The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-04

The market for Groceries is without alteration
hhds ew Orleans Sugar sold at 7kc and 500 bbs New
Orleans Molasses at 40,d41c., all time
In Provisions there very little doing and the
is dull but firm at former rates
Holders of Whiskey have advanced their rates to day
ana Dds are quoted at 2Sd29c for Pennsy lvana and
Ohio, and Drudge at 26Hc; few small sales however,
| are reported at something less.
| CALIFORNIA WOOL TRADE-In relation to the
wool trade of California the San Francisco Shipping List
remarks that the last reports of Co. Assessors estimated
the number of sheep in the State at ALI 000 Since such
reports made, sufficient inaccuracies have dis
covered to render it certain there at least
sheep in the country while the per-
ormance of their duties In Soano county alone it has
been ascerained, the estimate was full 6OOOO too low
that number of sheep having driven out of the coun
try for the purpose of better pasturage during the
mer Indeed had there not been at least half million of
sheep in the State during the shearng it is hard
y probable we could have exported 142s3 351 pounds
wool 1885, as statistics show to have been the
Since the seasons clip over, the number of sheep
that have been driven into the different counties is
known to be quite large and Governor Weer-doubtess
the total number on the lst of Janu
ary at 500O0 By late Santa Fe New Mexico) Gazette
we learn that 100000 sheep were about to he taken
from Benaille and Valencia counties, in that Terri
| tory, overland to California. There also
drove of 10000 from Ohio at Santa Fe, bound for the
same destination Considering the rapdity of the natu
raj increase in this State and the stimulus that large
profits have given the wool business it is improbable
that there will be million sheep the State against the
shearng season. that the wool export in 1859
will be in the neghborhood of three million pounds 1t
only recently that general attention has been called tn
the extraordinary advantages of California a wool
growing country. Now, however, people are fully
aroused to the Importance of the subject and past pro
gress is no criterion to judge the u ture improvements
this branch of the business. We hear ofq quite number
of men in this city who making arrangements
ranches with sheep and it is not improbable that the de-
mand another spring for choice focks will be extensive,
perhaps causing advanced prices We can think of no
branch of business promising better profits, and would
urge the importation of choice breeds of Sheep for the
purpose of improving the wool that is inevitably form
| Leading article in our exports
The Los Angeles large of sheep are on
their way to California and be expected in this
son. up to this week. Large bands of cattle may
expected having crossed the Colorado lately at last ac
counts they were pasturing on the Hay Fields"
NEW BEDFORD OIL MARKET, March I've have
another dull week to report in 0spurchases doubt
being influenced by the expected arrivals of several
large cargoes in the clippers which, the Skylark
and Golden Eagle may be hourly looked for The trans
actions since last confined to sales of 220 bbs fair
whale at 55c "a do dark at Sic per gallon and do
Marguerite Bay at price we did not learn.
The Cincinnati Gazette of Wednesday. saws:
The Provision market continues fiat The asking prices
were S7 75als 90 for Mess Pork for Bacon Should
Shoulders and Sides and liz for prime barrel Lard
Buyers are scarce, and sellers the figures quoted are
NOT plenty Ihe disposition on both side seems to be to
hold OIL Flour continues in active speculative demand
and prices are advancing The sales to-day at So
G5 80 % for superane and So 9oGe1o for Extra Prices
are also still advancing in New York In Grain we
notice good demand for Wheat and Corn and prices are
firm Barley is dull and easier Rye is in limited re
quest Oats steady at 61G63. There is SLIGHTLY i'm.
proved demand for Cloversced and prices are stier
There is little or nothing doing in the large way.
WILMINGTON MARKET for the week ending March
2-Turpentine- receipts for the ending today
have not been heavy for few weeks previous
and we note an advance of fully per bb for all
grades We now quote at SIS for Virgin and Yellow Dip
and 81 so for Hard per $50 lbs There good demand
existing and sales readily made at quotations Sales
for the week foot up 334O bbs
Spirits Turpentne.-The market for this article has
ruled quiet since our last and have change
sales for the week of only 149 bbls &c cents per
gallon
Rosn-In the finer grades there has been nothur do.
ing and only hear of sales of 243 bbs low No at
g 29a3 per Dbl as in quality. In No note sales of
1000 bbs at 81 25 and for inferior per 3lO
lbs In Common there has been considerable excitement
In the market for the past few days in consequence of the
facilities for shipping and the slight reduction in rates
and prices have advanced fully 10 cts per bb We foot
up sales for the week of 26 700 bbls.
Iar-Comes to market sparingly. There is good de-
mand existing, and parcels with ready at 81 so
per Dbl. Sales for the week of 426 bbs
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK, March 3-CottOn is firm. Flour is ex
cited-Sales of 26 900 bbs State S545d57O Ohio So 20
16oo Southern So 10d6 So Wheat is also excited
Sales OF 900 bushels at advance of cent Milwaukee
club l35 cents Western red 145dl46 cents white
100 10 cents Corn is buoyant-Sales of 81 900 bushels
mixed S5A cents, refused white SO cents yellow Slsi
cents Pork is steady-Mess $l7.50dlS Prime sl30
1925. Lard is dull at IL l2 cents Whiskey is duII
Sugar is firm at 64dS cents. Coffee is firm-Sales of
bags on private terms but said to he full prices
Spirits Turpentne dull. Rosn is steady at 173k
pHIL4pELPHIA, March 3.-Flour.-The market gen
rally closed with an advancing tendency. Superfne
25 Wheat is steady red $50 cts, white 6O cts
is firm.saes of 600 bushels yellow 50 cts. Whskey
closed firm at27(dl2S cts.
New ORLEANS March 1.-The sales of Cotton TODAY
have been q 500 bales, advance before the re
ceip Of the steamers advces The quotations
being - the foreign quotations produced no eff
been 40 900 bales receipts 600 bales against 46 500
bales last year Sugar dull at N 6A cts. Flour advan
Lard dull.