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FLoURThe City of Baltimore has for many years been
ean Flour market and the extent of its trade in this
staple is at this time only exceeded by two other
points in the United States The receipts and production Of
Flour here during the past year exceed those of the previous
nearly 100000 hb, the increase having been mainly in
Ohio Flour Since the connection Baltimore with the
West by the opening of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, its
trade in Ohio Flour has been steadily and rapidly ncesng
and the receipts here of this description have from
less than 10000 hhls. in lS5i to nearly 1OU bblS. in
1855 The receipts of Howard Street Flour have for year
past been decreasing, and they fell last $1,000
bbs below those Of the preceding The production of
City Mills Flour also fell off slightly. The reputation of Bal
morc Flour abroad has been greatly damaged by the inferior
quality much of Super Flour (Which Is the description
usually bought for EXPORT made and sold here for some
and in the attention of shippers has
been turned to the better grades and large part of the
ccpts last year Extra Flour which has TO considerable
taken the place of Super for export Below give
table of the inspections of Flour and Meal for 1855 and also
tables showing the of the yearly inspections of these
articles for eighteen years past The inspections of Wheat
Flour it will be add up gBj,9l7 bblS.
INSPECTIONS FLOUR MEAL IN THE CITY OF BALTI-
YEAR 1858:
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NORTHERN HERRINGs.-There has been very material
within the last three four the receipts of
Northern lGerrngs The receipts in 1865 about $500
hb, in 1856 about 91D bills in 1857 about 2l0n0 bb and
in they reached about $4,000 bS considerable pOr
ton of the receipts have been of inferior quality and during
Of the the market has been very irregular
Good Halifax HcrrngS have generally ruled ut from So to
$3.50 although lots have been sold high $Nl25,
but inferior lots have ranged from 81 81 per Dbl La
hrdor crrngs have sold at from 50 80 s., and Alewves
have ruled generally at $id4.5O per bb.
SOUTHERN UEREINGS.-The catch of North Carolina Poto
and Susqueanna lerngs last year rather better
than in 1857, but nevertheless not large The receipts
here Of these varieties in 1858 reached S2 bbs the bulk
being from North Carolina The first lots received from
North Carolina in pr and they sold at $65d7 per bb,
but they began decline, and the close of the
North Carolina erTings sold at sdi5O per bb Potomac
aud Susquehanna do opened at s., but they dropped of to
81 per Dbl, which the lowest point for either of these
varieties
SHAD-The catch of Shad last also larger than
in 1851 and the receipts here 61 bbs and 2I0 half
bills, against 7 bbs and le52 half bls in 1857 The first
lots of had received sold at $lIs2 per bb, but
they rapidly declined and they sold
at $S5gGLS9 per bbl for short and full brands
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IRoNThroughout the whole of the past year the Iron
trade has been greatly depressed Prices have through
greater part of ruled at below the cost of productions and
large number of the furnaces and manufactures have in
sequence ceased operations In Baltimore and the vicinity
there have been but five furnaces in blast during the
and they have produced about 50 each of Charcoal Iron
week, aggregate of about 1900 tons for the
and this small quantity has not found ready sales A
few ago there twenty furnaces in blast in
Baltimore and its immediate vicinity and the production of
Iron upwards of Cocoa tons annually. There has been
large falling OFF in the amount of the importation Of lron
well in the domestic production Nails have been in good
demand through the year. but they have ruled ut low prices
The production has been about the in the previous
ln0G COO kegs There large rolling mills
here, both of which have been doing good business, and
they still well supplied with orders With the
depression in the iron trade, it is province
deal but take pleasure i'll saying that this time the
dications in all quarters favorable speedy improve
ment in the condition of this important branch Of the indus
try of the country.
TARIE OF TIE PRICES OF PIG IRON FnR ISIS:
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COPPER-Baltimore is of the principal seats in the
United States Of the Copper trade There two extensive
smelling establishments operation here, and they produce
annually S0OO00O to 9OO0O0D lbs. Of lngot Copper
There is also establishment in the immediate vicinity Of
Baltimore extensively engaged in the. manufacture Of
sheathug Copper bolts nails, &c. Both the smelling eStab
liShmcns in full operation last year, and the prOduc
ton Of Copper rather exceeded that 9f the nr,yi2n
for home consumption and for export ut fair and generally
prices Baltimore ngOt Copper is acknow
Gently found its way in large quanes TO be of superior
quality The for the supply of the smelling works OBJ
aine large quantities city, and it is also brought
several the States well from South Amer
Cuba and other points, thus giving circulation large
amount of capital.
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Within the past few days. the ships George Peabody Rhea
Sylvia and Star King, whose united caTgoes amount to
about 1900 have arrived here direct from the Chncha
Islands, and these comprise all that is the e
Messrs Baeda Bro retired from the agency Of the Peru
Government the st of October last and they have
been succeeded by Messrs Barr Mur both Of whom have
been long and fvoaby known here, through their
ton with the MessrS. Baeda's house. Mr. Barr will,
learn, conduct the business in New York. and Mr. Muir will
continue preside the house here We glad
derstand that ample supply of this Guano will be placed
in market during the ensuing and confidently
believe that with the wellestabished reputation which has
been earned by the conducting the business here the
in which the Guano has been baeged,
and delivered to purchasers with the addition Of the safe
guard thrown around the trade by State Inspection Law,
Baltimore will continue to he important mart for the sale
of this valuable fertilizer.
ELIDE ISLAND CALIFORNIA GUANo.-This descrp-
tion of Guano has met with much favor from farmers Ii
contains large per centage of ammonia, and approXmates
nearly in character the Peruvian than other
in Its value fertilizer has not yet been fairly tested
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GRAIN TRADE.

