Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-24
FOREIGN MARKETS.

From Circular OF Messrs. j. c. Burnham & Co, dated
HAVANA, Feb. 3, l'I9.
Since our report of Goth January, the supplies of
Sugar have continued restricted There Is active
inquiry chiefly confined at present TO Span and all
that has come in, has been readily purchased at adj
yancng prices. We raise quotations considerably
whites 4a9s r.: forcte whites Hale RS; yellow
as RS; browns ,d65 rs; cucuruchos 4jq5! rs. AS
high gil rs. paid for parcel Of choice loreteS
As there is doubt about The shortness Of CROP
and that Of the |. :. likely to be still def
Gent than was at first anticipated. we have good
grounds 10 aspect that our prices will rule high dur
Ing the season, Indeed, may fairly estimate that
the larger proportion Cf oar crop will 90 forward to
the United States where the article improving
by last accounts, with the prospect Of an animated
inquiry through the season, III view Oi the very small
Quantity likely D. received in the Atlantic ports
from Louisiana, aud the cheering hopes entertained
ia regard t. trade il general ard greater abundance
Of money 10 facilitate the operations Of commerce.
The news from Europe i, also Of an encouraging
nature, both j 4 pp.t!cg. and mercantile sense; 50
that every influence calculated to Affect the course
Of prices, seems to b. in favor Of high aad well
sustained rates Very little muscoyalo Sugar brought
- t.is mark It. : parcel Of ord sold at Mo-
la-s.s very firm al , rs, Il which rate purchases
have been made, deliverable here and in the near
Out-p0rts, while even the higher pric have been
given in MataHas and Cartcnas. Several dealers
arc now asking more. Every inlucemcnt has been
afforded by the high prices, to bring as much pos
sble 10 market yet the exports from hence, Matdn-
zan and Caricnas 70 the L. States during January
were about 5000 hhds. les than last year, having
amounted to j,9JO hhis. The scarcity Of the arti-
Gle viii be more fell the season advances, the
fcicGcy will be very heavy, not only on account
OF the Sugar crop being Oncthrd less than last year.
bat also because the cane does not yield large
proportion of MOllSses usual. a fair inquiry for
Coffee, but not mach comes in. 1t sells at "a 30
for mid. 10 good, aud at : for prime, which latter
is very scare. Five cargOcs Of erked Beet arrived
and were sod from Buenos Ayrcs at s. RS,
three from do at > rs, and one from New BARGE
Iona at rs. Ia consequence Of the abundance aud
low cost Of this article, the value Of Fish has also
declined, partly also owing to its having been sup
piled rather too freely Of late. small cargo Of
Halifax Cod brought SO, and Boston Cod, Hakc and
Haddock sold at S2l. There is cargo from Hall
fax and several parcels from the U. States hand.
Lard also lower the stock is larger, being now
or 1000 kegs, including some in quarantine. Rice
rather dull account Of the recent imports from
Brazil, which sold at - rs. and answered the pur
pose OF dealers pretty WELL being white and Of very
fair grain. Inquiry for Carolina little checked, but
the chief holders having remained firm, rates have
been sustained. Two cargoes from Charleston
changed hands at / rs, and there are about 900
casks hand. Sales Lumber at % and S24 for
Bath and 81 and S22 for Portland, and there
vera parcels for disposal. OF p. p. two cargoes
steam sawed from Pensacola and Charleston realized
1922, and one from Wilmington S225 cargo from
the latter port arrived on contract. Nearly 10000
Box Shocks in since our last, and they meet
with very restricted inquiry. small quantity
sold al ras 80 days aud g. for cash on 90 days.
Sales hid. Shocks at l2a25 for old Molasses 10
coopcrage stock in general must necessarily continue
limited account OF the shortuess Of our CROP which
is now asccraincd beyond doubt. Some Hoops
sold al ! 80 for II. l., and S25 for Portland, and
empty Casks at ga SO. Candles in fair demand
Whale Oil neglected. but Sperm asked for to a mod
crate extent. Two cargocs Spanish Flour sold at
fl2 per 200 lbs, and s per l56 lbs; upwards Of
$4,000 brs. on hand. Frcights-Thc inquiry for
vessels Europe naturally very limited; several in
port waiting for employment. Swedish brig of
800 boxes taken for Falmouth and a market at
. On l,,Ir az A > gn
Hamburg, and Spanish brig at f3 for the same des
tination. Moasses vessels abundant aud 81, paid.
A bark taken at So to load moasses at Trinidad
for New York; and small brig to load at Sagua for
New York at = per hid, s per box Cf sugar,
and 50 for molasscs. Two vessels chartered at 49,
to load wood at Tabasco. The Quarantine restrictions
have been III graet measure removed. Vessels
from the L. States admitted free of detention
except those from New Orleans and Mobile, which
are subjected to 20 days, aud those from New York
to days Vessels from ports within so miles of