Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-08-11
WI hole Number $50.

American Hides in market are in the hands of specu
lators; other holders asking 1890 II cts. for Bue-
Ayres and it is said, obtain those prices for light
ones. Lead-Further sales of 1000 pigs have been
made at about S4 56t ~ 100 lbs, cash The stock
in first hands is rather light. .MolasSes-The mar
ket continues firm, with good demand, and prices
are well sustained ProriSons-There have been
large operations since our last, but good steady
demand at firm prices Prime Pork sells at $500
SO; Common to Prime Mess 10.5OG S11.50 Keg
Lard is inquired after, and sales at "a cts; bar
rel do. for common to cts. for prime. Hams in
good demand at to 10 cts. IT, ID. for Western
SugGr-The market is steady and firm, but the sales
have not been extensive as last week. Low
grade Muscovadoes wanted, to go out OF the
market. Sales of 80 hhds. Cuba at 81 cts, short
price, and 100 hhds at 4a4 Al cts for consumption.
Ssmac-Sales of Sicily, in lots, at COG S65 " ton,
6 ms-Ddily .4de
New YoRK-3 days preceding Aug. 4.
Cofee-Continues in fair demand from the trade
and prices firm and if any thing tend upward. Sales
of 5000 bags Brazil at Ia Il cts, usual time, and
| 400 Laguayra, u cash. Cotton-Has not been
active, but prices are fully maintained. The weeks
sales are $500 bales. Flour and .Meal-Flour has
remained steady. the range for common state to
mixed Western Also So; Genesee, 5.O64@ S51S2,
and for Baltimore Howard Street and Georgetown,
$3.50 S5.374. Rye Flour, 3GS3.124, and Corn
Meal 49, and looking up. Grdi1l-'rhe market for
Wheat remains quiet. Rye, 5sd 50 cts, and Corn
IS 50 cts for yellow, and Goa 81 for Jersey white
Hcmp-NTarket quiet. Hides-Nothing doing.
Lead-Market dull. .NIolaS8eS-Is in demand from
Pork is dull, and $500 brls. have sold at 10,sl4
as1O932 for Mess, and 9O64 for prime Lard
is quiet but prices steady at 6I97 cts for good to
prime Rce-Prime is held at 81. Seeds-Sales
Of 100 brls. free Ohio Clover at 81 cts. Spirits
Whiskey remains at 24d 24i cts. cash. Sugars
Demand fair from the trade without change in prices.
The stock list inst consisted of 81 436 hhds. New
Orleans, Texas, Sc. 1850 Cuba 575S Porto Rico,
500 st. Croix-together 1866 hhds "a decrease
from lst ut. when it larger than ever before,
Of 454 hhds) 26,053 bXs. Cuba, IL 095 bags Manila,
and SO65 bags and brls. Brazil, against Is S95 hhds.
and 500I bXs. same time last year. WOOl-There
is active demand for all descriptions from manu-
tacturers, and sales have been made OF $50 bales
washed South American, chiefly Entire Rios, at III
q ID, and Cordova, la 10 cts, mos. OF Do
nestle, about 10000 lbs, various grades have been
sold at our quotations, cash.-Shp. 4 Conn., List.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3.
Bark-Quercitron continues scarce and in demand.
Sales of 20 hhds. No. l at IS 50d S29 W ton CQt-
fce-Thc stock in first hands is very small, and
prices firm. Sales of Laguayra at II; Maracaibo II
cts. T. ID. cargo of Laguayra has arrived. Flour
and .MeaI-The Flour market continues calm, and
prices have not varied since last week. The stock
and receipts continue light Sales for export of
sound old stock at S475; that recently ground or
fresh inspected, at ASH S4S71. Rye Flour-mod-
crate sales at So q bril- Corn meal is in good re-
quest at 2 SD 50 74 for Inspections
during the week ending August 2: Flour, brls.
