The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-20

Through VIM FISHER & Son, Stock and Bill Brokers,
REVIEW OF THE
BALTIMORE MARKETS


EXCIIANGE-Foreign Exchange has declined very
considerably since our last and find difficult to fur
nsh reliable quotations. Bills London are freely offer
Ell at our quotations with prospect of still lower rates for
the next steamer. Continental Exchanges have also
dropping tendency and still further decline NAV be ex-
Pected as the demand is limited We quote Bankers
Ds on London lO7dl0716 Commercial do 1860 10Y Paris
60 days sight 5f15a5f17; ditto short sight 5f12X On
Antwerp 5l64; Amst .rdam 40 AL Bremen rs a7S
Hamburg 364 ld36%; Cologne 72R; Frankfort Al n
ALCoHoL.-our last review closed with a dull market
which continued up to Wednesday, when sales of245 bb
were made as low as 3S(139 cts. Thursday demand
spang up and the market became brisk with sales of 200
bbls at an advance of 23 cts say 40 per gall Hold
ers are now firm at II cts
BREAD-There is change to note in Bread We
quote cts per h. for Navy, Ak cts for Pilot 5 cts
for Crackers; subject to a discount for cash.
BUTTER.-There continues fair demand for Butter of
all kinds We note sales of 400 kegs old Gades at 124 "a
10 cents for common to good Roll Butter we quote Il Ia
10 cents inferior to good and prime II 10 There
is some Western Butter arriving and selling at 12% Ia 10
cents in bb and kegs. New York State we quote "A "a
70 cents Goshen at p cents
BARk-We have again to notice an imnrovement in
Bark, with fair demand We have reported sales yes
terday OF 80 tons Quercitron at $25 1t is firmly
BEEsWAX.-We quote Beeswax at 2sa8O cts, with
sales at the inside figure
COFFEE-There has been a great lepree of activity
in the Coffee market all the week up to Yesterday and TO-
day, when the arrival of two cargoes from checked
operations without however having any upon the
general tone OF the market which continues to rule firm
On Saturday there sales of 200 bags at lOb cts
0oo bags at lOA cts. and 40 bags at 10%GlOA cts ali
Etr since tha time, with the exception of 300 bags
dunn grade at l0 there have been sales reported
under iOA cts for fair IL cts for good and II prime
me sales include 64OO bags, principally at l04 The
present stock of Rio, including that afoat-the Indus
with 526 bags and the Banshee 5000 bags-s about
lo,oO1 bags There is no Java or Laguayra in market
MOLASSES.-There has been quite an active demand
for Molasses at the advance lately noted We sales
during the week of 1900 bbs New Orleans on private
terms, 265 hhds and % bbls. Cuba cayed on private
terms 20 hhds do at "a cents and Is hhds Porto Rico
private terms To-day the demand was still active
with sales of l25 hhdS MuscovadO private terms 81
hhds Cuba clayed at "a and 10 hhds English Island
from second hands The market closes firm New Orleans
Ia I,,l,
"A cents Muscovado % % cents Porto Rico 80 % cents
We note the arrival this week of hhd 50 erces IS
sana Ill" iO'O ~ from Lou
CoTToN.-The demand this week has (0h principally
confined to the wants of Manufacturers We note sales Of
II to l3k cts. and months. Prices are unchanged
but the market closes firm The stock hand about
1000 bales We quote as follows viz:
Mid5ijas 1s& Ea4a 1a s1lf E HaSs1sa
Middling Fair. ..19A@l3K l3%d184 l34tGi3H
CANDLES.-There is moderate trade doing in candles.
Sales are reported of 12O boxes adamanne q cts
and leo boxes chemical sperm at 2Sa3O sperm are held
at SSa4 cts Mould at l3G14 for Western and l5dl
for City.
COAL.-The demand for Cumberland coal is increasing
and ere long when the reduced price its effect
abroad, brisk trade may be expected We quote from
and Lump S425 per ton, delivered board Locust
Point That from the Georges Creek region is 10 per
ton higher Anthracite for city consumption red and
white Ash and Baltimore Company's s6G625; Lump
Cumberland I'm %1-s r for family use, Sc per ton
fLOIR.-Ihere Is no material change to in the
the Flour market since our last review. The aggregate
sales of the week 5000 bbs reported the same as
last week Holders have acted with much unanmity and
nrmness, and quotations well sustained. OF super
Flour we make the following summary:
HOWARD STREET-The demand has been mainly for this
description of which 900 bbs have changed hands
at 81 80 and some 900 bbls favorite brands at
S4.564Gs462k.
