Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-01-01

for white and prime Gcnesce. Sales of about $500
bushels Rye, chiefly North River, at 80 cts Corn
is wanted, and new is freely taken on arrival at
higher prices; sales embrace about 1000 bushels at
5Sd6l for good yellow and 57d59 for white, part
in store; higher prices are now asked. Oats are in
better demand and several sales of Southern were
made at 1OGl2 cts per bushcl. GinScng-Salcs OF
l4al5,0OO lbs. clarified at 10 cts. Moiasses-There
improved feeling in the market since last week,
and New Orleans to the extent OF $50 brls was free
w taken at IS cts, mos. NaUal StOres-But little
doing in Rosn, Pitch and Tar, and prices exhibit no
alterations; Spirits Turpcntinc 200 brls most
~ to arrive, sold at IS cts. OHS-Lnsccd sold at 81
cts. in brs. PrOUiSionS-Thc stock OF old Pork is
nearly exhausted, and the market dull and unsettled
Sales are only in retail way, at = ii for Mess,
1928 for Prime, and Sl2 for City Mess Beef.
Scarcely any thing doing in Lard Butter sells free
~, aud $4,000 lbs. Western found buyers at lldl2
cts; city packed is worth 3 cts, and roll l5Gl7 cts.
.SusarS-New Orleans taken from the wharf at the
extremes of 1.5Od S6.50 time. SpiritS-N. f.
Rum 33a3l cts Whiskcy has dcclincd-brls. at %
as cts, closing at the latter. ilhds. also have been
sold at % cts, closing with dull market. UO0L-
We notice rather better demand from spinncrs, and
sales reach 6Oa7O,0OO lbs. American, at 32a33
cts. for and quarter, 31G36 cts for half and
thrcc-quartcrs, and 3Sa50 cts. for full blood and
prime lccccs, on the usual terms.
CHARLEsToN-weck preceding Dee 81.
Co'ton-As far as prices are concerned we have no
change TO report; but the common qualities are very
scarce. The sales of the week have been confined
to the better grades and continue the quotations
given in our last weeks report: mid fair = and fair
and fully fair, lGS cts The sales of the week
POO bales; and the stock remaining ll,SSl bales.
Rice-lias been in good demand, and prices OF the
preceding week fully sustained and at close tended
upward. The receipts of the week have been 37S7
tres, nearly all of which sold at prices ranging from
to $3.50 per 100 lbs. Corn and FIOIu-Thc re-
ccipts mostly from Georgia. Exchange
doing in Foreign. Freights-Very little foreign of
fcring, and no change in rates.
SAvANNAH-weck preceding Dec. 81.
Cotton-The stock of Upland on hand is 10, $50
l,.l,g t,nr,.
been demand slight advance, but subse-
quently the market became more quiet, and in some
instances holders submitted to a slight decline. The
sales of the week sum up 1926 bales, at T. to 7 cts
per h., the extremes. Rice-Thc market continues
firm, but the operations have not been large. Sales
amount to 627 casks, at PSI "a $751; per 100 lbs
Freights-Nominal.
New Enthusiastically night Dec. IS.
Our general market has displayed considerable
tivity, during the past week. in Cotton, Flour, Grain
and some articles of Provisions, particularly since
the receipt of the Geographic abstract Of the Britain
MAS accounts on Thursday morning last. The wea
Their throughout the week has been clear and very
cold.--Deita.
Coftom--At the time of closing our rcportof Saur-
day night last we left the Cotton market quite stca
dy prices having nearly recovered the slight de-
cline carly in the week. and all parties looking for
the Liverpool steamer. As her accounts failed to
arrive either Monday, Tuesday Wednesday,
the sales of these three days merely comprised 1900
bales, most OF which was disposed OF on Monday, at
about the same range of prices as before. To-day,
though the mail failed to bring the private letters
the demand has been active, making the weeks bu
sncss 81 900 bales, taken chiefly for France, Spain
the Continent and the North. We repeat quota
tons of last week. as fully sustained. The increase
in the receipts at this port compared with last
year is 59,7l3 bales. Ordinary, 53a64; Good Mid
ding, 6}GI FAIR, 15dTi; and Good Fair, SaS5 cts
Stock on hand, not cleared, 1877 $50 bales tobacco
The week past has been nearly blank in the
Tobacco market, the sales not exceeding 100 hhdS
iSugar-The sales of the week have not exceeded
nnriSin how tpftl
ccps, buyers for the North being the largest opera
tors. As to prices, there is little change, the
inferior qualities being perhaps shade lower No
| kaSSCS-Thc transactions of the week amount to 400
brls., Of which 500 brls disposed of to-day.
