Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-01-29

""t demand except in small lots for consumption.
Erchange-Thc banks paying 9a9a per cent for
Sterling FreightS-Wc quote to Liverpool ID. for
Cotton in square bags; and to Hayre CT Boston
Ct for Cotton; and = | per tIcrce tor Rice 10 New
York 20 cts per 600 lbs. for Cotton, and 90 cts per
tree for Rice.
S,v,xxAH-weck preceding Jan 81.
l,,,o,, -,rhrr. has been good enquiry This week.
- ,ctinns hsipo as extensive as the limited
t,ocl' o th market would admit Of and at prices in
cr Of th, seller throughout though not to such an
,nt as IN warrant us in making any important
chance in quotations The sales of the week amount
=" SI0o bales at the range of o. to 81 cts per Id.
Th. stock on hand is 7 ,249 bales. Erchdnge-Stcr-
ling Bills selling at per ct prem ana the banks
sell sight checks on the Nor'h at per cent prem
FrrghiS-Ho Liverpool Tor Cotton IN square DaeS a.
per H. is being PAID and '-lou; aSkCa 'or ro,'lu'
New York Ct tor square ana o-lo cent iot rum
bales. To Philadelphia CT lof square ana c. iol
round bales. TO Boston ct Tor square anu CT iol
round bales, and | per cask lor l'lcc'
NEW ORLEANS Saturday night, Jan. 10.
/ Ron,rEx- Thu, mast week has been one of conSd-
,,abl,, activity in our market though it will be OBJ
served that il is our great staple, Cotton which still
attracts most attention, while Flour, Grain, &c,
rbich were in such active demand for Europe last
scason. are comparatiyclv neglected. The steamer
CaIrdnnia,s news was received on Wednesday last.
The weather has been fine, though rather warm.
The river is within one and half feet of high water
mari, and at a stand Delta.
| Cofton-Our last weekly report left the market
outc active and prices steady at sal cts per Id. for
! min
freely, A rood business has been done. The weeks
sails are IS 500 bales chiefly for the Continent Of
Europe and our Northern ports As regards prices,
they close to-day at a reduction of only cent upon
The highest rates of last Monday. The receipts
at this mort are 81 S9 bales more than TO the same
time last year NIiddlng 65a6i and fair al cts.
pr b. Stock on hand, not cleared, l73,4lO bales
TJlucco--Thc market is still poorly supplied, and
thc few lots Offering held at high prices. Sugar
The receipts have been quite large, and the
soIrs prrttv extensive amounting to 1900 hhds.
taken mostly for the West Prices advanced ct.
early in the week though slightly easier Yesterday
| and io.l,v We now uuote inferior and common y
| az c,ir 35o4 nrime and choice IDS! cts per b.
lL,I,xSexLThr closinm rates of Saturday last were
! I7IoIS cts for urimc but an advance Of ! Ct has
taken place and the rate is now 10 cts per gallon.
/ The weeks sales are $500 brIs and chiefly for the
| North Eyo,r-,I'he sales of the week embrace
| about l6 600 brIs chiefly Ohio at SO So though
snail norcrs from steamboat have occasionally been
sold If less Griju-Eorly in the week Corn was
in octivr demand and about 70 900 bushels were
! takrn for ENGLAND chiefly at 5JQ5S-mostly at 90
cts To-day Inc market i; very feeble and the prin-
cin,I SAILS are at a. thourh purchasers generally
wrr. NOT offering over 50 els per bushrl No trans
| ,rtons have occurred in Wheat the supplv being
tridino or Oats some 10 900 sacks have found pur-
chasrTs at 1916 cts ProvisionS-'rhc Pork market
has remained duIl though some $500 brls have been
disnoscd of urrr tho week and the closiuo tgurrs
to-fa,, a 5oa 60 = nrr hrl for Ms and 2o IL 80
f,r Prime ,ccordinr to onantitv Lard has declined
/ Ct. and some 1000 tres. and brls and $500 kegs
have been sold at 5la6 for inferior TO prime in brs
| and Ga6g cts nor lii in krrs Bacon has declined
also md th. sales inrlnd. 500 csks. ot 4 els for
shoulders IL M rts for sides and 7alI cts prr Ill.,
for Hans the latter nrcc for the very best sugar
currd II1jyEcu-Uas declined TO ~, cts for Rec
tifcd (roHpc-'Thr market is duII and prices low
rr Tbc s9Irs have been about 5000 sncki Rioat ga
~ cts nrr III the Latter nric for small lois of nrm,
new cr6n ErcJonre- In GOOD demand at Sa}0 per
cent nrrm. for StrrIno. and 5f25a5f35 for Francs
| \ York GO dav bills ) ,n2l dis. Frc;r1ty-Thcre
have been number Of foreign engagements chiefly
for Cotton, at il 33ald. TO J,iyernool To-day.
tbonch the oncrations in Cotton are so heavy. we