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


BREADSTUFFS.-The market for State and Western
flour is without important change, with moderate in
qury closing rather heavily however and outside
quotations are difficult to obtain The sales 1900 bbs
at 4254 40 for superne State with small parcels S 45
mostly at S5510 S440G4S0 for superfine Michigan In
diana, Ohio, Iowa. &C.. and S516.25 for extra do, in
cluding shipping brands of round hoop Ohio at S535G
$50.
Southern -four is in fair demand, but prices are un-
changed the sales are 100 bbs at $5OoG625 for mixed
good brands of Baltimore S66 so for good to extra
Brandywine; $5.75G690 for Georgetown S575D7 so for
Petersburg City; $675GS for Richmond City; S850GS-
Is for Gallego and Haxall Included in the sales are
1000 bbls extra Georgetown at previous prices.
Canadian -four is more active and steady, with sales
of7oo bbs at s52565o for the range of extra brands
the latter rate for some very choice extras
Rye flour is dull with small sales at 254 10 for the
range of fine and superfne.
Corn meal is quiet; quote Jersey at SO 4OG3 SO;
Brandwne 81 puncheons $40.
Wheat is in better demand. but prices are without ma
teral change the sales $50 bushels Southern
S25 by 5000 white Kentucky at So 300 red do at
$20by 5000 Chicago spring at s3 5000 white Southern
| at s13S, and 5000 white Canada at S125.
Rye is quiet 77ld79 cents for North River.
Barley is dull and nominal at 70e3 for State and Cana
dian.
Oats are irm and prime descriptions are in good de-
mand quote the market 43(G45 for Virginia 454s
for Jersey Delaware and Pennsylvania 5Od5l for State
53g55 for Western, 55G56 for Canadian, and 564 fol
Prince Edwards Island Included in the sales 5000
bushels Prince Edwards Island at quotation.
Corn trfe frmer with sales of II 500 bushels 766G
IS for mixed Western; 76G77k for southern yellow;
75for Jersey yellow and 6 for Southern white
| Black eyed peas are in moderate demand at 3d. new
Ii
bushels Canada peas Inferior for export at SO cents
| PHILADELPHIA MARKETS, Dec 28-The Bread
stufs market is dull but without mnch change in quota
tons about 250 bbls superne sold at S5124 200 bbs
common extra at S537k, and 200 bbls good family
at S6124 per Dbl. There is little demand ex
and the trade the principal buyers the above
rates. including fancy brands at from $3.50 S725 pei
Dbl Corn Meal and Rye Flour are quiet the former is
firm at So 25 but the latter is dull from per
Dbl. WheaThere is very little doing, and prices ia
vor the buyers some 25 600 bushels sold in lots in I2s
n reds and ctS fo,
white. Rye wanted at so cts for State and rs
bushel for Delaware, and but little Offering Corn-The
demand has fallen off and the market is dull yester
days quotations Sales of about 1000 bushels only
notice, at 65a70 cts. for damp and 70d72 cts. dry
cargo of Delaware sold at Al cts. Bark is dull Fur
ther sales of2O hhds have been made s2s quality
No. l. Cotton-There is not mnch doing today about
100 bales sold at previous prices. Groceries and Prov
sons-The markets are steady but quiet; further
steady demand about $50 bushels Coverseed sold al
s55OG575 the latter for prime lots and 100 bushels Tim
othy at s212h. Whiskey is selling slowly at 249 ask
cts the latter for Ohio bbls % cts for drudge
BOSTON BOOT AND SHOE MARKET During the pas
week there has been change worthy of record Bus
has been quiet and dealers engaged il
filling with their spring goods which will continue
accumulate during this month least Some early buy
from ST. Louis and other distant points, have already
arrived, and engaged in looking round, but do
take hold as yet Parties who visit the market early Sc
the first selection from fresh stocks and besides
idea is this year very prevalent that those who buy early
will do fully well as those who late As there
prices of manufactured goods will not likely break
down, and may reach higher figures. Manufacturer
throughout the country manifest very firm feeling many
of the most prominent inform that they have this
paid extra attention to the quality of their goods
and having good stocks, expect to get fair prices fol-
them.
The New England trade, now about closing, has beer
very satisfactory the amount OF business done in this
| branch being larger than for some years past.
There have been two auction sales since last, al
which $40 cases were sold for 1854 smaller amour
of sales even than last week
| HOGS.-The Cincinnati Price Current of Wednesday
says The receipts of hogs have been comparatively gh
the past week. and the bus have thus been enabled
force prices fully so cts per cwt for lots averaging III
lbs and upwards. heavy being held 81 25
close averaging 200 lbs being in quick demand
at ST. The probability is that there will not be much
so 600 more packed here the present season though
present it is rather difficult to make close estimate,
there several lots still feeding in this State whcl
have been sold to arrive and will not be in before the
new year.
The total receipts for the week and fol
the season to 3o69 9o5 same time last 222 3Ol
The receipts, the corresponding week with the past
year about GOO There has been large specula
tive business done in Mess Pork during the week
sales for Spring delivery fully up to $1,000 bbs
at SIS feeling is becoming quite general that the
''bus" imagine they are getting up "corner" in this
article and that the shorts will find themselves bad
y cornered the celebrated broker Little was
| few years ago in Wall street.
Mess Pork could have been sold readily last evening
$17.75 but was held at $1S The demand future de
livery less sharp at the close, at this Abou
5000 bbls have been sold by New York parties
vered there next SPRING at $1S and considerable guam
ty of Lard at II Nc, for summer delivery in New York
Bulk Meats, which had been partially neglected in thu
fore part of the week. became fvorte towards the
| and 64 and S4c offered for Shoulders and Sde
yesterday and refused for future delivery Judging
the sales. there be but little doubt that immense
quantity of Pork will change hands in February, 1859 il
this city Lard has not been dealt in largely but is helt
firmly at the close at lie, with buyers at 10Ac.
We notice demand for and sales of several lots o
hogs at s6965O to be delivered November This il
based upon the theory that the hogs will be all fused up
the coming four months
The Louisville Courier Dec ODD says-The marke
hogs be considered for the but
product notice STIR and Mess Pork is now hell
at SIS 825GS50 The receipts of hogs light and bu
packer had any in pens last night. The receipts
to last evening 278,231.
Along the Wabash tInd) Valley the hogs, this season
are and small and the packing is estimated fa
short of the past year There has been great falling
throughout the Northwest this season, with falling
in weight of Is per cent 1t is estimated however that
large increase has been made in the packing New York
chiefly by receipts over the Northern railroads.
According to the returns from all the counties of In
diana except four made by the Assessors to the Stat