The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-06

BOSTON BOOT AND SHOE MARKETING Boston
Skipping list in its review of the Boot and Shoe trade for
the year says
The past year is generally admitted have been the
most unavorable one the Boot and Shoe trade has eX
perienced for long time Prices during the year have
been quite unremunerative, and manufacturers nave
found it difficult in many instances to obtain the cost OF
their goods For series of years the business has in
rapidly has been quite prosperous and the
production has, in consequence, reached point where
requires check to keep it within the limits of the
demand The active Spring trade did not open before
the middle of January last and during January Febru
ary March and April large purchases made for the
South and West The trade with the South was a full
average one with West showed increase
the moderate business of the previous Before the
close ofApr desirable goods were sold up close, but
prices ruled comparatively low during the owing
to the active competition among the trade. The fall
business commenced in July with trade SALE which at
tracted Of the principal buyers in the country The
crops at the West and South promised to be unusually
abundant and the prospects of large business looked
very atering Great activity prevailed in consequence
among the manufac cturers, and the result was the
largest stock of fall goods offered in this market
The prices realized trade sale fell short of expec
taton, particularly on all kinds of good work and sub
sequeny the pressure sell has been such that buyers
have almost fixed their prices. The Fall trade with
the South was quite equal expectation far the
quantity goods concerned but with the West
business did materially improve and at the close OF
the season large stocks still remained in the hands
manufacturers and dealers The prospects Of the trade the
coming year consider promising. Stock OF all
kinds has materially declined in value and goods
be manufactured on more favorable terms. Advces from
the West have been little more encouraging for month
two past Collections have improved and the position
OF the trade with this section Is better han Or some lhe
past The entire shipments of the to California have
been so cases. against 64577 in 1855 sos
in 1857 AZ 1885, "a 95S in 1855. The
quantity of Boots and shoes cleared at the Custom House
has been as follows
1859, 233, ,246
1898 'a8I aL 20 20
1887 ............................ .2S4 AZ
The quantity forwarded by Railroad has been 5S 436
cases which would make the aggregate amount Of goods
forwarded from city by water and rail about
cases, equal to sSO,OOo,0oo.
WILMINGTON MARKET, Jan. 2, -Turpentine-
No transactions since last report Last sales at
1895 for yellow dip 81 II for virgin 81 65 for hard
per $50 lbs.
sprts-sales on Saturday of 100 bbls at 4OH per
gallon.
Rosin & Tar.-Nothing doing in either article
Salt.-A cargo of 500 bushels Alum, received and
sold from vessel at auction in lots 20 cents per bushel
of $500 sacks Liverpool, received coastwse
der and going into store
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
New YORK, January 5-Cotton is frm-Sales of 800
bales. Uplands middling liz cts. Flour is heavy
Sales of 5000 bbls State SIS 255 3O Ohio SIS 755s5;
bushels. Milwaukee Club 81 25d)1 90. Corn closed
heavy-Saes of II 900 bushels white and yellow SS
G90 cts. Beef is dull at $9d10 for repacked Chicago
Pork heavy at $16064 for Mess; Prime Sl1 So Lard
is heavy at 1Ox@l0S cts. whiskey closed dull and
heavy. Sugar is firm. New Orleans 7AGS4 Coffee
is rmSales of 900 bags at II H12 cts. Molasses is
firm at 81 cts Spirits Turpentne closed firm and active
Rosn closed buoyant at S1.60Gl .62h. Rice is firm
Freights are dropping.
PHIL pELpHIA, Jan. 5-Flour is firm at SIS 5Od5.62H
Wheat steady at $142G so for white and 81 55 Sc
for red. Corn generally closed with advancing ten
dency Sales at advance of cts. Yellow in 70
cts. Whiskey is dull at 26G27k cts.
CINCINNATI, January 5.-Hogs are in good demand at
full prices. Sales Sc 25s675 Mess Pork is
demand at $3.50. Bulk Meats. 64 to sH cts. Green
Hams have advanced ctsE Flour is quiet $5 30
S540. Wheat and Corn firm.