Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-04-15
THE MARKETS.

For abstracts of the Markets generally, mex,
page: the following presents the only new features
during three days subsequent to those datcs:-
AT Boston: Coffee is dull , Says the Daily Adver-
tiscr Of llth, there being export demand. Sales
of 1000 bags Porto Cabclo in lots to the trade at "a
az cts. per h., GINS. Corn-The markets. more firm,
yellow fiat is selling for 53a54 cts. and considerable
sales of white at 52d525 Oats rather scarce,
and selling 50 cts. Rye So cts per bu, cash. Flour
is without changc-Gcnesee common brands selling
at 6Sla 1851; Ohio and Michigan $6.75; st. Louis
S6.62l per bril-, cash. Southern s $50, mos. A
lot of Georgetown sold for $3.50, cash. Provisions
are in fair demand and sales steady-mess Pork lOa
S 1925; prime ga s $50 per brl. Hams-We Western
73dS cts. per Id. Lard gees off freely at 7d1 cts.
for brls., and 71a7a cts. per h.. mos for kegs.
At Neec York. Business generally dull, and the late
advces by steamers adding to the previous depression
Coffee in rather more request, 800 bags RIO ha-
wing sold at 7a75, 1000 Laguayra at 63G7, 1000 Ma
racabo at the same, and 700 Java at d9 cts per b
all on usual time. Cotton of cent lower. Flour
was also lower, Gcnesee selling at 625d 8 6.5O,
other Western 6.l2 "a 1925, and Southern (Howard
street, Ga 6l2s per brl. Corn Meal was also lower,
selling at Ia 2.375. Wheat had further declined
10 cts. Ohio down TO S 80 and white Genesec some
thing under 40 further decline of la2 cts in Corn
had been submitted to, the range 81 la54 cts. cargo
of ,3l3 Orinoco Hides had sold at cts, equal TO
mos. For l4O0 pigs Missouri Lead $3.50, cash, had
been paid. Moasse continued in fair demand and
prices steady. There had been considerable move
mens in Ohio Pork for export at previous prices; and
the sales of Picked Meats were also large Lard
rather in favor of buyers with heavy sales Domcs-
tic Whiskcy had further declined and selling at
22a22i cts in brls. Sugars without any variation in
prices, continued in fair demand.
At Philadelphia: The market had undergone nc
| change since the report on next page.
At Ne,c Orleans: There had been no material
change in prices the previous week, and the demand
for most articles of Produce was more limited
scale. The Delta of 9th inst. gives the following as
the then prevailing character of the market-'Our
Cotton market was active yesterday, and some
5000 bales were disposed of-of which, about one
fifth was said to be shipped on owners acconnt-mid-
ding to strictly middling, 81 TO cts per b Sugar
and Moasses still dull at former raes-far, g. TO 81
cts. Flour in good request and the sales reach
ed $500 brls including 600 brls Ohio at $3.50, 1000
do, 500 and 2l2 do. Illinois, at S4s75 per brl.
Corn market drags heavily, and only some 5000 sacks
sold at 30 to IS cts. for inferior to prime white.
sale of 1000 bushels St. Louis and Ohio OATS in sacks,
| at 81 cts per bushel. lot of 4400 sacks Wheat
sold on private terms. Provisions generally dull
sales Of 800 brs Lard at 81 to 6 100 Iris and tres
prime at s., and 100 kegs at g. cts. per 10. Oh
Pork $50 brls. Mess sold at Sss75 to $780, $50 do.
Prime at $7l5 to 1925 per brl. Bacon is selling
at to a. for prime Sides and q cts per h. for good
Shoulders. Sales of l60 brls. Whiskey at IL cts
per gallon In Freights we noticed one Br. and one
American ship taken for Liverpool at ID Tor Cotton
and one American at 9-16d."