Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-24
VIEW OF THE
BALTIMORE MARKET

For the Week ending last crcrng.

business the weather most OF the time uniavorable
and during the last three days showing. or closing
with so much ndncss in the temperature as TO rem
der the walking on the streets and wharvcS sloppy
and otherwise disagree cable from the dSSolyng snow
which had fallen.
The British steamer Europa yesterday tclc-
graphcd from ST. John, N. b. as having arrived
at Halifax, On. s. with Liverpool accounts TO 10th
inst. The commercial advices are unimportant eX-
ccpt the article Of Cotton, the operations IN which ad
been 25,970 bales for the two weeks ending 9th
Feb and the importations time were 65, 900, of
which 81 GOA from the U. States; prices, how
ever, were without alteration Wheat was without
change Indian Corn had advanced d2s; but there
was no alteration in Flour. Provisions were III tair
demand, and Iron had again advanced.
AMERICAN DRY GOODS.-We have no new
feature to notice, otherwise, than that the severe
cold weather, probably, has operated somewhat
against transactions, the market has been inactive
BEES AX.-Wc note, among several smaller
LOTS the sale of 200 lbs. at % cts per h., cash
BREAD.-With a fair export demand prices con-
CANDLES.-Spcrm continue to sell modrr tely
at 49, and Adamantine at u cts per Id. Mould Tai
low which in COOL demand for export, are steady
COFFEE-Has beer held with frmncss at an i'm
provemcnt for two or three weeks, part cuarly
the better qualities; the improvement III the roduc-
ing markets well as in those OF European cons"m-
crs iustfyng the measure. The transactions here,
however have been quite light this week, and com
prise only 500 bags Rio, from cargo OF 255o offered
by auction on Wednesday, which we're taken at the
mos.-500 bags Of the cargo we understand were
of prime quality. Also at same TIM, ~ bags Java,
SIa9 cts. per Id. Imported this week from foreign
ports, 1902 bags.
COTTCN.-Thc market has been rather quiet
during the week. The only sales reported arc 22l
bales mid. fair Upland att as; and p do do Mobile
at 8 cts per III total 2iS bales.
FEATHERS.-Salc of air to good w cStern nave
hem made at 32G33 in lots OF iOOOn2OOO ibs but
prime live Geese cannot be had under 80 cts per b
cash, at which sales ill limited way are making
FISH-Thc demand for Dry Goldfish is fair, in
small way at orr quotations. MHckerrl remain
about as last week with moderate transact1ns, but
held with lirmncss at s 9 for M. !; 5000 Tor No.
q and S I.50 for No. 3.
FLOUR AND MEAL.-Thc market for Howard
street Flour remained inactive, the average transac-
tions not exceeding 400u5O0 brls. day at the uni.
form price of S4.S7 per bril-, although buyers paid
it reluctantly, until Thursday, when over 2o00 brS
were taken for export at the same price, TINS swell
ing the weeks sales TO about 4Oi1 brlS Yesterday
nothing of moment was done The stock, as ii has
been for time accommodating, is now very con-
siderable; we not prepared to say how large;
but the receipts for several weeks have far exceeded
the exports In City Mills we have no transactions
TO report: s time is the price at which 1t can be
had. We have had transactions IN Rye Flour
reported The sales of Corn Meal have been about
500 brls City Mills, taken for export at $40, at
which the article is held with frmness. Inspected
this week:
Corn Meal, SO hhds., ,34l brls.-
RIVE Flour, 800 brls-
Howard street Flour, IA $50 brs., l42 hf. brls.
City Mills ditto, -. 2,l66 90 $50
Family ditto,..'. 'Sf5
5000 brls. 292 hf brls.
Forming a total of 17,l35 brls. of Wheat Flour.
Exported within the same time to foreign ports 1891
brls of Flour and 364 do. Corn Meal
FRUIT.-Thc sales of Dried Apples have been
pretty extensive recently, comprising something like
1000 bushels in lots, taken at 2.25a S2.35 per 100
lbs, whc average of about 62s cts per bushel.
We have no sales of Dried Peaches 10 report
fnrxy art
worthy of notice, but the few parcels of red which
reach the market taken at | "a ) %, according
TO quality No Rye arriving. No Corn offering ex-
cept fr I'm store, and demand since the harbor Is
closed we quote nominal 44ai6 cts. for white aud
50a52 for yellow.
HEMP-American Dew rotted is cnquired for,
but there is in market. A lot expected to ar
rive is limited at present at S l7o per ton
HIDES-The market still remains quiet as well
as we can learn but the stock is only moderate
The imports l693 from foreign ports; -.
HOPS.-First sort of the crop OF lS4S are gong
off moderately at 10 cts. per ib .
IRON-Therc is not much doing at present; hold
crs anticipating better prices on the opening OF bs-
ness in the Spring, show no disposition now to ac-
ccpt present offers >,
MOI ES-There have been occasionally mod
crate sales making of New Orleans at 2Sd2o5 cts in
brls a mos but the supply of all descriptions Light
Arrived from New Orleans 215 brls
NAILS.-The market is good, and prices hrinef'
81 cts. the steady price for 3D. cut
NAVAL STORES.-Prices remain without al
iteration and sales mostly in a small way
OILS-Rcmain for some time past, without any
PIASTER PARASITIC few transactions that
have taken place were at 2.625a $40 per ton,
which is an improvement.
PROVISJONS.-Thereha have been operations 10
fair extent in some desert ptions, but IN general the
market is heavy and exhibits no buoyancy i'll any
shape. - - . -.
Beef-Wc are still without any sales 10 report
beyond the filling of few orders for the West India
market Of small packages, and the ordinary supply
for shps stores, the latter at about quoted rates
Pork-Wc stated i'll our last weeks report mat
we believed sales of Western, in brls, had been
made at less than the rates therein specihed we
have since learned that Mess sold toward the close
at FIJI 50 and Prime at 9.75d s 10; and other lots
were offered freely at those rates The transactions
bitcd rather more frmuess, particularly Prime, but
we have only 200 brls Mess TO report at D l.oO
and 100 do. Prime at s 20 per brl;' mos. III
Bulk the transactions consist OF Shoulders, IN lois
of 10 900 TO 90 600 lbs. at 5d5 cts Sides, OF loooo
TO 30 900 lbs at 5!a5s; and Hams at 65d69 cts per
Ib Besides the above, there also changed hands
lot of 100 900 lbs Sides, of Baltimore cut and cure
at cts, and $1,000 lbs. Heads at p cts per Ids
cash. $1,000,
Bacon-Is in very moderate request, and transac
TONS as regards quantities. have been little else
than of a retail character. The lots not exceeding
5000 TO 10 900 lbs thus disposed Of have been at u
o6l cts for Shoulders; 69a7 for Sides; and Sa9 for
Hams-thc latter for sugar-cured and in bags
Lard-Is not much sought for; aud the only safes
reported 500 kegs in two lots one OF whiGh Ut
n cts, mos, the other on terms ho' l'"o''o' DIS
Butfer-Sells in small way at II cts. for West
crn and l3dl5 for Glades
f,beese-Thc market is still without supply Oh
Western For Eastern there continues moderate
demand at 9al0 cts per lb, the latter for shipping
qualities. $50 .,,,.,, NM, III, s,l.s
made were at $3.50 $ 3.37a per 100 lbs
% .sEEDs-Clover is not as risk, and sales at some
nTha loycr rates "a. so per bushcl being not SO