Baltimore still retains its relative position Grain
Market and although there considerable falling
off in the receipts here last year. the of its transac
tons in Grain only exceeded by two three other points
in the United States The bulk of the crop Of Maryland
gether with large part Of that of Virginia and Southern
finds its way market through city, and
within few past considerable amount of Western
Grain has been received here The crop of Grain last year,
i'll the section of country for which Baltimore is the diStbut
point, beyond all doubt considerably short of that
the previous year; but in tables, which extend from
January to january and which consequently include part
OF two crops this fact is less apparent than would he if
they were made up from July to July, which is
The receipts last fall below those of the previous
about GOO0O busnes but the receipts from the st of July to
the close of the fall below those for the responding
period in 1857 about l000O0 bushels We append table of
he monthly receipts Of Grain in 1883, and also table Of the
receipts for five years past
STATEMENT THE MONTHLY RECEIPTS GRAIN THE
BALTIMORE CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE DURING THE
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MHISKEY TRADE,

The receipts Of Western Whskey here last via the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, l7,OO0 bbs in
cess of 1857 but the City production and the receipts
from other quarters fell off very materially the total amount
production and receipts from all quarters being nearly
bb less than in 1857 The decrease in the city
ducon alone was nearly bbs Some of the city dis
tileries operation at all during the and
others made only moety Of what they have done in former
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SUGAR AND MOLASSES TRADE.

SUGARS-The Sugar market last year exhibited none of
the remarkable features that distinguished in the two
preceding During great part Of the years 1856 and
1857, the market from various greatly excited
and although prices varied very materially, they generally
ruled at extraordinarily high rates Last there at
time any special activity in the market and it char
acteZed by considerable degree of uniformity and Sedi
ness IN prices the general range being 70 to % cent
lower than in 1857. The unfortunate result of the
speculative operations in Sugar in 1851 checked the dspo
ton to enter INTO transactions of this character and there
comparatively little speculative movement in Sugar last
year. either here or at other point There however
throughout the year good COnsumpve demand for it,
which was doubtless somewhat stimulated by the compare
lively low prices at which it ruled The receipts here last
year considerably exceeded those Of the previous the i'm
ports Of all descriptions amounting to about G6O0OD lbs
against jloDD lbs in 1857. The Louisiana crop of 1856
almost total failure, the entire production being only
about 10000 hdS but in 1857 much better crop
the production amounting to hhds, the
principal increase in the receipts last year in this de
scrption We give below statement of the imports for
years past:
IMPORTS OF SUGAR INTO BALTIMORE IN 1857 AND 1858:
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FISH TRADE.

