Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-02-05

IL, the latter for extra cured-our outside figures
comprise lots OF strictly prime quality-but there are
sellers at something less than the foregoing rates.
Lard.-Ihc transactions Of the week amount to
about $50 brs. and 2OOO kegs the former which are
becoming at u cts. cash. and the latter id75,
al the latter mos, less per cent, both cash
ButtG-ls less active, but prices remain at ia
49, cts. for Western, and l5al7 for Gladcs, with
sales of about 100 kegs in lots at 3 cts. per Id.
Cicese-W Western is in abundant supply, and the
demand only moderate, held at al? cts The stock
of Eastern limited, and prices, SalO cts, are
sustained.
RICE-Is in moderate demand and has been sell
ing at 3.5Oa 1851 per 100 lbs, mos.
SALT-There have been sales of 2a3 cargoes
Liverpool Fine and Common recently, but on terms
not public; supposed, however, within the range of
our quotations.
SEEDS Glover has been selling at Ia $437 per
bushcl for common to prime quality. Flax is a little
better, and will command $50 $ IS per bushc
SPIRlTS.--N. E. Rum is shade lower, selling
at 3Oa3l cts. Whiskey in fair demand remains
steady at % cts in hhds and 90 in brls., the last
weeks rates.
SUGARS.-The market remains without any new
feature the demand being only moderate and prices
steady A parcel Of about 425 hhds. Cuba Muscova-
do sold at the close of last week at 4dl cts per lb,
taken for refining; and on Thursday including 90 by
auction at 4. 05a $4.S5ll3 hhds. New Orleans sold
at4.3lia$5 per 100 lbs, mos. The stock in first
hands in this market at present does not probably eX
coed 500 hhds.
TOBACCO-Thc market remains quiet as it
is possible to imaglc and the receipts have become
so extremely limited as shown by the inspections at
foot that they nndcscrving attention. we gave
a statement in part, (bcng all that came TO hand) IN
the Commercial Journal Of 22d ult, of the terms
upon which the French Contract for American To-
bacco, crop of 1877, taken at Paris on 3Oth Dec.
Nj J. p. PEsCAToRE, Of Paris, being the sue
cessful bidder We are now enabled 10 give all the
particulars the closing portion being received by the
steamer Acadia As already stated, that OF Mary
land comprising 900 900 kilogrammcs, (about4 800,
900 bs.) was taken at ll5l9 per lllo; that OF Fr-
gnia of 800, 900 lilo., (about $4,000 lbs) at
lO2E73 per do; and add the three samples
of Kentucky, including the 400 900 kilo of superior
(about 900 900 bs) at 1897 per kilo.; 3,5OOOOO do
medium (about $4,000 lbs.) at 9Of per do; and
100000 do. inferior (about $4,000 bs) at 6Ui per
do. 1.-The inspections for this week amount to only
IL hhds. Mary land and 10 do. Ohio-toal 81 hhds.
Exported within the same time to foreign ports, 9l6
hhds.; and of Maryland and Ohio since Jan. LIST to
date, follow
This weck--Ths year.
To Bremen, .......... .hhds.---........., 622
IIayre,... ........." SS3 ........ ,21O
Stock on hand, Sd inst, 6722 hhds against 81 ,692
same time last year.
WOOL-Thc stock is quite light-consequcntly
no transactions Of moment have taken place, neither
have we heard that any enquiries particularly have
been made
FREIGHTS.-No much doing in European, but
rates are Unchanged and may b. quoted as follow:
For England or Ireland: Flour IS per bril-, Grain 10
lid. per bushel, and Provisions at 35s. per ton.
Coaslwisc rates are 81 325 per for Pig Iron to
Boston; 25 cts. per brl. for Four and las cts per
bushcl for grain.
BEEF CATTLE.-Therc were $50 head on sale
at the drove yards last Monday; and the stock
was rather better than usual competition was cx-
cited and prices improved, but the transactions were
altogether confined TO city butchers. The sales
amounted to 420, and 40 were driven Eastwardly,
leaving 10 on drovcrs' hands. The prices obtained
ranged from 225 to 3.75, gross, equivalent 10 $50
ash 25 per 100 lbs, net Live Hogs have continued
firm at the improvement noticed last week but ope
rations as we learn, have not been heavy; the sales
were principally at 5.o7zaS6
EXCHANGE.-Stcrling is fraction lower, al
though there is very little doing in any description of
Bills. We quote as under for Foreign and Domes
tic