instances, have packed We
quote 2.75d a. for ordinary to choice embracing the
small sales to butchers. About 1925 may at close
be quoted the top for good lots of any size Flour
The receipts Of the week ending Saturday night,
were 22ll brs.-nonsiderable since, and since Sept.
lst ~ ,OOl brls. against l57425 brs. time last
season. Shipped in the week, 2,042 brls.; since
Sept. st 65, 500 brls against l5S,S5S brs. last
son, falling off of 932SS brls. Yesterday the only
sales reported $50 brlS. from river, at S4.7S;
200 do. from store, at $3.50. Grain-The receipts
of Wheat by wagon were larger and with de-
clinng Flour market, the milleTs have reduced the
| price to s per bushel. No large sales of Corn.
| Market rates from wagons, 30 and 30 cts; Oats,
2Sa3O cts. The receipts of Wheat by public con-
veyancc, since September LIST, 2ll $50 bushels,
against rs ,39S bush. same time last season. Hogs
From our last date up to Monday night the sales
reported amounted TO 800 hcad-eXtrcmc rates %
and So 65-$25 80 the leading price, and above that
only obtained for heavy hogs In consequence of the
bad weather two small lots sold ON Saturday at
81 and So and 1925, but there was considerable
activity on Monday morning at $3.50. Yesterday
we heard of additional sales, (madc previous day }
of 1880 head in three lots at $50, 2.37 and $3.50
In the afternoon 100 head, av. W.T. 800 lbs, at $3.50
l25 do av VT. 10 lbs, at S2.37i. Up to Saturday
evening" Jan, LIST, there had been slaughtered here
this season. 3O6,2 97 hogs, exceeding, by thou.
sand, the whole number of the previously largest
years-lS45-6, and by over $4,000 the whole number
of the last year. To the number slaughtered has
been added several thousands brought in dcad-mak.
ing say, altogether, 3l5,0 900 TO 100000 We shall
exceed 100000 head, this season. AT Hamilton, we
learn about $4,000 head have been slaughtered
ProriSions-We know of an order in market for 2OC
to 300 brs. Mess Pork, but beyond this hear of nc
enquiry. 1t can be bought for $50 to SIS. OF Ba-
con 1000 lbs com. Hams were sold at cts Sugar
cured are held at SaS5 cts Nothing doing in Sides
or Shoulders. OF Bulk Meats the sales are very
meagrc-l45O pieces partially sailed, at cts OF
Green Meats the sales also limited and prices
deprcsscd-2,6 $40 pcs. Hams sold from block at
4 cts-less now offered; 2200 do Sides at % cts;
$50 do. do. at p cts-now freely offered at former
rate 500 pcs Shoulders at cts; $50 do. do at !
ct; $500 do do. at CT, at which there willing
sellers. Of Lard the sales reach about 2,i50 brs.;
600 tin cans, and over 1000 kegs-l34 brls. No at
5 cts. IS do. do at cts; 423 do. No at 81 cts;
Of the remainder of the brls. particulars not public;
$50 kegs No. at 81 cts; the residue at 81 usually
at 20 per cent tare, but high %; the cans
81 cts, pkgs. extra, costing the buyer about g.
intended for French market There has been con-
siderable enquiry within day or two. We heard
yesterday of additional sales of $500 kegs in lots,
the prices of which withheld, but principally
we have TO think, within the rates named
above. The purchasers are principally for the New
| Orleans market.-RepOrter.