The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-19
BALTIMORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 49, 1859.

There sales made Tuesday auction out of the
cargo of the "Danie Webster of 2lOO boxes Sicily
Oranges at from 81 25 to s24O $50 boxes do
81; 900 boxes Sicily Lemons at 50 per box SO bags AL
nond cts. 100 boxes shelied do at % cts and SO
bags Flberts * cts per h. and on Wednesday out Of
the cargo Of the Emea of 1000 boxes Sicily oranges
from 81 90 to 50 and 100 boxes do Lemons ut - per
box Raisns selling at 81 per box for bunch, and
$2S5290 for layer Figs at from to Is cts as in quail
~ Dates at cts, and currants at sGsH cts per lb.
FEATHERS-Th is fair inquiry for Feathers, and
we quote them firm at Is cts b. for good Southern
and Western Live Geese.
FlSH.-There is a little better demand for Fish,
than there was a week or two since, but the
market for them is still inactive The sales altogether
in retail lots, and there is demand for cargoes.
SIS for No . SIG 5oGl7 No. /, and we quote Her
rings as before at 81 5o93 so for common to prime Hall
for Alewives. Box Herring are selling at 35G4O
cts. Dry Goldfish firm at ss.75a4, and we
quote dry Hake at 81. 50G2.75 per 100 pounds.
FL0UR.-There very little done in Flour during
the early part of the week but for day past the
inquiry for it has been active and sales to considerable
extent have been made. The sales of week add up
about 900 bbls The market has throughout the week
been quite strong and the leading descriptions have ad
vanced since the opening 25 cts bb and they close
steady at the advanced The exports of Flour
tinue light. They are this week as follows, viz:
To Rio de JaneirO 900 To Barbados. 200 200
% Buenos Ayres...... 1853 King ston Jar..... 1856
Total. ...269s
HOWARD STREET FLoUR-The demand as was the case
last week, has been chiefly for this description and the
sales include bbls Super at S. rs 600 bbls do at
S5.S4 and 600 bbls do part of which sold 80
days ume, anu 10 De e IN store 80 days at 80 PER Dbl
Super closed to-day steady at So although there were
sellers than buyers at this figure and quote Ex
ira at s65oG675 per bb Some very choice brands of
Extra are held at 81 per Dbl
ONO FLoUR-These has been fair inquiry this week
for Ohio Flour and for this description well Howard
Street prices have through the week been steadily moving
upward The sales embrace 400 bbs Super 1913 600
bbls do at $5S7k bbls do at So 200 bbls choice
Extra $3.50 and 400 bbls Family at S6.75G6S7h
Super could have been readily bought to-day Sc but
of the holders disposed to take lower rate,
CRY MILLS FLOUR There has been considerable in
quiry through the week for City Mills Flour but the only
bills standard super at S575 per bb The stock of City
Mills Flour light and of the mers disposed
to press sales We quote Super as closing firm at So rs
for standard and s6d675 for fancy brands and Extra
Sc 5OG7 for regular shipping, and bb for choice
retailing brands.
FAMILY FLouR-since our last issue there has been
further advance of 25 per Dbl in the for Family
Flour and it is now selling at $3.50 for the leading
brands of Baltimore SIS for Old Dominion and S. 80
Dbl. for Welch's.
RYE FLouR-Rye Flour has been selling through the
these figures
Corn MEAI-The only sale Of Corn Meal have heard
this week of 400 bbs Baltimore per bbl
Corn Meal closes steady So rs for Baltimore and per
bb for Brandywne There have been 399 bbs exported
this week.
The following the inspections Of Flour Meal for
the week ending February 18th, 1859:
Bbs. Half Bbls.
Howard Street. GOES
City Mills. s.,.................... 4.2S0 2s9
Ohio. 2l4
famliy ..'..'.''............-. 'o4
Total-Wheat Flour. ........13, ,206 2S9
Together with 1874 bbls. Rye Flour, and ,S29 bbls
Corn Meal.
GRAIN.-There has been considerably larger supply
of Grain at market this week than last the offerings of
he nm ohOut husla als
against Sc 900 bushels last week The receipts of Wheat
and Corn have increased materially but those of Rye and
Oats have fallen of slightly For Wheat the market has
throughout the week been active and buoyant and sales
have been made at higher prices than have before been
reached since harvest but Corn has generally been dull
and rather heavy. Rye and Oats continue firm.
WHEAr-Wheat has been coming forward this week;
more freely than for some time past and the receipts add
up about 10000 bushels The demand for it has however
been active especially for prime lots and notwtstand
point this week than at any time previously since har-
Reds have sold at from 100 145 the latter
figure having been paid within the lat two three days
for goo bushels prime, and whites at 10dl0 cts
for low grades 150Gl6O cts for fair lots, 165G10 cts
for good do and note sales within the last two three
days of 10000 bushels prime and choice do at 15
$50 cts Wheat closes today very firm and the general
impression is that it will reach still higher point
RYE.-Thcre have been about 600 bushels Rye at
ket this week, all but one two small lots of which
Pennsylvania. The demand for it has been good, and
most of the parcels received have been sold SSd9
for Pennsylvania and s0(dS1 cts. for Maryland
CoEy-The receipts of Corn this week add up about
1000 bushels which nearly $4,000 bushels than
received last week The market for it has generally
been dull although most of the receipts have been dispo
sed Of White Corn has ruled through the greater part
the week from ~ to rs cts for good prime and yell
low do at 7375 cts for good to prime and few choice
lots have brought 76 cts Some lots Of damp white Corn
sold yesterday 65 60 and 20 cts To-day Corn was
rather dull but prices nevertheless pretty well main
tanned White sold at 7375 cts and yellow at 74G75
cts by measure and 7677 cts. per bushel by weight.
