Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-01-20
REVIEW OF THE
BALTIMORE MARKET
(AND INCIDENTS CONNECTED THERE wITH, }
For the Week ending last eucntng.

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tANo INCIDENTS CONNECTED THEREwIrH,)
For the Veek ending last eUcn,ng.
REMARKS.-In consequence of a severe attack Of
pneumonia, which has confined the Editor to his bed
for the last two weeks, h. obg ID 10 omit the
publication of the Commerce. Journal the last week;
the Numbers however, will be kept in consecutive
ORDER and the Eltor thereby be the only pccuniary
sufferer.
This is not the season for activity in business and
particularly, as the weather has been, and continues,
severely frosty, transactions have been still
proportionaby limited.
The British steamer America arrived at Boston
Friday of last week, with Liverpool dates to Both
Dec. The Cotton trade was generally satisfactory
and encouraging nasmuch there continued unabat
ed confidence in the improvement going forward.
Mcssrs. Brown, Shplcy & Co., in regard to Flour,
Grain, Sc, say:-"Thc duty Oh Wheat is now Is
per quarter, and Flour 4s. Cd per bril- but the
law fixing the duty at a shilling per quarter
comes into operation LIST February next, the business
in duty paid Flour is only by retail at 26s Cd 027S.
per bril-; and in bond the demand is anguid al 25s.d
25s. Cd per bril- American Wheat in bond, 6s.a7s.
per 10 lb Indian Corn, 30s for common White,
32S. cd. per quarter for the best Yellow, in limited
demand, Indian Corn Meal has declined to 5s. per
br. The stock of Flour in bond in this port is $685.
900 brls."
AMERICAN DRY GOODS There continues
fair Of business going forward for the
BEESW WAKING have only to the sale of
q small lot al % cts. per fb,
CANDLES.-'Irar sactons have been ouly to
moderate extent for Sperm, but prices continu' very
firm. Mould Ialluw also steady at quotations
COFFEE.-Thc stock Of Rio in importers hands
has become much reduced from the heavy operations
of last week; aud the limited receipts sine have not
added much to their bulk. The transactions above
noticed, including few limited this week, com
prise about 5, 600 bags al the extremes OF d and g.,
the rate pobahly about cts. per H., mos.
COrrON.-Ncarly all the receipts until within
the last or days, had been rul chased a. they
rived, by manufacturers, at improving prices the
extremes and I / cts. and in som instances Grac-
ton more was ohtaneI. The sales " thin weeks
l., 4 I,,l.,.
FEATtIERS.-1hc stock is large and accumulI,
ing, and the demand j. very dull.
FISH.-We have mat rial 'ari.ton tn note
either in the price dem md Tor Mdckcrcl, the lat
ter being only moderate.
FLOUR AND AEAL-The market for Flour
has been inactive, the export demand b2ing quite
limited There have been sales OF some 2a3o0o brs.
Howard street, at 493 "a s ., but mostly at tn for
mcr, the latter ob,aindble only for choice brands.
City Mills has been generally held at j. 5.25 but mill
lers in few instances only have realized that price,
s. being generally accepted The stock IS small
and there is only limited supply of the mate
rial hand and not much probability of an increase
until the tributaries open, which circumstances in
duce much firmncss on the par of mers. We have
no transactions TO note in Rye Flour and Corn Meal
is also dull of salc-held at So per br. Inspected
this week:
Corn Meal, !, G47 brls., 100 hf. do
Rye Flour, 10 brls.-
Howard street Flour, .9,0o6 brls, 81 hf. brls.
City Mills dltto,... 3,0o4 &C - "
Family ditto,.... 5l3 sc -
1888 brs. 81 hf brls
Forming total of 1852 brls of Wheat Flour.
GRAIN.-Thc late frosty weather having closed
the tributaries of the bay, we have not had much
water borne Of any description at hand for week or
,wo aud the small sales Of Wheat which have been
making from store at l.02a : l.oI for good 10
prime red No transactions Of note in white We have
not quotation for Rye. There have been sales of
Corn, received by railroad, TO a limited extent only
at 50a52 cts. for white, aud 53a55 for yellow Oats
held at 3G35 cts from store.
Hbp, bat tInpn u-Ifh Dnf n ~
of any denomination.
HIDES We have not heard of any sales this
week A sale of 1910 Rio Grande made last
week at 81 cts. time, and 1000 Lagual ra on pri-
vatc terms.
IOPS-Arc only in limited demand, selling at 10
Gl05 cts. for first sort of 1913.
IRON.-Wc have no sales to report.
MOLASSES. demand continues moderate,
but prices for prime quality New Orleans are firm at
IS cts. per gallon. The stock is light by auction
last Tuesday 81 hhds. Porto Rico sold at q d25 cts
per gallon, 1 mos.
NAILS-The demand for assorted Cut continues
very good, aud price steady at cts per lib for ld
OILS.-W inter Sperm is firm al 2la = 20 per
gallon, the latter for Bcachcd. Linsred is little
frmer and may be quoted 5Sa59 cts. III Casks and brs
PROVISIONS.-Thcrc is not much as yet dong
in descriptions, and prices are rather unsettled
al present. The receipts from the West, including
those in transit, are large aud prices II Is thought
by purchasers will give way. We observe by our
report from New York, that material decline has
taken place IN tina I market.
the only sales reported those for ships stores
Pork.-The price is nominal" holders generally |
asking higher than purchasers are dispose to pay
although the demand is very slack.
Bacon Sells only in small lots as wanted-nrw |
Shoulders at 6,a7 cts, for Western aud Baltimore |
cure; Sides, I; and Hams sag cts. per III. |
Lard-Has sold in large rkgs. at IdI5 cts, The |
latter for brls., aud 5, cash, III kegs
BaHer.- We note the sale oil 700 kegs Glades at
12al3 cts. per h.
Cheese-Is without change: Western 7a7s, and
Eastern 9al0 cts. per h., IN quality.
SEEDS.-Therc continues lar demand Tor Go |
yer, and among the sales note one OF lot OF Oh
bushels OF 4.25 per bushcl, cash. Flax finds ready
purchasers at Sllo. >o |
cts. Whiskey has rather tluctuacd, but at close is
firm at 24a2l5 cts. in hhds., and 70 i'll brls
SUGARS.-We have heard OF no sales beyond the |
requirements for immediate limited supplies, but the
demand is better and prices have improved probably
Ia for the better qualities by auction on lues-
day there were sales of l22 hhdS Porto Rico at la
$780, 20 do. 5Oa $4.1U 10 tres. do, 4.2Oa : 43o;
IL hhds. New Orleans, III sd $4oO; and II do Cuba,
8 75a S4 05 per 100 lbs, mos.
TOBACCO.-The receipts arc quite light; and as
no shipments making and no orders, purchasers
keeping aloo thus rendering the market as dui as
il is possible to Imagine. Under such circumstances
an ate mt TO quote price would be impossible.
The inspections 81 TO 18th inst have been as io'
low: MARYLAND, 245 hhds.; Ohio, 10 do; and Ken |
lucky, 81 do.;-toal 2S5 hhds. Stock on hand,
SO 1896 hhds.
we are advised of. Holders are keeping back Tor
better prices.
FREIGHTS.-We have no new feature TO note
in this market. The demand is not brisk but rates
are steady at Is Cd per bril- for Flour TO Liverpool,
Sid for Grain, 32s. I'd. per ton TO London. Rates
also remain steady at 8 5Oa per brI. for California
and 7OuSU cts per foot. West India rates are b'a
80 cts, per brl. Coastwise have advanced shade,