The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-25

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER "a.
ALCOHOL.-Alcohol is quiet and rather heavy. We
have heard of sales this week of about 100 bbs Western
95 per cent at 5lH cts. per gallon, and quote it as
closing at this figure Alcohol is still selling in retail
lots at 254 cts for So and 5456 cts per gallon for e5
ASHEs-There is very little doing in Ashes and we
continue to quote them nominal at S5755S7h Tor Pots
and Sc 100 lbs for Pearls Soda Ash is still quoted at
2Ha2A cts and Sal Soda at 27s(d2% cts. per lb.
ALE AND PORTER.-We quote Scotch Ale in pnts at
81 62kG1.75, and London Porter and Brown Stout in
pints at 81 624 Oils per dozen.
BEESWAX.-We continue to quote BeeswaX at SO cts.
per h., but we heard OF no sales.
BREAD.Bread is dull but steady at the previous rates.
viz for Navy Az cts. for Pilot, and 5H per
ID. for Water Crackers, less the usual discount
BARK.-Querctron Bark continues dull, but the rates
for it unchanged, and still quote it at $516 for
No. 2 and s2OGl21 per ton for No l.
C0FFEE.-Therehas been a very active demand this
week for Coffee the sales adding up about $4,000 bags all
Rio The market has exhibited great buoyancy and the
sales 1.-THE particulars of which given in Messrs White
& Elders weekly report which we publish below have
all been made at full rates There have been
bags Coffee received here within the last days, but
there only about 5000 bags remaining in first
hands The market for Coffee of all descriptions closes
very strong We refer to the report published below for
quotations
Stock of Rio Coffee December IS, 1858 900 bags
Received since, per brig "Mount Vernon" 80. 3,4O5
" brig "Monticello,n ,n........ 3,40S "
2eeO3
Taken for consumption. n................... 1S,003 "
SALES
1000 bags Rio per 'Chanticleer'' at &c. 200 bags
do do at 11Hc; 900 do. do. II Ac 400 do. do per
Clifton" II &c; 3400 do. per Mount Vernon
Ike. $500 do per ''Banshee" at 1lSc 1000 do. per
''Monticeo," at &c. 700 do in lots at II to 11Ac
eOS do lOK lie; $500 do. per Clifton for
lst January, at 4c without tare Total Oos bags
REMAINS
The market been very active during the past week
buyers taken hold freely, supply extensive
Western orders The operations have been confined chiefly
to unbroken invoices and sales las specified above
embracing various grades from fair to prime The Mount
Venons was taken by one house to go out of the
market.
We quote prime Rio at kto 12 cts fair good fair
IL to Ike; Laguayra l2 to 12kc; Java l4k to l5hc
WHITE & ELDER, Coffee Brokers.
COTTON.-There has been but limited demand this
week. with sales of only about 500 bales middng good
middling Upland within the range of our quotations..
The stock hand is about 600 bales large portion of
which still held for higher At the close the
ke dull and prices remain about the last week.
holders being firm. We continue to quote:
GRADES: % UPLAND. GULF. WESTERN.
SfGS SSH$ ndfns Fa isA1s Is SIX ss SIX 1sASs 1sx
for it is quite Refined Ingots selling 232
Sheathng 81 cts for Baltimore and &c cts for En-
American Sheathng "a cts for Bolts, and rs per lb.
for Nails We note the import this week of 900 tons Cop
per from Chilli 100 tons do from New York. and Of 225
boxes do. from Savannah.
CANDLES.-Candles are in fair demand, and Adaman-
tine are higher We quote them to-day at 2O23 cts So
lar Sperm still quoted at 2s93o cts Sperm at 4243
cts and Patent Wax at SO cts per ID. Mould Candles
are selling at Is cts in large boxes and at 15A 164 cts
in fancy boxes for West India shipment.
COAL-Cumberland Coal continues dull but un-
changed in price and the cargo rates still follows
viz s3 353 so for fine; S360G3 rs for run of mne and
S410d42 25 per ton for lump, cash, delivered board
at Point the inside figures being for the Frosburg
and the outside for Georges Creek Coal We note the
cite Coal is selling from the yards at from so to S525
per ton of 2,240 lbs.
FISH-Fish continue quiet, and all varieties the
market is heavy Some sales are making IN retail lots
but of large We quote Mackerel
at s16 5O17 for No l. $450G15 for No. S975d10 for
large No g. and So 75G6 per bbl for small do. Herrngs
are steady at previous The supply here is still
large We quote Halifax as ranging from 81 SO to s35o
for common to prme Labrador at 81 505 and Aewives
as ran pinp from So 81 25 per bb Box Herrngs
selling at 3504O cts Dry Goldfish firm at S375d4,
and we Gyote ,et them dull at s2a2 so per 100 lbs.
FEATHERS.We continue to quote Feathers at 80 cts
for common Mixed and so cts per lb for prime White
They are in fair demand at these figures.
FRUIT-Two cargoes of Malaga Fruit have arrived
here this week, both of which were offered and partly
out OF the cargo of the brig SPEEDY Zooo
boxes Layer Kaisns at s245 23Oo boxes bunch do at
ter boxes do at 75sO cts and 400 half boxes Lemons
at 75d21O each; and yesterday Messrs Samuel j. So
per Co sold ont OF the cargo of the bark Electric POO
al 06 300 quarter boxes do at 6569 cts; 4SO eighth
boxes do at 4oa42 cts Soo boxes Layer do 500
half boxes do at 81 49, 400 quarter boxes do at s99O
so Seedless do. at S41542 $50 boxes Prunes
at si5OQ1 62k 500 boxes Figs at sl2O 20 boxes each
of Lemons and Oranges So S5 for the former and 05
for the latter and ia kegs Grapes all in very bad
ton, at K77H per keg There about 16,5 500
packages Of Rasns the cargo and large part them
sold privately to go out of the market We quote
Dried Apples s29225 and do Peaches at SS35O per
blshel.
FLOUR-The Flour market this week has been quiet
the adding up only about 600 bbls against some
10000 bbs last week The market is also weaker than
last week. and all varieties have fallen OF slightly IN
price Howard Street and Ohio Super have declined since
the opening of the week 12x cs and sales OF City
Mills do have been decline of 12k to 25 cts
Dbl the closing price of last week The exports this
week have been light. They are as follows viz:
bbls bbls
To Rio Janero...... 2120 To st. Thomas. $50
" Pernambuco.. ,545 &c Porto Rico....... 33l
" Halifax ........... 900
HOWARD STREET FLoUR.-The transactions in this de-
scription this week have been very light There were
sales at the opening Of the week Of 800 bb Super at 5
l21 but subsequently prices gave way and sales were
made Of 800 bhls do at 5064 and of 300 bbs do at S.
per Dbl at which figure it closes. We quote Howard
Street Extra at S550@575 per bbl
OHIO FLoURThe sales of this description this week
embrace $50 bbs Super at s512k $50 bbs do. at s.,
1l00 bbls Extra at $50 and 900 bbs do. at $537K
per bb Super closes to-day at S. and Extra at s6sK