The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-18

equal and in some eases higher than those prevailing
the seahoard, but the movement there has failed TO
create anything a corresponding feeling here There
is little demand for Provisions from the South,
which is the main reliance of the trade here and the
market closes quite fiat The fact that Provisions are
selling the West at about the rates they are
bringing the seaboard prevents shipments, and the
receipts consequently light
BULK MEAT.-There were sales early in the week of
lbs Shoulders and Sides the spot at 6R and S
cts of so 900 lbs Shoulders Sides and Hams for for
ward delivery, at 6 So and cts but subsequently we
had reported sales of 5000 lbs Shoulders and Sides
at 62s and So cts 60 days and Of 80 & hnd DO ar on
Meat closes dull at (d6S cts. for Shoulders, S4 GS9s
cts for Sides, and So 6t9cts. for Hams
BACoN-The operations in Bacon this week have been
light The sales include 10000 lbs. Hams to the Govern
private terms 80 terces old do at 10 cts, time
30 hhds old Shoulders and Sides of order private
terms hhds good do in lots at cts for
Shoulders and Ok d9s cts for Sides. New Bacon is sell
ing at TX cts for Shoulders OK for Sides and 10h
cts Hams Old Bacon very dull and we quote 1t AS
closing today at 774 cts for Shoulders, and 9G94 cts.
for Sides.
BEEF-Beefis very quiet, but have change to note
in the rates and continue quote it at S2 for Bat
more No. l, and SIS per bbl. for do Mess:
PoRK-Therc has been comparatively little doing this
week Pork. The sales include so bbls Soft Mess at
% days and $50 bb good Mess at S17 25 bbl
We quote Mess Pork to-day steady at sl725 and Prime
do sl4 per bbl.
LXRD-There has been very little doing this week in
Lard, and the market for is decidedly weaker The
only sale have heard of is of so bbls Butchers
made day two since at l0S cts Wee quote Butchers
Lard today at 1OkaloS cts, and Leaf do at lOAGll
cts for both City and Western. These figures de
cline of to cent per lb on the closing quotations
of last week.
BuTTER-Butter is dull but prices for it generally
unchanged and continue to quote Western at lldl2
cts Glades Halo cts. for common 1sG2l cts for good
prime; Roll at lS20 cts; Goshen at 23G25 cts and
City packed shipping Butter at 12H cts.
CHEEsE.-We quote Western Cutting Cheese at SdSA
cts do. 9H cts. and English Dairy Cheese at
SA@9h for Western and 11@j12 cts. for Eastern.
Cheese of all descriptions is dull.
| HoGs-Iive Hogs continue in very light supply, and
quote them firm $7d 25 100 lbs net for fair to
good lots and 81 so for picked do There packers
buying, and such sales are making are to butchers
Slaughtered Hogs selling at S6.25G650 per 100 lbs.
| PLASTER.-There has been some movement this week
in Plaster and note sales of about 400 tons at S75
! POWDER-We quote Duponts, Beaty's and Hazard $
Powder 50 for blasting and S. for sporting per keg OF
! 25 lbs.
POTATOES are coming forward freely seve-
era cagoes having arrived here within the last week
two and the supply here is large. They are selling in
lots from the wharf at 75 cs and very prime
| lots are bringing so cts. per bushel.
kICE-There has been considerable doing this week in
The sales include lot of &c erces good fair quail
y at arrive, and about $50 terces in lots at
from 81 to 81 cts the latter figure being for prime. We
also sale this week auction for account OF the
derwrters of 80 cs damaged Rice at from to 2 cts
lb. Rice may be quoted o-day ranging from 80 to 3
cts We note the receipt this week of 326 tierces from
RUM.-New England Rum is selling in lots to the trade
| at 34d35 cts. per gallon.
SALrPETRE. East India saltpetrc is held at S4 cts
per b. lot of 773 bags received here day two
since direct from Calcutta and offer of cts we
understand made for the lot to to Eastern market,
but it not accepted We note sale this week of 500
bags Nitrate of Soda or South American Salpetre at
| 80 cts. per lb.
SUGARS.-We note the continuance of fair inquiry
for New Orleans Sugars but for foreign Sugars the market
is dull and heavy. The sales of all varieties add about
800 hhds The sales by private contract include 2S
hhd Cuba for refining at So So IA hhds good fair gro
GERS do 81 25 $50 hhds fair prime crop New
Orleans at from $3.50 to So and we note also sales by
auction 103 hhds crop New Orleans at 81
to S45, and 25 hhds. Cuba Sugar at 81 IS. We quote
Sugars to-day steady at the following rates viz s66 30
for refining grades Cuba and English Island S657 so
for grocers STYLES Cuba 81 25 for fair prime Porto
Rico; and for fair to prime crop New Or
leans We the import this week of 126 hhds. from
Louisiana; hhds Cuba 100 hhds from Demerara;
and 900 bags from Pernambuco-total $40 hhds. and
STAVES.-staves are dull but the rates are un-
changed. We quote Shocks with heads 81 20; Rough
White Oak Pipe Slaves at s4oG60 per thousand do Hogs
heads s25G4O do Barrel single stuff SlSd25 double
stuff, s3033 Red Oak Hogshead at Sl6a3o do. flour
STARCH Starch is steady at 1G6 cts. for Western
PEARL cts for West Philadelphia and 6E cts per lb.
soAP-we quote CASTLE at l1K612X cts; Chemical
Olive at 6d7k cts, and Oeine at SdSI per lb.
There is no CASTLE soap here in first hands
SYRUPS-We have no change to note in the rates for
Refined SyrupS, and still quote them 3S for Su
House. 43 cts for Golden and 50 cts gallon for
ira Golden.
