Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-03-11
Sale of rs bales American Fleece 81 cts. per h.,


Domingo for export at cts, cash. 10y auction, 9o'
bags Brazil sold at 6tG1R cts, mos. CoHon-RG-
mains inactive Drugs and DyeS-A few bales PINK
Root without tops, sold 10 cts; African Bird Pep
pcrs, Is; Castor oil LIZ Is; and Turkey Opium
3.15d > 1881 mos. DyewOodS-St Domingo Log
wood has sold at i li.15, cash, which, being scarce
il readily commands. FiOy and NeH-N cstcrh
Flour continues firm at further advance OF IL cts;
all Western in good order selling at 6.25d sos ,,
| and GcncScc S0.jO southern may be quoted ba
S6.2j. Rye Flour dull at 3.S1 "a Sl and Corn Meal
steady at 2.56!d S2.G23, cash. Graih--N heat Is
held considerably above the views OF buyers. Good
mixed and white Ohio has sold at l32G s 80, and
Long Island at I.25a s LIS cash. Rye steady at
81 cts. For and old Corn including mixed,
white and yellow, 55a6l cts. are the extremes, and
about 10000 bushels have sold. HemP-No change.
/ HideS-Arc quite inactive. Lead-Salc of 500 pigs
| at S4.323, cash lIOiaSSeS-ls without variation,
Porto Rico and \. Orleans in hhdS. sold at %, and
the latter in brlS at % .G27 cts, on time. NGrat
! N0rcS-Markct quiet for all descriptions. Oils
Lmsccd remains very firm, American selling at Goa
/ Of cts, cash. PrOriSionS-Ohio Pork, in good de-
mand has suddenly advanced 90 cts per bril-, some
l2al5O0 brls having sold at 10 90 "a SO75 for Mess,
and S.31 Ia 81. 81 for Prime. Ohio Lard is dull and
tribe lower sales of kegs at 5, and brls. at 7}aSh
cts. Sales Of Baltimore, i'll kegs at 81 cts. Seeds
Clover is in iair request, at 74aI5 cts, cash; and
Flax, also, at !, LIS. Spccs-Pcpper sells at cts,
having declined J. .SpiyitS-Salcs of Domestic Whis-
key at % a2I cts. for State Prison brls. Sugars
NIuscovadocS depressed, and prices of cent
lower. Stock on lst inst 1878 hhds. and 1900 bxs,
against $50 hhds. and 500 bXs. same time last year
TaL0ic-Salc of 10000 lbs. prime rendered at S :
cts, cash.-Mip. and Com. Last.
PHLApELPHtA-wcck preceding March 4.
Co6te--Lght stock in first hands, and holders
rlncr. Maracabo, s.; st. Domingo 6; and Laguayra
and Rio, cts for the former and al for the lat
ter. FcHtherS-W Western in good demand at 35a36
cts per ID Flour and lieGl-1hc market has an
upward tendency, closing quiet but very firm at 5.57
+ for common brands, with but few if any sellers
under the latter price. Rye Flour firm, with small
sales at 81. Corn Meal has been taken at 2.37 "a
$3.50 closing at the latter price, including small
lot Of Brandywine at S2.G2.; 100 puncheons Pcnna.
sold at about $ - each. Grain-Stocks light, and
of Wheat the market is nearly bare. Sales of fair
and good red, part Tor starch making, at ala 30
Rye, 80 cts. Corn has been in demand and GOOD
Southern ard Pcnna. yellow sold for shipment at SO
aji cts, closing with an upward tendency. Oats are
dull at / laiO cts. HeRp-00 bales Western dcw-rot-
ted sold on terms not public HOrr--Salcs limited TO
atcw small lots from store at 25G 27 for Anthracite,
and 2,a 80 for Charcoal pig on time. NoIasses-
Sales Of ~ Or at ~ a2S cts, and Cuba at Is a2O cts.
for North and 22a23 cts. for South side on the usual
credit. OHS-Salcs OF Sperm at l.lOa = 20, and
Whale at 31a3S cts Professionalism Pork there is
limited inquiry at lOa$l0.5O for Mess, and Sa
$3.50 for Prime. Lard, in kegs, at las cts But
Ter scarcc-Wcstcrn worth IL cts, and Roll Halo
cts Sales.--future is moderate business doing in
Clover al 3.7jGSi per bushel; prime free, 1.l2!a
So Flax, l.l5a Al. &piritS-W hiskcy scarce
at % .a2i for hhds. and - for brs. Sugars
Market dull; sales of New Orleans at 4G5i cts;
boxes Cuba brown at 5aj cts; $500 bags Brazil on
landing at cts. for browns and 81 cts for whites,
all on the usual credit
CHARLEsToN-wecl preceding March 4.
