The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-11


day and about $50 bales have been sold at full prices
In cts cash, for middng fair Upands Provisions are
firmly held but there is very little doing for the want of
stock Seeds steady and about 400 bushels COverseed
sOll at S550575 according to quality Whskcy selling
in small way at % cts. for Pennsylvania bbls; 20 cts
for Ohio do 2iR cts. for hhds., and 23gE4 cts for
drudge
CINCINNATI MARKET Iec s-FLouR-The mar
ket remains in the anguid state have reported
from week TO week The demand has been quite moder
ate since last and confined chiefly to extra brands
ordinary supcrfine being neglected The business done
during the week comprises about 600 bbls We ntin
to quote Superfne $425d4 40 choice 450G4 4G0 and
Extra sl.75ld5 the latter rate for white Wheat
S0S3 bbls. received during the week. and 1S97S1
do from September l. against 25303 DO. the same time
last year The exports during the week were lO50O bbs
and from the lst Of Sept COS bbs against 20l 73
bh's. the same time last year.
Buckwheat may be quoted at $2.50G26 60 per 100 lbs
with u moderate demand.
Hoes AND CATTLE.-The receipts of Hogs have been
quite liberal during the week, but with the exception of
slight dizziness two days owing to bad weather the de-
mand has been active and full rates have been obtained
and for large Hogs prices ruled 20d25 cts per cwt. high
The sales during the week add 5000 head closing
az SoIhto for those averaging l4O TO lsO lbs S6I5d
6S5 for those averaging 200 lbs, and $7(d720 for those
2l0G2 $50 lbs. The market closes rather tame.
Beef Cattle unchanged, and continue to quote
S225d3.5 so per cwt gross as the whole range.
fRovlsIoNs-The speculative demand continues large
and general indeed, there is hardly any other kind of
demand and the quantity going into consumption very
small, but this fact to he wholly lost sight Of
There are very few in the bear interest and the bulls
have been quite ferOciouS.
Mess Pork has been sold largely for future delivery
and quite extensive business has been done in other
week were about follows
In Bulk Meat Wednesday, so 900 lbs sides. delivera-
Tursday y-5OO lbs Sides deliverable the last Il days
of February, S3s cts. and 600 lbs at 46@
for Shoulders, and S4GSs cts for Sides, for February
Triday-15OoOO lbs Shoulders for February and March
delivery. Mt 63EGd6 40 cts
Saturday-2jOO OOO lbs. at and S4 cts for February
delivery
Monday-35OOOO lbs, deliverable February 1st at
and So cts and yesterday 4500 900 lbs deliverable first
two weeks of February, 64 and 81 cts closing Ga
and 81 cts with fair though not active speculative
In Mess Pork, Wednesday, $50 bbls at S17; Thursday
zoo do at Si Saturday, 1000 bbls, to be delivered in
March, at Sl125 5000 do the spot, the same and
200 do at $3.50 and at the close holders asked further
advance. Monday, nothing done. Yesterday, 900
bbls sold SIS to be delivered in March, 100 bb on the
spot at $780, and 800 do delivered January ls at the
same.
In Lard there has been good business done and prices
have further improved closing II the spot and
IL cts. for future delivery
Green Meats have been taken slowly at and cts for
Shoulders and Hams.
WHIsKEY.-The market has been dull dnrng the
week. The current rate each day as follows We'd
day the same and Monday and yesterday Gets. The
market has been quite dull and the latter part
week quite large quantity sold at % cts.
HOGS-The Louisville Courier of Wednesday saws:
There was nothing reported yesterday in the way of
sales OF hogs though the market continues quite
pork at iull figures he receipts hogs are not as large
as heretofore with the impression prevailing that the sea
son ior driving ana feeding is in this section and
that all the hogs either received have been started
on the road The weather warm yesterday. though
colder in the evening and the killing light The full
return mp to last night amount to 245,SO6.
