The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-06
BALTIMORE MARKETS

MONDAY, March s. 1860
C0FFEE.-CoGfee continues very firm There is how
ever but little doing in it, the sales being restricted TO
the immediate wants of the trade. have repored to
day sales 800 bags Rio at l cts and we ouote Rio as
closing firm at 13l34 cts for good prime Laguayrl
Coffee may be quoted at l34 cts and Java do at l5I
Gl6 cts We note the arrival here today of the ship
Banshee, from Rio, with only 1000 bags Coffee about
one third her usual cargo. Her advces that ship
ments continue light, and thai Coffee still very firm
FLOUR.-Flour is active and firm, and prices have
eviaentiy an upward tendency. There were sales
Saturday in addition to those noticed in our report of
sOo ools howard Street Super at $3.50, and to day
have reported sales of 300 bbls do also 700 bbs
do. at S5 62H, and of 400 bbs Howard Street Extra
at So per Dbl Super may be quoted closing to-day
S562E, and Extra at Sc per bbl.s Ohio Flour would
sell readily if here at $3.50, and perhaps at s5 62%
for Super, and S5.S7HG6 per bbl. for Extra, but
there is none arriving. There is inquiry for
City Mills Flour and to day of 800 bbIs
Super at S. so bhl at which figure it closes steady
Wequote standard City Mills Extra before at 1925
hnt fancy retailing brands selling ST. per
Dbl.
FAMILY FLoUR.-The makers of Baltimore Family
Flour advanced their prices Saturday 25 cts
quote the Paapsco, Reservoir, Excelsior Silver
Spring and Ashland brands at S7.75 per Dbl. Welcns
Family is however still selling at SS per bbl
RYE FLOUR AND Conn MEAL.-We quote Rye Flour as
before at 81 25G4 81 and Corn Meal at 80 for Bal
tmore and $4 per bbl for Brandywine Some small sales
of Baltimore Meal are making at the above price, but we
GRAIN.-Grain of all descriptions was firm this morn
ing, and Wheat particularly There 900
bushels offered all of which sold l35Gl39 cts for
good to prime red 47d50 for fair VIII te and 1855 a
100 cts for good to prime do Some 500 bushels sold
at 130 cts, and about 500 bushels white brought 100
/
nearly 26 600 bushels The demand for it however
quite brisk and the greater of the lots offered
sold at 6eGl72 cts measure and 71d72 cts weight for
white and 6SG70 cts measure, and 70 cts weight for
yellow There about 5000 bushels Oats off red most
of which sold at 43G45 for Maryland and 46l
a cts for Pennsylvania, but there nothing done in
Rye. We quote it however steady IS cts for Mary
land, and Goa 81 cts. for Pennsylvania
MOLAS> ES.-The demand for Moasses is improving
but it is still far from being active We so
hhds Cuba Muscovado at 20 hut heard of no
movement to-day in other descriptions We still ouote
follows, ('uha
for do MuscOvaio 25a so cts for English Island 35d4O
PROVIS1ONS-Thereh has been very little done today
in Provisions and for under this head the
market is decidedly heavy. We haveh of no sales of
ders cts. for sides, and 9,G9k cts for Hams Bacon
may he quoted at y as cts for Shoulders and OK 10
cts for Sides lew sales have been made to-day by the
lobbers at and 10 cts but there is demand for large
lots We note sale to-day of 400 erces Lard IL cts.
delivered in Philadelphia, and of IS bbls heavy Mess
Pork at Sl7 70 per bo We quote Prime Pork as before
at SIS, and Rump do. at sl4 per bb
RlCE.-Rice is in active demand and quite firm. e
have reported to-day sales of 100 at s4O6H ne
100 lbs cash. and of $50 tierces at AZ d44 per b
-four months
SUGARS-There has been but little inquiry TODAY for
Sugars and we have heard of sales being made There
was however sale made late Saturday. and which
noticed our report of 20 hhds New Orleans
Sugars at IS 25 We quote Sugars to-day as follows viz
at S65Old7 20 for refining grades Cuba and English
Island; S725a7 Is for grocery qualities do s750GS so
IOf aiF 70 prime For'o hco' and $75oGS5o for fair to
sEEDs.-There very little inquiry for Cloverseed
TINS morning and so far as could learn were
MADE, We quote good to prime at 81 50yG4 62% per
D9shel, at which figures it learn freely offered
we continue to quote Timothy Seed at So So and
Flaxseed at S1.35 al 40 per bushel SS' N
SALT.-Ground Alum Salt is selling in retail lots nj o.
G00 cts, and Marshalrs and Jeffrey Darcy,s fns do
at l65 cts sack but there of Ashton fine
making. We quote Turks Island Salt nominal at l56IS
cts. per bushel.
WHlSKEY.-There is some little demand for Whiskey
but the market for it is by active. We have
reported today sales OF 20 obss Country at 23H cts,
and of 200 bbls Ohio at d d2l4 cts City Whiskey is
held at "A cts, but none has been sold to-day