The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-31

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wHIskEY. Whisky is in better demand, and the
market for it is considerably rmer in tone We have
reported to-day sales of 200 bbs Country Whkey part
in second hand bbls, 26H cts. $50 bbs City
cts and $50 bbls CITY and 100 bbls Ohio do at 2s cts
the market for both descriptions closing
named figure.
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
NEW YORK MARKETS, Jan. 2s-AsHEs-The market
is quiet for pots at S562h and pearls at s5.75.
CoFFEERio is scarce and firm at u cts for prime st.
Domingo is moderately active at full priceaes of 500
bags at about 10 cts cash; also small sales of Cape
10a cts, and of Java at 14(914H cts.
COTToN.-The market is inactive under the favorable
foreign news. but prices are sustained.
FIsH-Are still only in moderate request-sales of 900
qs. dry cod bank at s3S74d4; 200 bbs No. 3 Mass.
Mackere at so; 900 bbs picked Herring S3G3 So
and 2 600 boxes 1, scaled herring at 2sdSo cts;
less active and prices of low grades 510 lower.
Our stock mainly consists of the low grades and specua
tive holders are more disposed to realize Family extras
firm but quiet.
The sales are II 600 bbls at s4ooa45o for uusound
State S. s0G6OO for extra do 6O0d63O for low grades
Western extra S6.30d6.40 shipping brands of
round hoop extra Ohio; S65017 80 for trade brands do
S675GS for extra Genesee, and S675S rs for ST. Louis
brands Canadian -four is very quiet at Sc 5017.25.
Southern flour is hardly so active and prices of the low
grades easiersales of 5000 bbls at s575@6l5 for
superne Baltimore &C, and $625G7.75 for fancy and
extra Corn meal is inactive and is heavy S365G370
for Jersey, s25 for Brandywine
GRAIN.-The demand for wheat : fair and the market
is rm-saes of IA 900 bush 81 40 for Indian 81
so for white Michigan sls5 for very choice white
Duchess county, and 81 ,2s for Canada club.
Rye is quiet Small sales at 7sS7 cts. at the railroad
depot Barley quiet at 7Ss1 Oats better and in
demand at 5sd6O for State and 663 for Western and
Canadian, but generally held higher without sales.
Corn is dull and very nominal the demand ight-sales
of 5000 bushels so cts for Jersey yellow 81
white, and Sc cts. for western mixed in store
PROvIsIoNs-The Pork market is lower, and for prime
it closes nominal sales bbs at SIS 251s 12k for
mess SIG soGl7 for thin mess Sl35oGl36 62k for prime,
Beef in moderate demand is steady-the arrivals
farsales of 20Oebls at SO soar for country prime
ss9 for do mess; s991o5O for repacked mess and sli
dy1l.50 for extra mess
Prime beef steady at s16G19 Beef hams quiet
at S13616 So Cut meats plenty, and lower
sales of 300 hhds at 6 G61 cts for shoulders and $40
Ok cts. for hams.
Bacon steady-sales of 100 hhds. and OK cts.
for Western smoked. Lard is firm, the demand fair
sales of 450 bbls and cs at 12G124 cts and small lots
at 12E cts.
Dressed hogs are in fair demand at 7Ids cts and are
SdlO cts
TEAs-The auction sale was fair in size and quality
well attended and went off spiritedy at further i'm
provement both greens and blacks The prices OBJ
tanned follows Hyson, at 35d36 cents young
hyson, at 20d52 CENTS gunpowder, at 303S cents; i'm
peral, at 2Sa57 cents; hyson skin. at 22G26 cents;
Oolong 33(d47 cents; Souchong at so cents.
WHIsKEY-The demand is less active and the market
lowersales of 200 bbs at 26H cts and small lots q
time.
market continues very firm but there is much inqui
ry for export and only few hundred barrels superne
disposed ofat So rs bb The receipts small
and there is accumulation of stock. There steady
inquiry for the supply of the home trade at 5 755 for
ly and fancy Rye Flour and Corn Meal scarce
The former is firm at S4 and the latter at $3.50 per
barrel.
Gran.-There is very little Wheat Offering and prime
lots wanted sales of 500 bushels good Penna
$30G137 per bushel 5000 bushels fair white sl45
and l 200 bushels Kentucky terms made public
500 bushels Rye brought s5 cents Germ forward
slowly but there is very little demand
5000 bushels yellow at 767 and damp "a
Oats commands 4S cents
Coverseed is in fair request and prices steady
Sales prime So 62k per CA lbs 100 bags
do at So So end 10 tons cleaned from second hands
s675 No sales Of Timothy. Flaxseed is much wanted
at 81 rs per bushel
There is good feeling in the Wool market and prices
have been gradually hardening The advance in
dendy the demand and manufacturers are pur
chasing more cautiously At the close there a mum
Der of buyers looking through the market. Among
sales we notice the following
So, 900 lbs fine fleece att. 57@s2kc, cash
$4,000 lbs y and full blood ......... .50(d60c g
1000 lbs = and full blood ............. soc %
II 900 lbs mixed aeeces .45G47c %
$500 lbs \ biood... ................. 45c g
% o'Soo @ lbs IDS common at................... Ale
900 lbs unwashed Observation-Disclosures. at 4Oc "
30; GOO lbs low unwashed. .S2&GSSc
Whskey is firm; sales of 100 bbls Easton at 81 cts
Ohio do at 2s cts Prison at 2S c hhds at 26 cts, and
rs drudge at 25 cts.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5-since the last summary,
by the steamer Of December 20th business may said
to have been completely alta stand still This market in
common with all others, invariably affected by the
of holidays, and these particular sea-
son of the year, lasting much greater length of time
than others peculiar to this country have had
due effect in Withdrawing attention entirely from bust
ness.
