The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-05-20
COR Va ExcIAL.


pretty isir amount O business has been transacted IN
The general market. The River has BEEN m ms order
iof nATlsaiiOn-bo have arrived and departed Freely
and taking the advanced Of te season MO consde
ranon the past aas been characterized By more activity
thAn any previous week fos time There are how
ever, no nlporant changes notice ether IN re gard 70
prices or demand COR majority Of the leading articles .,
trade Provisions have gOne Oh freely. aad a lev
Southern orders for Bale Rope and Bagxing have been
hlled; some slight has sIso beea fslt IN TIE
Gotten market bat beyond these few Indications there
are features worthy notice. and TIE market as
generalremark remains in much the sane condition a.
noticed In our previous report. We would, however,
remark that in Groceries there appears to be increased
dulness, and holders Of large lots evnce wiling
ness to seh Al slightly reduced The Dry Goods
trade has also ALLEN o. and several days past Ne have
noticed but few dealers in from the country aud very
quiet state Of ihngs in the vicinity Of our largest whO
sale houses There has been bmPr0vementin nlOiey
matters, orraes Of exchange. Sales Oftne ami Cur
reney Continue last qa0ted. No additional feihes
are extended By either banks brokers' and
operations sun burthsned all the evils growing
oat Of such stale Of Affairs For particulars IN gard TO
the operations OF the week, and and explicit
review Of each article coming under he head Of our gen
eral report. We refer TO remarks below.
WEATHER AND RIVER-FoT the greater portion.
Of the past week the weather has been warm bot clear
and favorable to door sasines In the lorepar ws
had several heavy which extended along the ono
and as far up Pittsburgh. causing sOnssrsse ssse
Al TINS point, and until within day past sufssnt
depth Of channel falls for the 4Esss class steamers
to pass over heavily fFeishsd. On saturday however
Commenced falling. and has Kept al pretty steadily
ever sanee There nov leet water In the canal and
between and q ieet IN the Indiana. a two
o. three inches IN she n.iiAhs chute ON me fails
ToBACCo-our market Ecs tins stapse eaptinues in
very unsettled and depressed condition. and pro have
ruled generally lower this than during any previous
week ths season Receipts, too are on the increase and
from the almost hopeless oG the southern market
farmers and shippers viii doubtless concentrate their
stocks at tins point and OF may expect 10 ser
further depression and continual overstOeked market
until something trAnspires r-Heve the South and
East. Farmers are not likely TO ship to New Oreaas al
pre- SAINT low rates, nor Spectators
deeply when all the % safe nvesaeat are SlJs
ed By unusually low prices and
preston IN every quarter Sales at both Warehouses Tor
the week amOant only I;e hhas ~ soad
Al the Hantsrs and l20st Iodds From our last weeks
quotations perceive VERY great change; sales
at Iodd's Warehouse comprise 10 hhds, iOIO~s: 4s
hhds 'rhrds ranging in price from - % 70 g ID; 81
hhds "Sec0nds' from g % 70 8 &C.; % hhds 'Fasti
frOsl % 20 to 5; sales The Pansrs Of AZ hh- rs
hhds 'fhrds from 81 Is 10 g .; I5hhds sseconas'
fr0nl - 20 g -; hhds Firs from a to "a
% per 100 lbs. The densnd ishmitsd with downward
tendency IN al grades.
FLOUR AND GRANITE market has andersoile /
bat little change Ast weekly report
Receipts from shove have been unusually light but
al hundred barrels have arrived fT0m LOuis- Salss
al descriptions up between 800 and 1000 hauels.
