Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-11-17
Extract of n letter, dated

Extract of letter, dated o
RIO DE JANEIRo, 18th Sept, 1919.
Since our market advces OF the 9th ultimo, we
have no very important change to remark in our i'm
port trade, while in Produce large business has
been done at advanced rates.
Flotu-The receipts have been 1911 brls from
the u States and 24O brls. from Europe, and sales
about 10000 brs. at prices ranging from loIOOO to
$4,000 " br. credit for Baltimore, and from l6IOOo
cash to $4,000 " brl. credit for Richmond City
Mills, which at present our quotations. car
go of 1000 brs. Trieste, realized 16lOOO " bril- Tor
SSF. and $4,000 u brl. for SSSF. Holders in view
of the arrival Of new Flour have been gradually
working off their stocks and the quantity now IN
first hands is reduced to 1000 brls while in second
hands it is estimated at 10000 brls. Dates from
Rio Grande to 23d ulto. report stock about l5,OOO
brs., and sales of IIaxall at 17II50O U brl. cash
At Montevideo, 2lst utimo, sale OF Flour, eX
brig Genl. Pinckney, had been made TO net S564-lOO
At Buenos Ayres, 18th ultimo, Flour was OF veiy
slow SALE and only for exportation-it was doubted
whether 50 could be obtained " brl. At Pernam-
buco Doth ultmo, stock s. 735 brs. retailing at from
19u500d 100000 Trieste, 100000 HaNall, lIIOOOG
$4,000 Philadelphia and $4,000 u bril- Tor French.
A cargo of Baltimore would sell readily and COM
mand fair price. At Bahia, Oath ultimo, stock
near IL 900 brls Quotations nominal, Isl a lSI50O
for Richmond City Mills and l4IOOOg 14I5Oo " bril-
for Baltimore.
Cofee.-1'he market continued to advance in the
beginning of last month the receipt OF intelli-
gencc oil further Improvement Ill INC iSuiuPe'i
market, and this combined with a brisk demand tor
the U. States and the new general prevailing opn-
ion of very short crop, has tended to advance prices
and render our dealers very unyelding in their de-
mand As high as $4,000 HOO has been paid for
superior lots suitable for Sweden and 3lSOoG 5Il9oU
has been the prevailing price for mixed lots OF good
frsts superior. There has been comparatively little
doing in the article for the last week and the stock
has accumulated to 10000 bags hut still dealers re-
| fuse to sell at a reduction previous rates. Ic
what extent the crop may be short, is almost mpos
sible to say until later in the season. but the almost
universal opinion is that the deficiency will be very
great Our quotations are 3I900d $1,000 for supe-
rior, 37OOa $1,000 for mixed lots of good firsts and
superior, and 350Od $1,000 for good first. 1t is evil
dent markets abroad must undergo very great i'm
provement to admit of good results at present high
rates.-.9mericdn.
! An arrival at New YorlI with dates to Oct. l, ha:
the following in addition to the above
| Cofee-The demand for Coffee, from the 10th to
Goth ut., was very moderate and the stock increas
ed to nearly 100000 bags, with every prospect OF
considerable decline upon the arrival OF the English
packet, as the advices from Europe, nearly to hei
time of sailing, were not considered quite SO avora
! BILE. She arrived on the 22nd, but contrary to all
expectations, several purchasers appeared, and up
wards of 60 900 bags bought at rather advanced
prices and since then the dealers are very firm al