SPICES-Spces of all descriptions are dull but quota
tions for them are unchanged We quote Pepper at 9
az cts; Pimento at Ga al cts Cassia at 27d3O cts.
Gloves at 9a1O cts East India Ginger at 5H@6 cts,
African do. at go al cts, Mace at 5OG55 cts, and Nut
megs at 5S(d60 cts. per lb.
SALT-Since our last Liverpool Salt has advanced
There is good inquiry for it, and note sales in the
week of 5000 to 1000 sacks at 80 cts for Ground
Alum 35 cts. for Marshall's and Jeffrey Darcys fine,
and l45 cts for Ashtons do There has also been some
movement in Turks Island Salt and we note sales
cargoes containing about 10000 bushels at Is cts per
buhel aoat We note the import this week OF cargo Of
50lS bushels Turks Island Salt.
SEEDS.-There has been good inquiry through the
week for Cloverseed and the market for it continues firm
The sales add up about 500 bushels at S537H 550 for
ordinary fair and S562k 575 per bushel for good to
prime lots and the market closes steady these figures
We continue to quote Timothy at s2G2 12K, and Flax
seed 40 per bushel but there nothing of
sequence doing in either of these articles We note the
import this week of some $500 bags Calcutta nseed the
FIRST direct importation here for many and we nm
that 900 bushels of it has been soid to
party here on private terms.
TOBACCO-The market is very quiet, and the only
transactions have to report small sales of Mary
land within the range of quotations viz Ground leaf
s3d3 5O common good crop at S4d7 and finer quail
tiles at 81 5Odl1 The receipts very light, and
the arrival this week of few hhds crop which
is held at about sl2 In Ohio Tobacco there nothing
ing and quote Kentucky nominay SSdl4 for heavy
leaf s5 for choice lots, and S6dl3 for Mason county.
The inspections of the week 26l hhds. Maryland,
20 hhds Ohio, and 5hhds Virginia-total 295 hhds.
MANUFACTURED ToBAcCo.-We have no change to note.
Comm to good common pounds still scarce and in
demand at quotations, but for other descriptions
the market is quiet. We quote as follows: Common
to good common pounds at 1920 cts; medium do.
fine SIS and los 2oa27 cts; medium do 17d2O cts.
sound common do at l4Gl5 cts; inferior shipping lOs
lS's and 20s sd12ct
TIN-We quote Tin this week at ss.75G9 for &c
sIO5Od 1915 per box for IN and 30 Banca Spell
is selling at cts, and quote Pig Lead at 5RG5A
TALLoW-we continue to quote Taow at 10 cts for
City rendered. and 81 cts for Country do but We hear of
no sales
wOOL.-Wool continues in fair demand, but the mar
ket for it is not specially active Prices are unchanged
and we quote all varieties steady the following rates
viz: 23d25 cts for unwashed 27(d30 cts. for No
pulled g34 for pulled Merino; 3536 cts. for tub
washed, and 3la45 cts per h. for fleece Wools;
WIIISKEY.-There has been good demand this week
Whskey and for days past the market for it has
been quite firm The sales include $50 bbls. City at 25
cts leo bbs Pennsylvania at 254 cts, so bbs do in
second hand bbs "a 500 bbis City at 20 cts and
1000 bbs Ohio also at 26 cts City and Ohio Whskey
close to-day firm at 26 cts The stock Of both descriptions
is light.
FREIGHTS.-There have been engagements to Great
Britain this week and unable give reliable quo
taons. The ship Mississippi has been taken up to load
tobacco for Holland in January 30s and the Gustave is
loading tobacco for Bremen 25s for Maryland and Ohio
and 30s. for Virginia and stems. The Roland will proba-
bly, follow the Gustave. We also learn of the following
charters this week: brig of 2l0 tons for Havana out
only 6OO another of 900 bbs the north side of
Cuba and back on private terns 500 bbs for Per-
nambuco at 81 25 per bbl schooner from Atakapas at
per hhd under deck and 50 deck There has been
considerable amount of -four ard grain shipped coast
wise this week and quote to Frankfort Maine, at II
per bushe to Ellsworth 1Oh Boston and Portland
40 per Dbl. and cts per bushe New Bedford PrOvi
dence and Fall River 7S cts per bushe New York %
per bb cts per bushel and coal at 81 ton; and
ont6an and per we m "pee to
per bushel cts per foot 40 cts. for whiskey,
and 81 so per cak for bacon to Mobile l2 cts per foot
90 cts for whiskey and So ton to New Orleans and
10 cts per foot 60 cts. for whiskey and 81 per ton
BALTIMORE DRY GOODS MARKET Dec 1s-The
Dry Goods market continues very quiet and look for
special activity this branch of trade for weeks
There is however, the usual trade of the season
doing and there comparatively few goods receiv
ing stocks not accumulatng. Both Cotton and
woolen fabrics remain firm and there is little probability
of decline them long the present high
sustained for the material Brown Sheengs steady
at S4dSR cts. for heavy standard makes, and medium
Sheengs and Shrtngs selling at from 6A to74 cts,
Brown Drills firm at SH SA cts, Bleached do. at 50
| as cts, and Blue do. at 10A91O4 cts. Osnaburgs
at from ~ to 3 cs Beached Cottons are in light
supply and quite rm Denims, Stripe Ticks, and Cotton
Flannes all steady at previous rates Prints and
DeLaines selling at rather lower rates. but there
is material decline in them. For Woollens there is
moderate inquiry, and remark better feeling
| in them. Some varieties have improved in price
and they generally frmer than they were month
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| EXPORTS FROM BALTIMORE.
| DREADSTUFFs.