Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-05-20


Collective private operations have been 1000
BAGS good Gonavcs at about cts; 6dsOO lar to good
ST. Domingo at . ia6 cts; 200 common Java, 81 cts
per h., q mos. DrUgS-Salcs of 10 casks Cream
Tartar 20 cts; 80 cases English refined Borax TO-
cts; % cases Shcllac l0alO5 cts; 10000 lbs Soda
Ash, (S5 per cent 81 cts. per lb., mos BY auc
ton, cases good Turkey Opium at $50 per h.,
mos. FiSh-Of all kinds have been extremely dull
through the week, and the sales very light. There
is no change in prices. FiOur-Thc stock is exceed
ingly light, which has caused an improvement in
prices. Gcncscc, good brands is selling at 3 6o25
Ohio and Michigan, 8 5Od !, bb25 cash. good deal
of Flour that arrives from n Orleans is unsound, and
sales of 6aSO00 brls, principally Ohio and illinois, at
25a 1928 per bril-, cash, according TO condition.
Sale of 1000 bushels Illinois red Jtheat, s LIS per
bushcl cash. Grain-Thcre has been steady de-
mand for Corn through the week at gradually i'm
proving prices, and the market closes 2a4 cts. per
bushe better than last week The private and pub
lie sales have been heavy, and about 25,OOO bushels
Western Corn have been bought on speculation, a
part at II cts cash, for good mixed. Good mealng
Corn is rather scarce and wanted, and we quote it
55Q5S cts. sales at both prices. Southern white 81
d5l cts. cash. BY auction, 5000 sacks OF Western
yellow and white Corn at 4ld5O5 cts; S2l sacks
Western Oats, 4Sui65 cts. per buShcl, cash. Gulny
BagS-We hear of no sales the spot, but a lot Of
90 900 in bundles to arrive about August, has been
taken s. cts, and in bales at cts. each,
mos. Remp-ls dull. Small sales Of American dew
rottcd, good quality, at l2Sd 1870 per ton, mos.
4 lot of IL 900 bales Manila arrived this week. is
held at g. cts. per ID, mos. HideS-Ihe only sale
of importance that hear OF since our last report,
is 10000 MOntcvdcos at about equal to cts. per
6mus. HOyS-COnnucd dull at 6aUa cts. per h., mos.
MoldSSeSThc sales at lSulS. cts for for Cuba g
mos according quality, and reach about 2OOO hhds.
for the week. PrOcisiOHs-Thc demand for Pork has
been very good and TO 5000 brlS disposed Of mostly
Western Mess, at lOa i 10 %, part for the n. York
market; Prime, SO Lard, brs and cs abundant, and
sales at j5d6 cts; lot of 800 brls. good for export
al g. cts 30 days; in kegs Ia7 per h., mos.
Western Hams sell readily at 7a7i cts per h., cash
and / mos. Spicc$Small sales OF Cassia at 10 cts;
Pepper, q cts; Ginger, g. cts. per h.. mos. ST.
gdrS-Arc little iirncr, and holders have realized
| a trilc advance on last weeks prices. BY auction,
200 bags aud 100 brls Brazil W hitc. 25a + 90;
100 hhds \. Orleans, 3iOu j I3l y los Porto Rico,
81 Is 5.IO; % Trinidad, $3.50; 3O7 boxes Havana
Brown, 5.4DGS 5.G2 per 100 lbs, mos. Itoot--
The market is very quiet, and sales quite moderate
Duty I'D.
NEW YoRN-3 days preceding May 49,
.fSheS-llayc declined, Pots selling at $780, and
Pearls SsG25. BceMcar- Nothing doing. Coffee
Dull and prices rather IN favor of the buyer. Sales
OF 1000 BAG Brazil at 7d7t; 1850 Laguayra at Gidi
and - Java, cts. per lb., and mos. By auc-
ton, li25 bags MaTacaibo sold at al, and 239 La
grEsyra ,d1 cts, cash and mos. COitOn-Manu-
lecturers buying freely although At an Improvement
Of about Of Il cent IN price. Total weeks sales
10000 bales, al ., 10 cts. for UpI. and Flor and
Gus for Mob and \. Orl. including Mid. and Good
Fair Flour and lIeal-Tle Flour market is dull
and stock Of Western increasing prices in conse-
qucncc are - cts. lower the extremes G375 and
y COZ the latter for GCnCScc. Offers to sell, to
arrive in all the month"; were made Yesterday at 575
II ! J.oIi. Sales Of Southern unimportant at 6.5Od
y b.U2. for Georgetown and Howard street. Rye
Flour in good demand at $50 a s. 10, and Corn
Meal 2.43 "a IS 30. GrajH-llUldcrs Of Wheat have
submitted TO decline, aud the market is unsettled.
