The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-03
BALTIMORE MARK ETS.

WEDNESDAY, November 2
The absorbing interest felt by all parties in the election
going to-day has occasoned a virtual suspension OF
business and hardly anything has been done in any
partment of trade. We give, however, such items OF
commercial news able to obtain.
COFFEE.-There have been one two out of town
buyers looking Coffee to-day but have heard of
sales The market is firm at our former quotations, viz:
11G11S cts. for medium Rio; l1HG1lA cts. for fair to
good fair do l2d12A cts. for good to prime do; 2dl3
for Lagusyra: and 15G164 cts for Java. The stock
of Rio to-day is about 35 900 bags
FLOUR,-The only transaction we have heard of to-day
in Flour is sale of 100 bbs Howard Street Super
$525 hs figure being decline Of l2h cts per Dbl on
the price generally asked for this description yesterday
We quote Ohio Super at S525, and City Mills do. at
s512kG525 per hbl Extra Flour is steady for
mer quotations. viz SIS 50d56 62& for Ohio; S5.50G575
for common, and S5.s7Ha6 for fancy brands Howard
Street. Sc for regular shipping, and 81 bbl for fancy
FAMILY FLoUR-Family Flour continues firm and
in good demand Welch's is selling at s7.75,
and quote the Patapsco, Reservoir Silver Spring.
and Ashland brands at 81 so per bb We also quote good
brands of Ohio and Howard Street Family at $3.50 per
RYE FLOUR AND Corn MEAL-Rye Flour is firm at
$3.50 bbl Corn Meal is selling slowly at s45 per
Dbl for City. There is no Brandywre in market and
omit quotations for it.
GRAIN-The offerings of Grain to-day very light,
the receipts of all descriptions amounting to only
1000 bushels. There was, however very little inquiry
for any variety, and only two three lots sold We
quote Wheat nominal at 122130 cts for fair to prime
red, and ranging from 100 to $50 for fair prime
white. There about bushels at market but the
only reported one 800 bushels good white at
$40 cts OF Corn there about 500 bushels offered
but the only sale made far could learn one
of $50 bushels old yellow at So We quote Corn at
S5d90 cts. for old and 70dSO for new Rye may be
quoted at 70 cts for Maryland and 90 for Pennsyva
MIA, and Oats at 3S40 cts for Maryland and 4lG42 cts
for Pennsylvania
MOLASSES.-Th is nothing doing in Molasses We
quote to-day cayed Cuba at 2lG25 cts. for sour and
sweet Cuba Muscovado at 26d30 cts; Porto Rico 27
35 cts English Island at &c $50 cts. and New Orleans at
37(d4O cts
PROVISIONS.-Provisions are dull and very heavy
Bacon is selling in retail lots at S10 cts for Shoulders
and Sides but round lots be bought readily enough
at ~ and Ok cts. Hams range at from 10H to l3k cts
quote it nominal 7d9 for Shoulders and Sides
Mess Pork may he quoted to-day at $l5 2515 So Prime
do. at S11dl1.25 Rump do. at Sl1 25G1l so per Dbl
and again quote Beef at Sl2dl4 for old and new Bal
tmore packed No. l. and Sl4Gl7 per hb. for do Mess
and Lard at llR cts per lib. for Western in bbS and
tierces, and l24G13 cts. in kegs.
RlCE.-RiCe is steady at 4lG4 q cts. for good and
cts for prime crop, but hear of sales of i'm
portance.
SALTLiverpool Salt is in good demand and we quote
it firm at 80 cts for Ground Alum $50 cts for Marshals
and Jeffrey and Darcy fine and l75 cts for Ashtons
Fire Salt is very scarce, but Ground Alum in good
supply We still quote Turks Island Salt 17dIS cts per
buSiel.
SUGARS.-There is nothing doing in Sugars, but we
quote them steady at the following rates. So 75d6379
for common to good refining Cuba and English Island So so
C25 for grOcer's styles do, SO 257 common to
good Forto Rico; SIS for prime do. S725G8 25 for
fair to prime New Orleans.
WHISKEY.-Whskeyis is dull and heavy. We quote
Country 28K cts and City and Ohio 27 cts but we
hear of no sales.