Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-10-06
12.75O brls. $50 hf .brls,

1880 brls $50 hfbrls
forming a total of 1850 brls Of Wheat Flour
Exported this week to foreign ports, 1854 brls.
Flour and $50 do. Indian Meal.
GUANO.-The demand is brisk, farmers buying
freely and paying - a S35 for Patagonian, and 47a
$50 for Peruvian, the long ton, mos.
GRAIN.-The supply of all descriptions has been
light the elections having prevented farmers prob
ABLY from bringing it into market. Wheat, however,
has undergone very little alteration in price, the
ranges extending from IS cts. to S105 for fair to
prime rcd 1.05d 81 10 for white, and 100 Sl.15
for parcels suitable for Family Flour. Rye is worth
5Sd 60 cts. for Maryland, and 65 for Pcnna. The
export demand for Corn has induced more frmness
on the part of holders and this taken in connection
with the prospect OF short crop, have caused an
advance of 4d cts. during the week, with little or
none in market, at close. The last sales (Which
were on Thursday at 60d62 cts. for white,
and 63a GA for yellow, for export to England. Oats
steady at 2SG3l cts. ~ bushel. The exports of In
dian Corn for the week have been 49, 203 bushels, Of
which 80, 149 were to Liverpool.
HEMP are not advised of any transactions.
Western Dew-rotted is held at II cts. W b., mos.
HIDES.-The market is bare in first hands. The
only transaction of the week invoice of 249S
Iacuayra from vessel, at S4@9 cts. W h., on time.
HOPS.-A few bales Eastern, first sort of the pre-
sent year. and the rstreceived, have sold at IL cts
~ H. Old are dull and will not command over Sg
8 cts.
INDIGO.-There is very little in market.
IRON.-We have no transactions Pig to note,
the same inactivity characterzing the market which
has been SO long prevalent.
LEAD.-Some further small sales of Virginia Pig
have been made at S4.75. An invoice of about GOO
pigs of English sold before it arrived on terms we
did not learn.
MOLASSES.-Ther is very little, if any, of
prime retailing qualities in market.
NAVAL S'TORES.-Except Spirits Turpentine,
which is less firm, we have change to note under
this head.
OIIS.-The market for most descriptions re-
mains without any material alteration Linseed is
selling at 95 cts. Lard Oil is little firmcr.
PROVISIONS.-The market has been inactive,
and most of the limited transactions were on small
scale-rather of retail character than otherwise.
Beef-There have been no sales of moment re-
ported except for ships stores at quotations,
Pork-Some further limited sales of Mess have
taken place at STOPS, and Prime at 1925 " bril-,
both cash; and 200 brls at 10 so and 50. So mos.
Bocon-Sales to a moderate extent only OF
Shoulders at 5000 cts Sides, s. and choice at
Ga cts; Hams, according to quality, SG 10y, and
the best at cts. ~ b. of the parcels larger
in quantity probably than 5000 to 10000 lbs.
Lard.-We are without any sales to report. The
article is extremely dull and has been offered at
64R7 cts. Stock large.
B,ttter.-Sales of Western at l0A@l1 cts, a
parcel of 2j kegs good at the latter.
Cheese.-Saies at 1911 cts, for Western, and
TAO for Eastern.
RICE-Continues dull of sale; and the transac-
tions which have been in small lots of to 10 csks.
were at $3.50 80 so W 100 lbs.
SEEDS.-Clover is less active, but prices we be-
Iieve continue firm at 4.25G $3.50. Timothy mas
sold at 3d 50 l24; and Flax has advanced to ~ .3o
~ bushel cash. for which there is some competition.
SPIRITS.-N f. Rum has sold at 80 cts, but at
close is held at 3d. Whiskey has again advanced