0ATs.-There has been good demand through the week
for Oats and the market for them has been quite firm
Good lots have ruled through the week at 4S5O cts for
Maryland and Virginia, and 50G52 cts for Pennsylvania,
but some inferior lots have been sold lower
There have been only about II 600 bushels received this
week.
PEAsE AND BEANs.-Black Eyed Pease are still selling
from sl12I to S130 per bushel for common prime
OFFERINGS OF GRAIN ATTHE CORN EXCHANGE.
Wheat, bg. Corn; bu. Rye, bu. Oats, bu.
To this time; .1267s5 s92o95 2l,sss s1,4os
Same time '5S lloo77 4l4,226 1929 1928
sales limited. We still quote the Agents price for
Peruvian at $50 per long ton, and dealers ask
Island Guano is held at s44 by the importer and s5
by dealers We quote Mexican AA s22 25 per ton ac
Reese's Manipulated Guano sells at $47. Rhodes Super
Phosphate of Lime and De Burgs do s45 per lbs
We note the import this of 4O5 tons Mexican, $50
tons Peruvian from Norfolk and $3.50 bags do from New
York.
GINsENG.-we continue to quote Ginseng at 6Ol7o
GUNNY BAGS.-Gunny Bags selling at TO- 1S, and
IA cts. each, for two, three and four bushe bags,
HlDES.-We hear of no transactions of Importance in
foreign Hides, and quote them nominally at 27 cts for
Bnenos Ayres and % cts for Rio Grande City slaughter
cts and dry do at 1919 cts We the import this
week of $50 Hides from New Orleans.
H0PS-New crop Hops may be quoted at 12G14 cts.
per b., but there is very little doing in them.
HEMP.-Hemp remains very quiet. We quote Russian
as before at S2O but American is higher and quote it
today at $3.50 for rough and $50 per ton for dressed
Manila Temp is selling at G4 cts, and Russia Yarns at
HAY AND STRAW.-IIay is dull and considerably
lower We quote it to-day S13d14 for baled and s11G
II per ton for loose. There is large stock of Hay here
Straw still selling at s4 for Rye and s1o@12 per ton
for wheat.
INDIGo.-Indigo is steady at 3OG5o cts for common
fair Manila s5dOO cts for good to prime do 75G9O
cts for Madras; 95105 cts for Caracas 1lOd150 cts
Guatemala, and 120d175 cts per H. for Bengal There
is however, but little of ony description here, and
hear of no sales worth noting.
IRoN.-There has been movement of consequence
this week in lron but the market for it is nevertheless
viz: at S27d2S for Baltimore Charcoal Forge s2SGS0
for Charcoal No. Wheel s27 for No Anthracite s26
Scotch from the yards Blooms selling s45d
Pudded and soy Gg65 per ton for best Charcoal Bar
Iron is now bringing sS5 per ton for common English
and Sl10 for American hammered; and quote Hoop
Iron at S72hS0 per ton, and Sheet do, at 3H614
per H. for English; 4d44 cts for American, and 12d13
cts for Russia. We quote Charcoal Boiler Plates cts
per h. Nails are firm at the recent advance and
S. 25$. so per 100 lbs for cut ID and upwards.
LEATHER-The demand is fully equal to the receipts
which not heavy and stock is allowed to accumu
late in the hands of dealers The quotations are as fol
lows: City Slaughtered 29G32 cts Country do 20
3l cts; rough skirtng 29a33 cts Spanish sole 2sG3I
cts City essleather, black, 3S34 cts Country do
% 30 cts upper in rough hide S505; calf skins SI2
20 per dozen. and finished do $20(G3O.
MOLASSES.-A cargo of 20S hbds 1877 terces, and %
bbls new crop Cuba Muscovado Moasses, received per
brig Cygnet from Matanzas, sold early the week
private tems hut understood have been at aDout
81 cts and there have been resaes oft OF 20 hhd,
and 10 erces at SO cts and % bbs 33 above
is the first of Cuba Moasses that
received here this season. lot of 80 hhds. crop
clayed do, received to-day, has also been sold but
the terms were kept private New Orleans Moasses has
through the week been dull and the only sale have
heard of is one of 10 bbls made yesterday at auction
ofa lot of 200 bbs. offered at 40k cts. We quote New
Orleans Moasses oday at 40l cts and crop Cuba
Muscovado do at 80 cts The imports this include
bbls., and l79 tierces from Louisiana.
MILL FEED Mill Feed is firm at % cts for
Brown Stuff, and S5 cts. per bushel for Middlings
MADDER.-There is nothing doing in Madder, but we
still quote it ranging from IL 12x per b
latter figure being for prime Ombro.
NAVAL STORES.-There have been some sales of Spir-
its Tupentine made this week at 40 per gallon
other articles there has been nothing consequence done