Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-03-25
VIEW OF THE
B BALTIMORE MARKET,

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in general still Irgcrs.
and there is not an item Of Importance which enters
into the operations of trade, Chat now occurs TO our
mnd,) that is even of buoyant character more es.
pecially tending upward in price-If we except
Wheat, and that has permanency about it, for its
advance will again be lost in Flour. The fact is, the
difficulty OF obtaining money, for business pur-
poscs is to be ascribed the of this great dull
ness which IS not only confined to Baltimore but
pervades the whole country.
The steamer Cambria arrived at New York last
Saturday morning, and her advices tele-
graphed here, but they were without much influence
on our market otherwise than to check the little bu-
siness that was doing until men sufficiently pondcrcd
their great political Importance; and this, however,
without coming to the conclusion, unanimously, of
what would be the result
The following were the prices of Breadftufs in
LI1iPcTrPgo1ol, ou Feb. l.: Feb. %.
r.per 10 h.. ST to Isl $50 to LA
]. Corn per $50 lbs,......6.T to % 6.29 TO 1926
J. Meal, bril- 1876 lbs. 1926 to $50 3.O2 to 339
U. ). Flour, per bril-. ..6.25 TO 6.73 Gil TO 666
Beef Mess ,brl .200lbncw $50 tol3.47 1910 toI356
Pork, Prime M, brl. new 1913 tol6.9l
Lard, fine eafper I2 lb.l33l tol5.2S ll.s6 tol3.07
AMERICAN DRY GOODS.-Thcre is more bu-
siness doing this week, both with commission houses
and jobbers, yet still it is not active compared with
other corresponding but it is expected to be
much better. Jobbcrs pretty fairly engaged but
prices rule very low and we have had quotations
revised to correspond with those of the market
BEESWAX.- supply is still light and demand
quite limited with no sales.
BREAD.-The demand continues brisk and prices
steady at -, d and o. cts. per Id. for Navy and
Pilot Biscuit and Crackers
CANDLES There continues a fair moderate
business doing in Sperm for export, chiefly at 81
Adamantine are steady at IS; and Mould Talow at
l2!dl4 cts per lb, the latter for CITY manufactured
f export.
COFFEE.-Thc market remains without much
activity the sales of the week not exceeding proba-
bly, 1900 bags, and all Rio, at a7 cts. per lb mos
COTTON-Thc receipts at all Southern points
lSt a 1fI b1yp b,pn FIJI
OF the crop of lSi7-- 1916
Guph, bales, ,227 ,S56.. 9O7 Isl Inc.320, 572
Upl. and 5. /. .3Ol 1918. .492, 5l Dec. 1913
Total. bales, l,535, ia ,399 1875 Drc.l35, 739
The market here has been very quiet, only a small
lot of Upland having been reported sold and that
at - cts per h. mos. The receipts this week
from the Gulf including AS from Texas, 719
bales
DRUGS AND DYEs.-some further 2a3OOO lbs
Ginseng have been sold this week at 80 cts per h.,
cash.
FEATHERS.-T stock is very light, and sales
have mostly been made at 33a35 cents per ID cash.
for good Western live Geese.
FlSH.-No change IN the price of Dry Goldfish
Mackerel are in Limited demand at quotations.
FLOUR AND MEAL.-'The steamers adviccs
have had the effect of reducing the price of Flour
probably about ~ cts but the action not immc-
date both sellers and buyers held off until We'd
ncsday before operation took place; that day,
however, some S00d0OO brls. Howard street sold
commencing early at S5.Sl! and closing towards
evening at 1878, including lot of 800 brls at the
latter On Thursday, about 1000 brs. sold the larger
portion at 1913, but part with conditions at
tached, and the residue at $751;, short time,
adding interest. The sales yesterday comprised
about 400 brls. at 1915 The stock of City Mills
is too light to claim much attention, but may be quot
cd $685. on time, adding interest, at which the last
sale was made. On Thursday 500 brls. Harpcr's
Ferry sold at SO per bril-, full 1.-THE stock of
Howard street on hand is computed at $4,000 brls.,
and of City Mills 50O0-total, s. 900 bis; and the
snOts he dos cd fDr
this market, do not exceed, it is supposed, 30 900
brls. more. Rye Flour continues in very limited
supply. and may be quoted $3.50 $4. Corn Meal
has sold moderately at $3.50 for City Mills In
spectcd this week:
Corn Meal, 30 hhds. 467 brls.-
Rye Flour, 2SS brs.-
Howard street Flour, .s,92l brls. BIT hf brls. |
City Mills ditto. 1910 80 &"
Family ditto. &"
l0,23l brls 372 hf brs |