Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-08-25

PROVISIONS.-The market has not been char
acersed by any feature particularly interesting this
week. There has been fair retail demand, but
nothing further, and prices have been steady
BeCt.-Saes only in small lots for ships stores,
including No. at S2
Pork.-City packed Prime is worth SO, and we
believe none can be had at less. Another description
has sold at 1915 " brl. Mess is worth sll.
BacOn.-There various descriptions and quail
tiles of good Shoulders in market, and there are
prices corresponding to each. Some 100 hhds. have
sold in lots at So, g. and s. cts, included in which
Pa ID hhds. of Schoocy < SONS" brand at
cts, cash; and 500 pcs. loose, of very choice Of
another cure, portion of them in bags at 60 cts ~
ID. The sales Of Sides have been chiefly at 81, al
though for small lot of very dry and choice g. cts.
paid. The transactions have been about 175
hhds, in lots of 10 to % each. Hams have again
been in fair request and sold freely to the extent of
about 1000 pcs in lots of 300 to 1000, at S to 10!
cts. for common plain to extra cured and canvasSed.
Lard.-The demand has been limited, and we
have only to note the sales of few brls. at and
about 200 kegs at T. cts, the pkgs of the latter
rather eXceptionablc-a good articc is worth Sets,
but not qucii-and the stock Of that description is
small.
Butter and Chccsc-hrc not IN much request for
shipment at this time.
RECEIVE note the sale of 80 tres. at S1124.-
Some holders ask ~l25 70 lbs.
SALT.-Salcs Of Liverpool Fine (tshton's) at
Sl.35; Common, 81 cts. fP sack; Turks Island Is
cts 70 bushel, all mos, cargo of $500 bushels
Cadiz has sold on terms we did not learn.
SEEDS.-Clovcr is in brisk demand and some
5000 400 bushels have sold ASA $3.50 U bushel,
the latter for prime and free of ripple. Timothy is
scarce and wanted. We have no sales of Flax to
report
SOAP.-Wc note the sale by auction of 50 bxs
red marbled CASTLE at la III cts. " ID.
SPIRITS.-The market still continues bare of n.
f. Rum. Whiskey, owing to its scarcity and the
improvement in other markets, has been gradually
advancing until at close hhds have been sold at 26
and brls. at Pa IS cts " gal. By auction on Tues
day, the following lots of 4th proof old Cognac
Brandy disposed of, viz: 10 Inf. pipes pale
Otard brand, 81. 81 u gallon; do. dark do, 159a
81 81; hf. do PALE Martell, Sl62; do. do. dark
do 81 62 A or. csks. pale, Ivert 1.40a Sl5S; 100
hrls. do, Pecvoisin, SIPS; % Or csks. do, SIPS
63 brls. dark do, SIPS; 2 or. csks. do do. Sl.24
and of Scheidam Gins hf pipes 8 Imperial Pear"
brand de KuypeD 9la94 cts; 9 pipes do do. 00
do. g Black Horse" (Pouls s SOM 10 cts. u gal
Ion, all on usual terms
SUBMISSIVE note sales of 300 hhds. Cuba at
cts; 80 do. New Orleans at g., and 200 bags Brazil
white at 7 cts. ~ b., all mos. The transactions
have not been large last week, but prices are
firm Imported, 20 hhds.
TOBACCO.-rhe market continues very firm for
all descriptions, and in some instances we note an
improvement. Sales have been to fair extent, but
would have been larger if buyers could be brought
up to the views of sellers Several lots of Common
Maryland have sold at former prices, - 80 but fora
better grade "a $3.50 u 100 lbs. has been obtaincd
and fine Upper Country, which fell off a little
Gently, has sold high at any time since the
opened. All the good lots of Maryland
taken at full prices as soon as sampled The re-
ceipts of Ohio are lighter this week, and in proper
ton it would appear the demand has increased and
prices improved; the improvement, however, has
been confined to the Colory descriptions, nearly all
of which on sale has been disposed of at an advance
of 80 cts to 81 80 the extremes of prices paid being
$50 and SIC u 100 lbs; the transactions which have