The ruling rates are SialSa for prime, and II 1al73
cts per gallon for fcrcntng and inferior lots. Flour
Our last weekly report left the Flour market pretty
firm at S5.375 for Ohio. Since that time, there has
been a good demand some 200 brls. being dis
posed of at 537 "a 80 for Ohio, including 5000 yes
tcrday at the highest price, thus establishing far
Their advance of l25 cts. per brl. To-day only 1900
brls. have been takcn including 400 Ohio at s $50
Grdin-Within the last three days the favorable
news by the steamer has put up prices of Corn sal
cts. per buShcl. Yesterday 5000 bushels new white
sold at 81, and to-day $500 bushels prime vel.
low at 65 cts per bushcl There has been nothing
of Importance done in Wheat. Prouisions-The
Pork market has continued steadily the decline,
and prices are down fully s per bril- within the
week. Yesterday 500 brs. sold at So for new Mess
and S. for new Prime, and to-day old Mess
taken at SS.75, and some $50 brls. old Prime, of
which IS brls. were at $3.50 per brl. % brls and
So kegs Lard, all prime, at cts. per Id. Lead-
Early in the week, $40 pigs Upper Mines sold at 81
per 100 lbs. and to-day 23lS pigs, hard and soft on
private terms. Ithiskey-Eas improved to lSfal9
cts, and some holders ask 1890 cts per gall.
| COGee-fas been in demand since the Presidents
| Message recommending a duty upon the article, and
1000 bags Rio have been sold during the week. most
ly new crop, at range of 6ta7 cts. per h., the lat
ter rate for very prime. Exchange Foreign bills
are in better demand for the Boston steamer of the
LIST proXmo, 7a95 per cent prem. for avoritc Stcr
ling bills, and 5t.3Oa5l.35 for Francs New York
sight checks a. per Ct prem. frnghts-Are dull,
and the rates unchanged. Among the weeks
gagcmcnts a ship for Liverpool at I l6d., and
ship for Hayrc at ct. for Cotton.
| CINCINNATI, Dec. %.
The Rirer continued to rise until Friday evening,
having attained to within about inches of the high
water mark OF 1892. 1t has since been falling-yery
| slowly during Friday and Saturday, but since more
rapidly. The decrease altogether up to p. Nj. yes
| terday, amounted to feet inches, and in the bust
part OF the city is mostly out of the Streets
| but the Easements yet under water. All the tr
butarics above this falling pretty rapdly.-The
recent have been general throughout the Ohio
valley, extending TO the Allegheny mountains. In
the country, in this vicinity, the has been two
feet deep Considerable ice was formed in the Miami
Canal on Monday night, but not enough to wholly
close navigation Freights-Thc rates TO N. Orleans
arc-Pound frcights 20a25 cts; Flour 33a35; Pork
4Oa5O cts; Whiskey 50a60 cts; the lowest the lead
Ing rate, excepting for Pound freghts, which were
rather firm owing to the large amount of Pork in
| hhds, which the packers were anxious to forward.
| State Of Irdde-ln consequence of the flood, bust
ness, excepting among packers, has been mainly
suspended. The sales OF Flour have been mostly
confined to few small lots to retailers, with de-
cided advance in prces-the receipts being very lin
| tied. Ot Grain the receipts have been unusually
! limited, owing to extremely bad roads and the high
stage of water in the small streams The sales of
! Hogs have been rather less than last week, with
decline in prices since Friday. of Provisions the
sales have been confined to few lots of Lard,
small lots of Bulk Meat moderate number of pcs.