The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-06
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

COFFEE.-There is still good inquiry for Coffee but
the transactions in it to-day have been light as com
pared with those of yesterday. The sales iucluds 200
bags low grade Rio at Holly cts and 900 bags fair to
good do at ll4 11%@l1A cts We heard also of sales
yesterday IN addition to those noticed in report of
1loo bags musty Rio Fannie Curry at lO1 cts
and of 300 bags do "Clifton" at Ii cts Prime Rio
Is scarce and much wanted and it would sell readily if
mere at null rates We quote Rio Coffee to-day firm at
nGl cts. for low grades, 114GlI3 cts for fair 10
good Y cts for prime Laguayra do at II d2 cts and
Java 10 at ia 10 cts per h. The stock to-day only
about $500 bags.
FLOUR.-There has been movement of consequence
to-day in Flour, the only sale we have heard
of being of 200 bbs. City Mills Super
at $3.50 per bbl. The market is however ouite
buoyant and prices have evidently an upward endnrv
There was comparatively little inquiry for Flour on
Grange but there vas very little Offering and for good
brands of Ohio and Howard Street Super holders we're
generally asking Sc 62k 1915 these figures being an ad
vance of I'm to 20 cts Dbl yesterdays rates CITY
Mills Super closed firm at $3.50 per bbl for regular
standard brands The stock of this description is very
light Extra Flour is firm the following rates viz
So75d for Ohio, S7G7.25 for Howard Street 81 257 so
city Mills. There was a sale made two three days
SINCE, which has not been previously reported of 1000
hbs CityMis Extra for export at 81 25 per bbl and
we heard also Of sale made after Change yesterday of
400 bbis Ohio Extra at So SIX per Dbl
FAMILY FLoUR.--Famiy Flour is in good demand and
Spring. and Wechs, SIS so for Old dominion and = son
per bb!; for Ohio and Howard Street
KYE FLOUR AND Corn MEAL.-Rye Flour is still
selling at $475, and quote Corn Meal firm at "a for
Baltimore, and 81 37h per Dbl for Brandywine
GRAIN Wheat was in very light supply today only
about 200 bushels being offered Change The limi
ted supply restricts transactions quote it firm AZ
l50G160 for fair to prime reds l6J0l65 cts for nr
nary whites, T5G1sO cts for good do and s5Gl9O cts
for prime and choice do Most parcels received to-
day were sold at the above rates and note sale since
Change of 500 bushels prime white 1856 cts The re-
cepts OF Corn reached about $500 bushels Yellow was
sold at Yesterdays rates. but white advanced cts per
bushel White sold at 7Sd so cts for inferior and SS5
cts for prime, and yellow at S3(s7 cts for fair to prime
lots There was fair inquiry for Oats this morning and
ana sales We're reported of 1900 bushels Virginia and
Maryland at 5G52 cts and of coo bushels
at 55d56 cts Rye is steady S5dss cts for MARYLAND
and 95G97 cts. for Pennsylvania and North River 4
lot OF LOCO bushels North River Rye received here
yesterday.
MOLASSES-We are not advised of any transactions
worth noticing day in moasses but we 0utoe il firm
at the following rates, viz: 3Sd39 for New Orleans
33a31 cts for Porto Rico, 26d32 for English Island
21a32 cts. for Cuba Muscoyado, and 23d26 for do
PRoVlSIONS.-Thereh has been but little done today
in Provisions, and the feeling in the market is quite
heavy. There has been nothing done in Bulk Meat but
we quote Shoulders nominal at 6%6& cts Sides at SIX
cts and Hams at S%(dS4 cts There is some little in
qury Tor Bacon and note sales of % hhd Shoulders
at X cts, and OF 20 hhds. Sides 9S cts and both
Shoulders and Sides closed dull at these figures We
have reported day sales of 80 bbs Mess Pork at s
and OF 90 bbls Rump do at sl3 25 per bb Prime Pork
may be quoted firm Sl3Gl3 25 per Dbl Weuuote Beef at
sllG12 for No l. and Sl361l5 per Dbl for Mess There
was sale made day two since of 90 bbls Western
No Beef at Sl1 per bbl We continue to quote prime
Western Lard in bbls. and tcs at lAal2 cts per lb
RlCE.-There is good inquiry for Rice today and we
note sales OF about 100 tierces good to prime %
SALT-Iiverpoo Salt is still selling at IS cts for
Ground Alum, $50 cts. for Marshals and Jeffrey Oar
cys fine, and 145d150 cts per sack for Ashton's do
and quote Turks Island do at Is cts aaoat and oO
cts. per bushel from store.
SUGARS.-There has been but little done TODAY in
Sugars but there decidedly better feeling in the mar
ket Holders are generally asking higher rates but no
positive advance has been established yet in any
description Some offers have however been declined to
day that would probably have been accepted Yesterday
The sales to-day include 10 hhds Cuba Sugar at rs 10
hhds Porto Rico do. at S712H and Is hhds. New Or
leans DO at S725 We quote fair to prime New Orleans
and Porto Rico Sugars today at S7l7 So and grocers
styles Cuba do at S675d7 25 and refining grades of
Sugars at S65Od6.75 for Porto Rico and s6256 so for
Cuba and English Island.
WHlSkEY.-Whiskey is held to-day quite firmly at
26% cts for City, and y cts for Ohio but there has
been nothing of consequence in it, the only sale we
nave heard of being of so hbs Ohio at cts There
was lot of $50 bbs Country Whiskey sold yesterday and
which was not noticed in our report at &c cts
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET Nav 5-CATr1p-
There was rather larger supply Beef Cattle at market
to day than there has been for or two past but
prices nevertheless well sustained The offerings
at the scales reached 525 head l75 which were driven
to Philadelphia New York 100 were left over unsold
and the remaining $50 head sold Baltimore butch
es at prices ranging from S4 to SO So averaging s5 so
gross.
Hoss.-Live Hogs still selling at from 81 so to 60
per 100 lbs net, but the market for them quite dull
SHEEP-Sheep are selling this week at Sass per
lbs. gross.
MARYLAND Coal TRADE.-For the week ending Satur-
day May 4h $4,000 tons of coal shipped over the
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad and $40 O9 over
the road of the Georges Creek Coal and Iron COMPANY
IotaI shipments for the year from the entire region
130. .265. Is tons. "'
During the week ending May 4h 1859 81 boats cleared
this port, carrying $3.50 tons of coal.
65, ,5SS TONS
DOMESTIC MARKETS.