Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-01-15

from St. Petersburg has caused prices to advance,
and are now very firm at AIS. on spot. FOR spring
delivery sellers at los. cd. per cwt. Iea-No ten
dcncy to improvement. Timing. Block and bar
reduced ( 3 per ton Banca sold at S3s., and Straits
1SGSOS. per cwt Tobacco very firmly held, but no
great demand at the moment Iurpentne-Rousn'
u slow sale at S. 3D.; Amer. Spirits DIS, win
casks. In ROsn nothing doing. In American Stocks
no Improvement, and very little business sales Oh
Penn at o. per ct; Ala. 90 to 81 per cts ONO 90
per ct; sellers OF Illinois 81 per ct; Indiana 81
per Ct; Mississippi Union Bank Is 10 10 per CT a
buyer for a small amount Of Md. Sterling at 10 per
cent.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. II, 1871.
The Money market has not materially changed
since the departure of the steamer OF 18th INST. Inc
Bank of England has continued 10 improve, while the
Curtamcut OF business operations has lcSscncd inc
demands for discounts OF commercial paper, so lhal
bills OF the first class readily cashed at 10 per
cent; but there have been further commercial fail
urcS, and the continued fall in the value Of Produce
10 an extent luminous particularly OF Colonial FRO
ducc and the difficulty Of realizing so great, that the
utmost dlstrust and gloom still prevail IN our market
very generally.
Gotton-Has further declined a,d. per b. and we
have TO quote fair Upland and Mobile, I'D; and fair
New Orleans, 3D.; middlng, 5ni d.; and ordinary,
10 SD. per lb The sales for the week ended 10th
instant, were 81 900 bales and for that ended this
evening they have been 81 900 bales Of the latter,
1850 were Upland at 3 ,a5d.; 1850 Orleans at 33a
ID; $500 Alabama and Mobile at 4a4 3D.; and $50
Sea Island at 77alsd per ID. There has not been
transaction on speculation Tor the last fortnight, ana
only about l2OO bales for export.
fiOur, 9'c.-Thc Government has ntnated that
the Act OF Parliament suspcndng the operation ofthe
Corn Laws, (aud which expires on the first of March
ncNt) will not be further renewed; consequently, on
and after the first of March, Wheat and Flour will
be subject TO duty under the sliding scale, the mini
mum being Is. and the maximum los. per quarter,
until the Law itself expires the lSt Of February,
1919. Last general average of Wheat is 53S. 3D.
per quarter, that should prices remain about as
they now are, the duty on Wheat will be Is. per
quarter, and the Flour 2s I'D. per bril-. but it will
be remembered, that for each shilling decline in the
averages below 50 shilIings, the duty is advanced
shilling until it reaches los per quarter, that being
the duty Wheat when the average falls to IS
shillngs. Indian Corn, free, will, on the LIST of
March be sube the small duty Of Is per quarter,
and Indian Corn Meal 3D. per cwt. Wheat and
Flour rather higher since the 18th instant, and
fresh Western Canal Flour is salcable at 29a3Os.;
and Philadelphia and Baltimore, 2Ss.a2Ss. cd. per
brl. Sour Flour has advanced TO 23s. cd .a25s. In
Indian Corn, there is material change; the best
American brings 35s. per quarter, but the chief bust
is in middng qualities at 81 to BIS per quarter.
Indian Corn Meal, l5sGl5s. cd. per brl.
-Narai SiOreS-The last sale Of Turpcntne at
Is. for fair qualy and Of American Rosin IS. ID.
as. Sd. per cwt.
BROWN, SIMPLIFY & co.