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


BosToN-wcck preceding Jan. 5.
Cofee-Thc sales have been rather moderate,
comprising Sumatra at g Z; Java, S5a9i; Maracaibo,
and tar good ST. Domingo at ,G6i cts. per lb.,
6 mos. DrugS-All the Opium that could be pur
chased at Sl37s per h., mos. say sac cases, has
been taken at that price, and it is now held at + 80
Sales of 30 tons Crude Birthstone at S27 per ton, d
mos, short price, for export; Soda Ash, So per ct.
g. cts. per h., mos. FiSh-Thcrc is no material
alteration since last. The stock of large Cod is
light, and they are in pretty good demand. Small
Cod and Mackcrcl are plenty and dull. Flour
Since the favorable accounts received by the steamer
Caledonia, of an advance of s.d2s. per bril- on Flour
in Liverpool there has been increased activity in
the market, and holders firm. In Ohio and ST.
Louis round hoop, the business has been large, and
the sales reaching nearly or quite 5000 brls at g. Ia
$3.50 per bril-, cash, according to quality. Sales of
Gencsee common brands at $3.50, and Michigan,
$3.50. There is a good demand for Southern for
shipment, and sales Of 1000 brs. different kinds, at
$50 to SGG2, mos. Grdin-The private opera
tons in Corn during the week have been rather mo-
dcratc, and the market is pretty well supplied. Old
yellow is selling at 79a5O cts; new do. 1915 cts
old white IS rather scarce; do. 6Sd69 ctS lot
OF new white from Baltimore, sold for Is. cts cash.
Gmny BdgS--Thc advance in y. Orleans has caused
Improvement in prices Sales of IA 900 loose,
small size at TO- cts; 200 bales do, l7al7 cts; Al
bales large mediums, Isl cts. each, mos Hemp
Manila Is more firm; cts, mos, is offered and
refused. 1t is held at g. and 10 cts. HideS-Thc
market is quiet; the only sale we hear of is 5000
Montcvidcos, at lOi cts, and mos. 1IolasSes-
Sour is more firm and held at 20 cts. and upwards.
By auction, SOB brls. n. Orleans, new crop, 26a26
cts, / mos. OH-Linsccd is firm at the improved
prices Of last week. Sales of 2OOO gallons English
al 90 cts, and American in lots at 80 per gallon
cash. PrOrisOnS-Ncw Western Pork is coming
upon almost bare market; $4,000 brs. have been
sold at : 10 for Clear, and ! l3 per bril- for Mess,
and mos The demand for Beef is moderate, at
$ 10 for Mess, and + for No. ! on time New Lard
is IN fair demand. Sales of 500 kegs for export at
cts, mos. Sugm-But little has been done in Box
the past week Sale of 100 hhds Cuba NIuscovado,
IN lots, 4 cts. per lb., mos. BY auction, ll2 bxs
Havana brown, $3.50 per 100 lbs mos; 81 hhds
New Orleans, new crop, 4.50a : 1.62!; 46 do, 4S24
a$5.25.-Datly .idv.
New YoRK--3 days preceding Jan. S.
-iShcS-Connuei in good request, Pots 5 50a j. 556i
and Pearls 81. BceSwdL-IIas advanced sales of
10000 lbs at 22a2l cts per h.. cash. CoGae-NIar-
kct rather dull, and pretty well supplied with Bra
ILL., from which sales of 300 bags have made been at
cts, mos. COtt0n-Partly owing to late foreign
adYIccs and more stock on the market, we reduce
our rates al ct, and the sales of the week have
been 1900 bales at Gas cts per ID. the extremes for
all denominations including ord and fair Drugs
and Dycs-Primc Turkey Opium has sold at S 49,
mos. DyerOOdS--Ihc market continues very
heavy, with sales Of $50 tons st. Domingo LOrwood
at 3.5Oa Sl4, cash. Flour and Neal-The Calcdo-
MAS advccs impaired a little more irmness in the
Flour market at first, but towards the close less
done, and the rates for Western ranged from 6.l2 "a
S625, the latter for Gcnescc and Ca GIL for New
Orleans. Southern is steady at 637 "a s ESQ, at
Which 2O'o DIS, nave sold Corn Meal is IN active
demand, and 1000 brs. have changed hands at 3
1928 for Western. Grdin-W heat is in good de-
hand under the influence OF the steamers advices,
anu Picc: gao CTS hIsher; white Gencsee selling at
Sd;io; iar mixed ana RED Western via N Orleans,
iou J? 40, anu goou 10 prime mixed ONO and Mich
i-%h 81 7 I.'S' mostly GTscNPort. Northern rye
uGI Narket lor Corh duIl and prices lower sales
VI new 0|1'nerh al % 400 cts closing at 90 for Ma
T{lahd' oats are hrmcr' Jersey worth 43a45 cts.
I,'NP-.>ohew feature IN the market W bales Amer
DG"-Toncu SOFA at , ~ per ton b mos HideS-
2aic OIL "yy1 mo Grande, ~ lbs, lOs cts, mos,
l'a'd ""yo@ISae OF lo'0OO lbs Bottles at "a cts,
mos LeGd-Nothlng dong, but held at a. cts.
Lfa"e'-nale ny auction OF J. l,453 sides Hemlock
ooe " prices luiy sustaining the previous sale No.