MACKRRELne receipts of Mackeel at this port have for
several past been decreasing and last year they
amounted to only about 1900 bbs against about 250 bb
in 1857 The receipts of Hcrrings and other Fish were how
considerau increased and Notwithstanding the large
decrease in the supply prices have not generally ruled at
higher rates than in 1857 Probably seveneghths of the
receipts Of the description known No This variety
opened at sS50g9 but they up subsequently to sVg
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Of the G600000 lbs received at is estimated that some
63,5OO lbs have been dSributef for consumption, which
increase of l00OoO lbs, about 20 per the
amount distributed for consumption in 1851 Of the above
amount about 350OOO0 lbs consumed by the two
ining establishments here, and the remainder passed
through the hands of the grocers. small Of
crop Louisiana Sugar arrived here in the latter part of No
yembcr but during December several crgoes received
The entire receipt of crop Louisiana Sugar at the close
of the year reached about LOO hhdS The following table
will show the of prices for the past years 1t will
he that there quotations given for Louisiana
English Island Sugar The former ruled at about the
Porto Rico, and the latter the quality Of which
not generally suitable for other than refining purposes,
sold generally at the lowest quotations given for Cuba Sugar
and 1851 boxes.
A TABLE THE PRICES PORTO Rico CURA SUGARS,
On THE lST AND 18TH EACH MONrn DURING YEARS
1857 AND 1858:
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PRICES OF NAVAL STORES IN lS5,
,ezs Spirits r. p;toh Common No. /
i9'o' Turp. I'' '''o"' RoSin. Ditto.
RICE TRADE.

There is considerable of business done here in
Rice The receipts last year. all of which from Charles
and Savannah about 10000 ticrces, about
the quantity received here in each of the two
previous years There but little variation last year
in the prices Of Rice but they ruled at considerably lower
rates than during the previous year The opening rates
35acl3i for fair prime but subsequently prices
improved, and during April and May prime lots sold at
4El per h. the latter being the highest obtained
during the year These prices however continued but
short ime for months past Rice been selling
at from 81 50 for fair prime, and quote these
the CLOSING for it
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COEEEE TRADE

Some years ago Baltimore the largest Coffee market
In the United States, but it ranks the third in
extent, larger business being done at this time in this
important article in both New York and New Orleans
The trade in Coffee however, st constitutes of the most
important items in the business of city, the annual i'm
ports ranging from 2O000 to 2j0W bags, amounting in
value to from three to four millions of dollars. There
increase i'll the receipts of Coffee here last of nearly
10000 bags will he by the statement which
below of the imports for four years past, viz:
lSal 1873
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DRY GOODS TRADE.


