American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-04-05
Commercial.
BALTIMORE MARKET.

A. IL BALTIMORE, April 4, 1851.
Business continues active and in healthy condition
No special feature to notice M
BurrEa-A steady demand Sales Of so packages New
York at i6@lo cents per lbs Glades 1291S cents com
mon Western 1857 cents; and Roll i416 cents per lb
BEEswAx- at 25@2s cents per lb liz
BRrAD-We note decline in prices Navy is sell
ing at $780, Pilot $780, ard Water Crackers $3.50 per
100 lbs, being u cent per h. decline since last week
CHEEsE-A steady demand. Sales of Western common
at e2@7 cents; shipping cents
sales Of common at cents and shipping IL cents per h.
cASDLEs-Sales OF sperm at 44145 cents; Adamantine
24@3O cents; other kinds unchanged.
FLOUR AND MEALe-We note more firmness in the -four
market during the week. though sales have been small
Prices since Monday last have been uniform and sales
of to 1000 bbs Howard street brands have been made
in oil at $437s Receipts fair with good stock City
Mills we quote nominally at $4371a; rye -four ss440D
$3.50, nomnaly; corn meal sales, city manufacture
So, and country at s275 per Dbl.
MoIAssEs--At auction, Thursday, 90 hhds. New Or
leans sold at 3l cents per gallon also IS hhds Carde
mas at a@2O cents BY private hands l3S hhds Ma
tanzas at ~ cents and bbs and 20 terces at the
price
NAVAL SToREsWe note steady demand and fair sales
Tar, $150; common rosin, $115@12 90 No. L. $25o0D350
No 2, $150@2 PITCH $l.37@15O spirits of urpentine,
37@39 cents a gall.
PRovisIoSs--Bacon. There continues good demand
uchCrlpuon5 PROVISIONS, sales nave
fair extent The receipts increasing and the supply
has somewhat accumulated holders, however continue
firm Sales Of 10000 pounds loose, and 90 hds shoulders
ut cents % ID. We also note sales of 80 hhds sides
S cents; Is casks at gents 80 hhds shoulders at 6
97; and 400 hams at 10 cents u h. The above figures
embrace the present range Of pricesPork There is
better feeling in this market account of the advance in
the eastern market prices have gone up We note sales
Of 100 bbls at $14; 200 bbls. new prime at
Lao l,la
old mess at $13 and prime at $1O.25-Beef But little
doing, and prices unchanged-Lard The demand is not
quite 80 active, and prices tending downward Sales
Of 750 kegs at on cents, cash. as3I
RuM-We quote New England at2S@29 cents per gallon.
sUaARs-At auction, on Tuesday, 164 hhds. Cuba sold
at $520@$640 per 100 lbs 20 tierces do at
95 bbls do at $53o@s575 172 hhds do at S5o5@$e15;
20 erces do at $685. 90 bbls do at 49, and ga hhds
Porto Rico at s53o@$655 Also on Thursday, SO hhds
New Orleans very common, at s4.s5@$4.95 do do. at
$3.50. But little doing by private hands.
PHILADELPHIA MARKET
PmLADELPHIA, April 4-6 p. m.
The stock market to-day has been excited; Reading
shares advanced per cent at the first Board again
fell off a at the second Board closing at 29. Sales OF
5000 shares Penna. SIS at 93 Morris Canal 1917 Moth
ing doing in Government securities.
The advices by the Baltic have caused rmness in bread
stufs though the sales have been small Choice Breads
s4.31@4.s7. Corn Meal S2.75 Rye Flour 1887
Wheat is somewhat rmersacs of red at 95@9S cents;
white do S102 Sales of yellow Corn at 60 cents Oats
424D44 cents. Rye 70@71 cents
Provisions are frm-Old Mess Pork S131211; new do.
$14 Bacon in steady demand Sales of Lard at ss4@S7
cents in bDls., and 9l4993s in kegs
Groceries quieCoee is selling in small lots to the
regular trade-Rio 01a@1oA cents Sugars and Moas-
quiet Rice 3aas@35s cents per ID.
The Cotton market is frmer under the news, and
holders are asking an advance No sales reported
Wool is and in steady demand-prices unchanged
Whisky is selling at 221 cents per gallon in bbls.