Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-01-06

LIVERPOOL, Friday evening, Dec Is, 1915.
COitOn.-Thcre has been much better feeling on
Change this week in all departments of trade, but
especially in cotton. The demand in this article by
the trade and for speculation has been extensive,
and we have to raise our quotations again 3-l6d. to
Id. per Id. for Americans at and under d., and ID
above that price. Surats also are ID. higher. Egyp
tians and BraZils Except Penams, which are rather
easier to buy) without alteration. Since the
close of October, which was about the lowest point
ordinary and middlin@ American I'd. to ID. per
Id. higher, fair Mobile and Bowed Ed. to ID, and
fair Orleans I'd. per h. The sales of the week
50, $50 bales, Of which there have been taken on
speculation IA 900 American and 1900 Sura and for
expectation, 1850 American and 800 Surat. The
Committees quotations to-day for fair cotton are
Bowed, I'D; Mobile, | d.; and Orleans ID. The
Imports this week ii ,9l9 bales; this year, 49,,
s23 same time last year, ,059, 76i. The estimated
stocks AIS, $50; same time last year, 369 40.
There were taken this year by the trade, 30 800
bales; by spectators, lO65j0 by exporters 800
Same time last yearly the trade, lO3t,S20 bales;
by spectators, 25665O; by exporters, l25,3lO.
Bread SiufS AT Tuesdays market there was
fair attendance of the trade, and moderate business
was transacted in free wheat and flour, at advance
the rates Of the previous Tuesday Of ID. per
bushcl and Cd. per barrel. Bonded flour and wheat
were also in request and Cd. per barrel and 3D.
per bushc dcarcr. There were not many samples
Of either article Offering; 25s. Sd. made of West
crn Canal -four in bond. There a fair sale Of
Indian corn, at an improvement Of 2s per quarter
that day sc'nnight. The scale OF duties without
change to-day, but it is probable that the mpost
wheat will advance to is. per quarter next week
The Corn Exchange this morning slcndcrly at
tended by buyers, and the business done in free
wheat and Hour was limited, at same prices
Tuesday. There was fair inquiry for bonded
wheat and flour, and there is not much of either Of
fcring. Western Canal flour sacablc, at 25s Cd,
and Baltimore at 25s. per barrel, in bond. Indian
corn did not freely to-day, and purchases
were rather easier to make.
The following are the imports Of wheat, flour, &c
for the week ending 18th December from foreign
A. rt,,I,
wheat; Is ,692 barrels, 1863 bags -four 81, 0i2 bush
els, l7,477 bags Indian corn; ,673 barrels Indian
meal; 1891 bushels peas; 1926 bags, 800 pock
cts, lS5 tcrccs rice; 90 barrels oat meal. Imports
Of wheat, sc. from ireland for the period
50 tons, 672 quarters l2i barrels 59 sacks whcat;
50 TONS 50 br G72 quarters 6S9 sacks OATS 30 TONS
O35 sacks flour; 50 tons, 963 loads oatmeal
american Prorisons.-A supply of beef has
at last arrived, but, not being landed, the market
has scarcely been tested We would remark, how
that the Irish shippers have reduced their rates
to Sos TO SIS. per tree. for prime mess hence the
trade incline to expect moderate prices for Amcri.
can. Since the LIST instant there have been
tcnsiVe operations in prime mess pork, one buyer
having taken 1000 barrels, and the importers
nearly cleared out of middng qualities New prime
mess for stores is much wanted. There has been a
moderate demand only for bacon; old (of which
there is not much ef) goes of slowly rather
der former rates. new, also, is taken with caution.
The low prices of butter and fresh meat operate
against the consumption Of bacon. Al a reduction OF
2s per cwt. on fine cheese and IS. to Is ordinary
and middng qualities, there has been fair extent
Of business Holders now are not pressing, but ii
will be difficult TO advance prices whilst butter
mains so low. Butter is lower Is. to As per cwt.,
and very dull
Beef, United States prime mess per tierce Of 300
lbs SIS. 10 Cps Cd; Pork, L. States prime NESS per
bril- of 200 lbs. 4Os to $685. mess, family mess, &c,
5Gs. Bacon, EASTERN 43s. to 46s; western, Bis cd.
to 35s Hams, dry, BIS. to 42s. Cheese, fine, per
cwt, 4fs to 4Ss.; middng, 40s to 42s.; ordinary,
23s. to 34s Butter, Canadian, 54s to els Imports,
from 18th Nov to 18th Dec, 1913: beef, 1868 tres
barrels; pork az barrels cheese, 1862 casks ,0l9