The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-23
FOREIGN MARKETS.

| Correspondence Of the Journal of Conmerce1
HAVANA, Feb 14th 1Sj9-As indicated in my last re-
port there have been several during the
past week. covering 20 900 boxes 900 of which
the terms privae 1000 boxes at an average
@ per box for 400 lbs, advance of 100000 made bear
ing interest to be taken first deliveries sea-
SON. 1000 boxes brought, for No. IL, S5; No IA at
and No. II at So. The quotations last given are un
changed and the market values considered
The stocks here and at Matanzas boxes
against $4,000 boxes last year. at time 1900 hhds
OF Muscovado ana moasses sugars, said to have been
closed on Friday last at 10 ras per arrobe with condition
of consignment to particular firm in New York This
goods is held 81 to "a but the reported sales
of 10000 hhds. at 10 rals place confidence in
1t cannot be so-under any speculative arrangement
weather to interrupt plantation labor in the last two
weeks-many estates have been compelled stop, and
should be continued the amount of our product will be
Immensely diminished, and planters seriously in
jured The exports from Havana and Maanzas the past
week, 1910 boxes and 72 hogsheads of which to New
York, 1879 boxes and i95 hhds Philadelphia 34 boxes
Baltimore, 100 boxes and 129 hhdS Boston, S4S boxes
balance to o. European ports Aggregate shipmens this
and $3.50 hhd in 1858 to date Molasses better
demand, the supplies being light of the wea-
ther ana late cropping prices sustained at to Az
rials per keg for cayed, and to 81 for MuscovaHo-
In leaf tobacco nothing that the growing crop
IS very promising as to quantity and quality. The
the tobacco farmer
Wharf sales any more favorable for Northern pro-
ducts; 90 bhls large white beans Amanda New
s54 per 100 bbs. 100 bls. do per Renshaw do do
500 bbls in store 100 boxes of cod from Hamburg sex
do; cargoes of British province fish, unsold 167 boxes
smoked herring, from New York, rals per box; the
market for fish very dull 200 bbs American -four from
New Orleans per Mary Clinton, for bakers account sold
t$4h 1000 barrels Spanish -four in store. Lard sales
during the week, cs and bbs at SIS and kegs at $40;
Cheese-A small lot Western, from N o. at sl2 50 bxs
Dutch, S2l; do Gruyere, from IIavre, s22 Western
beef abundant-dull so bbls from N o. el2 Clear
Pork wanted Jerked Beef-Sales of one cargo at sI0
another for delivery at Cardenas price, cargo
unSold.
FreIghts have improved little against the extraordi
nary business feet in port and other north side ports
nf I'm In A aiya
bned with the charter making it equal 35s as | am
informed The rates paid last week were European
sugars and moasses feghts; so IS the United
States per box; hhds of sugars, S s4 hence;
ports S3A to $41 and for 80 40 and Sagua
La Grande, 40 cts per 100 lbs molasses 81 to $24 per
ITO gals e Yesterday twenty-five vessels arrived
many OF them from the United States, which will be
shortly in the market and of have tendency to
bring down prices from the slight improvement the past
week.
Exchanges-London at GO days sight liz to u premi-
um; Paris < discount; Spain to Az premium New
York York premium; Boston do; New Orleans . do;
Money is abundant and easily found good paper and
at moderate rates of interest
Correspondence Of the Journal of Commerce.
ST THOMAS, Feb. j, 1S59-Since our last issue we
have very little improvement notice in the general
business OF the Island Continued arrivals of with
assorted cargoes have tendency etard transactions
and depress prices.
The cargo of schooner Ike Marvel from Norwich, Ct.
was offered but only few articles disposed Of prin
cpay vegetables, apples, beans corn cheese &c. Brig
Addy Swift and schooner Passport from New York ar
fVeu Snce them DreadsuffS provisions
have been received.
Flour slow sale at So 5o6675 for Philadelphia and
Baltimore S7d7 25 for Brandywine and Ohio extra 81 so
as for Richmond and Georgetown.
Corn Meal.-Barres in fair supply; and a shade
higher, owing to demand for Porto Rico Puncheons
wanted for same market.
Bread.-Pot and Navy, considerable old stock on hand
which will have to be offered at auction
Sailed Provisions also in abundance eXcent mess
pork for which there has been some inquiry few bbs
however would suffice.
Fish.-Mackerel of good quality, in market and
good salted herrings and Goldfish becoming scarce
1.ard-Fair supply, as also butter and cheese
Lumber-Whi hitc pine overstock and sales could
effected; last cargo of brig Mary Lowell for Porto
Rico, on private terms.
Freights-No transactions of Importance British brig
Aurela for New York. with cargo Of Danish brig Ida and
Emma, condemned for the sun of 5000. Two schooners
from ST. Domingo and Southern coast ew York and
Boston, at S550per ton net No Porto Rico orders in
market.
Exchange.-Bs England are plenty at reduced
rates; do. on United States and may go up:
American gold is scarce at 1Gll Z ner cent nreminm