The Dry Goods trade constitutes here it does in most Of
the Atlantic cities the great leading interest larger
Der of engaged in it, and the aggregate Of the
transactions is much greater than that of any other single
branch of trade The aggregate value of the Dry Goods sold
here annually is estimated to be about thirty millions of dol
lars The character the trade however such render
impossible present statistical view Of it, and oh
in relation to ii must necessarily be of general
character There has been special activity in this branch
of the trade of city during the past year. view Of
the general prostrtion of trade, occIsiuncd by the
financial revuiSion fall of special
activity in it anticipated There has however been fair
business and the trade has been
than usually healthy character. The commercial revuiSi0n
1857 seriously affected the manufacturing interest Many
closed and the production of goods
all descriptions greatly diminished The diminished
production. combined with the high which have
vailed during the greater of the for the mate
rial has kept the prices for nearly all manufactured
goods and Cotton and Woolen fabrics have ruled at
pretty nearly, if not quite high rates during the prcv
year The has at all times been well supplied
with goods, but the stocks have time been heavy.
The trade not interrupted last winter during the
winters by the closing of
by and the spring trade opened considerably earlier than
With the West the trade of Baltimore is steadily
and rapidly increasing and the bulk of the Dry Goods sold
here for that quarter The Southern trade also large,
but does equal that of the West The prospects
highly encouraging a year Of inactivity
and retrencmn has strengthened all of the country,
and the indications that during the coming season,
large and trust profitable business will be done
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bly, than compensate for whatever advance might e
inspected and stored in the State fire proof warehouses;
where may remain for twelve months without any charge
to the the only borne by him being that for
draHae to ne warehouses and OF ~ per cent m
and INSPECTION (Which is only 81 - per hhdJ being Paid
MARYLAND ToBAcco-Thc market for this description of
Tobacco from the lower counties opened the
ment Of the year with light stock and limited demand
Were $so$I and for inferior good crop sl5Ga$s During
the month of April good demand perceptbe the sales
being generally made at $40 81 for inferior good and
$$l for superior quality The receipts beginning to
place, the constant large purchases France
Spain throughout the season. together with good demand
hands, and caused prices to rule very steady In fact, there
ONLY exception % beag sg2t It ce @ I n the lat latter Part Of
June which however was soon recovered The crop was
first OF November some ground leaf of the crop appeared
net closes for the year very quiet at $3.50 for ground leaf
So for common to good crop and fine qualities at '5V9
M Bay & Tobaceowich term comprises the crop grown in
ance market about the middle of May This description of
Tobacco generally regarded with much favor by pncas
quality and prices ruled low averaging but little over s.,
year was about $500 hhds an the previous
made at 80 for tips $55$7 for seconds; $7@$2 for
ONO TonAcco-ohio Tobacco began to come into market
in the early part of the year. and with ready sale at
Of the crop consisted reds, which decline general
~ anticipated but the presence of the French contractor
taking some TO l6Oo hhds impaired seadi
throughout the year Coory and Yellow Was at first some
what slow of sale but this description bearing hut small
proportion to the entire became mer and good
demand for all kinds experienced during the entire
of I've quote the range Of prices throughout the
year with scarcely any variation at $a6 for ordinary 500
Tor reds sa 10 for wrapper SlO for spange coloy and
t" fully i0 hhds more than nrn m tdt vr1r IaVn% oiI
"A
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GUANO TRADE.

PERUVIAN GUANo.-It is with regret that we have to
a continued dimnution in this very important
branch Of the trade of city The removal of the prnc
pal agency from this city to New York. which took place
year since has by directing that point very large
portion Of the orders from Virginia. North Carolina, and
other Southern markets. which in former years
here materially diminished this branch commerce,
and rendered its here in anything like its orign;
quite improbable The price of Peruvian Guano
the close of 1857 5 per tom the 1s of February last
year reduced to $50, and the Sth of June it
again advanced to $40 which is the price for it
subject discount for cash, varied by the
OF the purchases.
The direct imports into Baltimore for 1858
ed from New York.
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I-- --lSjS--
hTES Porto Rico Cuba. Porto Rico Cuba