COttOn-Thc week has passed off quietly, the
sales amounting to 1910 bales, at prices ranging from
to cts, the extremes. The stock hand is
81, 795 bales. Rice-Thc transactions reach some
Sales Of North Carolina Corn at 50, and Georgia at
54a56 cts. per buShcl. FlOW-Small sales only at
5.50G S6.25 per brl. FreightS-Are without any va
Ration for some time past
New ORLEANS, Feb 26-night.
RendrES-Thc transactions in our general market
have been less extensive than those noticed in our
last, owing TO a succession of rainy wcathcr-though
it will be perceived that Cotton has been in active
demand, and prices are at the close fully sustained
Delta.
Cotton-Sacs Of the week about 10000 bales,
taken mostly for England and the European Cont
ncnt at to II cts for ord. to fair. The stock OH
hand is 2l6,27O bales and the receipts at this port
only 81 ,3l7 bales less than the total receipts
of last season SusmS-Prccs firmcr without an
advance. NOlaSSes-Is without change. Flour
Has been in limited demand. Grain-About 30 900
sacks Corn have been disposed Of at a range from 81
TO 10 cts. per bush. PrOvSiOnS-The decline in Pork
mentioned in our last weekly report produced bet
ter demand and some advance in priccS-the weeks
sales summing up 1000 brls., opening at SS75a IS 80
for Mess and 6S15G s. for Prime and closing at "a
1925 and Ia 7l24 per brl. for the two dcscrip-
tions Lard has been in brisk export demand. and
1000 brs. and tcrccs have been taken at la65
cts. for very inferior to very prmc--including, to-
day, 200 brs at 81 1877 do. at 81 l05 do. at : 200
do. at b and 100 do. at g. cts. per ID. COgee-Somc
1000 sacks have been sold, at ia6} for coaswsc
and 6 al cts for direct importations EGchange-A
better demand for Foreign Bills, but at about the
same ratcS-7GS per cent prem. for Stcrl. Freights
Foreign have declined and several consignments
have been made at l5-l6ths for Cotton to Havrc;
7-l6ths d. to Liverpool To-day, we notice a ship
for ikFEt tR..l..
CINcINNATI, March |.
RcmdrhS-Thc river continued to rise until Satur-
day evening, having swollen since our last date from
to feet. 1t has since fallen about as much and is
still rcccdIng rapidly. At Louisville on Monday
there were 5 feet water on the falls enabling the
large boats to pass At last date there was suf-
iclcnt water in the channel Of the Mississippi for
the largest boats, with full loads. below St. Louis
FreightS-Thr fine, navigable condition of the Ohio
with abundance Of tonnage seeking frcights have
caused slight decline in the rates to New Orleans
w quote pound ircights at % cts per 100 lbs Lard
per key II cts; Pork % cts; Whiskcy so cts. TO
Pittsburgh the shipments are principally at 10 cts
per 100 lbs. To st. Louis the shipments are cx-
trcmcly mca@rc with no change in the rates State
Of 1rdde-Thcre has been more activity in Flour
Barrel Pork has been in better demand and the same
is true Of Bulk Meat The demand for Lard has
still been good OF all the products of the Hog, the
receipts from the country are large and of our
largest commission warehouses compelled to de-
cline storing for their former customers 1t is evil
dent that the country has done its share of Pork
packing during the past season. The Grocery mar
ct has been rather quiet and for Moasses the mar
kct is less firm The trade of the city is still cramp-
ed for want of currency, and the aggregate of trade
compares poorly with the business Of the correspond
ing period Of the previous year Our products, how
ever, continue to 20 forward freely, and although
they are likely 10 sell at low prices there must,
sooner or later, be return, and more comfortable
state Of things exist.-Reporter.
tlow-Ihc sales Of the five days ending Monday
night amounted to 5000 brs. at 25q s. 35 the for
mer the leading rate with only limited transactions
above until Monday, when there was better feel
ing, the sales of the day reaching 25OO brls-l500
City Mills at 4.25af .3Oa 4.35 Grain-Thc connu-
ed scarcity Of Wheat has caused ance and the
millers now paying 80 cts, at which 800 bushels
were sold from landing. Corn brings IS cts sheled;