nearly OF quite al to the retail and country ade; CT
hesn sod from the landing ~ 10 and between
two and three hundred barrels By NE dfay
load - 7Oaa rs sales q good brands ONO ant Ken
iuckg al - 50sd 90. The demand b hnsiied and kfis
lots oouid not b. SOLD uIess rea1etOn figures
To-day sales have been GonfssdiO very Si.sn parcels
trOu store, OHIO and KeIaSky, al - 5Os4 %, niao
and Upper MlsstSzppp al - 7044 u. We would here
remTk that theTe y no Flour manufactured 81. LOaS
nov Offering N this market; choice 81. LOUIS City As
canned be bsasht there han SsA5 30 and Ne
Gle aad here under the aame Of 81 Louis FOsr 5 a0t
ing more than the county brands Of nlnols and Iowa
When Is in active demand and good lots can be SD |
readily al Ts~sec very little been brOashi H. b an
arriving would find ready market a our figures Corn
and Oats are both in FAIR requests sale Tuesday Of
ouSh, Corn. ear. from afbOAf 2e retAl IOn
store continue al 2se, sales Of Oats from wagons al
pc, 10y retail from store 9s0c per bushe very little
Of eiher arriving ami COOL lots would meet with ready
sale a our lowest quotations We hear % bat one sale
Of Barley hls week. SO sacks pnme Iowa Containing
about 10gO bushels from store Tuesday al 50S per
bus''l Sacks Included. The market and ami there Is
very little demand present We 4sots hifetior
mon Al range OffrOm SsSc; prime Illinois OF Iowa II
i~de per bashel SACKS inele sacks returned PER
oushtllesS. No sales Of Rye, and no demand.
GRoCERIES.-TrAJe n TINS hne has been very dun
for some time, but believe there has been even les
son. Sugar has declined a shade and both COHee and
MOlssss sold fraction the date Of our
last. Prime n o. Sugar can be purchased now al a b.
The ten or twenty, and 4ic by the single hhd. Prime
Rio Coffee sold al a By the quantity ami al "A By the
ansle bag. Prime plantation Molasses by the q -
bids TIA and at az by the hall dozen bis; Louisiana s
gar Asuse s6assc; LOUIS 3saSc per gaIoa. Retail
'ales IRON store are from 10 4 per higher say prae
Sugar 4iajo; prime Rio Coffee 7fase per rs plantation
N0lssses 25S2Gc per gallon Fresh Rice sells BY The erc
II 4taiie. BY retail Al 5atc. kanawha By o.
loo bs at Se single barrel 3Ie; TURKS Island lOA45c per
oashei Liverpool blown - 50 per bag
PROFESSIONALISM is very hftle demand COR sny ar
lille s this line other than orders from the Souh
Sales Pork during the week have reached nearly 100
o~rrels-Prne at = SaS 76i Mess at - T5S7 So and
some ew small lots At 8 7a6 and S. NOS hOaeTs are
.Skiei hghest figures out very hie ~ sold
oar hrst QuOlaiiCs. BaeOa moved % freely and
sales to hIl southern orders have been Al sbshy al
vanced rates iOT dAy NO past sales during the
week sim up IN the asgTegate ioC easks shoulders
II 2atei Hams at st&Stc and sides from = y &C. The
largest sales have been Of sides Prices Of Whch
httls suffer than Al the of the week
gOed deal has come Ia BY wagons. and ssesrOm thsn
since Monday a0.00O lbs--shoaiie al
ila2ci Hams 2sssci nboed sies SA1lc clear 3la3tC.
HOS OsDd Dc. Lard better reqResS ba
nOt ad vanoed Ia price, IRieroT and common barrels
n worth from "a TO a. good Ad pEie eOuniTy rendered
IN kegs or barrels 4tsAl sad shOses lots r. sales yes
tsrsy o 50 kegs Gar to good IN lots al 4a4i i6 and 2
Kegs Jume al &c. To-day We hear bur little doiIg
any aIele few eASs, say ~. % clear and rbe sides
have been sold at saA3zs4es % kegs and Ahoui % hos
Lard. pnme, at 4la5c Inferior 4ts4le. We rseAPAnase
and say Shoulders from Wagons q l5Ari Hams
2tAat; nboed SIDES SAStc clear slasic SAlesiTon Sc
cOnd hands at from to le per emoSe.