The Cincinnati Price Current of Wednesday says:
Hogs have arrived quite freely during the week but
the short crop looking confidently for the
tapering off, though for our part we cannot perceive
any indications of it. The hogs packed all places
heard from so far North of Kentucky. lighter
they last year say to 10 per cent the impress
sion is pretty general that those brought present
month will be heavier The receipts during the week the
and comparatively for other seasons stand now as
follows according to the returns made up exclusively
this paper:
Total for the week. &C 9S1
Previously reported 1G4 IGl
Total far, for this season. 142
lS36. 1873. .373
iS2o.'.. '..''..................... $50
The great activity in the market has led some TO sup
pose that there is large amount going consumpton
Lard and bulk Meats since November lst to date this
year and last, compare follows:
1858 1857
BDI; M Pork; 121lf
Buik' fork..'. .......'..............5 300 $4,000
bpl, Lard '......................3Sl7 6040
Last year it will be recoleccd was no old meat in
market, whilst this year there year the pack
ing did not until two weeks after the
date 1t did this year and there doubt portion
of the exports this season. given above is of last years
meat that the proportion of this wears cure gone for
ward Is even less than it appears in the above comparison
The discussion regarding long short crop has he
come intensely interesting Those who say there
will he an increase few and far between" and are
regarded by the bulls very foolish nvididuals The
long crop suppose the rapidly drawing to
close and that by the middle this month the pacing
business will be about finished 1t is hardly necessary to
say that the given for this early closing of the sea
SON. Is the great scarcity and high price of corn should
pe rehennere however, that this is not the first time
have had scarcity of corn and that in 1854 the crop
was shorter by fully onethird than it is this year But
FORK opened in November 1854. at 1915 and closed in
February 1855, at So and though corn was scarce and
ranged from 90 to Soc during the and the price of
pork ruled so low yet the packing did close before the
lst of February 1853 About the present dec Sth
that there had been packed but 1O5 coo hogs at
TINS place ana on December 9th 256 000 and from
date to February t 1858 COO making whole num-
Der packed that season, 1850 this in the face of
welknown scarcity of and existing high range
of prices for it, and comparatively low range for hogs
1t should also he remembered that not only did the corn
crop failin 1854 but all other crops: the summer was
long and dry one, and all kinds vegetation pershed-
such calamity befel the country last summer nor docs
there any such scarcity exist offood as did then In
that -four ranged from 81 per b corn from
55c to 81 per bushel Wheat 81 rs to per bushel Rye
sl5 $2l per ton cattle from s25 to SO per
100 lbs. Whkcy ruled in that year from 2S to SIC per
stand matters this regards prices Flour a
90 Corn 80 to 65 Oats 50 to 5S Rye 7o Barley 75
Hay S0 12 per ton; Beef Cattle 81 to Sc 25 per 100
cwt; Whiskey, ID and Hogs 81 per. cwt.
WILMINGTON MARKET, Dec. o-Tunprxryr-
Sales yesterday of 300 bbs $3.50 for Virgin and yellow
DIP, and $40 fol hard: To-day note advance of
dtp and $3.50 for hard, per $50 lbs
SPIRlTs-Has declined shade and note sales yes
terday of $50 bbs at 44c per ga and of So do at 4%
No sales this morning.
RosIy.-saes yesterday of 40 bbs No / at 81 rs per
day.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
New YORK, Dec. 10.-Cotton-- The sales to-day amount
to bales and all qualities have slightly advanced-
sales ofl4000 bbls. at 81 5 State Wheat closed
firm with sales of only 600 bushels I5
Kentucky Corn is quiet with sales of 81 600 bushels at
764GU for mixed, and Sc for old white Lard heavy
at at til@@llE Whiskey is steady at 25a25K Moasses
ser NJ
AZ Frelghts-Coton to Liverpool L S Pork is heavy
with sales of new Mess at SS.37 prime sl4 S.
CINCINNATI Dec 1o-Hogs very dull oday, whilst
prices are lower and irregular. The sales amount to
lSOO head at prices varying from So 506 25 per hun
dred for light, and Sc SOAK 90 for good condition at
which prices the market heavy At the beyond
500 was not obtanabe for those averaging 240 $50
pounds per head The receipts to-day amount to $500
head POrk-Mess Western S17 7.506lS for March dey.
cry Lard is dull at II. Whiskey was generally un-
changed.
MOBILE, Dec. 1O-Cotton-Sales of 900 bales the mar
ket generally closing dull Sales of the week 90 500 bales
Receipts last week 20 000 against II $50 last wear Re
cepS ahead OF last year, 600 bales Stock Mobile
III 800 bales
New ORLEANs, Dec 1O-Cotton-Sales to day amount
to 5000 bales at advance of the prices being IL a
ll Sales of the week 50 900 bales Recep last week
$500 bales Receipts ahead of last year. 900 bales
Receipts at all Southern ports ahead Of last year 594 500
bales Stock at New Orleans 3l4 0OO bales, against 25s
500 at the period year Sugar has declined L
CHARLESTON, Dec 8-The cotton market closed today
firm at previous quotations, with sales of GOO bales
NEW ORLEANS Dec. 9.-COtton market unchanged
sales of $500 bales MolasSes 27H Flour exhibits
declining tendency. Corn advancing-sales at II H76k
cts. Cotton eights steady-severa ships are filling
up at II -32d 9l6.
SAVANNAH, December 9.-Cotton frmer hut unchanged
900 bales sold today sales for the week 600 bales
ceipts do. Il 500 bales; stock in port 81 600 bales
MOBILE, December 9.-Cotton inactive, but unchanged
in price; sales of $500 bales today.
IMPORTS AT BALTIMORE