Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-11-11

for Mob and N. orl., of ord to good fair quality.
Drugs and Dyes-Sales of prime Turkey Opium at
1915, cash. Dyetcoods-Saes of st. Domingo Log
wood at S ii per ton. Flour and Heat-The de-
cline of g. cts Western Flour has been recover
ed, and sales have been made at $3.50 s 5.37 and
for Genesee 5.37 "a $3.50 Southern is dull and no
sales worth reporting. Fruit-Sales of 1000 boxes
Bunch Raisins at S So and 1000 hf. do so cts.
Grain-The arrivals of Wheat are large, and the
lower grades are depressed. White Genesee selling
at .25, and 03a S for other Western. North
ern Rye in good demand at 65a67 cts Corn rather
inactive owing to firmness of holders. The prices
have ranged from Go to 6S cts for Southern yellow,
90 for Western white and 70a73 for Western round
yellow. Hemp-American is held with more firm
ness. Hides-Sale OF 5000 Buenos Ayres at ABOUT
10 cts, less 81 per cent for cash. ron-Saes OF NO
Scotch Pig at 20. 50a 2l so, cash. and % 50d 23,
mos. Ledd-Has further declined, 5000 pigs Mis-
souri, having sold at $4.l25, and 1000 at $685.
cash. holaSses-For distllng purposes there has as
been more enquiry and tart Cuba has sold at 77alS
cts. NauaL StOreS-NIarket for Turpentine unset
tied, Spirits selling at 37Aa39 cts, cash. OILS
Whale for export is less firm. Crude Sperm is
higher Linseed is steady. ohve IN cSks; mas sofa
at 95 cts, 6 mos. Provisions-Ohio Pork has ad-
vanced, and market closes firmly at l2I5a IL tor
Mess and S.75a 50 for Prime. Ohio Lard in better
request and the prices advanced of cent: sales
of 1000 brls. at id75 cts. 500 Dressed Hogs have
sold at g. cts. Spices-Sales of Numegs at 81, 6
mos Spirits-Sales of Whskey in brls at 49, aga
cts, cash. SugarS-Have been in fair demand from
the trade without change in prices. 1aAoi1-ls IN
better request ana SOlu pSi SaSh
including Mutton.-Ship. g. Com. List.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. A.
Cofee-Stock light, and Rio selling at 6a65 cts,
mos Flour and lIeal-Saes of Western Flour
at $5.374 Rye Flour is dull at $4.l23. Corn
Meal has declined to SO, and sales probably have
been made at something less. Grain-Wheat re-
mains steady at LIZA lis for white, and 1.05a
SLIP for red Rye has sold at 66 cts. Corn has
rather fuctuated, but at close may be quoted 6Ou64
cts for white and 65a67 for yellow prices not firm
Hides-An import of 10000 Rio Grande has sold TO
60 East at g. cts, less per cent for cash. for
charitable. PrOriSiOnS-Pork is without change, and
transactions light. SpiritS-The demand for Whis-
key is limited, and prices down to 22a224 cts. in
hhds., and 23u235 in brls !Sugdr-With a small
supply, prices continue steady, but not firm.
MOBILE, Oct. 81.
Cotton-The market closes somewhat unsettled,
and dull although $500 bales have sold within a
week; but prices are little more than nominal,
say 45a55 cts. for ord. to fair below which sellers
appear not disposed TO operate, and TO pay which
buyers are too tmid. The stock on hand is 81 ,65l
bales, against 20 643, time last year. Exchange
Very little doing, and Sterling may be quoted 65d1
per cent prem. Sight Bills on Baltimore Jag per
ct. prem. Freights-Foreign is rather more active
ship has been taken to load Cotton for Glasgow at
9-l6d.; another for Antwerp at | ct; and one is
loading for Havre at CT For New York CT per
lb. has been contracted for.-Jor. Of Com.
