The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-29
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

MONDAY. MAY %.
CoFFEE.-There is little inquiry for Coffee, and
we sales to-day of $50 bags Rio at 13A(d14 cts A
cargo of 900 bags Rio sold in New York Satur-
day at 12 cs and some 1000 bags was also sold in lots
at 13 cts The stock here, which is almost entirely in
second hands, amounts to only about 1000 bags. We
quote Rio to-day at Is G134 cts good and IA cts
for prime Laguayra at l415 cts and Java at 15kGl6k
C6COA-An invoice of some 500 bags Cocoa was sold
to day but the terms for it were kept private We quote
it at l5G17 cts. per ID.
FLOUR-There has been considerable done in Flour
here to-day but the market for it is hardly firm in
twas Saturday Super generally held Satur-
day at SIS .62k although sales made at this fig
but to-day holders seemed much disposed to
meet buyers and sales made of 400 bbs Howard
Street 500 bbs. City Mills Super all export at
$3.50 per bbl, and quote this the closing
Howard Street Ohio and standard City Mills. There
is nothing doing in Extra Flour, but quote it
before at SO for Howard Street and Ohio 25650 for
standard City Mills, and $7d7.50 per Dbl. for fancy
brands do.
FAMILY FLoUR.-Family Flour is selling to the trade
at IS SO for Wechs and IS bb for the best brands
Of Baltimore ground Ohio and Howard Street Family is
bringing S7(d7.2 .25 per DGl.
RYE FLOUR AND Corn MEAL.--We quote Rye Flour
to-day at S4.S7h, and Corn Meal at S. 62H for Bat
more and $3s5 per bb for Bandywne, but we hear of
sales being made.
GRAIN-Graln of all descriptions was dull this morn
ing, and the market for it rather heavy. Wheat
in light supply, only about 500 bushels being at market
ing to about $4,000 bushels. White sold at 7072k
cts for good to prime lots, which is slight improve
ment on Saturdays prices but yellow lower, the
GALES being made at from 6l &c cts the latter being
the outside to-day for the best parcels Wheat
steady Saturdays figures Red sold at 1SOGl35 cts
iar good to prime, and white ranged at from l45 to 100
for fair to choice the latter figure being paid for
some 400 bushels. A lot of $50 bushels Pennsylvania
Rye was sold at SS cts but for lot of 1900 bushels
which was offered and not sold 90 asked. Oats
dull but quote them before at 3s@40 cts for
Virginia and Maryland and 42d43 cts for Pennsylvania
MOLASSES-There has been no moEementin Molasses
to-day have heard but it is steady at the
quotations which follows viz 24G27 cts for cayed
Cuba; 2Sd33 cts for Cuba Muscovado; 30G35 cts for
English Island G7d4O cts for Porto Rico and 4749 cts
PROVISIONS Provisions continue very firm, and
the tendency of prices is evidently upward. Bacon
Sides have advanced II so hhds having been sold
to-day at 10S cts, but Shoulders still quoted at
cts. Hams range from 104 to 13 cts. Sales
ported TINS morning OF % hhs piai fai at ios
Its. There has been no movement to-day in Bulk Meat,
but quote before at ~ cts for Shoul 90 cts.
for Sides and cts for Hams Lard is held firmly at II
cts in bbs. and tierces and1 12H cts in kegs, and we
quote barreed Pork SIS for Mess SIS for Prime and
Sl4 per Dbl. for Rump Beef is quoted at S10G11 for
No l. sl25oal4 for fair to good Mess and sl59l6 per
Gh for Extra do, but hear of nothing doing in it.
R1CE-Rice is in fair reqnest and quote it firm
4hd4S cts for good to prime We sales to-day of
about 100 tierces at these figures
SUGARS.-Sugars continue in demand and we note
sales to day of Al hhds 900 boxes Cuba for refining
but the terms were kept private. We have no charge
to note IN the general condition of the Market and
quote Sugars steady at the following rates, viz Sc 75i
for refining grades Cuba and English Island ST. 257
for grocery grades do S7 IS low grades Porto Rice
and New Orleans $750dS for fair to good do and IS 81
IA 57h for prime do.
SAIT-Ground Alum Salt is selling quite freely at o.
cts and fine do is bringing 16O cts for Marshas ant
Jeffrey Darcys, and 175 cts. per sack Ashton's-
We still quote Turks Island Salt 1S2O cts per bushel
but there is very little doing in it.
SEEDS-Grass Seeds very dull. Some occasona
sales of Glover are making at S4 50 which is tn
top price for it, and quote Timothy at 1908 25 pc
bushel Flaxseed is selling slowly at Sl35(gl45 pc
bushel. .
WHISKEY -Whiskey is quite dull, but We quote it a
q cts for Country and City, and 22lh cts Tor ono
the latter figure being now asked for it by of til
holders The only sale have heard of to-day is on
Of so hbls. Ohio at q Il cts. go days