The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-13
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Market heavy.
At the Second Board
Market heavy.
REVIEW OF THE
BALTIMORE MARKETS

FOR THE WEEK ENDING FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH II
EXCHANGE.-The market continues dull for foreign
Exchange. We quote Bankers Bills London los 40
l09a Commercial do l0SG10s&. On Paris 60 days sight
Of l34 a5f 10 do short sight Of TO- Antwerp, ST 13
Amsterdam, 4l94l II Bremen, 7SAG79; Hamburg, 36A;
Cologne, 70; Frankfort Al %Cd41a
ALCOHOI-The market has been dull all the week and
prices are Sd4 cts. lower since the opening We now
quote Western % per ct at 40 cts per gal.
BARK-At the opening of the week sales were made at
go per ton for querctron but within few days past
through foreign advices and an increased demand
have adv anced, and it is now held at S23GS25
BEESWAN-Small sales have been made at % cts
BKEAD-Ne have no change to note in Bread. There
has been moderate trade during the week quota
tons viz cts per ID for Navy. AZ cts for Pilot and
51 cts for Crackers subject to discount for cash
CANDLES-The demand has been light Sales of some
100 boxes Adamantne at sd2 cts and 100 boxes Chem
ical Sperm at 2Sd30 cts. Sperm held at 3Sd41 cts
Mould at l3dl4 cts for Western and 15d16 for City
COA-Cumberland Coal under the reduction of freight
which has recently taken place selling at the fol-
lowing rates From the Frostburg region for Fine So So
Kun of the Mine So and Lump delivered on board
at Locust Point Add per for that from the
george Creek region Anthracite for city consumption
red and white Ash and Baltimore Companys S606s d
Lump, Cumberland, for family use SO
COFFEE-The market has ruled quiet through the week
but very Sales to yesterday amount to 900 haas
at lO a ii cts for fair to prime To-day there was con
siderable more activity full We note sales OF
100 bags ordinary at 10 cts 200 bags fair at 10Y cts
ana 3OO bags prime at IL cts The market closes very firm
at our Quotations: common Rio 1O cts fair and good
fair lOA lO4 cts prime and choice 1G114 cts There
no Java or Laguayra here i'll first hands The present
stock Of Rio is 10000 bags.
FEATHERs.-There is change in Feathers We
quote as previously with light sales Southern and Western
Live Geese at 37Ed45 cts.
FlSH-There still continues a brisk inquiry for Mack
eel with avery light supply which has caused further
advance IN prices. We quote No l Mackerel s12(d
sl25O No SlldSll So No. large and medium 50 75d
$40 No. small So 1887 Alewives S375GS4 25 Her
rlngs-labrador are scare and wanted We quote No at
81 500 So Halifax and Eastport are in good suppy-we
quote theu-for No at 81 50GS35O For other Fish the
market is unchanged Goldfish dry S3 So SO per 100 lbs
Hake 81 75d 81 2 Salmon S22 S23 per Dbl and s3Odl
So in terces Small scaled box Herrngs 40d 80 cts per
box and No do 20d30 cts In the above the lesser fig
ures denote the sales from wharf, and the greater those
from store.
FRUlI.-Sales being made to fair extent in for
elgn Fruit hut no special activity is be noted the
week Paper shell Almonds have advanced and are now
selling at % cts Shell do. 22d24 cts New Zante Cur
rants ii cts Arabian Dates 6Ad7 cts Turkey Figs
al! cts tlberts and Walnuts 7HdS cts Lemons Sici-
ly 81 70 500 per box Oranges here-cargO ex-
pected daily Prunes in glass jars l3dl8 cts per lb in
kegs 81 cts; Palm Nuts 5kG6 cts; Rasins have ad-
s32 There has been little doing in Dried Peaches We
quote them nominal at g SO for unpealed Apples
in more request sales of 1000 lbs at 54 cts per
FIoUR.-The market has been firm throughout the
week with light transactions. The demand has been
principally for Howard Street Super Sales some 900
bbls at - so Some choice brands brought S462k Ohio
and City Mills Super steady 81 so good straight
brands
EXTRA AND FAMILY FLoUR-Batmore Ground Extra
is selling at $3.50 and Family do. at 81 so We quote
Ohio S4S73d$5 Howard Street at s5GS5 %, and City
Mills S5d $3.50 per Dbl.
RYE FLOUR is quiet at $3.25
Corn MEAL is dull at $500 for Baltimore and So 25 for
Brandywiue.
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