The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-31

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Muscovado, - ................. 43iG Z
us has presented during the fortnight much less gen
eral activity than we had occasion in our last
printed report
Clayed Sugars-The unreasonable rates claimed by
Planters have considerably reduced operations and the
market closes exceedingly dull and unsettled under the
nhuence OF discouraging advces from abroad immediate
wants being rather reluctantly provided for at the
of quotations anneXthe general feeling our pur-
chasers manifeSng great doubt whether article will
leave margin for small profit unless purchased
at or below SH rs, for No IL as basis
Muscovados in this staple are on mod
crate SCALE because considerable share of stocks is
held by Spectators who, having generally purchased
extreme rates are not vet disposed to realize with
and so far prefer shipping their own account
Molasses SugarsEven with easier prices for buyers
the request for this article has yet improved and
must decline further before expect to find exporters
disposed to operate in same, freely
Meado or Unpurged Sugars-The supplies are limited
to the production of two estates and thereof pre-
tend rs shippers Offering at from to 6H for good
to superior quality.
Molasses.-Clayed of note transpred in this
article Dealers still firm at 3A preferring hold
rather than cede to the offers who Oh the other
hand are afraid to touch the article Sales
has been made at 3A rs, and decline inevitable
Muscovado 44(d6 rs little doing.
CARDENAS, March 2l.-Our last issue bore date of
the 9th inst since when, in consequence of the
hence to New York.
Clayed SugarsTransactions have been so trivial as
hardly to warrant report small cargo was taken on
the 10th for Spain 12 for No l9 and Is rs for Go
retc, prices equal 40 shngs freight to the British
Channel and 10 per cent Exchange iLcluded) to BIS
2Sd and 43s. 2&d. respectively. Our coastwise ship
ments to Havana since the 5th instant 776 boxes
Muscovado Sugars.-shortly after the departure the
last mail steamer from Havana considerable animation
was observable in the market, and for days brokers
readily effected sales full rates On the 9th 100 hhds
ref taken at rs and on the 10TH two cargoes
OF fair to good ref were bought at SA to S% prices
showing conclusively that the then received new
from the United States markets had produced little or no
effect From that date (1Othl until advice
reached us the 10Th, per Karnak Of still further de-
cline in New York, sales to extent daily effect
ed at about these rates. say S4 for fair and for
GOOD rennngwith an occasional sale of parcel of gro
goods at So and S4 Since the 10TH however the
demand has been excessively limited confined entirely
to finishing cargoes. Planters and Spectators which
latter class hold fully oneha of the sugars in our
storehouses seem nowise inclined reduce their asking
rates. and in the utter mpossbty placing goods
at previous ones are shipping considerable parcels Sales
since the 9th inst sum up 25S3 hhds while exports
shipped New York 99l; to Boston 7O4 to Pbadei.
phi ia 564, and to Charleston q.
We have in the harbor loading sugar for ports of
the United States l6 vessels.
Our stock to-day is 4 232 hhds
Moasses is still active and previous rates
with few exceptional cases fully sustained We quote
clayed 4rs and Muscovado Az to s. parcel of 1000
hhds cayed taken the 18th 3& understood to be
for account of firm in the capital the specially
stipulated that the deliveries should of superior art
ce free from centr uga old molasses and some hogs
heaa OF the nrs deyeres not coming up to quality the
parcel was rejected We have learned
er has consented to deliver what he sold.
freights have been more active lately, and although
except for small vessels 81 is still the ruling rate We
have very little disengaged shiproom in port vessels
now dschargng having been taken up return voy-
age Moasses freight S%
Exchange has uctuated considerably since our last is
sue sterling having been varously sold according
class at and 10 per cent pm and northern from
New York per ct. dis
Lumber, &c-Arrivals of Pitch Pine have been nu-
merous since last Sales have been effected time
at from 4 to $40, according to quaty-our dealers
OF White Pine Boards receipts have been chiefly on A
contract of 1000 900 feet made time since at s2s
parcel of 25 900 feet exSarah Beence sold at auction
at S25
Box Shocks are worth 6k rs with limited demand
We hear of sale of 10000 but the price
pired
Hhds shocks, and all cooperage materials are dull i'm
porters preerrng possible to realize arrival rather
than to store 500 country made sugar hhds. shocks
taken at l6 80 days Old shocks with dew heads
fetch 10 to II rs, and empty hhds. 10 to 20 rs.
