Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-10-13
REVIEW OF THE
BALTIM RE VA RKE



For the Ueek ending last ecening.
REMARKS.--A fair amount of business has been
going forward in the general market during the
week, and prices have remained without any par
ticular improvement if we except those for Coffee,
which has been steadily advancing for the last three
months. For most other descriptions OF Foreign and
Domestic Produce there is "A fair demand.
AMERICAN DRY GOODS.--Dealers con-
tnue to be closely engaged, and prices remain firm;
the stocks also well assorted.
BARK.-Quercitron continues in good demand
for export, and prices well supported.
BEESWAX.-Wc note further limited sales at
% cts ~ h., cash.
BREAD-Co Continues in fair request at quotations.
CANDL ES.-Most descriptions have been in fair
demand and those of Mould Tallow for export more
than ordinarily large; but prices remain steady at
quotations.
'COFFEE.-The demand continues animated and
prices have further advanced half cent " b.
The sales of the week embrace about 5000 bags Rio,
chiefly from second hands, at 9094 cts 6 mos
At close holders are firm in demanding 10 cts U Id.
The imports this week 5000 bags from Rio ia
metro and 200 from Rotterdam.
COTTON.-The market since last weeks
report has been active, and about 800 bales have
sold at advanced rates, closing at an improve
ment on the higher grades Of 4G4 ct. " h., which
wanted. The sales comprise 775 bales Up
land at 10 III cts for middling to good mddling;
and III to u for middng fair to far; 50 do mid.
Tennessee, l04; and 1917 do good mid to mid. fair
New Orleans, ll4Gll3 cts. " 10, all mos The
stock on sale is only about 600 bales
FEATHERS.-We have no change to NOTE
There is iair moderate demand lor good to prime
sorts, for which 34a36 cts paid, and for larger
parcels something less, both cash
FlSH.-Ihcre were two cargoes, about l3OO
brls., Halifax Mackercl sold last week, which we
omitted unintcntonaly to report, taken at 4.25d
S4375 for No 3. The sales from store this week in
lots have been at 4374 S450 for Halifax, and 4624
a S4.75 for Massachusetts Inspection.
FLOUR AND MEAL.-The market for Flour
during the week has been rather unsettled, and
transactions SO limited as to afford but little interest,
from the difficulty which has existed III bringing
purchasers and sellers together There have been
free sellers at S5l24 and buyers at So both of How
ard street and City Mills, and some 5000 brls of City
Mills have sold at both rates; but III regard to How
ard street operators did not agree in their views
Yesterday there were few hundred barrels of both
the above descriptions sold at s. " brl. Small sales
of Rye Flour at $3.50. No transactions in City
Mills Corn Meal, but small lots OF Penna at S3
Inspected this week;
Corn Meal, CAT brls. 236 hf brs.-
Rye Flour, 30 brs.--
Howard street Flour, 1928 brls, "A Inf. brls.
City Mills do. ....S,9l9 52s &c
Family do. b41 " 236
Susquchanna do &C..
1874 brls. sos Inf .brls.
forming total OF l7,59S brls. OF Wheat Flour
Exported this week to foreign ports, 1854 brls
Flour, and 49S do. Indian Meal.
GRAlN.-Ihe supply of Wheat has continued
moderate, but no Improvement in prices have taken
place, our figures remaining the same for all dcnom
nations at the close of last week: good to prime
red 102 a sl05, and ordinary to fair 9OG9S cts ~
bushel. There has been some Maryland Rye in
market, but it not lked-wc know not how it
was disposed of. Corn has sold at 60G6l cts. for
Virginia mixed; G2 a 63 for MARYLAND other white
and GA for Maryland and Penna. yellow. Oats are
nominally 2SG 81 cts.
GUANO.-The demand continues very active
and prices remain firm, Patagonian taken at 800
S35, and Peruvian 47G $50 " long ton, mos.
HEMP.-From a limited stock of Western in
market about 80 bales Dew-rottcd have sold at u
cts. % h., 6 mos.
HIDES.-We have no transactions TO report this
week, there being no supply in first hands
IRON.-Thc market for Pig is still devoid OF ami
nation; the only transactions occasionally taking
place being a very limited scale.
MOLASSES.-rhe market is still without ami
nation and with only moderate supply; some little
movement has been made, however, in Cuba by the
sale of about 80 hhds at "a cts. " gallon, mos
BY auction, 10 hhds steam Strip sold at 222G29
cts, also mos.
NAILS.-The demand for Cut continues fair and
prices steady.
NAVAL STORES.-Sales OF Rosin to some con-
siderable extent recently export terms not pub
lie; it is now very scarce and higher. Moderate
sales of Spirits Turpentine at quotations Tar sells
at 1921 S175.
OILS.-We have no material alteration to note
in any description Linseed is dull at 50 cts; and
Lard sells slowly at 5SG 60 cts u gallon.
PLASTER PARlS.-Ih sales this week, which
have not been heavy, ranged from 225 81 80 % ton
PROVISIONS.-The market remains much as
noted last week, with no improvement in the demand
but prices are somewhat less firm for all descriptions
of Meats and Lard.
Bcef-There have been sales of 100000 brls.,
taken in lots for exnort Int at prces not named.