The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-02


PR0YISIoNS.-We have to note this week marked
change in the condition of the Provision market Last
week there was pretty active demand for PROVISIONS,
and the feeling in the market quite strong but this
week there has been very little doing and through the
greater part of the week the market has been heavy
The advices from the West and other quarters are very
dscouragng for holders and they have had depressing
influence upon the market Bacon has fallen off since our
last issue to and Bulk Meat fully of cent per III.
BULK MEAT-The transactions in Bulk Meat this week
have been light. The sales include 900 his fair quality
and Hams, 500 pieces loose Hams at 60
hhds prime Western Shoulders ana Sides at and cts
We quote Shoulders day at A97 cts, Sides at SA@9
cts, and Hams at 81 (d94 cts.
BACoN.-There has been fair retail demand this week
for Bacon but large lots have been sold Some sales
10 cts for Sides bat for days past Shoulders have
been selling at 7A(G7I cts, and Sides at 9HG19H cts
figures The sales of Bacon ada up about 800 hhds.,
included in which % hhds. old Sides which sol at
81 pieces Hams at from 104 to IL cts.
BEEF-There is some little inquiry for Beef and we
sales this week of about 100 bills Baltimore packed
per Dbl Western Beef may be quoted $500 for Prime
$40 for No l, and 81 so per Dbl for Mess.
PoRKThe sales of Pork this week include 60 bills old
Mess at SIS % 125 bbs extra heavy do at $40 deliv
cred in Philadelphia so bbls Prime s3 SCALA and $50
to-day at SIS 5o91S75, and Prime and Rump at $4,000
II per Dbl.
LAED-Lard has been quoted through the week at 124
cts in bbs and cs and 12A cts in kegs for prime West
Leaf but have heard of sales and quote it
as closing dull at the above quotations.
BUTTER-Good Butter is still selling quite freely but
common do is very dull Country Roll is selling at 20
% cts, New York State at 1921 Goshen at 22924
cts but quote common Western at 9A(dl0 cts and
Glades at l0G12 cts. We note sales this week
of 100 kegs city packed shipping Butter at k9l2
cts
CHEEsE-We quote Cheese this week at 1O61OK eta
for Western Cutting and 112 cts for Eastern do The
pow DERIVE quote Hazards, Duponts and Beatty's
Powder at So for blasting and IS for sporting key of
PLASTER-Plaster is active and very firm. We note
sales this week of two cargoes containing 400 tons
at $4d412H per ton.
RICE.-There has been a good inquiry this week for
Rice but the market FOR it has been less active than it
was last week the week previous. The embrace
one lot of $50 erce at 06A 100 lbs and $50
tierces in lots at OAK cts per h. Rice closes to-day
steady at 444 cts for ordinary to prime lots We note
the receipt this week of 7S2 erces from Charleston and
of 203 terces from Savannah-tota 9S5 terces.
RUM.-New England Rum is selling in lots to the
trade at 3334 cts. We quote Porto Rico do at 60G65
cts. and Jamaica do at 10O9lO5 cts per gallon.
SUGARS.-There have been some Sugars selling this
week both to the trade and refners but the market has
taken place in the condition of the market since last
ISSUE and the sales have generally been made at about
last weeks rates The sales this week add about $50
hhd and they include 1874 hhds Porto Rico sold for
filming at s7d7 IN 247 bags Iaguayra also for refining
to 1871 and 90 hhds. fair to good Porto Rico at
ton at S715@740. Sugars close to-day steady at the
Se% for GOOD to 70 CHOICE gGee do
81 257 so for fair good Porto Rico; $7d712H for
filming grades do and So 62K for refining grades Cuba
and English Island. The imports of Sugar this week
include $50 hhds and 1S9 boxes from Cuba $50 hhds
from Porto Rco 2O2 hhds from Demerara; and So hhs
from Lousiana-total ,429 hhds., and l39 boxes.
SEEDS.--Grass Seeds have through the week been
rather dull, and in Glover have further de
cline 1t sold at the opening at $6G6.12k for fair to
prime, the latter rate being decline of 12k cts. the
closing price of last week but since the opening note
further decline, and for two three days past it
prime Some lots of common Seed have been sold
within the last day two low s525 per bushel.
The sales of Coverseed this week add about 500 bush
els. We note also sales Of 200 to 800 bushels
Timothy Seed lat s22592S7H bushel, and it closes
SALT-Liverpool dull but steady at the quota
tons, viz 90 cts for Ground Alum $50 cts for Marshals
and jeffrey Darcys fine and $50 cts. per sack for Ash
toms do There is no Liverpool Salt here ahoat but there
are two or three cargos expected to arrive here daily
and 20 cts. per bushe from
STAVES.-We hear of no transactions this week in
Slaves. We quote R. O. HID. at sl6G17 for culed, and
single do. at sl315 W. 0. HID at s4OG42 So and W.