REFINED SuGARs.There is a steadily increasing demand
for Refined Sugars, and it is not improbable that in the
of few years the great bulk of the consumption will
be of this description There extensive refining
bShments here viz the Baltimore Steam Refinery, be
longing MesSrS EgcrtOn, DOughery, Woods Co., and
the Maryland do, Incorporated institution of which
McSSrS f. W Bruno Sons the agents. Both of these
establishments Ofvery large capacity that of the former
having been materially increased within the past year, and
they both supplied with the most approved machinery
for refining Sugar These establishments consumed last
year about 35Oo0O0 lbs of Sugar, but it is estimated
that with the increased power of the Baltimore Refinery,
and an ordinary demand for refined goods, the consumption
in will lbs. Baltimore Refined
have high reputation the South and West, here
they principally sold, and Notwithstanding the large
manufactured has not been sufficient to supply
the demand both the refining establishments here having
had during the greater part OF the year orders hand III ad
Of the production.
MOLAssEsrhere large increase in the receipts here
last of Louisiana MoaSeS but considerable decrease
in the imports of foreign MOaSses The increase III the
cepts of Louisiana MoaSses is nearly 1900 hb,s, and the
falling of in foreign do Is about $500 hhdS and 1900 hbs
We give below table of the receipts Of Mose here for four
years past
IMPORTS MoLAssEs INTO BALTIMORE FOR FOUR YEARS
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gWq ITSSs' MY Tify Ohio. Family Total rI5%I Rye i,
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LIST OF VESSELS BUILT, REGISTERED ENROLLED
DISTRICr OF BALTIMORE DURING THE YEAR 1858:
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The Coal trade of Baltimore has long been import
ant branch Of the business of the city, and if properly s
tered might, think, become one of its leading inter
ests With the rapidly increasing demand for the Bitumiu
Coal mined in this State the trade in it here ought to
steadily and rapidly increase, but owing to the policy
sued by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad which is the only
by which the Coal mined in Alcgany county can be
brought this market, the trade in it instead of increasing
has diminished will be by TIE following statement Of
ti. rLL-. LIS M N.lrS Il.
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h.
For Liverpool Salt the market has uctuated considerably.
The opening sales made at !j cts for Ground Alum
for Narshalls and Jeffrey Darcys fine, and
prices began to decline and during the year they fell of
% to 30 cts per sack, cargo sales being made IN
August and September at 6 20 for Ground Alum, and
lll25 for Fine. In October prices began to improve
again, and the receipts for the last three months
have been light they have run up to nearly the opening
the closing quotations being follows, viz 90 cts for
Ground Alum IS5 for Marshal's and Jeffrey Ddrcy's
fine and I50 cts per sack for Ashton do. The import of
Island. For this variety the market through the year was
dun and heavy. The opening sales made at Is per
huse cargoes aoat, but the opening prices have
been gradually declining, and the last cargo sale reported
per biShe alOat, and quote this
the closing or this variety There have been
actions III other descriptions Of Salt sufficient TO any
Inpu n1ft hon
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REHABILITATION.
Amount of New England work sold annually 100000
City manufactured work for home consumption. l,2000OO
City manufactured work for other marketS....... 100000
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These figures show falling OFF in the receipts here last
Of Btumnos Cumberland Coal of about 1000 tons,
although is well scerancd that notwithstanding the de
preston in the general manufacturing business of the
try the quantity of Coal mined in Acgany county
largely Of the previous very large of
the productions however, found its way to tide water via the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and shipped from leNan
dra to points where wanted Cumberland Coal is fast
locomotives the North where wood
becoming well for ali other purposes and
there hardly fail to be large increase in its consumption
from year year. During January and February the
for Cumberland Coal We're 81 for fine 81 % for Of mine,
and 81 - for lump but the first Of March the rates were
reduced 10 per and subsequently further reduction
took place in it. and it has been selling for several months
past $3JG 80 for fine $1,000 SO for of mine, and
SilWSi % ton for lump The receipts of Anthracite
Coal increased about 10000 of tine 2T0 tons brought
this market 100000 received the Northern
Central Railway and the remaining 1S00 tons via the
SuSquehanna and Tide Water Canal For this variety there
was throughout the year good demand, both for domestic
and manufacturing purposes.
A STATEMENT MONTHLY RECEIPTS OF CUMBERLAND
Coal INTO BALTIMORE VIA THE BALTIMORE AND ONO
RAURo ToE YEARS ISJi. 1857 lS5S.
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Shipments. G6.5
Stock Let Ian 1870. ...-............ So

MANUFACTURED ToBACCo-This branch Of the Tobacco
trade has grown to be Of vast Importance Neither e
sales have but
trade has paraken largely Of the general depression
of business other kinds of merchandise There is
disposition among Southern and Western dealers to con
fine their purchases to this market and We find our enter
plSing iOhbers are building up important trade with the
Northern and New England States. From the evidence
pointing to greatly increased operations we will be much
mistaken if the next five does not show Baltimore to
be the leading Tobacco mart in this country.
We give below the stock in first hands for the past four
years
1855. 900 butts 400 butts
1856. l4,SN 1873. .lS.ID -
Also table Of comparative prices for the period
ending 3lst December 1853
COMPARATIVE PRICES OF MANUFACTURED TOBACCO IN THE
BALTIMORE MARKET On THE 3lsT OF DECEMBER IN THE
PAST Four YEARS: