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

BOSTON DRY GOODS MARRET-For the week e ! d
ing December 30.-The Dry Goods trade the past weeI
has been very quiet The suspension of business Mon
day last and the very cold weather for days past
has had tendency to put stop to all transactions
fa the home trade is concerned For export there con
tnues to be considerable inquiry, and the demand ap
pears to be unabaed Goods suited to the East India
South American markets have been contracted for
considerable extent for delivery four months hence
Woolens generally quiet The jobbing business has
been quite light although there is inquiry the
early Southern trade.
All parties appear to be looking forward the advent
the year, and anticipate large and healthy
The south with the largest Cotton crop ever raised
promising to exceed 300 900 bales will ro doubt as fo
some years past, be best customers The sectional
disputes now agitating the political world, do not
eve will interrupt to any extent business relations
with the South The merchants of the North
South too intelligent and conservative in their views
politicians to regulate their business transactions
up the friendly relations and good fellowship which now
so happily exist between them.
Cotton Goods.-Heavy standard Sheetngs and Shirt
ing are firm and in demand at previous prices ranging
stock does not accumulate the demand some weeks
past having been fully equal to the production Medium
Sheetings and Shirtings selling at * 73 cts. and
light goods at 5A cts with good export demand. In
Beached Sheetings and Shirngs change. Prices
steady and firm and continue to be large
y engaged ahead on desirable goods. Drills firm.
Exporters are still in market and ready to take all
lots offering four months ahead. The prices are
S419 cts. for Brown, cts for Rleached and IOA cts
for Blues Denms continue firm and selling at the
advance noticed last week. Stripes Ticks have been
sold to extent at full prices Jeans are in demand
for export and are firm Print Cloths are firm and the
sales have been at full previous rates Prints continue
been mostly of desirable styles future delivery In
Ginghams and DeLaines there is change.
Woolen GooGs.-The market generally has been quiet
during the week. The trade continues in a good and
healthy state Stocks in the hands of manufacturers
quite SMALL and desirable goods continue to be engaged
ahead.
The exports of Cotton Goods from this port from De-
cember % to December 80, have been as follows:
no 10 263
10 10 Honduras. 5S
Total. .319
Previously, since January 999
Total this year. ...............,...,.33 31s
same time lS5S.. ........................ 81 39
BOSTON BOOT AND SHOE MARKET-rFor the week
endlng December 30 THE Boot and Shoe market con-
tnues quiet. few buyers are here from Charles.
ton, Louisville, Nashville and New York. but as yet
their purchases have been quite light The trade gener-
ally look for very backward Spring business and no
activity is expected for several weeks. The New Eng
land trade has become dull Prices are still rather un-
settled and continue to rule quite low for all kinds
work.
With manufacturers there is rather activity al
though business is light compared with previous
There an ample stock of nearly all kinds of goods in
market, and manufacturers will doubt, hold back
until the spring trade fairly opens the views of buy
ers fully ascerained The downward tendency
in stock noticed for months past has received de
cded check the past week. and descriptions an
Improvement has been realized Most kinds Of Leather
have evidently reached the lowest point expected
present. although when the manufacturing business
ment. Hides also inquired for and generally
held higher, of the principal holders having with
drawn their stocks from the market in anticipation of an
advance.
The shipments to California a larger scale than
expected, the Sierra Nevada cleared since our last
taking 34S5 and the John Tucker cases From
New York the shipments have been 310 Late ad
vices from San Francisco indicate improvement in
that market
The quantity cleared the Custom House has been as
follows:
1859. 1858
D-DS 4
Since January l............... .224 ,276 216,9J3
Total. l........................2295 800 557 22094S
Showing increase of 609 cases compared with last
year.
CINCINNATI MARKETS.-The Gazette of Saturday
says: The market for hogs firm and rather buoyant
today The receipts only 1000 head and this with
a continued good demand for products gave increased
tone to the trade About 600 head sold at from $500 to
S635. Good 200 b. hogs sold without much difficult ty at
S625 100 H. brought $6l0G6l5; 175 to $50 h. S5 SOG6
and one or two lots averaging $50 lbs sold S5 and
80 head averaging 2lS lbs at S635 The tendency was
slightly in favor of sellers at close particularly
class hogs which Boston packers using Pork
was in moderate demand at Sl6-and it was held with
increased rmness offers of S7 for February were re-
and cts pkd for Shoulders and Sides these rates
are fraction above the views of buyers There
sales of % hhds Shoulders cts. pkd, and 25 do
Sides at ~ cts pkd For February delivery the asking
rates are mostly 64 and SA cts but buyers did offer
over and cts, and 600 lbs Sides for the last week
of January disposed of at cts. Green Meats firm
at 4hd5 cts. for Shoulders, Kd7 cts for Sides and
(7$ cts for Hams Barrel Lard not to be had be
low 10 cts, but buyers not willing TO that
figure by 4(alB ct. There fair demand for Flour
change in Grain Whiskey declined y cent closing at
q cts.