Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-01-20

The dcuapd for Wheat has been to fair extent,
but rates which holders are unwilling TO accear,
and only small sales have been made at IRON lOS TO
SLIP for fair to prime reds per bushel hye sells
in lots as wanted at 66d67 cts. Corn mas oeeh IN
good demand, and prices are highcr-saleS OF good
new yellow, at 60a62, old do at 6316t and whlte at
5Sa60 cts.-Oats have also advanced, win lar ae-
mand-salcs of Southern at 30d33, and Pcnna at SiG
80 cts. ProyiSionS-Supplics OF new Western FORK
very limited, and holders of Mess ask y 10 per
brl.-small sales of old Mess at l3dl3.oo per orl'
The stock of Bacon is completely exhausted and the
transactions are again quite limited at about former
rates Lard is only in moderate request, with sales
at SAG cts. Spirts-Wh skey-thc demand Is Inn
tied at 22o224 cts. in hhds and 20 IN Dris. sugar
Toward the close of the week there was an lmproV-
ed demand for Muscovado, and prices tend upward
with light stocks and receipts. Sales OF G1o hhdS
New Orleans, at 12a5 cts; 600 do Porto klco' eX-
act price communicated and loOJ boxes C"oa, III
55d6 cts, all mos.-Inqurcr.
CINcINNATI, Jan. 10.
The river has fallen steadily and rapidly since last
date and in all has declined, within the week, about
- feet. There is vet however, good stage OF wa
ter and at Louisville on Monday, there were , feet
> inches water in the Canal. The Wabash, at last
date, was very low. The Illinois was closed by ice
Freighfs-Thc difficulty experienced IN shipping 10
New Orleans, owing TO the Cholera there, has caused
a moderate advance in the rates, which are now 81
cts per 100 lbs; Flour 50 to 90 cts per bril-; Pork
rs cts, and Whskey ST. To Pittsburgh the lead
ing rate is per 100 lbs. Nothing or very lit
tie doing between this and st. Louls.-Reporter'
1
the sales of the past week, up 10 Monday night,
amounting TO 7 300 head. The number IN the pens,
and arriving is small, and far as we can learn the
number hereafter to arrive will be quite limited
Only few houses now cutting, and the Eastern
buyers have commenced leaving. About 3OUOOJ
head according to the best information we can get
had been slaughtered up last Saturday night The
aggregate of the seasons business is therefore likely
to be somewhat between 35O, 900 and 100000 head.
including all that are brought in dead by wagons and
public conveyance. The last seasons business was
about 500, 900 head; the decrease is likely to be
100000, MORE at this point. The sales OF last
Wednesday were at to $685. Thursday, to
s 40; Friday, 3.l0 TO 1925; Saturday, one lot OF
1900 head, av VT. 235 lbs, sold at $3.50, and
Monday the market firm at $50 to $3.50,
indicating decrease of Cholera panic, the principal
of the decline. PrOUiSOns-Ihe state OF things
at New Orleans, according last advices, has still
held trade in check, but there has been more diSpo'
siton to operate than in the week preceding. sale
on last Thursday of $50 brs. Mess Pork at 8 80,
80 days, interest added; on Friday, 240 brls do at
$1,000, equal TO cash; 300 brls. do at & 10. equal
cash; Monday, so brls do. at s 10; 275 do, 80
days time at s no; 50 do. do, 60 days, int added,
at s 10. Of Bacon 20)) pcs. Shoulders, at May
Vile, being smoked, at jcts., p'kd but buyers
furnishing hhdS. OF singed Bacon, 100 boxes were
sold private TERMS 500 do. do. at cts, delivered
at New Orleans. Of Bulk Meat II 80 pcs. Shoulders
were sold at % cts 800 pcs. Shoulders and Sides,
partially cured, at {a3i cts; 1900 pcs Hams on pr
vae terms; $40 pcs. country cured Hams and Shout
ders at 4 and q cts; 500 pcs. Hams at =. Prime
cty-cured is generally held at rates considerably
above these. Of Green Meats 54OO pcs. Hams were
sold in lots at 43a5 cts; II pcs Shoulders, in two
lots at Lac cts OF Lard, the sales reported amt
to 1876 brs. and ties. and ll04 kegs-l0O ties. steam
rendered at 81 cts; 80 brS. No 9 at 81: the resi-
due of brls at to cts for No. |; the kegs at TO
g. cts