The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-17

WEDNESDAY, March 16.
ALC0HOL.-There has been some inquiry for Alcohol
within the last day two and note sales of $50
Western 30 per cent at 90 cts, and Of 900 bbs City dis
titled do. at 81 cts.
to-day than there has been for ten days past and
slight improvement in the general mark et
The sales add up about 4400 bags they include
bags Rio, the cargo of the Creole which arrived yes
terday, at II cts. round, $50 bags do al x cts
and 400 bags Laguayra Coffee at II We continue to
quote Cohee as follows, viz: n%GllA cts. for fair to
good Rio II cts for prime do 12a24 for Laguayra
and ihG15 cts. for Java. The stock to-day is about
FLOUR The demand for Flour has fallen off material
y within the last two three days and the market for
it to-day percepbly weaker in tone than it has been
for time previously. There no sales reported
on Change but both Ohio and Howard Street Super
asking So 37h per Dbl. for both these varieties City
Mills Super is still quoted at Sc for standard and Sc 25
$50 per bb for fancy brands Extra Flour is duh and
Street at 25 and City Mills ST regular ship
ping, and sS per bbl for choice retailing brands. We
quote Rye Flour dull at $3.50 and Corn Meal So rs
for Baltimore, and S4.12H per Dbl. for Brandywine.
FAMILY FLoUR-Family Flour is now selling at the
following rates, viz 50 for Baltimore, $3.50 for Old Do
mnon, and 50 per bbl. for Welch's
GRAlN.-For Wheat the demand continues active and
the market buoyant. There about 500 bushels
celved to-day all OF which was sold at 155l65 for
red the latter figure being advance of per bushe
on previous rate and 173@1S5 for fair good
white, and We note also a sale in addition 900 bushels
prime white from store at 195 This lot was bought
and put in store in October last at 3S Corn is dull
and rather heavy The receipts to-day reached about 10
600 bushels part of which sold at 75d7S cts for
white, SlGS3 cts. for yellow by measure and SIS cts by
weight Oats sold to-day 5o55 for Maryland and
Virginia. and 30 cts for Pennsylvania but strictly prime
Pennsylvania would have brought 60 We quote Rye
nominal at 90 cts for Maryland and 951OO for Penn
sylvana. There was none received to day.
MoLASSES-The only transact IN in Molasses re-
ported to-day is sale of so tieces cayed Cuba
We quote New Orleans as before at 40 cts, Texas SO
cts, Porto Rico at 80 36 cts and Cuba % cts for
clayed, and 2sld3 cts. for Muscovado.
PRONlSlONS-There has been a fair business done
today in Provisions and the market for them is firm
pecally for Bacon. We have reported to-day sales of
10000 lbs. Bacon Shoulders at ~ cts. 10 h6ds do at
74 cts. u hhds do. at cts 20 hhd do Sides at 90
cts, and SO hds Shoulders and Sides in jobbing
lots at and 10 cts We also sale of so casks old
Bacon Hams at "a cts. We have heard of transac
ons in Bulk Meat, but it is held firmly at and cts
for Shoulders and Sides, and quote Hams at saG9
cts There has been fair enquiry within the last day
two for barreed Pork and note sales of rs bbs
old Mess at SIS 25 100 bbls do SIS 25 and
so bbls do at $50 per bbl We quote Prime Mess at
Beef dull but still quote SSG9 for Prime
$lo@ll for No and Sll 5oa13 per Dbl for Mess. Lard
is also dull We quote it II for good Western in
bbls. and tierces, and l2A cts in kegs
RlCE.-There has been quite active inquiry to-day
for Rce but no sales ofconsequence have been effected
Advices from and savannah have
the market holders are now asking 3a
cts for common, and 4I44 cts for good prime Since
writing the above have heard of sale of so tierces
prime Rice at i 3 cts.
sALT.--Liverpool Salt is quite dull, but the nominal
for it still as follows viz: 80 cts for Ground
Alumni, $50 cts for Marshalls and Jeffrey Darcys fine
and $50 cts sack o Ashtons do Turks Island Salt
may be quoted at Is cts aoat and 20 per bushe
store
SUGARS.-Sugars are quiet, and the market for them
decidedly heavy The sales to day include 10 hhd low
fair New Orleans at 81 and 25 hhds prime do at 81 62H
We continue to quote New Orleans Sugars s77 725 for
low to good fair rs for good prime Porto Rico
do at s7 so for ordinary good, and refining grades
Cuba and English Island do. at Sc 75d7 12k
SEEDS-Prme Cloverseed is in demand and the mar
ket for it is quite firm, but common lots dull and
heavy Prices range Sc $3.50 per bushel for
common to prime and note sales to-day of some $50
bushels within this range. Timothy Seed dull but
steady at s.. .25192.37H per bushe
WHlskEY.-Whskey is dali and rather heavy. City
can be bought at 2Sk cts. and quote Ohio 29d29
cts We are not advised OF any transactions to-day worth
noting.