Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-09-09
T REIGN MAR X f rs.

TIdTTs
that the advance in prices of Brcadstu has been III
a measure checked, and comparatively little spccu-
lation has taken place Corn. In politics we have
little to add TO our last advces, and we have no later
dates from India Money continues easy, but there
has been demand of late, and the rates OF dis
count tend slightly upward.
The Corn Trade has experienced a good deal OF
. excitement. On Monday II raincd heavily, aud an
advance Of about IS. per quarter established on
English IThe"t, and about Is. Foreign, both bond
ed and free, the mers raising the top price Of Flour
TO SOS. per sack. Barley also Is. dearcr, with
an improved demand for Indian Corn On Wcdncs
day the demand for all kinds Of Grain g"n-
cra at the full prices of Monday, while Indian Corn
was quoted IS. dcarcr To-day the weather has been
very fine, and indeed looks more settled, but The
market extremely firm, and fully lO,0OOqrs. ln-
dian Corn changed hands at S5S. per or. for lbralia
floating, cost freight, aud insurance. The duties this
week are SIS per Or for Wheat, Is. 9sd. per br for
Flour; Barley Beans, Peas and Rye, IS. per or. We
add the duty paid price Of the day, at which sales
could have been made. American Produce still con
tinucs extremely scarce and our quotations must be
considered as given relatively; {. 5. Red " heut
47s,a5ls.; FINITE 5)S. zoos. per Imperial quarter
L. S. Flour 2gs.a30S. per barrel, suPerinc, best
brands; L. $. Flour 25s.a2Is. do inferior aud sour
! T. $. Indian Corn 3!S a3Is per 40 lbs u S IN
dian Corn lIc0i l5s. per barrel.
Tobacco.-Thcrc Is liitlc doing Oh the spot, but as
usual in the absence of arrivals, there several IN
qurics for ctrgDcS afoat.
/ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in demand at 3is. cd. for
American, and SIS. for British.
AMERICAN SroCKs.-Wg have no change TO notice
in the quotations Of last week; the demand, except
for Foreign account, continues limited.
| Correspondence of Words Price Current
LIVERPOOL, evening of Aug. Is, lS4S.
! Money Ngrkei.-Con<os closed yesterda, at So
10 b, for money, aud So for account FXchequer
Bills, Bis. t. 35s premium.
Bacon.--rhc import of the week is 1896 boxes;
the sales about 100, previous prices, with firm
market.
Barb, Quercitron.-3o hhds. first Philadelphia,
sold at s.. oil. ~ IS.
Beef.-With usual demand and no import, the
stock IS now las ,gnIiicant.
Beesrqr.-lO barrels fair American sold at &c
per cwt.
Butter, Grease.-34 casks Continental tarred
Cheese, 900 TO 800 boxes sold, this week at
Dos. 10 i9s, aud one dairy OF 10 boxes brought SIS
Cd per cwt.
Corn, 8.c.-With a continuance of very unfavor-
able weather, an improved amount OF business
passing al Corn market, on Tuesday, and the de-
cline on Corn and Meal, noted in our last,
covered; yesterday, the same cause, added to more
alarming reports to the condition of the Potato
crop, led TO decided speculative movement aud pr-
closed at an advance of cd TO Sd. per bushel on
Wheat, IS. to IS. Cd. per barrel Flour 5s to 6s
per quarter on Corn, and Is. per barrel on Corn
Mcal,-upon our last quotations. AT our market,
this morning, i'll consequence OF the weather proving
very fine, buyers seemed disposed to operate more
cautiously, and only moderate amount Of business
trans acted the market, however, closing firm
ly, at the advance noted. Subsequently, the rain
again dcscendS heavily.
/ Cohon.-The import of the week is 1910 bales,
the sales %, 4i0 upon a moderate demand. All de-
scriptions of American Cotton are in good supply, but
not being pressed for sale, prices have scarcely uc
tuatcd Present stocks 57 $50 bales against 352 200
at same date last year.
Hams, in dry salt have sold at 29s cd. to Bis cd.
and Shoulders have been in good demand at 26s for
fair quality in dry salt up TO 29s and 3Os. for fine.