0. Pipe Slaves at s55G5S per thousand.
SYRUPS.-BaltiT ore Refined Syrups still selling
at the following rates. viz Sugar House cts
Golden, and So cts. per gallon for Extra Golden
SPICES-Spices quiet but steady tprevious rates.
and we quote Pepper as before at O cts Pmento
7G7H Cloves at104 all cts. Cassia at 30G32 cts
and i Nu u% at 65aes cts per H. for
STARCH.-Starch is steady at 5A(a6 cts for Western
PEARL cts. for West Philadelphia; 81 cts for 0swego
and e(d6H cts. per lb. for Duryea's.
SOAr-There is something doing in Soap, but the mar
ke for it not active We quote CASTLE at 11dl1H
Chemical Olive at 6G7 cts, and olene at 7hGSH cts
TOBACCo.-The demand for fair to good Maryland To-
week of this description at s6Gl0. These prices
garded about good last rates considering the
color which is not desirable There is little in
quiry for dark common, which quote at So 50d4 so.
We still quote ground leaf at s3a350 and better des
criptions of do at s56 The market for Ohio Tobacco
cannot be considered fairly opened and quotations
fully established The quality of the crop
very good There sales late last week Of about 200
hhds. at prices ranging from S5GS0 for common green
to fine leafy reds In Kentucky Tobacco there is still
nothing doing, and we continue to quote new crop
Tugs at S5G5.5O common leaf at sea $3.50; good do
of the week 206 hhds Maryland 202 hhds Ohio "a
hhds Kentucky and hhds Virginia-total l SOY hhds
MANUFACTURED ToBACCo.-We have no change to no.
tice in the condition of the market, which is moder-
aelv active at former rates which we continue to quote
viz: common pounds at 16Jd20 cts; medium do. nj
20G26 cts; good do. at 2Sd35 cts; fine do 355O cts
fine SIS and los 20G27 cts: medium do 17d20 cts;
sound common do. at l4gl5 cts; and inferior shipping
los. 1875 and 20's 9G12 cts
TIN.-Tn Plate continues firm at 500 for l. c. and
ST. per box for l. X Banca Tin is bringing 31G32
and quote Speer at cts and Pig Lead at 5Aa6 cts
per ID:
per h. for City rendered There however nothing doing
| IN it
| WOOL-Wool is dull, and prices have rather a down
ward tendency The quotations tn is week follows
! viz: 25Ql27 cts for unwashed; 3OdS3 cts for No.
pulled 3740 cts for pulled Merino; 353S cts. for tut
washed; 3437 cts for common to quarter blood fleece
37l41 cts for quarter to half blood do; 41d46 fol
half to three quarter blood do 46@52 cts for three
! quarter to full blood do and 53d55cts. for extra
There have been only about 5000 lbs sold this week.
WHISKEY.-Whiskey has through the week been dull
and it has fallen off price since the opening fully on
! per gallon. The market opened at 2Sh cts. fo
Country and City and 90 for Ohio but for three
DAYS City Whiskey has been selling at 2 cts and Ohio
do at % cts and the market closes to-day dull at thes
figures. There have been sales of only few hundred
! bbls reported this week.
Great Britain and there is no vessel at present thu
berth for either London Liverpool We hear of
has been taken up for Havana with railroad ties
50 cts and bricks at 50 OOo brig of 200 tons TO
the West Indies at 60 cts, and another for Windwar
port at 81 cts bbl schooner of 200 tons for Maan
and back SO cts for sugar and So for moasses
deck and foreign port charges paid Coastwise freight
cts and flour at 80 cts to New York at 81 80 70
coal to Providence New Bedford Fall River and Ware
ham, 81 60 per ton fer coal, and cts per bushel TO
grain and to ports in Maine at 7dS cts. per bushe-
There is but limited amount Offering Southern ports
To Charleston and Savannah have change to note
To New Orleans the is still 6as cts. per foot
So so per ton and to Mobile 81 per So cts per Dbl
for whiskey, and 109l2 cts. per foot.
BALTIMORE DRY GOODS MARKET, April L
The Dry Goods bbers generally quite busy, but tn
ly little There still some goods selling to the Yves
ard far South but the bulk of the sales making
to dealers in and the neghboring States Good
of all descriptions continue firm and there is in
mediate prospect of change in the rates for eithe
Cotton or Woollen fabrics. Heavy standard make
of Brown Sheetings are selling at Ok cts, mediur
do. at 7497h cts, and light do. at 5A66 cts:
Brown Drills are bringing sA@9 cts, Bleached dc
9deA cts. and Blue do 10AH11 cts. osnaburgs ar
very firm at 7S cts. for 81 Skd11 cts. for IS 10HGl
cts for A; and 1904 cts. for heavy twed rs good
and the market for them is very firm Dehims Stripe
Ticks and Canton Fanuels all bringing full price
Prints range generally at from TO IL Lawns
steady at 10H al5k cts, and De LANES at 17G19 CT
Woollens still in fair request and the market for thel
is firm with upward tendency. Cassimeres, Satinet
Tweeds, Lnseys and Jeans all bringing full prices
We publish below the usual Monthly Circular of Messr
S. p Thompson Co., Brokers in Sugar and Moasses.
. MONTHLY SUGAR AND Mo1AssEs STATEMENT.
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