The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-17
BALTIMORE MARKETS.


COFFEE-We have reported to-day a sale of 800 bags
good Rio Coffee II cts, and heard also of a sale
of 400 bags rejected and ship stained Rio at cts Cof
fee is wanted and the market for it is very firm
previous quotations, viz liz 114 cts for fair Rio II
cts for good do II cts for prime do. 12d124 for
Laguayra and Porto Rico, and IA 4Hd15 for Java The
stock here very light and transactions restricted
consequence There are however, two or three cargoe
of Rio Coffee expected to arrive here daily.
FRUIF.-SciIy Fruit continues in demand. cargo
of 800 boxes Oranges and 900 boxes Lemons
per bark 'Emelia" offered to-day at auction by
Messrs Samuel j. Soper Co.. and 900 boxes of the Or
anges were sold at from 81 90 to 3 and 100 boxes of
the Lemons 81 per box the balance of the cargo being
Withdrawn.
FLOUR-Flour is in good demand to-day but there is
comparatively little offering, and the transactions have
consequently not been heavy The feeling in the market
is very strong, and prices have decidedly upward
dency. We had reported this morning sales of GOO bbs
Ohio Super at S5S719, this figure being advance of
12k cts the price paid for Ohio Super yesterday 100
bbls Howard Street do also at S5S7H and 100 bbls.
choice Ohio Extra at So per bbl Ohio Super closed
very firm at S5S7h but Howard Street do generally
held at Sc per Dbl For the latter variety $5.S7h
very freely offered towards the close of Change but
of the holders willing to accept this figure. We
have transactions to in City Mills Super but is
Fancy brands do. range from Sc per Extra
Flour is also frmer, and quote it to-day at s612hG
so for Ohio Sc 5Od675 for Howard Street s650 for
regular shipping brands of City Mills, and 81 so per bbl
for fancy retailing brands do. Rye Flour still selling
at 81 25d4 so per bbl There is some inquiry for Corn
Meal and have reported to-day sale of 400 bbs Bal
timore at 1915 bbl Brandywine Meal is still held
81 per Dbl.
FAMILY FLoun-FamiIy Flour is now selling at S. so
for Baltimore IS for Old Dominion, and IS so per Dbl for
Welch's.
GRAIN-whcat was in better supply this morning
than it has been for time past the offerings the
Com Exchange amounting to about l6 bushels The
demand for it was however active, especially prime
lots, and sales made to-day at higher prices than
has before been reached Reds sold 100 to 45 cts
the latter figure being paid for lot of 500 bushels prime
and whites at l35l45 cts for low grades, 65d7O
for good, and l5GlS0 cts for prime and choice lots
There 1000 bushels sold this morning It's cts,
and 1000 bushels at $50 cts The advance in prime
Wheats today is fully cts per bushel Corn also
in good supply, the receipts amounting
bushels The market for it was rather dull, but prices
nevertheless pretty well sustained Some parcels
white sold at 20 cts but it ruled generally from ~
rs cts. Yellow sold yesterday at 74G75 cts. for
good lots. Rye c6atnues firm. lot of 100 bushels
Pennsylvania, the only at market sold at IS cts
Oats were also firm There were about 900 bushels re-
ceived day, and most of them sold 49G5O cts
for Virginia. and 50lG52 cts for Pennsylvania.
MOLASSES is still dull The only sales we
have heard of day of 10 hhds crop Cuba
Muscovado at 30 cts and one of % bbls do at 33 cts
There is nothing doing in New Orleans Molasses We
still quote 4Oi2 cts the latter being the asked for
it in retail lots Messrs. Lennon Brogden advertise
lot of 200 bb New Orleans Moasses for auction
PROvTSoNS.-The is very little doing here in Pro-
visions and the market for them is decidedly heavy We
hear however of some sales making for other markets
party here sold to-day 100 hhds Bacon Sides in New
York at cts, and 100 600 lbs. each Bulk Shoulders
and Sides deliverable in Philadelphia in all next month
the Shoulders at cts net cash, and the Sides
60 days There have been purchasers of Bulk Meat
made to-day by the trade here, and quote it duh
cts for Shoulders cts. for Sides, and 9d94
regular cut Hams There is retail demand for Ba
con- but there is inquiry for large lots. We sales
to-day of 40 hhds Shoulders and Sides in retail
and 10 cts but in large lots will bring these
figures Beef and Pork continues very quiet We quote
Pork S1s rs for Mess SIS 80 for Prime Mess S14
for Prime, and Beef at So for Prime, S10dl2 No
and S12 ala per bbl for Mess Lard is also dull and
quote it to-day at 12H for Western Leaf bbs
and tcs
RICE.-The activity which prevailed few days since
in Rice has subsided and the market for it is rather fat
again We still quote it ranging from 34 AZ cts.
for common to prime. Some lots of prime held at
cts but we have heard of sales being made at this
figure.
SALT.-Lverpool Salt is selling in retail lots at 90
for Ground Alum $50 cts. for Marshals and jeffrey
Darcy's fine, and $50 cts per sack for Ashton's do
but unable to give the cargo for it. Turks
Island Salt may be quoted at 14a14k cts. per bushe
ahoat
SUGARS.-Sugars are dull and the market for them is
quite heavy. Buyers generally holding off for the
auction sale advertised for tomorrow Thursday and the
sales to-day, far have heard embrace only Il
hhds New Orleans at 81 7.25G750. New Orleans Sugars
may be quoted to-day ranging from 81 5 for low
fair choice and quote refining grades Cuba Eng
lish Island do. at 81 .25G7. 40.
REFINED SUGARs..The rates for refined Sugars have
been reduced to-day of cent hard, and of
per H. soft crushed The following the quotations
Messrs. Egerton Dougherty, Gods Co. OF the Ba t
more Steam Sagar Refinery, viz
PRICES FOR TWENTY OR MORE PACKAGES.
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