New ORLEANs-week ending
Saturday night, Oct %. {
Cotton-The sales of the week which have been
90, 500 bales at fully Of ct. lower than last week,
and the total receipts at this port since LIST Sept
81 ,66S bales against l20,9S9 same time last year
Sugar-A fair business has been done notw ithstand-
ing the want of Western demand. Some 600 hhds.
new crop have found purchasers, generally, how
ever, at rather easier prices. We now quote ordi-
nary to fair 3a33 and prime 4a4S cts. per lib. Mo
laSSeS-The sales comprise about $500 brs., prices
opening Monday at %, and running down to ga
22 per gallon which have been the ruling rates
for three or four days I0baccO-Alarket quiet, and
no change in prices. FIour-The weeks sales in
cludc about 10000 brs.. chiefly at S4.75 for good
shipping brands Of Illinois, Ohio, &c To-day the
weather being rainy, only 100 brs. Illinois sold at
rs, and smaller lots at the same rate. Gram
Corn has been less active, aud 5ia57 cts have been
the ruling rates. 90 for old Of good shipping quality.
ProUi$ionS-Prices for all descriptions are lower,
Lard in kegs having sold in small lots 3, and brs.
6 5d7 cts, the latter for No. ]. COGee-The market
has been dull for several days. Iphiskey is dull,
with sales of rectfed at 20a2O5 cts. per gallon. Ec-
is dull and the rates rather easier,
6 as per cent. prem francs in demand at 5i25d5t
80; New York 90 day bills 5al per cent discount:
checks al premium. Freights--A decided upward
movement has taken place in the foreign freight
market, and eight nine ships have been taken for
Liverpool at l5-32d for Cotton, IS; "a. for Flour
lOd. for Corn, sc. Cotton 10 New York and Boston
/ .75a 81 per bale; Flour to do. 3oa4O cts. per bril-
CiNcINNATI, Nov. |.
RemcrkS-The river changed but little until Satur
day, when it commenced rising very perceptibly and
has since swollen about fect-rosr but slightly yes
terday, tnat tne lOrCc OF swell
is spent. The has and will carry off large
number of flatboats, laden with Produce and also
bring out better class Of steamers In the Missis-
sippl there are feet water in the channel below
ST Louis. In the Cumberland at last dates there
W as a moderate rise. Freights have been consider
ably lessened IN prices since last date to Pittsburgh,
2Oa25 cts per 100 lbs. Flour per bril- 40 cts; WINS
key 10 cts. There is a large amount OF Produce 10
go forward soon as prices are reasonable. The
receipts of Produce by the Railroad and Miami Canal
are increasing, but both carry less merchandise The
White Water is still bringing in Produce TO consid-
cradle extent State Of Irade-The causes hereto
fore noticed holding trade III check have contin-
ucd but there is some room now TO hope for an i'm
provemcnt The only movement yet noticeable IN
the Market resulting from better stage of water,
is demand for Bacon and w hiskey for Pittsburgh.
The past week is mainly notable having been the
commencement of the Pork packing season of 1889.
Money Matters-The market is somewhat less strin-
ge..t, but is nevertheless tight enough. Exchange
on the East is steady at prem, at which there has
been increased irmnesS in the last two days. On
New Orleans, 90 day bills bought at per cent.
dis. and interest otf.-Reporter
Cdttie-Upon thorough enquiry, we find that here
and in Covington about 400 head have been packed
this fall for market. The supply this week is
rather less than last, and prices maintained ex-
tremes So $3.50 A sale Of 10 head div. on GOD lbs.
at 81 S 3 80; 30 do, w.t. 600 lbs, at $3.50; on
Monday 800, embracing good and ord. at s G2z.
Cheese-The market has been inactive in conse-
quence Of the want of supply and the sales reported
do exceed 500 bxs.; 440 for shipment, at O. cts;
small lots superior quality at Jas cts. Shipping lots
would be seized upon with avidity at Gas cts.
Hogs-The great business Of the winter has com
rncnced, $50 head having been slaughtered for pack
ing last Thursday and Friday, and 100 yester-
day. About 5000 head have arrived, and other lots
are on the road now. We have only heard of one
contract within the week, which was at 1925 per
100 lbs. net. Other lots have been offered since at
rate, without sale, operators being disposed TO
wait for a more full development of the influences
which are TO affect the market, the extent of the
supply-about which there is doubt-and less proba
lily Of scarcity the condition of the Ohio the state
of money matters, &c. The preparations for slaugh
tering and packing, more extensive in Cincinnati
and immediate vicinity than ever before, but do
not look for large number Of hogs here, if
they are in the country as we had last season, as