Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-05-19


| American Linseed is scarce, all the mills IN tins
vicinity have stopped running for some Tune past
Lard Oil is selling at 5Od7O cts per gallon as 10
quality; Olive in csks, 80 cts, b mos: frootS'onS
we have no change to notice IN prices since our
last report. There is fair business doing IN the
various kinds, principally for home trade. Seed
1926 bags Linseed from Calcutta have arrived this
week, and remain unsod. Sales OF 25oo bags OF
recent importation at $l.371 per bushcl, CD days,
and s SO 80 days. Spices-Sales OF 6OO bags
Ginger at 4 cts Pimento is scarce and would bring
10 per To-, cash; 1000 mats Cassa, 10 cts; Pep
per, in lots, 6! cts; Government Nutmegs, 5 per
| h., mos. Sugar-Sales 10 the trade OF TO SUI
boxes Cuba brown and yellow at prices ranging from
81 TO cts. per lb, mos as TO quality; l0O hh9s'
Cuba Muscovado A. G5 cts. 300 bags and 2UO orls'
Brazil, 6ia63 cts, mos. Sumdc-Somc small sales
| of Sicily have been made at $3.50 per ton, mos
| One two holders have withdrawn their lots from
market, and others are firm at SS5.-Dd"y -ia0'
New YoRK-3 days preceding May ~.
Ashes--Marlet generally dull, and prices for Pot
down to 5.5o!a 625 and Pearl TO 5.5Oa s 5625.
Codee-Is in fair demand from the trade without
change in prices. Sales of Brazil at 6laI5 cts; La
guavra 65d7; Manila 81, usual timc and ST. Domln-
go 81, cash. BY auction, 243l bags Brazil sold at o.
al cts, mos, averaging $6.79 per 100 lbs. Cop
pcr'-Old Shcathing has soln at l7dl73 cts, cash.
Cotton-Marlet quiet and not well supplied. Weeks
sales 1900 bales at 81 10 cts. for UpI and FLOR,
and TO for Mob. and n Orl. for mid to good fair
Drugs, S,c.-Salcs of Soda Ash at 2}a2j cts Duck,
S-c.-By auction, on w Wednesday, OF the Whitehall
Compauy's stock, there were sold 631 bolts Cotton
Duck, hard and soft, Nos. 2 TO o. at l34dlS cts b
mos Flour and DIeal-Thcrc has been an increas-
cd demand for Western Flour, but prices close low
err, the range is 4.37 "a S4625, and pure Gcnesee
5.3l "a .37. but these rates are little better than
nominal In Southern. but little done at Isl "a SIS,
for Georgetown, SC. Rye Flour continues in re-
quest at 81 "a 3; and Corn Meal closes at 2.ol5a
$685. per brI. Fr,tit-Therc is an active business
doing in Bunch Raisius, of which none now remain
in first hands. The sales reach 10 600 bxs at Az
s l50; 2000 Inf. do. IS; and 1900 or. do, 40 cts
Grain-Thcrc is q fair demand for Wheat for mill
inrb ut he ark f is Sales tIencSce
at .2Oa S %, and Ohio la s "a. Rye inactive at
81 5a5S cts Corn quite dull mixed and white south
closing at 51a5S, and Northern yellow and Jer-
sey at 62d63 cts. Hemp-Continues qulctSwIth
scanty supply % tons Clean Russia, received from
London, sold at about S225 per ton, mos. Hides
Sales of 5000 Rio Grande at 81 cts. mos and
6661 do. at 9, less per cent. Foh-Alarket Tor all
descriptions continues much depressed. Sales of
1000 tons Scotch Pig at 95ta 30 cash. and Ola go,
mos, closing with little more frmness. Lead
Sales Of 1900 pigs Missouri at S4,73 per 100 lbs;
cash. lo'aSseS-Markct continues dull. Sales OF
1850 hhds., comprising Clayed Cuba at l9 cts; do
Muscovado 22d2i; Nuevitas, 81; Porto Rico, 25a2o;
and 200 brs New Orleans, 24a26 cts per gallon, 4
mos. NaUdl St0reS-Arc without change. Oils
Very little variation in any description. Provisions
Ohio Pork heavy, and Mess is l2i cts. lower.
The sales 25OO brls. at 1881! for Prime, and
lO.25a $l0.l25 for Mess. Ohio Lard in fair request
and prices well supported 6a6t cts. for tres. and
brls, and for kegs. Rice-Has been in active re.
quest, with sales Of 1900 tres. at "a .43f per 100
lbs. Spirits Domestic Whiskcy is without parti-
Sugars uscovado have been in fair request with
out any change in prices, but the market is rather
inactive. Among the sales 500 hhds. n. OIL.
at sa5 cts; aud 800 Porto Rico, 4sa55 Ship. and
Com. List.
