The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-22
BALTIMORE MARKETS.


CoFFEE-Cofee continues quite firm, but there has
been very little done in it to-day. The only sales we
have heard of of 100 bags Rio at auction of
800 bags offered at cs and of 60 bags Laguayra
at Tx cts There is still good supply of Coffee but the
holders not disposed to sell unless at very full
We quote Rio to-day at TO- all cts for low and medium
grades, ali cts for fair good, IL cts prime
Laguayra at lhGl2 cts and Java Coffee at 15ll6
FL0UR.-There has been some further movement to-
day in Flour but the demand for it is limited and the
market is certainly weaker in tone sale of $50 bbs
Ohio Super made this morning at Sc this figure
ing decline of 12h cts per Dbl the previous rate for
it, and at the close could have been had the
rate There was nothing done in Howard Street or City
Mills Super The former description could have been
very readily had at s62H but the made yesterday
nearly swept the market of the latter variety such
lots as remain held pretty firmly Sc per Dbl. There
was some inquiry for Extra Flour and sales reported
Howard Street at s. per bb We quote Ohio Extra at
$6:5OG662H Howard Street do. at s675G7, and City
s DO. at SI9I29 for regular shipping and s. per Dbl
Tor choice retailing brands Some samples of fine French
Flour exhibited Change this morning and they
attracted general attention. There diver
sy of opinion as to the strength of the Flour but in
color and general quality it brands
OF Extra and Family Flour made here. The samples
per bb
FAMILY FLoUR.-The rates for Family Flour are un-
changed and we s quote it at 80 for the leading brands
of Baltimore, ss so for old Dominion 50 per for
Welchs Howard Street and Ohio Family is selling at
from 81 so to IS per Dbl.
RYE FLOUR AND CORN MRAL-We hear of no sales of
Rye Flour, but quote steady s4 rs per bb Corn
Meal still quoted at 1878 for Baltimore 12I per
bbl for Brand ywine -
GRAIN.The receipts of Grain continue very light the
offerings of all descriptions to-day amounting to onv
about IL bushels OF Wheat there were about 500
bushels at market Two three small lots prime white
were sold at l7Og75 cts but we quote fair to god lots
do at l55l6o ct and fair to prime reds at l4050
We understand that shipments of Wheat have been
made from France to the United States some samples
OF French Wheat exhibited this morning Change
1t is not equal in quality to Wheat would
cost laid down here aconserabe on the present
quotations. Corn firm with rather upward tendency
There G500 bushels offered today and most of
it sold at 7oS0 for wte S2S4 cts for vel
low We note sales tod " of about 400 bushels Pennsy
vana Rye 95g7 cts. and of some 1000 bushels Oats
at 50G5l cts for Virginia and Maryland and 5O954
for Pennsylvania.
MoLASSES.-Moasses is quiet but steady at the fol.
lowing rates. viz SO d40 for New Orleans 3237 cts
for Porto Rico; 27G3S cts for Cuba Muscovado; IS
d27 cts for do clayed lot of $50 bbls New Orleans
offered today at auction but only 10 bbls the sample
PROElSlbNS.-There has been a more active demand
to-day for Provisions than for days past there
is decidedly better feeling in the market Bulk
has advanced = to of cent per lb. We sales of
so hhds Shoulders at 81. cts, 20 hhds do at 6I cts
and of 25 hhds Hams at * We hear no sales of
Bulk Sides but they are held to-day at sk Bacon
has also advanced We sales of 10 hhds Shoulder.
at ~ cts, 25 hhds Hams private terms, and of
80 to 40 hhds Shoulders and Sides retail lots at * and
OK cts. Bacon may he quoted closing at7HG74 cts.
for Shoulders and 9 a9s cts Tor Sides. Mess Pork is
sl7.624@ @1775 per bb Sales also of rs bbls picked
Jowls at SO We quote Prime Pork as before at
Very dull We quote western at SO for Sa e oI ss
for Mess, and Baltimore packed at s2 for No. and s14
per Dbl for Mess There nothing doing in Lard Prime
western Leaf in bbs and cs. is held ii but in
ferior lots still be bought at 11d114 cts per ID.
RiCE-There is moderate demand for Rice, and
quote It steady at 34d4h cts per b for fair to prime
lots There have been sales to-day of 80 to 40 tier
ces in lots within this range.
%h, pretty well maintained cargo 1890
M. nhas. New Orleans was of-red to-day at auction by
was sold atfrom ss75 the quality being common to
good note also sales by private of 20 hhds
do. at S725 We quote New Orleans Sugars as ranging
d - i ~ % p no common to fair; and 81 50I775 for