Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-12-02
VIEW OF THE
BALTIMORE MARKET,
(AND INCIDENTS CONNECTED THEREwITH,)
For the Week ending last eUentng.

(AND INCIDENTS CONNECTED THEREwlTH,)
For the Week ending last eUentng.
REMARKS.-Wc can perceive very little atcra-
ton in the general market. A very moderate bust
only is doing and prices for scarcely any article
of Foreign or Domestic Produce, indicate any i'm
provemen we refer however, to details in the fol-
lowing Review.
The British steamer Cambria arrived at New York
last Saturday, with Liverpool dates to llth ult,
There no alteration IN the English markets
which in the least degree interest readers except
that the duty Oh Wheat had advanced to 6s, and on
AMERICAN DRY GooDs.-Thc business for
the appears 10 be nearly over, the transac
lions at present are a very limited scale.
BEES AXIS dull of sale; and receipts although
improving, continue light. Small sales at - cts
cash.
BREAD Continues in fair request, but the de-
mand is not active. Prices steady.
COFFEE.-The stock left on sale, in first hands
the close of last week, amounted TO only about 1000
bags Rio, nearly quite all OF which has since been
sold at 6 !a65 cts. per ID, e mos.
COpPER.-Old is in very limited request, and
can be had readily at cts. per lb Several suits Of
Taunton Yellow Metal have been sold at Is cts. per
COTToN.-The sales reported comprise several
small parcels in the aggregate about $40 bales, in
GLIDING Upland at 6sa63, and Mobile at cts. per
b. mos The receipts have increased somewhat
this week, but buyers are unwilling to pay the pri-
ces demanded
FEATHERS.-Th market is relatively quiet
with a stock rather light, and holders pretty firm at
32a35 cts. per h. for good 10 prime sorts.
FISH.-Thc market is well supplied with Dried
and Picked, of the latter in particular as respects
No. 3, MacIercl and transactions in general on
limited scale. We quote Mackerel No. 3, S 3625;
No. 2, IS; and No. |, Z 75a s 3 % per bril-
FLOUR AND MEAL.-Thc market for Howard
street Flour has not been any period of the
week but prices remained toleraby steady at s 5l25
until Wcdncs day when, in a small operation = 5n6i
was accepted On Thursday, the market was much
depressed, and there no buyers at = o. sc llers
.~,olL ra,, 1c ~ thntn RHO
were limited transactions at So. The sales OF the
week have probably not exceeded 2OOO brls. The
sales of City Mills have been steady at $5l2z per
bril-, cash, and 40O0a5OOO brls. have been taken
for shipment but at close yesterday the demand had
become quite dull Rye Flour had sold to more than
ordinary extent at $4.25. Large transactions, say
over 1000 brls., have taken place in Corn Meal, in
bril- Inspected this week:
Corn Meal, 1909 brls.-
Rye Flour, All brs.-
Howard street Flour, Ia, DOB brls., "a hf brls.
CITY Mills ditto, =. ,635 &c 1876 GO
Family dtto. 292 " "
20l33 brs lI0 hf brls
Forming total of 30 2ls brls of Wheat Flour Ex-
brs. of Flour, and ,442 do. Indian Meal-of the
Flour 5000 brls were to England and Ireland.
FRUIT.-Dried Apples have been selling freely
at 56ia62a cts per bushel. OF Dried Peaches
are not advised of any sales.
GRAIN.-Therc has again continued fair sup
red remained steady at .05a S / 10 until Thursday
morning, whcn owing TO the depressed state OF the
Flour market, mers mcasurably withdrew, re-
fusng to operate unless some concession was made,
when factors found it necessary to come down 233
cts. per bushel and l02d = l.0S were subsequently
the ruling rates of the day as they proved to be those
at the close OF the week: subordinate quailues nave
sold at 90 cts to 81. Sales of white have been
made at l.0Sa Fills, and Family Flour white at
l.l0a$l 30. Rye III small lots has sold at 6Od62
cts for Marya Corn has been in good supply, and
towards the close very large but confined altogether
to new, which comes forward in very excellent con-
dition, and shippers have bought freely, at declining
prices paying at close 4Sa5l cts for white, and SID
81 and SO for yellow the latter for strictly prime
Oats are selling at 27a3Octs Exported, Corn 4 ,36Oa
bushels, of which II ,3245 were 10 England and Ire
land.
HEMP We are still without any transactions TO
rcnort
HIDES-Thc market is bare of La Plata, (last
sale of 5000 at o. cts 6 mos and nearly of any
other description as there is probably not 1000
(Iaouavral remaining in first hands.
UOPS-Are only in moderate request at quotations.
JRON.-The market is quite inactive, and we have
only TO report the sale of so Anthracite Pig at
es16 ner ion 6 mos
~LEAD.-We note further sale of about tons
VIRGINIA Pig at S4.l25 per 100 lbs, cash.
UMyIT Eve note the sale of about Is
TONS of various sizes at S 10 per ton, mos
LASSES-Wc have no private transactions
70 report The market being still without supply of
desirable Qualities By auction l6 hhds. Porto Rico