0Ho-There has been moderate trade done at previous
quotations There were sales reported of 100 bbls
81 80 and 200 bbls early in the week at s462H.
CITY MILLs.There has been more regularity in this
hnVa al L
at which figure the sales reach 300 bbls.
FAMILY AND EXTRA FLoUR-There has been fair trade
in Ohio Extra We note sales of HOO bbls at So How
ard street and City Mills Extra have neglected
held at for the former and s5G550 for the latter
Baltimore ground Family is selling at 81 so and do Extra
RYE FLorR-we note sales of 100 bbs at 1925. 1t is
steady at this figure.
Corn MEAL-Saes are reported during the week of 300
bbls at 1912 per Dbl at which figure Baltimore ground
may be quoted Brandywine is held at 50 25 per Dbl
The inspections of Flour and Meal the week ending
March 18th, have been
Bbls Half Bbls
Howard Street. 6,466 ....
City Mllis........ 49S7 374
Ohlo. ''''''.'.'''..' minimum Zo9o
rdHlllI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. olO
Total Wheat Flour. ..........."144s s74-
together with ODD bbls Flour bbls and 1870
half bbls. Corn Meal
The exports of Flour for the week have been
To St Thomas. 762 To Laguayra. 900
" Kingston ....... 4,224 $ Barbados $50
" Demarara ........1 200 " Rotterdam. ........ %
7261
together with 1,733 bbls Corn Meal to the West Indies
GRAIN.-The offerings of Grain the past week as com
pared with those for weeks previous have very
heavy. Of white Wheat $1,000 bus red do 1000 bus
white Corn about 600 bus yellow do 900 bus about
5000 bus Oats, and 200 bus Rye making aggregate
of POS 600 bus Those of the week previous were so
bus White wheat has ruled steady very few choice
samples Offering for which there has been much nouirv
Sales reported of 1000 bus at l0S1IS cts for ne
ror to good grades and 12O30 for prime aud choice
There was sale to-day of 900 bus very choice for fami
at Of he plaG of ralN
s 900 bus. at 96dl02 for damp and fair and lO4I1
ITO for good to prime parcels White has been com
ing in very freely and prices have ucuated some On
Saturday sales of 5000 bus So cts for prime Monday
prices improved shade, sales being made at 57G5s for
good to prime Tuesday to Thursday steady at 53g
o. cts for mixed and 55d57 cts for good to prime To
day the market rmer. Sales of bushels 81
"a cts for mixed and 5000 bushels 555S good
to prime. The total sales of white Corn about
bushels Yellow Corn has been quite active with sales of
600 bush. reported From Saturday to Wednesday |
prices were pretty well maintained sales being made at
60G62 cts. for prime and choice. Wednesday affected
probably by the large receipts prices fell slightly good
and prime samples bringing 56d5s cts Yesterday prices
still lower, with light sales Sc To-day the
market recovered and decided improvement was estab
ished Sales were made at 5sG6O cts good prime
parcels We note the export this week of u 900 bush
Corn to the West Indies
RYE-The receipts have been quite light in the aggre-
gate 100 bus Nearly all offered reported sold 20
all cts for Pennsylvania and 65 cts for Maryland
OATs-The market has been well supplied the past
week the receipts reaching 80 900 bushels, principally
Maryland and Virginia. Pennsylvania Saturday and
Monday brought 34d36 cts for good prime since which
day and to-day sales made 81 The sales of
Maryland and Virginia reach IL COO bus 20 to 81 cts
inferior prime and very prime brought 3 cts
TIC day the market frmer. No sales making upder33
cents.
PEAS AND BEAXs-The supply of Peas and Beans is I
quite limited, and prices havea tendency upward Black
Eye Peas quoted at $337H per two bushe bag
and prime white Beans at $3.50 per bus. We the ex
port this week of 800 bus. to the West Indies.
FISH-The high prices for Mackere have checked ope
rations They are now steady with light inquiry at the
following quotations No. /, Sl2d1250; No. 2 slId |
81 so; No. large and medium, s975dl0; No 3 small
S650d! Alewives $3.50 81 25 Observation-Disclosures are
scarce; we quote No l at 81 5oas5 Halifax and East