The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-30

Flour has dragged heavily all the week. without much
change Wheat steady. Corn rather higher and in good
dull and declining the receipts. continue ample. Su-
gar and moasses ruled dull all the week. under the
favorable advce from New Orleans but the close there
were indications Of an improvement.
Pork packing continues to progress rapidly the re
cepts continue large and another heavy week business
has been done but Notwithstanding the ample supply,
the confidence of holders in high prices consequent upon
short supply of pork has been disturbed in any
sentia particular they submit any decline which
takes place, matter of necessity than choice,
and only sell in when compelled to do the
current rates from day to day There have not been
The Chicago Times of Tuesday says:
There very little business done yesterday. The
banks all closed there meeting of the Board
of Trade, and the offices of the grain dealers
opened. The day in fact observed to extent,
but by universally, Christmas The rail
roads brought in the usual quantity of flour snd grain
and the receipts of hogs and poultry also large
usual We heard of sales of grain and but few of live
hogs the latter at 81 504 so per 100 lbs There
good deal done in dressed hogs the mild weather making
holders desirous of selling out. Several hundred head
sold at S525G5S0 per 100 lbs Poultry in fair de
mand.
The receipts by railroad during the last week have been
II 296 bbls -four II l54 bushels wheat $50 bushels
corn 81 4 bushels oats-toal 23S 465 bushels The total
receipts of the ia 999 bbls flour 900
bushels wheat, 535990 bushels 1866 49S bushels
oats 6l0 900 bushels barley, and $1,000 bushels rye
| total 10 ,275 $40 bushels.
| NEW BEDFORD OIL MARKET, Dec. 25.-For the
weekThe market for Oil has been very quiet the past
week. The only transactions in this market sales
of 300 bbs Sperm for export, and 100 do for consump
=.
of Friday reports sales of 500 bbs Polar Whale As
cts per gallon equal to cash. rolled from the shed and
re-fed
H.. T. LoNSDALE, SON 4 co.'s NEW ORLEANS WEEKLY COT
FEE STATEMENT.
Arrivals since 1st of July, direct, bags. .1S3 $40
g ." g coastwise..... l6,27s-155 127
Same time last year, direct :..l994 4O8
" cOastwse nOne-lP9 4OS
Decrease of imports direct this year........ 44281
Stock in first hands this day, of Rio...... 56374
Stock in second hands this day.... IL 100 6S 474
Same time last year. ar........................ 6351
Increase of stock this Observation-Disclosures. 22128
ARRIVALS DIRECT
Carlotta to j. L. Phipps & Co........,........ 5000
Nautilus to Ra Co........... ............. 1926
Indus TO George Nathan. han....,................. 400
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 1896
Sales of the week-423 bags 12% cts 12h cts
800 at l24 cts 400 at u cs "a at IL cts 1886
cts SO at IN cts 200 at II cts 1888 104 cts. "a
at II cts; 5000 at Total, IA ,2S5 bags.
Stock on hand last week k........ bags 81, 7,211
Received since ,326- 74.537
Stock on hand this day. 6S,474
Taken for consumpton...... ..... ........... 6O63
Market-0rdnary, 104 cts. Low Fair, II to II cts;
Fair 1lK@11A cts; Good Fair, II cts; Prime 124 to
12% cts.
New Orleans, December %, 1859.