The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-21
REVIEW OF THE
BALTIMORE MARKETS
FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY %

Acknowledgement to note this week a further ad
vance in IA AeGhO S1 There was sale made day or two
held to-day at 60 cts per gallon.
ALE AND PORTER.-We continue to quote Scotch
Ale in pints at Sl62H G175, and London Porter and
Brown Stout in pints at 81 .62h al rs per dozen.
BREAD.-Bread is steady at the advance noted last
week, and quote Navy at cts, Pilot 5k cts,
Water Crackers at on cts BLESS the usual discount
BEESWAX-We hear of no transactions worth noting
article but we quote it firm at 3S39 per h.
BARh-We are not advised of any transactions this
week in Quercron Bark but quote it steady at s2
20 for No i and sl7(a2o per ton for No ..
BRlMSTONE.-We have heard of no sales of crude
brmstone TINS week, but we quote it steady s474s
per ton. There have been two lots Sicily re-
ceived here this week.
COTTON.-The demand, which has been very limited
is confined to the wants of spnners who purchase merely
sufficient to supply their immediate wants The sales
this week amount only to about $50 bales rather r-
regular rates but mostly at prices equal about II
six months, for middling Upland. Holders however,
generally unwilling to sell on that basis The mar
ket closes too unsettled to give reliable quotations
Stock on hand about 900 bales
COFFEE.-There some little movement early in
the week in Coffee but for several days
has been quiet The stock here is quite light it is
made up generally of undesirable descriptions the
market is dull mainly in consequence of this fact. The
sales add about $500 bags and they include bags
common and musty Rio at 1OH@1O% cts, 200 bags
fair do sex Banshee at IL cts 600 bags do ex Ella
Virginia at IL cts, and 200 bags Rio
TX 911k cts for medium to fair, and 4Gl2 cts for
good to prime We quote Coffee today follows,
viz at l04 4G11A cts for common to medium Rio, IL \
9lA cts for fair to good do, II cts for prime do 12
12h cts for Laguayra, and 15Gl6 cts for Java. The
the import this week of O2o bags and SO pockets
Coffee from Boston.
CANDLES.-Candles are still dull but we continue to
quote them as follows, viz 17G22 cts for Adamantine
2S30 cts for Solar Chemical Sperm 42a43 cts for
Sperm 50 cts for patent Wax 12Kd15 for Western and
Eastern Mould, and Is 4dl64 cts. per lb for Eastern
Mould in fancy boxes for West India shipment
COAL.-There has been very little done here this week
in Cumberland Coal but at Alexandria the market s We
learn very active The cargo are still as follow
viz So 35d3. so for fine; So 609375 for of and
s41oG4.25 per ton for lump cash delivered on board
Leon pniD of
tons to Havana Anthracite Coal is selling by retail at
from s475 to 1926 per ton of 2,240 lbs.
and ns sgan duote II at "a cts for refined In
gots, and q cts. per lb for Sheathing Yellow Metal
Sheahing selling at 2l cts for both English and Amer
ican Yellow Metal Bolts at "a cts, and do Nails at
cts. perlb
FIsH.-Mackerel may be quoted this week at 50 5Oa
10 for No. 3, Sl4g16 for medium and large no ahc
market for them inactive although quite firm Eastern
Herrngs in active demand They are selling at from
$500 to S425 for Halifax, and S4 5OCG5 per Dbl fol
labrador. Alewives selling at So 50d4 for old, and
sozSq6 SO per Dbl for We quote Smoked Herrngs
Sog4O cts per box. dry Goldfish at s325a375, and do
nake at s. 25 az SO per loo lbs Hake quite dull
F Ehtre are no North Carolina, Potomac Susquehanna
FRhT@arset Tmarset and we can give no quotations for them
at 52d55 cts. per lb for good Southern and West
LouRThere has been very little done this week in
but there has been some very marked changes in
ana Sutlon of the market 1t opened on Saturday dull
u n'eaVy but the European news received on Monday
adxanc some excitement among the Dealers and an
OF % cts per bbl on SATURDAYS price was pener
markat r put it was not realized On Tuesday the
ue at 90 per bb which was decline of 25 cts on the
Et dshea on Monday. Yesterday both Super and
further decline in Super of l2x to rs cts per bh ad
closed heavy at the decline The sales for the
week amount TO less than 5000 bbls The exnorts
also been very light. They are as follows viz nav
's s. 9ssss p RI s ss To St
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