The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-27
BALTIMORE MARK ETS


COFFEE.-CofIee is in demand but the high prices
asked restrict operations in it. We sales today of
800 bags Ri9 at IL cts and we quote Rios closing firm
at l3al34 cts. for fair, and 14l4A for good to
prime. The stock here, which all Rio is about 600
bags We quote Laguay nominal at l4dl5 cts and
Java at l5% lGl6 cts. per lb.
FLOUR.-There is only moderate demand for Flour
and the market is hardly firm in tone it day
or two since We have heard to-day of sales bbls
Howard Street Super s5.75 per bbl and it closes
steady at this figure for the best brands There
City Mills Super sold to-day but it could have been
readily bought at &6.r0 per Dbl. We quite Super
nominal at So 75per bb but there is nothing doing in it.
still quote So 56 so for Ohio and Howard
Street. S6757 forstandard City Mills and 81 per Dbl
for fancy brands do
FAMILY FLOUR Family Flour continues steady and firm
Welchs is selling at IS So and the Patapsco Reservoir
Excelsior Silver Spring and Ashland brands at ss per
bbl. Ohio and Howard Street Family quoted to-
day at $7@dg7. % per bbl
RYE FLOUR AND Corn MEAL-Rye Flour may be
quoted at $437H d4.50, and Corn Meal at s362% for
Baltimore and 81 per bb for Brandywne but we hear
of no sales of either of these articles
GRAlN.--Wheat was in fair request this morning and
the market for twas toerably firm There about
5000 bushels received and it mostly sold I3sG143
white, and l65dl6s cts for prime and choice do. lot
of 000 bushels ordinary white which market on
Saturday was sold at las cts Corn not very active
Prices for it were however well sustained, and yellow
was shade better than Saturday There were about
10000 bushels received and the sales made at
o9 cts measure, and II cts weight for white 7OG
cts weight for yellow Oats of which there were about
$500 bushels received, sold at 4O43 cts for Virginia
and Maryland, and 4547 cts for Pennsylvania There
nothing done in Rye but quote it as before at 90
cts for Maryland, and "a cts. for Pennsylvania.
MoLASSES.-We have heard of sales of Molasses to-
day. but the market for is steady at our former ouoa
tions 25d26 for clayed Cuba; 235 cts for Cnha
Muscovado 25aS cts for English Isand 364O cts for
Porto Rico; 40 cts for common New Orleans and 4G46
cts. for good to prime do.
PROVISI0NS.-There has been some inauiry,todav for
Provisions but no sales of consequence been effect
ed The only transaction reported Change was sale
OF 70 terces Hams in pickle at about 9A cts. Bulk
Shoulders were offered at cts. and do Sides at cts
without finding purchaser but of the holders were
willing to accept lower figures for them There is some
demand for Bacon and it is still selling retail lots at
will not however bring within y to OF a cent of
these figures There nothing doing so far as we are
advised in Lard, Pork or Beef We quote Lard at
II cts. in bbls and tres, and 11&@l2 cts. per h.
at sl4, and Beef at s0G11 for No l. and sl2al4 per
bbl. for Mess.
RICE.-Rice is steady at AZ cts for fair and X d49
cts for good to prime b hear of sales of moment
to-day.
SUGARS-Sugars are in fair request, and the market
for them steady We have reported TODAY sales of 40
hhds New Orleans at S825GS37H, 10 hhds Cuba at 81
10 hhds Porto Rico at $7 So and of 62S boxes cayed
upa or rehning the terms for which kept private
our quotations for Sugars still follows viz &c so
GonH of refining grades Cuba and English Island:
SIGfo Tor grocers styles do S6757 for common Porto
Rico; S725dS.12K for fair to prime do s7IS7 ho for
low to good fair New Orleans; and for good
to choice do - " 9
SEEDS.-There some inquiry this morning for
Coverseed and heard of sales of about $50 bushels
in lots at 81 so per bushe Prime parcels were however
held at 81 rs per bushel. We quote Timothy Seed
steady at $3.50 and Flaxseed at S130G40 per bushel
SALT.-Ground Alum Salt is still selling to the trade
at so cts, and Marshas and Jeffrey Darcy's fine at
lou cts per sack but there nothing doing in Asons
fine and unable to give quotation for It. What
is here is held $50 per sack We still quote Turks
Island Salt nominal at 15(l1S cts per bushel
WHISKEY.-Whiskeyi is dull The only sale we have
figure freely Offering City Whskey is held at % cts
but there are no buyers at that figure.