Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-12-10
BALTIMORE NARKET rs.

Wharf.-The movement in Wheat during
,he past week has not been large and the mar
ket has been som-w hat unsettled and irregular
The receipts Of Southern were light, amounting
only 10 IS 900 bushels TO Thursday. inclusive,
and The market WAS steady and irm, par:'cu-
lariy for the choice grades, though there is
perhaps. closer discrimination on the part Of
buye 5, only the very best samples briugin:
the hest prices current at the close Of last week
The sales for the same period were 5000 bush
els 'air TO prime white al l2r@i35 cents; 1000
bushels amber on private terms; IL. 600 BUSH
els do a, l3s@i3f cents; ~ 600 bushels good
TO prime red u; l5Cg l33 crnts and %.0c0 bush
els inferior t. I ,ir do. at ll3Gl2, cents. For
" ssiern the marke, 10 dali. prices for elevator
lots are lower. shippers bein, restricted in their
olerat:ous nv the srarci;y OF fright room. The
sales reported were 5000 bushels No. . red. in
elevator at l,6 cen 10. bat to-day We quote at
l3j cents: 400 bushels No. 3 amber, in eleva-
tor. a, 100 CENTS 5000 bushels red on track. a,
i23(a % cents salk al 1913 cents, and 2, $40
bushels smier on track a, l3T@l.s cents
coRx.-The receipis vf ne~ Southern Corn
since usr last review have brrn large. amour
ting TO 1885. 100 bushels, and the market has
ruled active and hrm with an advancing ten
drncv until " /, hin the last day or two. n heu =
slight r~sc ion has taken place, owing to tho
offerings having been iiire ahead Of the de-
mxnd I he 81 20 include IS, QUO bushels white
nj from IS cents for damp TO SO cents Tor pr inie
dry, an,; ~, TITO bushels yellow at % cents for
fair TO ~ cruIs for prime, but at ,be close the
figures for good TO prime dry white and fellow
are 81 So cts. Western is coming forward
more freely, ard the market is steady, though
not n tive. The sales were Is, 900 bushels
prime mixed. In elevator, and 5000 do. do Ia
arrive, ~ Is cents; $1,000 bushels steamer
Mixed in elevator. ~ s9Gls2 c~nts; 4, oao bush
els mixed on track. at sJfJsl cvnus, all new,
aud 4v0 bushels old mixed, and 40o bushsls
old yellow, in eler ascr, Al 80 eeu;s.
UArs-1he sales announced 10 - 900 bush
rls as follows; 1000 bushes So ,hern nj 63Gs
CO cents, 5000 bushels u.ixed Western ~ 6,is.
s. cents. and s,coo bushels bright Western al
GAG ss cents.
1osAeco-The market for Leaf Tobacco con-
sinues very 6rm for all descriptions, but the
small receipts and the high prices asked by
specula,Urs, who are holders Of the principal
stock here. tends 10 check business. The safes
Of ohio since our last review amounted To
about 500 hhds., taken for Du,sburg. on spccu-
ulation and for domestic manufacture. The
market Is very 6sm and the tendency Of prices
is still sp~sr1. sheu-h exporters claim they
are now too high tor pr.6,nbie shipment. All
the offerings ot Mary land aIe taken a. soon as
opened. but the supply u 'eo meAgre to admit,
Ut any activity in business. u be receipts are
nos,iy composed Of ground leaf, which ranges
from sAGi0 cents. The movement in ken-
lucky sud Virginia d sninportsnt, but the
markets are also very arm. The exports da-
ring the ~eek were Sos hhds. and lsc r2ses
TO Bremen. We guo,e prices Is follows:
Mary land-es mnos frosted, - see s.os