The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-14
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

BALTIMORE, THURSDAY, May 49,
CATTLE.-The offerings the scales to-day amounted
to about $50 head and prices show little or no change
since last week. 400 head were bought by Baltimorc
Butchers principally at prices ranging SlGs5on the
moor equal to SSd 50 net and averaging soy
of the balance so were withdrawn and so were driven
away few Cattle of extra quality sold slight advance
HoGsThe receipts of Hogs are large and rates have de-
cned 25d50 cts per 100 lbs For past few DAYS they
close to-day dull at this rate.
SHEEP-Sheep have further declined this week They
are selling to-day at So to sac per 100 lbs gross
CoFFEE-Ihere is some inquiry for Coffee but the lin
tied assortment retards operations had reported sales
to-day OF $50 bags low grades Rio 10dlOS cts and
80 bags good do at II Holders are very firm now
lOd cts for low and medium grades Rio 1O cts for
good fair and llG1lk cts for good and prime Laguay-
was an accession to the stock yesterday of bags
wise, and the entire stock is about s, 500 bags
ouK.-The improved feeling noticed yesterday was
took place at previous rates We had reported sales of $50
dds Ohio super at $437h 100 bbs do at $43l4; 1850
bbs Howard Street do at s437K $50 bbls. at s4Si4
and 100 bbs do at 81 Is City Mills neglected and
we quote it nominally at S4d$412% In Extra there
was little DONE 2CO bbls Ohio $462H being the only
sale reported We quote the for Ohio at 1929 "a
$40; Howard Street $5dS525 and City Mills at S. 25d
$3.50 Baltimore Ground Family is selling ST. So and
Extra at $3.50 Rye Flour dull and quotations barely
maintained; there was sale today but the terms were
kept private We quote it nominay $3.50 and Corn
Meal at 50. so for Baltimore Ground
GRAIN The market is unchanged There were 900
bus Wheat offered to-day. White brought 1OOG1Os cts
Tor common to fair grades 115G12O for good prime
at iooGlo7 cts for ordinary to prime. Corn steady
ana about 1000 bus white changed hands 60d62 cts
ior mixed and good samples and Is cts for prime Some
oo Dus yellow were sold at 6S70 cts for good prime
samples Oats in light supply but the inquiry was
also limited Light sales of Maryland SO Pennsyl-
vania we quote nomnay IS cts and Virginia at 3063
CTS Rye continues dull Limited sales of Pennsylvania
at 20 cts, and Maryland and Virginia quote nominaly
at Go cts.
MoLASSES.-At auction today was sold SIS bbls Porto
kIco at Sd33H cts; and of 40 bbS Cuba Muscovado
~ Dds sold at 81 cts the balance being with
ur~h Ihere was good inquiry from the trade and
hote sales by private contract of 80 hds Porto Rico
ana lHo Dds Cuba private terms The market is very
hrm at 35d SO cts for New Orleans 2s30 for Cuba
muscoyado 2od 70 cts for do Cayed and 3034 for
Porto Rico ~ ~
PRoViSI0NS.-The market continues very quiet for
nearly all descriptions and quotations must be re-
garded as nominal. We quote Bulk Shoulders at cts
DO Sides and Hams at Sb cts; Bacon Shoulders at
cts Sides at 9R cts and Hames Hd12 as to cut
ana curing Mess Pork is held at SIS, Prime SIS and
hump at si4 Mess Beef is selling in small lots at sl7
ana No do. at Sl4.50. Lard is active Sales
reported today of 300 erces Western private terms
and 100 bbls. Butchers at 1OH cts
.klCE-Tbe market is unchanged, with light sales at
SALF-Sales making a fair extent from store at
80 cents for Ground Alum 1876 for Marshals and
Jery Darcys Fine and 145 per sack for Ashton
40 Iurks Island is selling at 20 cents per bushel
SuGAR-At their auction sale to-day, Messrs Lennon
Brogden offered $50 hhds Porto Rico Sugar the cargo
OF the Frances jane, of which 60 hhds. sold at
from Sol5d7O5. They also offered 100 hhds Cuba and
AZ sod at from So balance being withdrawn
We note quite active to-day from the trade
ana Tor refining purposes We had reported 145 hhds in
lots at 50 to 81 for fair to prime; 30 hhds do ren
ing at S0I5 and 30 hhds Cuba at from Sc 25d6 rs for
FAIR to good The market closes firm at SIS 50 for re
timing grades New Orleans 75d6 25 for do Porto Rico
Cuba and E. Island; S650675 for fair good Porto Rico
and New Orleans STAT 25 for prime and choice do &c 81
t9675 for good to prime Cuba.
WHlSkEY.-Sales to-day of 800 bbls. City at 20 cents
country we quote at 20 cents, and Ohio at 20x2I cts