Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-03-10
WE 1KLY MERCHAL JOURNAL.

way, scarcely operation exceeding 90 900 lbs in
quantity. We quote Shoulders 6a6s cts, loose and
packed, including | hhds. at the latter; Sides, Ga
63 and Hams, 74a9, the latter for sugar and
canyasscd, at which 400 sold on Wednesday; and
for Hog round 65o63 cts. per ID.
Ldrd-ls not active. Among the transactions we
note of 30 brls at g. cts, mos; and another
Of 100 kegs at u, on time adding interest.
Butter and CheeSe-Reman without alteration in
any feature.
RICE-Is in moderate request and mas been sell
ing at 3l2Ia s. 3 IS per 100 lbs.
SALT.-Wc note the sale Of cargo Of 1000 bush
els from Long Island at D cts. per bushc, q mos.
For cargo Of $500 sacks Ground Alum, from Liver
pool, taken from vessel 5 I.Ol per sack, mos.
offered, and refused.
SEEDS We advcrtcd last week to the decline
in Clover, and the market since has been in con-
trmation Of it. Early in the week sales of 300aiJO
bushels were made III lots at IA s. 1925, but subse.
quently those rates could not be sustained and hold
crs to enable them 10 realize, were compelled to
ccpt 3.75a S. per bushel, the latter for prince at
which 100 bushels sold yesterday. We hear Of
sales Of Timothy. The receipts of Flax are light
and no sales have come to our knowledge.
SPIRlrS.-N. f. Rum is dull of sale, and will not
command over 275a25 cts, the latter for Boston
brands. Whiskcy has remained steady through
the week with fair demand, at %! cts for hhds.,
and 3D. for brls
improve both in demand and price, shown by pri-
vatc and public sales, the stock at the same time
being rather limited. The private transactions which
comprised 81 hhds. New Orleans were at 2a52 cts.
per ID A mos; and the sales by auction, which were
on Thursday, the biddingS at which were brisk,
as follow OF 95 hhds. Porto Rico up, so sold at
5.30G s COS, the residue withdrawn; so do and s
brs. New Orleans, 4 7na SIS 90; l. hhds do (of
another invoicc) 1900 $I.S5; 100 brls. Crushed,
S775; and 100 do. Loaf, 25a S7.75 per 100 lbs,
all 4 mos.
TOBACCO.-The market has been quite inactive
during the week. the limited supplies of Maryland
hfinU If i'm IN aftra at
tcntiOn of buyers. Among the receipts of the week
were % hhds of netc, which sold at IA So per 100
lbs. being from 20 to % per cent. higher than
paid for the corresponding quality Of old crop at any
tons taking place. that we are advised Of The in
spcctions for the week comprise IA hhds. Mary
land, and Ol do. Oho--otal, 2l5 hhds. Exported
within the time 10 foreign ports Sl5 hhds., Of
which SOS were to Rotterdam making the total
amount of Mary land and Ohio, exported to European
ports since Jan to oth inst, as follows:
This week This year.
To Bremen. .hhds. ----.......l, O72
Rotterdam, ........ ouo.......l,3ll
90 Emdcn, ...... :" -----........ olU
Stock on hand 9Th inst. 81 ,5l5 hhds.
WOOL.-We note the sale of G000 lbs. unwashcd
at IS cts, 80 days, adding INTEREST," 500 do. at 10,
and 1000 do tub washed extra, % cts. per h., both
cash.
FREIGHTS.-Thcre have two or three additional
vessels been placed upon berhs to load for England
and ireland, including part on owners account. The
rates paid 3Gs per ton to Liverpool and 40s. to
ports (say Cor) in ireland, to load Provisions; 3s.a
IS. Cd. per brl. for Flour; and l0d al2d. per bushe
for Grain. West India rates rule low, 5Oa60 cts. for
dry brs. The rates Coastwise unchanged 20
cts. TO New York for Flour and cts. for Corn; 81
cts for Flour to Boston and for Corn; and 30 cts.
for Flour and 7 cts. for Corn TO ports in Maine
WESTERN TRANSFORMATIONS wa
ter has already been let into the Pennsylvania Canal
and the navigation upon it, in connection with the
Baltimore and Susquchanna Railroad, commences
this day, "D Leech's line'' of having taken
in their freight yesterday. The rates on the Ma
tional Road, between Cumberland and Wheeling,
have advanced to $.l5 and 10 Pittsburgh TO S .05
per 100 lbs. The freighting business on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad has been for some time, and
continues TO b., very good
BEEF CATTLE.-Therc only COO head
offered at the drove yards last Monday, Of which 26S
were taken by city butchers, 800 driven Eastward
ly, and ll2 were left on drovers hands. The prices
paid show slight Decline as the range 3 TO
50, gross, equivalent to 6a$7.75 per 100 lbs, net.
Live Hogs have been selling at 575a$6.
EXCHANGE.-Wit limited transactions in all