1919; half brls. IS; Rye, brls. 46; Corn Meal,
brls 1923. Grain-But little of any kind arriving,
and prices are well sustained. Sales of Wheat,
white at Los to S1.13, and red at O6 to 81 "
bushe for fair and prime qualities, chiefly for mill
ing. Corn-Sales of Penna. and Southern yellow
50 81 cents per bushel, and white at 5S cents,
part in store. Rye 50 to 60 cents in lots. Oats
Southern % to 81, and Penna 81 to 81 cents,
cording to quality. Guano-The sales have been
confined to small lots at 300 S35 U ton, for Patago-
mia, and 47d $40 for Peruvian. HtdeS-an import
of 700 Maracaibo sold at cents per h. for dry and
6 cts for wet salted Lead-There is no Pig in first
hands. .AIolasSeS-Dcmand moderate, but prices
are unchanged. Sales of 200 hhds. Trinidad at %
a "a cts and a cargo of Cuba on terms kept secret
OHs-Sales of good Crude Whale at 40 cts. Sales
of Linseed at 60d63 cts. in small lots A sale OF
Lard Oil at 60 cts. Prortsions-There has been
good demand for Pork, and prices have an upward
tendency; sales of Mess at liza il .25, but princi
pally at the latter rate; Prime is held at $3.50 The
stock of Bacon is much reduced and with good de-
mand, prices are fully maintained. Sales of plain
Hams Sd 81, and bagged and fancy canvased at
a ia; Sides Ga g.; and Shoulders 59g6 cts,
generally held at the latter rate; sale OF Hams
in dry salt at II, and Shoulders at AZ cts Lard is
firm at 71d cts. u ID. in barrels and kegs, with
moderate sales. Sugdr-The demand early in the
week was limited, but since it has increased, and
fair amount of business has been done at full prices
Sales of New Orleans at As q 81 cts. Cuba AZ; Porto
Rico 81 a So and Havana at 5d % cts. for brown
and "a 7S cts. ~ ID. for yellow and white. Seeds
There is rather inquiry for Clover Sales OF
200 bushels at $3.50 o. "a lbs. Timothy ranges from
2 to So so ~ bushel Flax is taken arrival at
25 measure and 81 80 weight. hiskey
lower. Sales of brls at 241, and hhds. at "a cts
Ing.
RICHMOND, Aug. 2.
Flour limited. Sales at 5d S5.12A W brl. Grain
New Wheat is beginning to arrive, and sells at
10 for red, and S1.15 for white. The Galego and
Haxaer mills have commenced grinding. Corn is in
fair demand at SO cts. " bushel Tobacco is firm.
We quote Tugs 24d3 81; Common Leaf 81 a Al; good
and fine Ga 81 cts. " ib.-1'nteS.
PETERSBURG, Aug 2.
FIotv-Old is dull at 450G S475, and new at 5.25
, a So so o. brl, G7ain-W heat is in good demand,
sales of red at a 81 OF and white at a II .O5 Corn
sells in small parcels at So cts. ~ bushel. Tobacco
Supplies are falling off, and with an active de-
mand prices are well northumberland.
CHARLESTON, Aug. 3.
Cotton has been in fair demand and prices frmer.
Sales of 2201 bales at II a 10 cts " h. for unfair to
fair quality. Arrived 1927 bales. Cleared PIG
bales Stock IL 23l bales. Rice is in steady de-
mand. Sales at 81 80 cts. ~ Id. Erchnige-But
little doing. FreightS-But little offering. {
MOBILE, July 2S.
Cotton-The market has been quiet, and the sales
reach only 100 bales at SAC 10s cts. " h. Arrived
662 baes cleared none; stock SAT- bales. Exchange
on England Sa " cent. PREM Freights-nothing
doing .-Jotnndl.
New ORLEANS, July 2s
Cotto1-The demand has been fair and prices
have further advanced AGA cent " ID. Sales of
$3.50 bales at 81 to 10 cts for inferior to middlng
fair. Arrived S04 bales; cleared 6S96 bales; stock
1921 bales, against 5S,626 bales at the same time
last year. Flour has advanced to 525a $3.50 " bril-
In HEMP and Lead no sales. PrOpisions-Small .
sales of Mess Pork at Sl0.25 and Prime at s.12@
49, so ~ bril- Hams range from to II cts.j Sides
and Shoulders at 43a 81 cts " ID. Lard is held at
71@S cts o. fb. in brls and kegs. Sugar is quiet;
sales of 200 hhds at So % cts d. Tor inferior and
cts Prices ofboth the higher and lower grades arc
a shade better. Erchange-But little doing