The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-03

Total ,5S4 76,4O2
1857, pkgss., 27,7Sl; 1856, pkgs., 34.O3s; 1855,
Raw Cotton is now quoted at II cts. for middling
Uplands, with downward tendency-ope year
ago they were quoted at II cts, with an upward
tendency. With every prospect of crop unprece-
dentedly large, and less disposition than usual to
speculate In the article, there appears every pros
pect of relatively low prices throughout the year.
The necessares of life are in the absence of specu
lation to any material extent, also low, and an ex-
port demand for Breadstufs will not advance prices
more than 10 per cent. The depressed condition of
the West, while it will undoubtedly continue to in
jure to some extent the market for goods will rem
der labor more abundant and consequently as cheap
or cheaper, by checking the emigration from the
Eastern States and other manufacturing districts.
Domestic Woolens, if they have experienced less
decided prosperity in anything that some cotton
goods can boast, have certainly met with few or
no positive reverses. Domestic Cassimeres, Doe
skins, Union goods, Cotton Warps, Satinets, have
well held their ground in spite of sharp competi
ton from German goods. These have quite faile
to re-estabish themselves in favor. hardening
Wool Market, and the large importation, have
caused manufacturers to operate with caution. The
style of goods produced by them, although exhib-
ting little variety, has been superior, and this
branch of trade closes in better shape than it
opened with the year.
We come now to Foreign Goods. An excessive
importation; trade large, yet slow and inanimate
a semi-panic in French Dress Goods, under the in
fuence of which they were forced upon the market
through the auction rooms at great decline from
trade prces-have produced their natural result.
All the favorable antcipations which the spring
season justified the trade in entertaining at the
opening of the fall season, have failed of realiza
ton. To be sure, much of the Importation of
French Goods was trashy, and perhaps the
low prices at which it was closed out, were all that
could have been expected. The English Goods, of
which there were few consigned here, except very
low prints and deaines, were selected with refer
ence to the wants of this Market and went off sat
isf torily, under the crcumstances-no losses of
any moment were incurred. The year closes very
fiat in this branch of the Dry Goods trade; but the
large importation is believed to be in GOOD hands
and there will probably not be second panic like
that of last September.
The following will show the total value of the
Dry Goods imported at this port, for the year 1859,
compared with the two preceding years.
First quarter $50 OO3O62 sl3,s35,472 s31, 653752
Second Quarter I Is II ESQ s600s5s 2431oIs4
Fourth quarter. S,46l 2l7 1891 02 10, 69l ,667
Total for year 800 519eoe sol COS e27 s11s1s2 647
Here we have an increased importati IN of nearly
twenty three millions over 1857, and it is twenty
millions larger than in 1885, the largest previous
year. And it appears that times and seasons have
had little effect in controlling it. 1t has continued
large in and out of season. True, the popu-
lation and consequent wants of the country have
increased, Importation of Dry Goods has been al
most wholly concentrated here-causing great
many goods to be delivered here for other ports
that were formerly sent direct and this concentra-
ton doubtless causes the increase to appear rela-
lively greater than it really is. Although the past
season is universally regarded as having been ex-
tremely dull and slow, undoubtedly the value of
dry goods sold was never surpassed in amount
The following will show the value of dry goods
entered for consumption, withdraw from ware
house, and entered for warehouse, for the past
year
Entered for Withdrawn from Entered for
Consumption: Warehouse. Warehousing.
$1o4,4l29 1888 $67645s4 SS7697 O9
104 4l293S
Total on ket TT