Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-06-02
DOMESTIC NJ Arr EFT S.
Bosrox-wcck preceding May &c.

BosroH--wcek preceding May 26.
Cand'cs-Spcrm are firm ut 33d3I cts. per Id.
Co6ec-NIarket firm; sales of st. Domingo at 5aa6t
cts, and 800 Java at Sa5, cts. per ID. Ff,It-3O0O
drums Smyrna Figs sold at l0alO5 cts. per ID 6
mos FIsh-No. | Mackcrcl are scarce; sales at
Q 75a s 10; No. ,, s 90; and No. 3, S3 90 per bril-
Flour is in fair demand, and prices well sustained.
Sales of Michigan aud Ohio at 4.o7aa So. and Gene.
see at 5.l2laS525 per brl. Graih-Receipts of
Corn heavy, being upwards Of 10000 bushels this
week. Sales of Southern yellow at 59dbb cts, and
/ white at 6lja55 cts. per bushcl. HideS-5OO0 Bue-
nos Ayres sold at 9id9i cts. per 10. Hon-ls dull;
small sales of Scotch Pig at 23a $24 per ton. No
lasseS7O0 hhds, CCba sold at - cts, and $50 Cuba
/ Nluscovado at q cts, 6 mos. Od-Linsced is in
steady demand at 59a60 cts. Provisions Market
firm but prices arc unchanged. !SuApere-5OO bags
crude sold at as cts per ID. S,ga-Smu sales
Of Cuba brown and yellow at Gao cts. per ID
Slip. List
New YoRK-3 days preceding May o.
AShes-Rcman in good demand and prices steady.
/ BecScar-Coninucs TO sell at 2la22 ots., cash.
totee-In moderate demand at previous prices.
/ C0uon-Very firm with fair demand at an advance
Of ! of a cent per lb.-wcek's sales 10000 bales.
/ Drugs S'c.-Sales of Castor Oil at s 80; and Bcr
muda Arrow root, in lots, 33a55 cts. DyeicOOds-
st. Domingo Logwood has been in good demand. and
300 tons sold from the wharf at s l4.50 cash. Flour
/ and Nc0I- w cstcrn Flour has been in good de-
mand, chiefly the lower grades, mostly for Eastern
and City which a slight advance in price has
been obtained. We quote 4.5Oa S4.625 for pure.
Southern inactive at 4.75a S4.S75. Rye Flour clos
ed at 2.Slia$2.S75. Corn Meal steady at asia
| S2.933. GrGin-Wheat dull, ord Western red,
/ % cts, and prime Ohio LOS. Sales of Northern
/ Rye at 5S cts, delivered. Corn has continued in
good demand at 50 cts. for white Southern and Goa
/ 81 for yellow. Hemp-Nlarket continues very quiet.
2OOO bales Manila just arrived, sold on private terms.
/ Hdes-Are in good demand Sales of SO9S Bucnos
Ayres and Rio Grandc at g. cts. less per cent for
cash, and 1900 Ornoco at supposed 81 and 1000
| Tampico cts, mos. Iron is without any actual
change. LeGd-Sales of 1900 pigs Missouri, on
landing, at $4.S75 and 270O do TO arrive at s IS,
dali al Cab,
lower NaUal StOres-Are inactive. Sales Spirits
Turpcntine at 32a33 cts, cash. OHS-Whale is
the advance, the demand speculative, both here and
at the Eastward, at which places 25a3O,OOO brs.
have sold. Lnsccd is without variation. Provisions
Ohio Pork has been in better demand, hut prices
are unchanged, 9.S75d $40 for Mess and SS.25 for
Prime. Ohio Lard is tridc lower. Sprits-Do-
nestle Whskey, in good demand, sells at 20a2l5
cts, cash. SugarS--Have been in moderate demand
without change in price. I0baccO-IIas continued
in fair request with sales of 275 hhds Kentucky,
chiefly fine qualities, at 4aaS4 cts.-.Sip. and Com.
| List.
PHILADELPHIA, May &c.
Coffee Stock light. Sales of Laguayra at 65a69,
and Rio at cts. Flour and 1Ieal-Markct for Flour
dull, but prices steady with sales at 4.50a .56i.
! Rye Flour, 81 rs, which is a decline, and Penna.
Corn Meal dull at the price. Inspections for
the week: Wheat Flour, If 1854 brls 200 hf do;
Rye Flour, $50 brls. Corn Meal, 5i5l do. Grain
Receipts of Wheat small, but prices unchanged:
sales of fair to good red at Ola = / .03 and white
| l.05a s LOS; Rye, 57 and Corn, which has been in
brisk demand, at 55a6o cts. for yellow, delivered.
| Iron continues dull lIOlasscS is still inactive. Ma
raj StoreS-TheIc has been increased demand for
Rosn which has sold at 95 cts. for common. Oils
Linseed sells slowly at 59a6O cts Provisions
in limiled demand Mess taken at S 10 80 and Prime
| SS.75. Bacon is in good demand and prices have
advanced, Shoulders TO 5a55, Sides 6, and Hams ia
5 cts per h., 500 casks having sold these rates.
Lard, TAI cts. in brs. and kegs Sugar-Is mac
tive. JPhiskcy-Sclls slowly at 81 cts i'll hhds., and
2lz in brls.
rt,,
CoHon-Thcre has been an active demand and
prices have further advanced "a, ct. per ID. Sales
Of 6O77 bales at Gus cts. for inferior 10 full fair quail
ties. Rice-fhc demand is fully up TO the receipts,
and at the close prices have upward tendency.
Sales at 2.56.a s. 81 per 100 lbs. Exchange mar
kct quiet. FreightS to Liverpool ID; Havre, Sa5
Cts Courier.
MOBILE, May 10.
Cotton-Thc demand has been active and prices
have again advanced 9ai cent per h. Sales 1000
ordinary and mddling at 6a63 cts, and good mddling
and fair 6Ia73 cts Stock Al ,652 bales. Exchange
Bills on London have advanced TO 7 idSb per cent.
prem. F,eights-Foreign are dull we quote to Ly
erpool at 3D., Havrc 1 ct.-JonnM
New ORLEANs-3 days preceding May 10.
Remarks-The supplies Of Produce coming in from
the interior are quite light, and but little scope is
afforded for operations in Flour, Grain, &C., for
which the market is quite steady. Provisions
still heavy, the transactions being mainly confined
TO limited lots for the home demand. Cotton has
continued in good request throughout the week,
NoIiOo DdItS sVlu) i''H ~ iItH,
sianas and Missssippis, have constantly tended up
ward, and at close are "a Of a cent higher stock
hand 100 1868 bales The Tobacco market is firm,
with light supply and fair demand. The better
qualities of Sugar are in request at full prices, but
Molasses is heavy, with supply more than equal to
the demand.
We have had occasional sho ycrs, but the weather
generally since last has been clear and pleasant
The river is reccdng slowly, and has now fallen
about 10 inches from the highest point. 1t is still,
however, higher than we have ever known it in any
previous season. All efforts to stop the crevassc,
some fifteen miles above the city, have TINS far
proved nDavang, and the works are partially aban-
doncd, until some other plan be selected promising
favorable results than The already attempt
ed Meantime the wards Of our city, Lafayette,
&c, remain overfowed, greatly TO the Inconvenience
and damage of hundreds perhaps thousands, of our
inhn iiimls Ilricp (iLrrnnf