GCncScc white, 10 arrive next week, has sold at
> 81 !! and Illinois rcd here at 25a 81 North
crn Rye steady at 74a75 cts, Barley o3dS5 for
Western, and 80 for Illinois Corn with an ncrcas-
cd demand, is la2 cts. higher, the extremes SO and
flttts gtsI
low Southern. HideS-Sacs Of 1920 Barcelona at
g cts: and $500 Rio Grandc, !, both mos Lead
Arrivals large, and 5000 pigs Missouri have sold
at Sll5, S1O2, and S per 100 lbs, cash, and 5000
private terms. Ledthc-About ! $50 sides Sole
sold by auction at advance of a cent per Id. on
last sale Goth ult.) 0I0laSseS-Primc qualities in
fair request and firm NaraE StOreS-W Without alter
alton. PrOUiSionS-O Ohio Pork firm at an dvance,
the closing rates 1862 1915 for Mess and S.37
S 80 for Prime; the operations in Mess mostly on
speculation. Lard in fair request at 6a6i cts. for
brls., and 63a7a1i for kegs. SpThs-Forcign in
fair demand. Domestic WhiSkcy is down to D. cts.
and drudge at -, 4 mos, with interest. Sugars
The sales of Muscoyado since last have been
large, but the market is heavy, prices still ncIinng
in Of the buyer The sales consist of n. Orleans
at 5aI cts; Florida, g Porto Rico, 3sa5; Cuba, 3
40; 900 bXs. Brown Havana, sa6 and 80 White
do Z sa75, 4 mos. 1aliow-Is plenty and dull 10000
lbs. prime sold in lots at 5 as cs., cash.-Mp and
Com. List
PHlLADELrHA-wcck ending Nav H.
Coffee The demand continues moderate owing TO
limited suppIics-salcs Of 2Oo0 bags Puerto Cabelioat
b Al z; 100 Rio at Ia7 and 300 st. Domingo at 5 as
cts, / mos. Frtut-N c note sales of 1000 bxs Sic
ly at .15d .. % for Oranges and 275a s per box
tor Lemons; 100 bxS. Malaga Bunch Raisns at | 90
a : 80 per box Flour and Meal-The supplies of
Flour generally continue light, and the transactions
small, at 5.s75dS6 for common to good standard
brands Pcnna. and Western Rye Flours still scarce
at :. 1851. Corn Meal continues dull at So % for
Pcnna., and 81 80 for Brandywine early in the
-, II hrI. .
description. GraiH-Thc supplies of Wheat from
the interior continue on the most limited SCALE and
the sales at l.39a AZ for good reds LII for mixed
red and white and .i3a S 40 for prime white. Rye
IGTJ cts. for Pcnna., and IS for Southern. Corn is
scarce and, at close, prices tend upward-salcs of
200 bushels Southern and Pcnna. yellow at 50a52
cts. TOn-Thc demand is yet moderate, and most
Of the recent receipts, which are still light, on
Eastern account. Sales Of Penna. Pig at 2Ia 500, as
in quality, for Anthracite, and 2sa - for Forge and
Foundry Metal. MOidsSeS-Ihe demand has been
to fair extent, and the aggregate sales amount to
100 hhds and tres. mostly Cuba at l7al9i; Ccnfne
u; New Orleans 26id27, and Porto Rico 81 .a3O
cts, all mos. NacaL StoreS-'rhe sales this week
include $500 brs Rosn, part 10 arrive at 60 cts for
common, and 200 brls. Tar at So per bril- Further
sales Of Spirits Of Turpentine 30a33 cts per gallon
OHS-LIusced continues dull of sale, and prices are
lowcr sales in hhds and brls at G0a62 cts Further
sales Of Lard Oil at 65d7O cts PrOUiSiOns-The mar
kct for Western Pork is quiet, and prices stationary;
sales Of $4,000 brls at 0a $40 50 for Mess and asa
$3.50 for Prime, per brl. .Sdlt-Among the sales
this week 5000 sacks Liverpool at 35a s 81 for
Fine, and lOpcr sack for Coarse, and 900 BUSH
cts Turks Island chiefly at % cts per bushcl. Seeds
CIOvcrsccd has been in limited demand at d. 50a S.
per bushcl. SpnitS-Whiskey is rather scarce, and
sales have been made at % cts. in hhds and % in
brls. Sugdrs-Thcre has been good demand, and
the aggregate sales include 400 hhds Cuba at lai2
cts; 300 Porto Rico at 5,a5]; 300 New Orleans at 4
o5 1900 bags aud brls. Brazil at a6, and 1000 bxs
Havana and Matanzas at 64aG3 cts, all mos
InGIiirer.