The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-16
BALTIMORE MARKETS

- THURSDAY, Dec. Is, 1859
COFFEE. Coffee is in demand but the high prices
asked for tend to check operations We have reported
to-day sales of 100 bags damaged Rio O% cts $50 bags
fair do at IL cts and $50 bags good do at l2 cts We
quote Rio to-day 1l@1k cts for medium to fair 1l9
dl2 cts for good 124gl2n cts for prime; Laguayra at
l2dl3 cts and Java l5dl6 cts per lb The stock IN
day is about 26 600 bags.
FLoUR.-There is fair inquiry for Flour and the
market to-day is somewhat frmer in tone than it was
We heard on Change of sales of 500 bb Howard Street
super at 55 but for really choice brands of both
ard Street and Ohio Super holders pretty firm at the
close at So BIN per Dbl There sale made day or
two since of 500 bbls City Mills Super at So but this
figure offered to-day for several lots and declined
the holders not being willing at less than IS l2
per bb and we quote this the ruling to day for
City Mills Super. There some inquiry for Extra
Flour and we heard of sales of 300 bbs Ohio s562H
per Dbl We quote Howard Street Extra at $575G6 and
city Mills do at $6G625 for regular shipping and So rs
, az per bb for fancy brands.
FAMILY FLoUR-Family Flour continues in good de-
mand and quite firm. We quote Wechs at SS; Patapsco
and Reservoir at s. So and the Silver Spring and Ashland
Family may be quoted at $3.50 per Dbl.
RYE FLOUR AND CORN MEAL.-We quote Rye Flour to-
more, but we hear of no sales of either article.
GRAlN.-Grain was in quite light supply this morning
and descriptions the market was rather frmer in
tone than yesterday Wheat at cts for fair and
l25Gl27 cts for prime red 1S040 for fair to prime
white but for choice lots of white 42 143G145 cts was
OBTAINED There were only about 600 bushels received
to-day For Corn the market firmer than on ycster-
day, The receipts which only about 900 bushels
were mostly sold at 5SG65 cts for damp, and HAAS
for dry white and 72d)79 cts for yellow the
outside quotations-beng. as will be advance of
200 bushels Rye and about bushels nsre as a
market. We quote Rye at s6G9O cts for Virginia and
Maryland, and 9295 cts for Pennsylvania, and Oats at
39d42 cts for Maryland and cts for Pennsylvania
MOLASSES.-Molassesis is quiet, but is still firm at our
quotations viz 224 cts for clayed Cuba 2527 cts for
Cuba MuscOvadO 30G36 cts for Porto Rco 23Oct for
English Island; and 43(45 per gallon for old crop
New Orleans New crop New Orleans is selling in lots at
PRoVISIoNS.-P are dull and the market is
percepubly weaker than it We sales to-day of
80 hhds Bacon Sides at 10 cts but they are Offering for
forward delivery at lower rate. Bacon Shoulders are
very scarce They would bring upon the spot So GS3
cts, but they can be bought at lower rate to arrive
We quote Bulk Meat nominal at cts for Shoulders and
SSaSk cts for Sides but is none here We quote
Lard at lO4 cts for new CITY and western Leaf in
dds ana terces, but hear of sales TODAY Mess
Pork is lower New offered to-day at s675 without
nnding nuyer and we note sale of rs bbs old SIG
per Dbl We quote Prime Pork at Sll So Rump do at
s and Beef at sll 5OG2 for No l. and S15G16 per bb
RlCE-We have reported to-day sales a part of which
were made yesterday, of 60 erces good crop Rice
at 3cs, and 60 tierces do per lb Strictly prm
Is hed at cts and small lots are selling at this figure
SlGAKS:-Ihere has been quite an active movement
to-day in Sugars, the sales most which have been
made to the refners, adding up about 400 hhds The
sales Tor refining purposes include 115 hhds Cuba
Islasd at s. l2H 1S4 hhds do. s725 III hhds Porto
Rico at 81 25 and note in addition sales to Of
hhds English Island at s775 and so hhds old cron
New Orleans at SO No sales Of crop New Orleans
perior quality, and is held S9G925 For the best
mark in the S9l2H has been offered and declined
sugars close very firm at the following quotations viz
SnZh G725 for refining grades 81 507 rs for grocers'
styles Cuba and English Island S775Gs so for fair to
prime Porto Rico; and $SGS5 for good prime old crop
New Orleans
sEEDs.-Seeds quiet Glover ranges at from g to
So37A the latter figure being for strictly prime lots and
we quote Timothy as before at s2GS2 so per busheI
mere was sale made day two since which has
not been previously reported, of go bushels good fair
Cloyerseed at S5l24 bushel Faxseed is steady at
81 35iI1 As per bushel. "
SALT.-Salt is in good demand and very firm Liver.
pool is selling at 81 05l 10 for Ground Alum S2l21 for
Marshas and Jry Darcy's fine and 50 25 per sack for
AshOns do and quote Turks Island as before at 1S
(d20 cts per bushel from store
WHlsKEf .-Whiskey is in pretty good demand, and
the feeling in the market is stronger We sales to-
day of so bbls Country 26A cts and 800 bbs Ohio 1T
p cts City is firm at 26H cts and for some lots of Ohio
27R cts is asked.
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