The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-19
REVIEW OF THE
BALTIMORE MARKETS

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARGINS.
ALCoHoL.-We note sales this week of $50 bis Wes-
tern % per cent. Alcohol at 50 cts and of 300 bbs
City distilled do at 54k per gallon. We quote
Alcohol in retail lots at 565S for so, and so AGO cts.
per gallon for % per cent.
ASHES-We quote Ashes steady at S. rs for Pots and
S575G5S7f per 100 lbs for Pearls We quote Soda sh
at y cts for 50 per cent, and Sal Soda at 2G24
APPLEs.-Green Apples selling at $. 500 per Dbl,
and we quote Dried do at s. so per bushel Dried
Peaches are bringing SO as 80 per bushel.
ALE AND PORTER.-We have no change to note in
the rates for these articles and still quote Scotch Ale
in pints at s62kd175, and London Porter and Brown
Stout in pints at s1.624 G,l75 per dozen.
BARK-Quercitron Bark is duh, and the for it
Is very irregular Prices for it range at from SIS to %
for it, but hear of sales having this
week We note the export this week of 81 hhds. and
l2s bags Bark to Liverpool and of 52S bags to Bremen.
observation-disclosures is firm at 33d34 cts per lb.
but we hear of no sales being made.
BREAD.-Bread is du but at the rates
viz cts for Navy, Ak cts. for Pilot and ~ cts per
lb. for Water Crackers, less the usual discount
CoTToN.-ln the early part of the week the demand
from spnners pretty good but since the inquiry
has in some measure subSded We sales of about
500 bales Upland and Gulf at from II cts cash for low
middng Upland to 134 cts. six months fer good mid
ding Gulf At the close the market is quiet the ad
vices by the last steamer has caused
and some holders are asking advance We have
ever heard of safes higher prices therefore
tnue last week quotations Stock hand about $500
bales.
GRADES. UPLAND. GULF WESTERN.
Ma Nidaling;; ; ;;;:;: l2Ngls 1s1@1a4 lgN@1s
MiddIing Fair: i34 9isS 1lsil4 Is SlSS
CoFFEE-rhere has been considerably better de.
mand for Coffee this week than existed during last and
sales to the extent of nearly 1000 bags have made
The sales include 5000 bags Rio the cargo of the Creoe
9a cts 700 bags fair do. at II cts $50 bags prime
do at IL gl2 cts and 1000 bags Laguayra Coffee all
II cts Rio Coffee closes steady at 114a11H cts. for
far II gl2 cts for good to prime; Laguayra do at 12
124 cts, and Java do. at ais The imports of
Coffee this week have been heavy. They include 1900
bags Rio per Cavalier 5000 bags do. per "Creoe;''
1000 bags do dorchester and $50 bags Laguayra
per "Peeressntotal IA 45O bags The stock to-day in
FIRST and second hands is about "a 900 bags.
C0AL.-Cumberland Coal is dull, and the market for it
squite unsettled, The nominal rates for cargoes
for run of mine and s41OG425 per ton for lump,
cash, delivered board at Locust Point, but it
be bought believe lower rates We note the export
this week of 1896 tons to Cuba. Anthracite Coal is selling
from the yards at from a so to rs per 2240 lbs
CANDLES-There is very little doing in Candles, but
the rates unchanged, and still quote Adamantne
at 1923 for Eastern and Western; 2S03O cts for
Solar Sperm 1913 cts for Sperm and So cts per lb.
for patent Wax Mould Candles range at from
12X to Is cts. for Western and Eastern and they
selling in fancy boxes for West India shipment at
COPPER.-Copper is still quiet but the rates are un-
changed, and again quote Baltimore refined Ingots
at MH@2o cts, Baltimore sheathing at % cts
low Metal Sheahng is still selling t22 cts for both
English and American, and quote Yellow Metal Bolts
at "A cts, and do. Nails at 25 cts per ID.
FRUfr.-There have been arrivals of foreign Fruit
this week. and the transactions in have been unmpor
tant Sicily Lemons and Oranges are selling in lots from
store at S2l2H $780, and quote Malaga Raisins at
S235G24 40 for bunch and s2S5 per box for layer Figs
range at from to Is cts. in quality, and quote
Currants at SdSk cts and Dates at 4H(5 cts per ID.
FEATllERS.-Feahers dull, but steady at As cts.
per ID. for good Southern and Western Live Geese
F1SH.-We have no material change to since our
last the condition of the market There is still
pretty active retail demand for Fish, we hear of nc
cargo Mackere continue quite firm at sO1lO 25 for
large No. Sl4 ais for No 3 and SIG 5OGI7 so per bb
for No J. Wequote Herrngs ranging from 81 so to $50
for common prime Halifax; Si50d5 for Labrador and
Aewives s3754 25 bbl Box Herrings selling
at 80 to 40 cts Dry Goldfish are firm at S375GG4 and
we quote dry Hake at $2.50ld3 per 100 lbs
FLOUR-The Flour market, which quite active
last week has this week been quiet the sales reported
amounting altogether to less than 1000 bbls The upward
tendency of prices has been checked and Howard STREE
and Ohio Super fallen off since the opening of the
week l2k cts. per bb City Mills Super is however un
changed There has been but little inquiry for severa
days past for either Super Extra Flour and both de
scriptions close dull The exports of Flour this weel
--'''' BbIs Bbls
To Rio de Janeiro.. s 1865 To St Lucia ~
" Pernambuco .......2 ,903 = Porto Rico...... ~
Total tyo,n' .' .,'.....,-oo ! 10 SIS
HOWARD STREET FLoUR.-There has been more inquiry
for Howard Street Flour this week than for other descrp
tons but the transactions in it have been unimportant
There sale at the opening of the week of 400 bbs
regular Super at S637h, but subsequently heard o
sales of 300 bbls do. at S625 per bb Todaywe have
ported sales Of 300 bbs choice Super at Sc but regu
lar brands of standard do could have been readily bought
at So 2 Dbl We have heard of sales of Extra this
week We quote it to-day nominal at $7G7.2 per Dbl.
. OHIO FLouR.-There has been nothing done this week
~ ohlo super. 1t was held at the opening at Sc 37H
, mas been Offering for day two past at per
po without finding buyers and it closes dull at this fig
ure There sale two since of 200 bbIs
Extra at 1913 and the can now be readily
mad at this figure.
CITY MILLS FLouR--We vereported this week sales
OF 4oo onls City Mills Super at &c. and of $50 bbs Extra
per DOL Super closes steady at Sc for standard and
failing brands. ''''s -