Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-05-27
REVIEW OF THE
BALTIMORE MARKET,

REVIEW OF THE
BALTIMORE MARKET T,
(AND INCIDENTS CONNECTED THEREwITH,)
For the Heck ending last egen,ng.
REMARKS market remains devoid Of an
imaton and prices of of staple articles OF
Domestic and Foreign Produce, are lower. Money
matters comparatively easy and for all ordinary
commercial purposes can be obtained at bank rates oil
interest.
Tha British steamer Caledonia. Lcitch, arrived at
Boston last Sunday morning with Liverpool dates and
papers TO the 9Th inst; but there was no alteration oil
moment i'll the English market except that Cotton
was firmcr, and the better qualities had improved a
fraction Indian Corn and Corn Meal were somewhat
lower the former quoted 25s Ass. cd. per loO lbs,
and the latter l2s.al2s I'D. per bril- of 1876 lbs.
AMERICAN DRY GOODS.-Thc market re-
mains devoid of activity, as usual at this Of
the year.
BEESWAX We have only again small sales to
note this week at 80 a2I cts. per Id cash. The
market is nomnally bare Of the article.
BREAD.-The demand continues good Tor Crack
ers, and Pilot and Navy Biscuit at quotations.
CANDLES Mould TallOw are i'll moderate stca-
dy demand for export, but Sperm are not oil quick
sale.
COFFEE.-Thc market is flat, and We have no
private transactions worthy of note to report by
auction Tuesday, of l226 bags Rio offered 81 only
sold at cts; and on Thursday of 1911 bags Laguay-
ra advertised $50 sold at d1 cts per lb, all mos
At same time, 10 bags St. Domingo sold at cts
per ID. Arrived this week from foreign ports SIPS
COTTON.-Thc receipts at all Southern points
since Sept lst to latest date, have been as follow
OF the crop Of, lo47-- 1910 como,
Gulph baIes ,G5l COG. 5,225. Inc .536 ,3Sl
Upl. and S. IT,. .405, OBS. 81 lo3 Dec. ldO, 40
Total. bates, ,057 PA lGS7 Oo3.. Inc.370 ,236
There is very little sale in this market, and an
increased demand has in consequence sprung up.
Some few inconsidcrabc transactions have taken
tIpp -,,pk
no interest if stated
FE ATIiERS-Thc market is well supplied, but
the demand is very limited that we have no sales
TO report.
FISH-Thc supply of Shad is fair, and the price
a little lower, 81 being the current rate Tor No J.,
trimmed. licrrings are steady at Sl'2o' NO change
in Mackcrc ~
has been dull since the receipt of the last steamer 5
adyiccs circulated here last Nlonday,) and lower
prices have been accepted. Howard street closed
last week, as we reported WIN SaicS at > ~.
and carly this week il purchased at ) 55O, but
The sales did not reach 1000 brlS and tins has been
the ruling price since, (incuding lot of $50 brIs on
Thursday y with only few buyers, however, III
market. City Mills also gave way ~ cts about
the first of the week, when some 4d9oo brls sold at
S6l25; but on Thursday morning about 3OOO brls'
were taken in two lots at . per bril-; portion OF
the purchase, however, from the light Stock on hahu
will not be manufactured until next week. Inc re-
cepts of Susquchanna have increased aud 5Oo brls
sold on Wednesday and Thursday, at Sooi :, o.95i
and S per bril-, closing at our lowest G@urc' rye
Flour is in moderate request only; ana mas SOFA at
$40 CITY Corn Meal has sold at 2.3I "a 81 90 for
about 500 brls closing at the former Inspected tins
week:
Corn Meal sos brs.-
Rye Flour, 2l5 brs. II hf. brls.--
Howard street Flour, - ,231 brls., b2 III. DIS
City Mills ditto. ...2,5l7 :" SOB
Family ditto. ....2oi
Susquchanna ditto. 926 &C
IN Q3S brIs 500 Lf brls
Forming a total of II SO brls. Wheat Flour. EN-
ported within the time to foreign ports 1911
brlS of Flour and ,O,3 brls Corn Meal.
RlJIF-Thcrc is a GOOD supply OF Dried Peaches
and Apples in market but they are without demand;
TOAST per bushcl are the best prices offered Tor
the latter.
GRAIN.-Thc receipts of Wheat have been con-
paratvcly large this week, summing up about 2uJ'o
bushels, including Suslurhanna and Maryland and
Virginia AID cargo from New Orleans. MS
larger Than usual supply, together with the consider
alton that harvest prospects are ilatcrng, nave con-
trbutrd to a decline in price, and parcels OF od |"
prime red, which commanded lbs 10 Sill last
week. for the like qualities yesterday Iva > LIS
were accepted, although early to mld-wcck some
10000 bushels Susquchanna sold ranging from i'22
to s. 30 and s. 80 for white. We have not heard
of the sales of any Rye Corn Is lower than our
closing rates last week, and although there are
variety of qualities arriving, the best are taken at
nate qualities have sold at 3d5 cts. below these quo.
tations Oats, in limited demand, may be quoted ~
u3l cts.
IEMP-Is dull of sale, and for American Dew
rottcd, the last price paid was o. cts, mos. Inc
market is nominay bare.
HIDES We have not heard of any transactions
since our last report.
IRON-Wc have no Improvement to note IN any
description, and the demand for Pig is limited
LEAD-NIissour Pic is dull of salc but the sup
ply in this market is very light. The price has fur
Their declined in New York, If, 1000 pigs having sold
there within the last seven days at $3.50 down to
S3.75 closing with 5000 at 375a $3H5 ,, cash. part
10 arrive.
MOLASSES.-Wc have private transactions
10 report BY auction this week, Is hhds. Porto
Rico sold at % sa23, and 30 brls New Orleans IN
fcrior att TO- cts per gallon, mos arrived thlS
week from foreign ports, 2S9 hhds. and 29O tres.
NAILS-Contnuc in very fair demand at quota
tons. .
change to note in any description except sHSht
adv ance in Spirits of Turpentlne.
OILS.-Lnsecd continues to give way slightly,
sales having been made at 6Oa6l cts Lard ON can
be had at 60, but 60ab5 cts are probably inc 'ir mar
ket rates Whale and Sperm are rather duii:
PLASTER PARASITIC market is unchanged
in price, but the receipts are light.
PROVISIONS.-Thc market the passing week
has been less active generally, though Tor some de-
scrptons there has been fair demand; put prices
not firm they were some III to 10 Gays
since. The stock of all descriptions, except b"lh
Pork, is large. 1000
Beef-Wc note sales of 100 brs. Mess at SlO73,
and No. | at So 1925 in small lots Tor stores.
Pork.-We have no transactions in brls. TO report,
but 9.S7la S 1925, for Mess, cash and mos were
the last prices stated to have been paid-and $50
for Prime. Sides in dry salt continue to maintain
fair demand for prime lots, but thin, and otherwise
inferior, will not command so good price: we quote,
TO include extremes, 4aI cts. per h.. Shoulders are
plenty and dull, and 2la3 cts. has been about the
ranee and 4d4i for Hams, the lots have not been
LARGE or numerous those of Sides not exceeding in
quantity 10 TO $4,000 lbs, and Shoulders and Hams
respectively 10 to % hhds 5000 TO 10000 lbs. in