/ Ldrd.-The sales Of the week reported at over
$50 tons at full prices, with fair demand aud firm
market IL tierccs Of bladdcred sold at 54s. to
SOS. cd.
Oils.-A small parcel of American Lard Oil, of
inferior quality, sold at G35 per ton.
/ Portrait low prces,-32s. per barrel and up
ward = demand has been created for Pork, holders
being free sellers and more of the article has been
moved this week, than for some time past
Rice in active demand with atendency to advanc-
ed rates.
Rosin.-2, 900 barrels Common Amber, sold at Is
3D. to Is. l"d, with As for Transparent
1dHOw.-lhe market is steady, without any
. change IN value.
1WpentEe.-l0 tons fair American Spirits, brought
35s. per cwt. SllIF, DAY & co.
EAtract from Brown shipey 4 Co.'S Circular
LIVERPOOL, Aug. IS, lStS.
Weather for a week past rather unsettled, such
to retard harvest operations, without being supposed
yet 10 have done any material injury 10 the grain
crops; but the accounts Of the failure in the potato
crop have become much more serious and alarming
from many parts OF Great Britain well ireland,
the disease bearing strong resemblance to that Of
lSl6 at same period, and which naturally give rise
Z
Of course the extent OF the failure cannot be fully Dc
velopcd for some time, and may now b. nagnGcd.
/ Quotations Tor Cotton Unchanged, say fair pland
!, fair Mobile - and fair Orleans AID; mid 8 ia35
and ord. 3d3 d. Demand languld throughout the
week, and superabundantiy supplied; perhaps less so
to-day than previously. Sales 10 bales, Of which
5000 for export and 500 spec and Of Am. 1000 Up
land ats 1880 Orleans 3G57, with 10 at g.; 800
Ala aud Mobile IA; and $50 S. !. 7sal3 Sd. per h.
Stock in this port 55 900 against 35l $40 last
OF Am about 436,OOO, being an increase of 100000
bales.
We have speculative demand for hdinn Corn
and further important advance in price, quotations
now being 35a35s per Or, and some parcels to ar
rive disposed OF at 35a36s. cd. Corn Meal l7al7s
cd. per bril- Flour duty paid, 32a33s., and sour 39s
per brl. Am. Wheat Is. 3D. ass. l0d. per 10 lbs.
prime white would bring 9s. Duty on wheat now
IS. per quarter, and flour As. 9id. per brl. The
supply Of grain into the different markets from the
English farmers has been unusually large the last
fortnight.
TWpentine goes off steadily at Is. 3D.. and 100 brls
extra prime quality brought IS. 3D. per cwt. 20OD
brls. Am RoSu, sold this week at Is. Cd .a2s. 0d.
per cwt.
american Pror.ions.-Sae 9th opened with a
fair demand for Lard, about cd. Is per over
former prices, which, holders being unwilling to ac
cgpt, led to the withdrawal Of about half the
quantity offered. Sales about 600 brls. at 42s. cd la
ABS. per cwt. Sales since Tuesday considerable at
very full rates Sales by auction only about 200 bxs.
but, by private, about 1000 boxes taken. including
parcel from ship at 25a34s. cd. per cwt.; stocks in
importers hands new much reduced Hams in fair
request and have brought 33d3Is. cd. per cwt. For
Shoulders, which have been very scarce, advance
of | TO Is. obtained, prices now 2ia30s per cwt.
The Cheese hitherto brought forward having been in
very bad condition, prices have rregularly On
Tuesday about 1900 boxes sold for 20a23s. Cd for in
ferior; us. I'd d36s. for ord 1fdf9s for fine and
5Ss Cd. for small LOT of fine. Beef steady.
Considerable sales Of Pork at Gas per brl. for low
prime mess, with 49s. for parcel Of good and 33s.
3D. for old prime.
Freights generally full the past week, and rather
lower rates accepted to New York. Notwthstand-
ing the increasing scarcity of shipping, few Bristol
channel cargoes have been engaged at 22s cd a25s.