Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-08-22
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

WHEAT.-The market for Wheat opeped &C.
tive and strong, and prices advanced abou, 10
cts. per buShei in first two or three DAYS bur
since then the market has shown signs of weak.
ness, and prices have receeded about 5 cents
The demand has been fair both from millers and
shippers, and the quality Of the receipts very
good. The receipts have been only moderate
amounting to about 55 600 bushels Southern
all OF which was taken, the sales being reported
as follows: OF White-5 900 choice Al l756
1870 cents, in addition 10 which few small LOIS
fancy were purchased for seed at 200 cents. ! O,o
fair TO prime at l6oGt7s cts. OF reds, 600
amber at l75(9ls0 cents, 20. 600 good 10 prime
At l6iC9ls0 cents, and 8, 900 common TO fair at
l55CdSlo5 cents. The market at the close is a..
cidedly easy, and We quote white at lS5 cents
for choice, and at l.66ls0 cents tor fai, 10
prime; red at 1900 lso cts. for amber, at 40
"a t15 cents Tor good to prime, and at i5O6 I65
cents Tor common 10 fair. Very common AID
damp lots range from l25alie cents. The
receipts OF Western were light; we note sales
$500 bushels white at l60@I15 cents, aud
5000 red at 1850, los cents.
CcRN.-The market for Corn has ruled s;c,-
dy during TIE week the only irregularitv hay-
Ing been in Western mixed, which advanced to
% cents, but subsequently fell back TO g.
cents, NJ which ii remained steady. We learn
that 63 cents has been freely bid for Western
mixed Corn 10 arrive, but there were no s-I!,rs
at that price. The receipts continue 20 fall OF.
and footed up only 1900 bushels, OF which
30 0C0 bushels were Western. The sales amoun-
ted 10 but little over - 600 bushels as follows.
or Southern, 1000 bushels white at ,CEa72
cents, and 5000 yellow at 6iG,65 cents for
prime, and 60G6? CENTS for blue-eyed and in
icrior. Uf Western-2, 900 No. white in Elt-
vaior al Ga cents, aud TO- oQ0 bushels mixed
about equal quantities on track and in Elevator
at 62963 cents. The market for Southern is
firm Al the close at T0ds12 cents for white, and
6i@65 cents for yellow, and Western mixed
dull at GO cents in Elevator, and G2(G63 cents
on track
oAIS.-The market for Oats has ruled active
during the past week and prices are gas cents
higher at the close. The sales reported we're
1000 bushels Southern at 4aa. As cents, 3 ooo
bright Western 1T 41(G5O cents, and &. 600 nix
cd do. at 44@4s cents The markst closes s,e,,.
dy n the higher figures for prime.
RlE-.s in good demand and prices ara AGAIN
cents higher. The receipts were light and ".
note sales / 200 bushels new Southern AT .oa
80 cents, and quote firm at 73@so cents, as 10
quality.
TOBACCO.-The inspections of Leaf Tobae-
CO daring the past week were upwards of60o
hhds. in excess of those of the week previous.
the increase being in both Maryland and Ohio.
The market for both these descriptions was ac-
tive at full prices, and the sales of Ohio
reached about 700 bids, principally for France
and the Rhine. OF Maryland the entire receipts
were sold for all the foreign markets The de-
mand for Kentucky and Virginia is limited.
but we note these descriptions held firm with
light stock. The exports during the week were
! ,233 hhds. leaf and 81 hhds stems for Bremen
We quote prices to-day as follows: