Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-03-04

ordinarily heavy, insomuch that the stock in first
hands has become very much reduced and is now
held mostly by house, and the extremes OF prices
for New Orleans may be set down at and d cts.
per b. mos the former for inferior and the latter
for strictly prime. BY auction on Tuesday 45O hhds.
New Orleans sold at 4.3Oa 3 1913 averaging about
1904 50. 95 per 100 lbs, mos. Arrived this week
203 hhds 6 tres. and $50 brls from foreign ports,
and 545 hhds 6S tres. and so brls from n Orleans.
TEAS.-Therc a sale by auction yesterday at
which 25 hf. chsts. Gunpowdcr sold at 3lza36z, and
30 do Imperial at 39dI65 cts. per lb.
TOBACCO.-There have been some further in
dcations in the market the part of purchasers TO
operate but the receipts OF new are yet too limited,
and of the old too inferior for any considerable
mov ement, were buyers disposed to come up so
far as to meet the views Of sellers. There have
been a few small lots, both of Maryland and Ohio
sold during the week. of common to middling quality
the former at 275a S 4, and the latter at la st per
100 lbs. The inspections of the week comprise lOi
hhds Maryland, lO4 Ohio, and Kcnucky y total
81 hhds. Exported within the time 1893 hhds,
of W hich G69 Of Mary land and Ohio, 10 Bor-
dcaux, and 72l do. TO Bremen, making total Of
Maryland and Ohio descriptions since Jan. !, TO
date, as follow:
This wcck--This year.
To Bremen, .......... hhdS. .72l go. 2,4O6
Bordeaux, ..'.''''.... 10 oO9' '6 6o9
" HaVre, - ..2,3I2
Stock on hand, I'd inst, 1874 hhds.
WOOL-Ihe supply is quite light, and transac
tons too unmportant 10 merit particular notice.
FRElGHIS.-We have no new engagements to
European ports TO note; ana those already on the
BERTH except with Tobacco, are filling up slowly.
Coastng rates for Corn, and 20 for Flour TO
Boston.
BEEF CATTLE.-The number at the drove
yards to a fair extent, compared with the pre-
vious offerings of the season. and advance on last
weeks rates was obtained There were 533 head
up, of which $50 sold, and the residue driven TO
other markets. The prices paid ranged from 81 10
S. equivalent to 5.50d rs per 100 lbs, net Hogs
in moderate supply continue to command iul prices,
say 6a N G.50-nierior have sold at s 800.
EXCHANGE.-Ther has been very little doing
in Sterling or any other Foreign during the week,
aud rates have not varied; and quote both For
cign and Domestic as follow
Bills ON London Estcrlg 6O days, Gallo per ct. prem.
- PARIS. ........... .0l'Z24d ol.Zi
.- Hamburg .'.... ....-... ...'.0oId 90
Brcmcn...... .......... .....1S "a 1Si
- Holland e.. 80. ............40t a 4Ui
Sight Bills on Boston. .... l-5 a. per ct. prem.
-- New York City is Il do. do.
--- Phadcl phia.. .l-5 u do. do.
Richmond, Vail ial3 do. dis.
Charleston, ). C..l al do. do.
Mobile 80. Il az DO. DO.
New Orleans, ...l 5d2 do. do.
Louisville .......l3G2 do. do
St. Louis. ..-.....l az do. do.
Cincinnati go. Il az do. do
Treasury Notes, per cents ...............-GlOll
Mexican Dollars ....... para : do. prem.
Spanish do :. go. .......l a do. do
American Gold. ............ para- do. do.
Doubloons, Royal ........,.... ....l5 80 10 -
Do. Patriot. .................l5 90 10 bO