Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-10-20
REVIEW OF THE
BALTIM 0 RE M A r KE 7,
(AND INCIDENTS CONNECTED THEREWlTH0
For tie Week ending last eUGDjAg.

REMARKS general market has been toll
erablv active, and for some descriptions of Produce
the demand has been animated and prices improv-
ing as will be seen by the following leading articles
On Thursday morning the steamer Niagara's
tcegraphcd advices published, being to 18th
Sept. from Liverpool, but as they varied so little
from the accounts of the previous week they had
lite or no influence market. The accounts
of the Potato rot were very prevalent Cotton was
unchanged in the Liverpool market. Breadstuiis
had a declining tendency, but Flour was Of the same
price as the previous week, viz: Western Canal,
Dds a 23s. Cd; Baltimore, BIS; Ohio, being scarce
commanded 25s. Inferior new Western Canal, OF
which the imports mainly consisted, 1870 2ls.; old
sour 2ls Wheat As Sd. a Gs Sd. u bushel. Mixed
Corn 26s. Cd. q 25s. Cd; white 2Sa29s. There had
been no material change in American Provisions.
Lard had advanced from Sd. to Cd. u cwt.
8z;.ReleIrng to political subjects, indications OF
a war between Russia and Turkey were strong.
AMERICAN DRY GOODS.-FransactiOn with
commission houses begin to slacken oil somewhat, but
not until large and trust wholesome business
has been done as well by them as by jObDers; with
the latter there is still brisk trade going forward
and the demand for most descriptions is lair Prices
are firm particularly for staple articles, (Bleached
and Unblcached Cottons0 which tend to further
improvement.
BARK.-There continues a brisk demand for
Quercitron, for export, at quotations.
BEESWAX.-'rhere are buyers at % cts, cash,
or 22l mos.-some holders refuse to sell under the
latter for cash.
BREAD-Is without variation--as it has been
for some months.
CANDLES.-Sperm remain steady and firm at
81 cts " h. City manufactured Adamantine con-
tinue to sell at IS, but Western going off at %
cts. Mould Tallow without change at 12a l2a,
for city made.
COFFEE-The market is still active at fur
ther slight advance in prices. The weeks sales
comprise 5000 bags Rio, the extremes of which were
81 and 108 cts the latter for small invoice OF very
choice, but the bulk of the transactions were at 10
cts, mos. There have been small sales of Java at
/ cts and an invoice of Old Government is held at
122 cts. The arrivals this week from foreign ports,
including 200 omitted last week, 1850 bags;
besides 1000 from New York
COTTON.-Thc demand has not been so active
as previously noted and the small sales indicate de-
cline in prices. The transactions confined al
together to Upland, amounting to about 200 bales of
good ordinary to middng fair, at 1890 liz cts. "
h., 6 mos. There are only 700 bales remaining on
sale
FEATHERS.-In the aggregate the quantity sold
has been large, comprising some S,0OOG lO,0OO lbs,
but taken in lots OF 2OOG oUO lbs at 3Jd 80 cts, cash,
according to quality
FISH-There is not much activity in the market
for Dry Goldfish. Of Picked, the supply is chiefly
Mackerel and the receipts OF that description, being
limited as compared with last corresponding season
and inadequate to the demand prices of No. have
again improved and holders refuse to sell heavy par
GELS at any price We quote the current rates S475
for Halifax, and So for Massachusetts, inspection,
No. are worth sl2, and No. 2, TO- 7.25 " brl.
FLOUR AND MEAL.-The market for How
ard street Flour has been steady through the week
at SIS " bril-, and some 10000 1000 brs. have sold.
At the close of last week parcel of 800 brls City
Mills was taken at s5124 but since, and including
270O brs. on Wednesday, 50 has been the steady
rate-the weeks sales reaching about GOOO brS. On
Thursday and yesterday, both Howard street and
City Mills were taken at So, buyers and sellers
meeting each other with mutual views, but transac-
lions were light. The recent rains, although re-
freshing and mparting an aspect more cheering to
vegetation, have not swclled the streams to useful
ness.-There is very little doing in Rye Flour.
Corn Meal is dull of sale for the season, and
dcrstand 80 % has been accepted for 200 brs. City
Mills. Inspected this week:
Corn Meal, IA brls. 20 Inf. brs.-
Rive FIour "A brls.--