Correspondence Of the Journal Of Commercel
HAVANA, March Oath Our Sugar market has been in
state of struggle for the past two weeks betw
teres of holders and buyers the yielding with great
reluctance in few instances, where it was mperativey
tions by the Board Brokers' although several lots
bracing to 1000 boxes and or 600 hogsheads have
changed hands at to rias less than they give the
last week. So am compelled repeat whites thou
including goods from best refining trains sex SIX pei
100 bs yellow do equal to Dutch standard numbers
70 ~ at "a to 50 do;browns do IL and II at to San
do; cucurochos do to 10 at say S43s do Muscova
dos do. S3h to s do For the last goods the offers OF
the past week have been very low and the shipments
made have been chiefly planters account by hold
under the early contracts, who desire
loss defer it with time The shipments of the last
weeks So $50 boxes and 576 hogsheads here
and from Maanzas of which for the United States
boxes and 2476 hogsheads The of sugar at bot
places last Saturday evening little 10000
boxes against 142 600 boxes period last year
exports since the first of January the United States
were $40 boxes and 749l hhds against As 372 boxes
and 1908 hhds in 1858. Whole shipments all parts fo
period, 1853 343 boxes and S67 hhds against l9O
22O bxs and 1858 hhds. Moasses has been in good
mand all the time from the opening of the season. and
stocks not having accumula ed prices have been re
markaby sustained at fair valuation rals per keg
clayed, and TO 54 for Muscovado. Leaf tobacco,
plant in to verify the most sanguine expectations
Of those who deal and delight in the week have
rested near the line ruled the trade last year
Vuelta Abao lst ID Sd, 500 to $40 per bale do 4h
$50 do No Eastern leaf in market Coffee Sl2H ST.
per 100 lbs. Honey Soc per gallon. Rum white $50 L
S3l per pipe common S26 to S26h do. Our markets fo
all island products dull Sales upon the wharf have
been touched by the paralysis Of the sugar marke22
bbls white egg beans per Warren White at SAX, larg
stock 200 boxes cider from New York 1915 SAX.
cargo of Florida bank dried fish, sold S. per 100 lbs
of fawn from Halifax tierces and half do 255
100 S4A; e35 drums do So; hake S4 sold cargo
brig Chiffon from port sales $40 bales of hay pc
Ocean Home from New York, at S34. Lumber--wht
pine boards wanted sales Of the bark Sqiac, deck oat
S24k hold at s2sh; l cargo ahoat unsold; cargo o
S224 sugar box shocks heavy $5H rias each molas
ses and sugar hhds do. S24 empty moasses hhds $23
each IL foot hoops S34, and IA do $55 per NJ cargo
pitch pine from Pensacola last week sold $780, Lrd il
kegs SOY, barrels and terces SlS; stock hand 30
tcs and bbs. and $50 kegs; II 900 strings Of onions
from Bristol brought $l1 per NJ 5000 of wrapping
paper from New York. at 34 to 81 rals per 20
do per Ocean Home to 3x do. Our provision market
very heavy owing large receipts 345 kegs Phadelph
butter per d. Faust at $40; 800 do. from store. $l8
large stock on hand from New York, Philadelphia an
New Orleans Is bbls hams salted from New York $l4
Potatoes last sales per Croton from Bristol R. l., at
per bb; Carolina Rice sales $5 SIG to S5x Valen
cia do $4x the market is very dull with rye
all classes The last sales Of erked beef made public $1