The auction sales, during the past fortnight were but
of moderate Importance. The sales of Groceries have
amounted to eighteen in ALL of which couple were ndi
vidual offerings of Rasns foreign Rice There w.re
sixteen assorted sales of Dry Goods and Shoes
and four small sales of Real Estate.
The Provision market, during the past two weeks has
not been remarkable for much activity Perhaps the only
feature of Importance the first offering Oregon
provisions, small lot of which put upon the market
but terms that did not transpre There sales of
Mess Beef not of any great amounts however, at Sl69
1880 Pork, both clear and mess by no means held in
favor, and another decline has been noted in des
snd esSa eear p he &C. s zoo Clear e worth s
whether brined in No sales of Importance
have transpired during the fortnight Bacon ALSO
IN demand and no sales have reached Lard is merely
nominal at last months quotations. and Butter is per
has existed The market will be seriously nterfered with
in short time by domestic manufactures but as vet
in short time the market is sustained with much firm.
ness The outside prices may be quoted at 33d34 cts.
Sugars have declined somewhat, in consequence of
dull jobbng trade and additions stocks of raw
made during the fortnight The auction sales I75
bales Batavia No. l6, and 130 do China No. at cts
100 pcus white Sam from of the arrivals of the fort
night, SS97A; 100 do do. at OK cts The rec pts of
foreign rice have been large since the 1s of
and the market has been severely tested by forced
at auction Coffee is quiet, the only sales
night having been small lots of Rio 13 There WIS
an arrival from Batavia but the cagoes turned in
damaged condition. and auction sales, account of un-
derwers, resulted in sl24 for green Java and s12 25
for 0. G..
The sales of Molasses Syrup during the fortnight
have been from the hands of agents only. 1850 kegs
kegs, and 62kc for eight gallon do. Candles doing
little better than they were There were sales of 600
boxes Ne Plus Ultraat Ac 100 Thans at 2c 400 do
Nickersons at DC, 500 do. Hawes at 22Hc
In Dried Fruits the event of the fortnight ar
rival of small cargo of Rasins from Malaga, direct
The lot has not been placed yet, have been
making at 1925 for layers, in splendid order Dried
apples are in moderate supply and are worth 12 cents
Some lots OF Oregon Cranberres have arrived and
selling at 81 per gallon In Spices sales of 200 bags Siam
Pepper are noted at 1lc 2ss do at auction
Domestic Spirits just dull as they were at
any time during the previous two months. Whskey is
very dull and can scarcely be quoted at over 35c with
sales. New York Brandy also is very inactive and
another decline is noticed. Alcohol is worth &c. and no
sae eo nos pure Spirits sold at 45c Clarets both cak
and case wlne are quiet no sales have ranspired The
stock of English bottled Ale and Porter is excessive
and quotations are down to So per doz.
BOSTON DRY GOODS MARKET, For THE WEEK END
ING JAN 2srhe tone of the Dry Goods quite
firm noticed in weeks report Trade has hard
y been general but of leading Houses have
sold even more freely than last week particularly those
of wooen goods still sell quite readily the higher
qualities have moved OFF moderately The active de-
mand for weeks past has naturally given firm
tone to the market, and there is feeling among
buyers that prices of Wooen goods have point
disposed to hold back and in consequence pur-
| chased moderately of all high cost goods.
The number of buyers here from the South and South
West is larger than have known this season.
and there is most cheerful and healthy tone to the trade
Some parties however, look doubtfuly upon any i'm
provement in Cotton Woollen goods Buyers for some
time past have had such control of market that
of them are evidently disappointed rmness with
general that prices low they are likely to be
for time and that the tendency decidedly upward
There has been in fact vet advance in the
price of goods On few styles an advance of 5dIO
per cent. has been obtained, but are selling
freely at the prices at which they held few months
ago-prces that scarcely pay fair remune aon to the
manufacturer When also consider that the country
is quite bare Of goodsthe stocks in the hands
facturers small compared with previous years.
evident that those who hold back in anticipation of
chasing more favorable terms will be disappointed
The great staples of the country command such
prices will enable both the South and West
chase liberal supplies of all kinds manufactured
goods. Cotton, notwithstanding admitted large
crop, estimated 900 to 3,s0000O bales com.
mands full 10 per cent. higher prices than at this
time last year Flour and all kinds of Breadstuffs
have advanced considerably within week or two,
and range from Is to 20 per higher last
year The Pork crop of the West and Southwest very
important tem the active season for which has Just
has been disposed Of at advance about 20 per
cent on last years prices Domestic Wool now rules from
40945 per cent higher than at this time year. and
account Of the scarcity of the article are
fden this advance will be increased before the new cp
comes to market The improvement in manufactured
goods compared with the advance in these leading sta
Piles, is very trifing.
There has been increased demand for export during
the week. and for California there more inquiry than
for time past The shipments to San Francisco last
week amounted to 702 packages, and this the ship
ments have amounted to ia packages.
WILMINGTON MARKET, Janusry 2e-TUKpENrrys
Sales yesterday of 900 bbls and to-day of lis do
$50 for Virgin and Yellow dip and 81 for hard pei
$50 lb.
srIaIrs-sales yesterday of 400 bbls. at As pei