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


quality
sALT-Liverpool is still selling retail lots
following rates viz 90 for Ground Alum 135 cts for
Marshas and Jeffrey and Darcys fine and $50 cts per
sack for Ashtons do but unable to give the
rates for it, Of 1856 sacks received early in the
week per ship 'Mon Lockhart" has been soli but the
terms have not transpired. Turks Island Salt dull;
but quote it before at 14d,14E cts. per bushe
aHoat. We the import this week of 1896 sacks
Salt from Liverpool per ships "Mlton Lockhart and
"Mackinawn
following rates viz: 43 cts for Sugar House
for Golden, and So cts, per gallon for Extra Golden
SALTPETRE-East India Saltpetre is still held at SH
cts per h., and quote Nitrate of Soda before at
3A cts. perlb.
STARCH-Starch is steady at 51@6 cts for Western
Pearl cts for West Philadelphia and 6A cts per lb
SoAP.-we quote CASTLE at 111@12 cts; Chemical
Olive at 6HG7 cts, and 0leine at Sask cts. per lb.
SPlCES.-Spces are in good demand, and the market
for them is very firm We quote Pepper 1OkGl1 cts
Pimento at las cts; Gloves at 10 @1I cts; Cassa at
30d32 cts East India Ginger at 54 cts; Mace at 1880
cts and Nutmegs at 65(a6s cts per lb. for No l.
SEEDS-There has been considerable activity this
week in Coverseed but the sales have all been made
decline of 5 so cts bushel the prices prevailing
in the early part of last week There sales at the
opening of the week of 200 bushels at So the
latter figure being paid for single lot of so bushels
bushels at s662Hg7 and we quote the latter the out
side rate for prime Seed to-day. We have heard of
sales of Timothy Seed but quote steady $212H
d225 per bushel Flaxseed is still selling at 81
per bushel.
T0BACCo.-The market for Tobacco continue very
quiet, and there sales of any importance taking
place, buyers preerrng TO await the arrival larger
ceips SO that they may have better opportunity for
making selections We hear of a sale of few hhds of
crop Maryland of good quality, prices averaging
about So So which is considered
at the opening of last Springs business The new crop
Ohio is beginning arrive but shippers show anxiety
to purchase account of its rather damp condition We
still quote Maryland ground leaf at S3d350 to
good crop S437 and finer qualities at $7.50ql1 For
Ohio unable to give reliable quotations. Kentucky
Tobacco is without any movement. and continue to
quote old crop nominally follows: Mason county
good ugs s6G6 25; inferior leaf So 5Od6 IS:
fair do S750dsS so; fine do S9d10; choice do. S1G12
S77 25 fair do. s750aS so; fine do. Sl0dl1 choice do
Sl2dl4.50 The inspections of the week 81 hhds.
Maryland, 242 hhds Ohio, and As hhds Kentucky-toal
377 hhds.
MANuFAcTuRED ToRAcco-New Tobacco is coming
forward more freely, and continue the
ence of good demand. We still quote common
pounds at 1920 cs medium do. at 20G26 good do
at 2saS5 cts fine do $50 cts fine SIS and los GOA
27 cts; medium do. 17092U cts; sound common do at
l4al5 cts; and inferior shipping 10s ISIS and 20s ga
II cts
TALLOW-There has been no movement recently in
Talow, but the Butchers Association who the chief
holders, are holding it firmly at II cts. per lb.
firm 20 ne o FTe IS IN ana gGGd demand @ ana quote 1t
Tin is bringing 3l32 and quote Spelter at cts
and Pig Lead at 5a4G6 cts per b.
WOoL.-There is rather less inquiry for Wool than
there has been but the market for it is nevertheless
steady at the former quotations, viz: Z6G27 cts.
cts for pulled Merino; 353S cts for tub washed; 81
81 cts for common to quarter blood fleece; 3741 cts.
for quarter to half blood do 4a46 cts for halfto three
quarter blood do; 46d52 three quarter to full
blood do, and 53d55 cts. for Extra.
WHlSkEH.- H.-Nhiskey has through the week been dull
and heavy but the supply here is tight and prices have
in consequence been pretty well maintained Some sales
of City and Country Whiskey made during the ear
V part of the week at % cts cash and time but yesterday
lot of 200 bbs. City sold IS cts and we quote
this as the ruling rate for it today Ohio sold at the
opening Of the week at 60 cts but it subsequently fell
to 20 cts at which figure it closes to day The sales
Whiskey for the week add up about 900 bbls.
FRElGHTS-Freights are still very duh and but few
engagements making. The only charters we have
heard of this week brig of 200 bbls for Wndward
Islands on private terms and one of 200 tons from North
side of Cuba to New York at 40 sugar and So for
molasses deck We have change to note in coast
wise Freghts To Boston we quote at 81 rs for
COAL 80 cts per bbi for -four and cts. per bush
co to New York 81 90 for COAL Providence 50 25 for
coal and cts for grain. There is considerable Freight
offering for Southern ports previous quotations which
follows To Charleston cts per bushel for grain
6G7 cts per foot 40 per Dbl whkey and So per
tom to Mobile lOGl2 cts. foot, 80 cts per Dbl. for
whiskey, and 81 per and to New Orleans S 10 cts
per foot 70 cts hb for whiskey, and S33 so per
ton.
BALTIMORE DRY GOODS MARKET February 1s.-
Our Dry Goods market this week has been comparatively
quiet. Most of the large buyers have completed their
purchases of domestic goods present. and as the
regular jobbng trade has not yet commenced there
naturally pause in the market Goods are not how
ever accumuatng and the feeling among the trade con
tnues very buoyant This remark applies to all the 9th
er principal markets as well as to Cotton
fabrics especially firm, and the tendency prices
manifesty upward. We quote heavy standard Sheengs
this week at So cts; medium do at X G7k cts: light
do. at 5Aa6 cts; Brown Drills firm at S5IdSA cts.
Bleached do. at S4d9 cts, and Blue do at l0T cts
"a Osnaburgs selling at 7dS cts; rs do at SEd1l
cts; A do at 10Hdl3 cts; and heavy IS
ings and Shirngs in good demand, and the market
for them is very firm. Denims, Stripes Ticks and Canton
Flannes still selling freely full prices There
fair business in Prints and they range generally at from
to IL cts. Lawns are steady at 1O%Ml3I cts and DE
Lanes range at from II to 10 There is a fair business
doing in these goods. Woollens still in fair demand
and the market for them is firm with upward ten.
dency. Casmers, Sanets, Tweeds, Iinscys and Jeans
are all selling quite freely at full rates.