The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-05
REVIEW OF THE
BALTIMORE MARKETS

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY T.
EXCHANGE.-Foreign Exchange is quiet but firm
and for sterling bills rates have advanced since last
week The to-day are as follows viz: London
Bankers, bills HlO9A do commercial do, 1o99
Hamburg, 81; Cologne, 73&@7sK; FrankfortO OF. the,
ALCoHoL-Alcohol is still selling at 46a4s cts per
gallon for 95 cent usual discount to the
AsHEs.-,Ashes selling in New York at s5 25 for
Pot, and s562h per 100 lbs. for Pearl, but hear
nothing doing in them here.
BARK.-Quercitron Bark still ranges at from SIT to s22
per ton according to quality and neness. We sales
this week of 500 bags fine ground at so per ton.
BREAD-Bread is steady at the following rates viz:
AZ cts for Navy, cts. for Pilot and cts per h. for
Water Crackers, less the usual discount.
BEESWA&.-We continue to quote BeeswaX at So cts
per h., but there sales ofconseguence making
BRIMST0NE.-We hear of sales of Birthstone this
week, but we quote crude Sicily firm at $55 per ton
COFFEE.-The transactions in Coffee this week have
been heavy, the sales amounting to between 5000 and
5000 bags Some 600 bags Rio were sold early in The
week to be priced the first of June yesterday the
cargo of the 'Henriea'' a 765 bags) was taken by Gin
cnnau house at 1879 cts which is considered be de-
note sales also in the week in Of some GOO bags Rio
l3SG3h cts for fair, and 13Aal4 cts for good to
for fair l3A ala cts for good to prime Laguayra at l4
Is cs and Java at h@l6H cts per lb. We note the
import this week of ,765 bags Rio per bark Henrietta
and rs bags, and 200 pockets Java from Boston
COTTON The demand this week has been limited to
the wants with sales of about bales
ordinary to good mddlng Upland and Gulf at from to
l2A cts, six months. We quote as last week:
GRADES. UPLAND. GULF. WESTERN.
Middling: g:;:... nK@nR u @12X 11X@l1A
Good Middlng y @12a l2Kal2R II Gl2S
Middling Fair ,12h@l2a 10 @l8E i2K@i2S
CANDLES.-There some sales Of Candles ma.
king to the trade at the quotations which are as follows
viz: l7A@l9cts for Adamantine; 25G27 cts for Chemi.
for patent Wax The market is however inactive West
ern Mould Candles selling II cts but City do are
bringing 14(dl16 cts per III.
CHEMICALS.-We again quote Soda Ash at 21G2x
cts for so cent Sal Soda at y cs Bleaching Pow
ders at 2AG13 cts and BiCarb Soda cts Caustic
Soda is selling at cts. per ID.
COAL-The cargo rates for Cumberland Coal are still
as follows, viz SS25@3 55 for fine 6O9365 for
mine, and 81 1904 10 per ton for lump delivered board
at Locust Point We note the export this week of about
400 tons. Anthracite Coal is selling by retail the
yards at SIS. .25C15.50 per ton of {. $40 lbs.
COPPER.-There is but little doing in Copper Balti-
more refined Ingots lower, we quote them this
week at % cts cash. and 23H cts per lb months. We
however still quote Sheathing % cts. for Baltimore
and y cts for English Yellow Metal Sheahing is sell
ing at 2Oets for both English and American, we
quote Yellow Metal Bolts and Nails % per h.
FEAIhEkS-Feathers are in demand and quote
them firm at 474Scts per ID good lots mixed South
FISI-Fish are in fair demand and all varieties are
firm at last weeks figures Mackere may still be quoted
at 5og ~ Tor medium and SllG 30 for large No. 3s
Sl7nl7 80 for No Is Herrings at S342 25 for Halifax
$425475 for Labrador and Aewives at s464 25 per bb
Dry Goldfish range at from IS to si25 and quote dry
Hake at S175G2 per 100 lbs There have some arr
walls of North Carolina, Susquehanna Potomac Shad
and Herrings this week and sales of several hundred
Dbls have been made at Sll j0d12 for short and full
brands Shad and $77 so for short and full brands Her
rings and both Shad and Herrngs close firm at these
fgures.
FRUIT-Sicily Fruit continues in fair demand, and il
is selling pretty freely at 81 35 for Lemons,
s3d325 per box for Oranges. Some 1000 boxes Lemons
and Oranges sold at auction late last week out of thu
cargo of the "Carence at $1S0d230 30 for Lemons, anC
S250G305 per box for Oranges. There is nothing donl
in dried Fruit.
FL0UR--There has been fair inquiry this week fo
Flour but the market has exhibited special activity
me sales for the week add up about 900 bbls, some
$500 bbs of which sold to-day. The market ha
throughout the week been very firm in tone Super ha
advanced since the opening 12H to 25 cts per bb and
closes firm at the advance We note also improvement
s week OF 70 to 374 cts. per bb in Howard Street Ex
ra nut Tor Baltimore ground Extra and Family price,
viz f ' WEN "'e a' i'ii'"'
bbls
- g. nc 1 oahelro. ...... .....................3,5Sl
Trin;1n1 - ~. f....... ............ 500
'''''.s.....,,........,.... 725
...'.........,,,,.l 4 S0f
HOWARD STREET FLoUR.-The sales Of unworS 5 Sto
Flour TINS week ude 700 bbls Super at ss 3o
Extra at $7d712k and 600 bbls do at ~ % @ bpi
making a total of 3,700 bbls. Super closes 70 d ~
1857 IG6 so, the latter figure being for cho;o IN I'm a
and Extra at $7.12K@7.2 .25 per Dbl. ''A"''
OHIO FLoUR-There has been movement in oL;
Flour this week. but quote it to-day at s6S7XG s
for Super and S712H@725 per Dbl. for Extra
CITY MILLS FLoUR-A lot of 400 bbls City Mills Sune
was sold last Friday after we closed our report
Dnt we note sales this week of 700 bbls do at
Dbl We quote Super to-day at 625 965O. the latte
HguTe being asked for it by parties and Extra at
for shipping and 1915 per bbl for fancy brands
SAFE OF 200 bbls Brandywne Super export 81
Dbl, at which figure it is held firmly to-day.
RICHMOND FLoUR-Saes were made last week of $3.50
pDis. hichmond Flour, "Taliaferron and Thornton