Cofee-Thcrc is an increased demand and prices
firm. Sales of 20O0 bags Rio at 6sG7 !, and $500
Laguayr a part at Sal per ID. time, and part
on terms not made public Drugs and Dyes-Soda
Ash is du sales of 100 csks. at 2ia25 cts. and Sal
Soda in lots at 81 2O00 lbs Flour of Sulphur at %,
and Alum at 2aa25 cts. per Id. Flour and Meal
The Flour market continues inactive, and the sales
of common and fair brands Penna. and Western at
Gs4.75 per brl. Rye Flour S2.S75 Corn Meal has
been in fair demand, and sales of Pcnna. at S2.75,
and one two small lots at r2.Sl per br. lhSpec-
ton during the week ending May 10: Flour 1912
brs.; do. S5l hf. brls. Rye Flour, 39l brls; Corn
Meal, LILO brls. Grain-The demand for Wheat
has been limited and prices have declined 2G3 cts.
per bushc sales of fair and good red at O6d Us
including some prime early in the week, at s 10
mixed 4 0S, and white .l2a lib. Rye, 5Sa59 cts.
per bushel. Corn has been in good demand, and
prices have advanced-saIcs of yellow, early in the
week 5Sa59 and since at 60a6l cts, including
white at 81 cts, weight GinSeng-Is more
CURED after. Sales of $4,000 lbs. Clarified on pr-
vate terms, and 5000 lbs. Crude, at 29a30 cts per
ID. GuanO-Sacs Of Patagonia in lots, at S IS, and
Peruvian, S47a49, per ton. HOn-The market con-
tnucs dull and inactive, and prices have slightly de-
clined. HolnsScS-Thc market continues inactive.
A cargo of about 400 hhds Cardenas sold at ~ cts,
and an import of 300 hhds Porto Rico at l!a27 cts,
all on time. NdvH StOres-Salcs Of 3oi0O brls Spi-
rts Turpentine at 30a33 cts. cash and time. Oils
-Linseed Oil is dull Small sales at 59n6l cts, in
csks. and brls Provisions demand for Pork
continues limited, aud sales of Mess $l0.5O and
Prime at SS.75. There is rather enquiry for
Bacon, and prices firn. Holders have advanced
their prices for Lard to al cts for kegs and 69a7
cts. for brs., but the sales are limited. Seeds-The
demand for Cloverseed is limited; sales Of fair to
good quality at 81 1925, and some strictly pure at
$3.50 per "a lbs. Faxseed is in good demand; sales
Of 1000 bushels at s .25 measure, and 81 30 W.T.
8 in moderate demand, n
brls. and hhds at % cts. Sugar-The market has
been quiet and prices steady The unlavorable
weather early in the week has had tendency to
restrict operations Sales of 100 brls Porto Rico at
4sa5 cts; $50 do. New Orleans, a5; and cargo of
200 brs. 2000 bags Brazil at about g. per ID. all
time.-Inquirer.
CHARLEs1oS-weck preceding MAY l.
Cotton-Ihe demand has rather f1uctuated, but
prices have not varied, although the market closes
with much frmness The weeks sales amount to
1862 bales, prices ranging from g. TO u for mid to
Has been without material change; about 2OOO tres.
have sold at 2.50a So per 100 lbs. for inf to prime
quality. Freights-Arc very dull at former rates:
10 Liverpool Sa5d for Cotton. Coastwise, 25Q375
cts per bale, and 75a S .25 per trc. for Rice.
SAvANNAH, May 9.
COtton-The market has been inactive, and prices
have declined ,as CT per lb. Sales of 1857 bales
at 6a7 cts. per Id. for ordinary and fair quality.
Stock %, lbs bales. Rice is more enquircd after;
sales at . .69a S2S7l per 100 lbs. Erchange-Stcr
ling bills nominal at 6. per cent. prem. Freights
To Liverpool I'd, Havre ] Ct, to Philadelphia
Ct, and S per bale on deck.
MOBILE, May IL.
C0tton-The news by the Cambria had but little |
effect upon our market yesterday. The sales reach |
ed 10 1900 bales at about former prices. The |
ket is not well supplied with the article, and hold
ers not very anxious to sell. The sales of the
week foot up 5000 bales. The operations have been
pretty equally divided between England, France and
The North with only small portion for continental
marllets-Prces, 81 to I. cts for mid. TO fair. The
stock on hand is S0,362 bales. FLOu-1he receipts |
Of the past week have been very large, amounting