The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-13
FOREIGN MARKETS.

Lard ii i cts.
FOREIGN MARKETS.
[Biglaad AMya G Co.'S Circular
lIN ERPOOL, April 29-Evening.-0ur last Circular
was per Niagara the 23rd inst which, great ex.
ctement has pervaded markets in consequence of the
threatening position of Austria towards Sardinia and tn.
last Gay or two the excitement has been
by report of treaty having been concluded between
France and Russia. Up to the moment of our going to
press however official report has been received war
having actually broken out Yesterday the Bank Eng
land advanced their minimum rate of discount from 2s
to 33 per cent.
Breadstuls The excitement the market has been
greater than ever before remembered prices have not
only daily but hourly advanced
To day market well attended and though the ex
ctement the last day in great pass
ed away prices were fully main tanned consumptive
demand was more prevalent than during the week. We
quote an advan since last week of Is per Genital on
Wheat and Flour and 3d. Indian Corn in which latter
article considerable business is reported today
Provisions-A very large business has been done in
Beef the sales amounting about 900 tierces large
portion of which is ofaS years cure quotations show an
not been so largely dealt in Early the week sale of
9oo Dds at sos was made, and holders have
manded S5s which has not yet been paid Bacon with
out any active demand has advanced 2 per cwt Cheese
quiet without change.
Lard-Abou of prime have been soId at eo. to
6s and holders now ask 62s which has checked the de-
mand. ~
Taow has been greatly excited this week having ad.
yanced to Co.'S but day price has declined to 5s
Ashes firm, a 31s. Cd for both sorts
naval Stores common Rosin has improved little
safes pelhg reported at As I'd some very fine brought
continues
Cd per cwt - ~
Bark is quiet at los for Philadelphia and 7s Cd for
LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET, April2e.-rhe mar
kets nave been affected diversey by the war news
sugar has become inactive and sales cannot now be
made except concession Lower prices are excepted
Tor moasses and tea with dull market hardly sustans
its value. Rice talow rum hemp and iue on the other
mand, have shown much animation and become dearer
The United Brokers thus report todays transactions
me sugar market without change 900 bags Benares
a n Rs aY1E0 n hcx.
bond 27s Cd per cwt cargo $500 puncheons) of Cuba
Muscovado Moasses, (of the coas has been placed at
los 3D. per cwt. The sales in rum are limited to 90
puncheons Demerara without change in prices OF the
Ceara coee offered by auction $50 bags realized AS to
We have had quiet market to-day for rice the bust.
ness being confined to 500 bags Larong at 9 per cot
Satpetre continues to be inquired for $50 bags Calcutta
having realised IS to 46s for per cent and $50
Tags to arrive at AS per for per cent refacton
At public sale $50 bales ue brought 913 S. to f17 for
common to good being advance of los to 2O and of
Hemp 230 bales Bombay f21 to G26 O5O bale Manila
arrive have also been disposed at per ton More
disposition has again been shown purchase Oil Seeds
and rather higher prices paid bags Guzerat Rape are
reported at Sos; 500 bags Bombay at 42s to 44 and
IIOo bags Bombay Lnseed at 53s 53S Cd per quarter
nave also TO notice 600 bags Sage Flour at los
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET-The European
Times, of the 18th, says:
The present week has been an eventll one in the Co
ton market At the opening, Monday, the strong ma
Vi tne american advlces tended to check the de
pressing hnuence caused by the warke character of the
Continental advices. Holders however were free sellers
win an absence OF pressure to SELL prices remained
without quotable change On Tuesday also prices were
unchanged and business transacted was very small
there was still lingering hope of peace being preserved
On Wednesday and yesterday, however the announce.
ment of Secret Treaty between Russia and France and
he expectation of almost instant commencement of
hostiities produced quite panic in the funds and also
in this market A anxious desire to sell became
manifested in many quarters with only very small
demand from the trade prices became most irregnar
generally amounting to d. to sd per h. decline from
last weeks quotations. but this decline has been more
marked IN The low qualities of American To-day there
mas not oeen quite so gloomy feeling exhibited, but
prices are without the least change the sales only amount
ing to 900 bales all to the trade The stock at present
IN the hands OF spnners must be somewhat reduced
uurlns le past lew weeks, the purchases the
trade IN tins market have only averaged 20 $40 bales this
week The average weekly quantity taken for consump
o or ls market now stands at Al sos bales per week
about the estimated consumpton whereas about the 25tb
of March, it was estimated at 45 haes-so that asum
ing the consumption at present to be about - 600 bales
per week. the stock in the hands of spinners NAV he e
mated at about $4,000 bales less than at the
ment OF the present month. The sales this week are
ooO2o bales of which specula have taken $50 Amar
can and $50 East Indies; exporters 60 American 20
Brazil and l6lO East ndie thus leaving rs 900 bales of
all kinds to the trade
April 3O-The alarming character of the adyces from,
the Continent has been seriously felt in the Cotton mar
90 limited has been the demand and urgent the
uese TO reaze that 1t is difficult to give correct scale
oil quotations, and those below must be considered in
some measure nominal the daily business has been too
limited TO MAINTAIN regularity, pressing has heen
the desire to realize, that doubt in instances lower
prices than quotations have been accepted We now
quote middlng Uplands 6Ad; Mobile I'd: Orleans "a
Inc Committee of Brokers place fair Uplands ID Mo-
bile I'D; and Orleans Sd.-being a decline of < 10 4d
per b. in qualities of American Cotton the reatest
decline has been in the middng and lower grades Su
rats, Brazils and Egyptians similarly affected
m LIE NE DhAiN IkApE-The alarming position of politics
on e continent OF Europe and the anticipation of an i'm
mediate outbreak of war has created much excitement in
the Grain trade throughout the Kingdom and the prices
demanded for Wheat have quite irregular bnt the
advance generally obtained about 5s per quarter over
the currences of the previous week The Gdse returns
Tor the week ended 23d instant 16 66 quarters The
trade here has been equally excited as elsewhere and
large business has been done in Wheat and FIour NJ an
on each article varying from Cd to per GENITAL
according 10 the less greater eagerness buyers
Provsions.-The Provision markets have improved
DGth IN transactions and prices since last notice
mere mas peen large speculative demand for American
Beef and stocks in first hands are now small The rates
qured have been gradually advancing and are still tend
ing upwards. Pork too closes dearer and very firm on
eraons having also been extensive hut the spnlv ben
light the was less for speculation than in Beef
vance IN the value of other articles has been taken
hod OF by holders to raise the price Lard in better re-
q queSt and dcarer.
LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.-The supar market
closes excessively fiat and prices are generally Cd and
low brown Manritus fully Is. cheaper Coffee almost
neglected; sale since yesterdays auction has been
made at reduction. The Tea market is quiet com mon
Conguo quoted at Id full terms For Rice the market
continues much excited, and large business still doing
loOo naGS sold at los to los. Cd for Dacca
ana lQS od for middng white: Saltpere-Market very
nrm .oo bags Bengal by auction taken in at very high
rates goo bags Bombay, 81 to 46 per cent refracton
sold at 37$ to Sss.-parcels to arrive, 46s
o. torn-SnppIies pretty fair of foreign Wheat and
ad vance on Wheat, 2s Barley and Is on Oats from
last Monday Norfolk Flour 39s. rise of 6s from Mon
dav. ~ 0 ~
Glasgow Iron.-No 1, Warrants, Makers, Iron and No
5, all 49s. Sd. to 49s. Sd. Market fiat
STATE OF TRADE-The present state of the continental
complications has exercised than expected niur-
ous effect on all business transactions The consequence
has been that the export demand for colonial produce has
ly made for the home trade important public sales have
been announced, and prices have lowering tendency
Tor sugar, Coffee and spices, but large business has
again been transacted in Rum Rice and altpetre pro-
ducng further advance Increased activity in trade
Tor RUSSIAN Produce and rates advancing for Tallow
Hemp and Linseed Metals have been cautiously dealt
ter and Lead. '' Nf
The markets inactive for textile articles and easier
terms accepted for Cotton, Wool and Silk Full rates
realized for Dry Goods purchases are however cautious
y made for the home and continental markets and large
quantities OF Indigo are announced for auction Fish
Oils slow sale, and cheaper; but demand brsker for
vegetable Oils, with some advance for Olive and Lin
trade, however rules active. Demand active for Bread
stufis, and a further advance is anticipated.
From The Circular Of Baird, lie Coco G Col
RIO DE JANElRO, March 15.-Coffee "a Though the
entries IN February were abundant than in January
averaging 5000 bags a day. the supply did not proye
equal to the demand and hence gradual Improvement
OF lo rels had taken place in prices before
OF the month The transactions embraced 165 so bags
OF which l22S0O bags for the United States decided
aneoraon could be noticed in the character of
ceipts, compared with those of the previous month
really fine qualities however, rather scarce Only
rlhng sales occurred until the 7th inst when Eng
lish mail having arrived with encouraging inte
genee from the United States the again became
attlc, 4f,oUo DdSS changed hands three DAYS,
Principally for that quarter at advance Of 200 res-
wet weather having prevailed up the eth supplies
as usual at once ceased and notwithstanding are now
resumed cannot be anything but for some time
AT the moment there is nothing doing, but quotations
although nominal, may be considered firm, follows
Per h. on board.
Superors ....5 5l500G5l7OO. :. 10 47(Gl0s1
Good FIrsts $4,000 81 100. TO- l4tGlO.32
Ordinary Firsts.. $1,000 5 1OO.... 96S(d $50
Seconds. ......" .3ls0Od4sOO. 7.6105 9 90
Round lots, fair. .5lS00ta 5l4OO. 10 l4(dlO32
Round lots, good. 5l45O(d5l5OO. 10 4OIdlO47
Sold in all since the 1st instant SO coo bags of which
bags for the United States Stock so 900 bags OF
the l25 $50 bags which cleared in February ee bags
were for Europe &C. and for the United States 892 to
Baltimore 1922 to New Orleans l3,029 to New York
i3,o2O to Philadelphia 4G00 to Richmcnd-in all SO 953
bags, against 81 AIS bags in February 1858
IMPORTS AT BALTIMORE
FOREIGN.
ST. JOHNS, n. B.-Schr. Pearl
300 ship knees $4,000 pickes 900 laths Il grind
stones, IA bbls herrings, 81 hlf do, Kelsey Gray
EXPORTS FROM BALTIMORE.
MoNROvIA AFRICA-Ship NJ C.. Sterens
40 Dds. Hour do. corn meal, do bacon, tres do