The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-21

additional may be taken from the Liverpool branch
for the Etna. in the foreign exchanges this
afternoon the upon Paris trife higher Other
places about the with the exception of Vienna
and Trieste, which show increased mstrus in Austrian
Guance.
Relative to American stocks, the TINS remarks,
In the Colonial market Grand Trunk of Canada i'm
proved TO 24dH. Great Western shares, the other
hand, were dull at 1oAld%. New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia bonds have advanced. feature in the business
the day improvement in American railway
securities Illinois Central and New York and Erie shares
Were especially in request and closed S23 higher Ca
madam per cents 1o2H(G1O3b.
BALTIMORE MARKETS.
THURSDAY, Dec. 20.
CoFFEE.-There was limited inquiry for Coffee to-
day. and the only sales heard Of $50 bags Rio in
two lots at 10 cts There also or two other lots
treaty fo when left the market. Holders not
pressing sales and the market be considered steady
at 12Ad12A cts for fair TO good Rio, 13Gl34 cts for
prime do Laguayra IA to Is cts and Java at 10 to l6
The stock of Rio Coffee in first hands adds up about
FLOUR-The market for all descriptions of Flour ruled
dull today and far could learn there was no de-
mand for it. Howard Street Super generally held
at SIS per Dbl and Ohio do at S4S7A, but there were
buyers in market at these figures and holders showed
no disposition to lower telr rates IN ofGe 10 ecI saes
City Mills Super is held at $462h per bill but buyers
will not give this figure for it, Extra Flour continues
dull but still quote it as follows, VIZ at S5G92o
for Ohio SIS 25d5 so for Howard Street S525d550 for
regular shipping brands City Mills and So 50&7 per Dbl
for fancy brands do.
FAMILY FLouR-We quote Family Flour to-day at So 50
for Wechs 81 for the best brands of Baltimore ground
and So 5Od6 per Dbl. for Ohio and Howard Street.
as before at 81 IS and Corn i2 for Baltimore
and s. Is per Dbl for Brandvwne
GRAIN.-The receipts of Grain continue light, the
total offerings Change to-day footing up only $500
bushels. Wheat in limited supply there being only
400 bushels red at market which sold at 3 cts In
the absence Of sales quote nominay Whites at l20
l25 cts for fair 130l33 cts for good l35Gl40 cts for
prime, and fair to prime reds at 1loGl20 cts Corn was
in good demand today and prices were shade frmer
There 1900 bushels at market, most of which
changed hands at 50,G53 cts for crop white and
yellow; 56d60 cts for old yellow and 6265 cts for old
white These latter figures show advance of 3 cts.
per bushel Oats steady with sales OF 500 bushels
2sd32 cts for fair to prime Maryland, and 33G35 cts
for Pennsylvania. There was no Rye at market to-day,
but quote it steady at 7OG73 cts for Maryland, and
rs cts for Pennsylvania.
M0LASSES--There was some little inquiry for new
crop New Orleans Moasses today and we heard of sale
of so bbs at 81 cts We quote tins description at 30 cts
cash, and 3l(33 cts. time There is no demand for
foreign Moasses, and we give no reliable quotations
PROvISIONS-The market for all kinds of Provisions
quiet to-day, and sales of Importance effect
ed. New Bacon is selling in jobbing lots at cts. for
Shoulders and 10 cts for Sides and we note sales of so to
So hhds. at these figures. Old Bacon may be quoted at
6%G6A cts for Shoulders, and cts for Sides There is
no Bulk Meat selling, but quote it to-day at 6G6E
cts for Shoulders, and * cts for Sides We quote Lard
at l0dl0a cts but we hear OF no Sales and Beef dull
at $l1dl2 for Baltimore packed No l. and Sl4Gl5 per
Dbl for do Mess. Barelled Pork may be quoted steady
at $40 per Dbl for Mess, but there is old in
ket hence we omit quotations.
RICE-There has been movement to-day in Rice,
so far as we have heard There is good stock here and
quote it dull at d3H cts. for good to prime lots.
SALT.-Salt is quiet and rather heavy. Ground Al
UNI which is in good supply is now selling at 92 cts
but fine is scarce and we qnote Marshas, which is the
only variety here 100 cts per sack. Turks Island
Salt may be quoted 2O25 per bushel the latter
figure being for small lots from store.
SEEDS-Grass Seeds dull to-day, and have
transactions note in any description Cloverseed
ay quoted 81 SOFAS per bushel of 81 lbs, fair
to prime Timothy is dull and nominal at SI75d2, and
quote Flaxseed, as to quality, at $l25@I35 per
busheI
sUGAR-There was limited demand for Sugar to-
day and we have still no activity to note in the market
The only sale reported so hhds Porto Rico and go
boxes brown Havana to go out of the market at So %
To the trade we have sales to day, but still
ouO he ne of NeW a
but is impossible to give reliable quotations for foreign
Sugars, and we therefore omit them.
WHISKEY.-The Whiskey market not quite
firm to day and could hear of transactions having
taken place In the absence OF sales we quote 1t nominal
at II cts for Country OILS cts for City lSAlSh
cts. for Ohio.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Dec 2o.-CATTLE.-
There fair receipt of Beef Cattle at market to-
which 200 head less than offered last week
or this number $50 driven to Philadelphia, rs
left over unsod and the remaining 625 head taken
by Baltimore butchers at prices ranging from $3.50 81
and averaging S337h per 100 lbs gross The sales
made rather higher figures than obtained last
market day; but the Cattle received generally supe
rior in quality to those received last week
llogs-ogs were in good supply to-day, but the mar
ket for them rather rmer than yesterday. Sales
made to packers at $6G650, but the butchers
paying $675ld7 per 100 lbs. net forpicked lots
SHEEP.-Sheep were in good supply to-day, and they
rather lower in price than last market day. the
sales being made at IS 50G4.5 per 100 lbs gross.
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
NEW YORK MARKETS, Dec. 19.-Flour. &c.-The
market opened rather quiet but firm, but after the
cept of the steamers better demand prevailed
prices of shipping brands advanced 10 cts per bbl the
market closing in the sellers favor The arrivals very
light and there frmness apparent in the better
grades The sales comprise 5000 bbs. at S. IA rs
superfne State and Western, 81 90dL5l extra
State the inside rate for cash today IL I5 II for choice
do s5d53O for low grades'of Western extra, S520d53O
for shipping brands of round hoop extra Ohio and $4,000
$50 for trade brands do Southern Flour is offered
to any extent and the low grades again hghersales
of 200 bbls SIS O55 so for mixed good superne
Baltimore &c. and S. 4O7 the better grades Rye
Flour is in good demandsaes of $50 bbls So for
Jersey and s3453 so for Brandywine. Buckwhea Flour
is firm at S2(d225 per 100 lbs. Gran-The demand for
Wheat early in the day moderate After the receipt
of the news from Europe per Atlantic better inquiry
prevailed and prices advanced, with few sellers the
improvement. The arrivals about over and with
further decline in freghts holders have the advantage
The sales $4,000 bushels chiefly in store 90
for Chicago spring, $10 for Northwestern club 81 II for
amber Iowa. 81 20 for prime red Western delivered from
stores $l27lal32 for white Ohio, and s1.35d14O for
white Michigan Barley firmly held and in fair request
sales of 600 bushels good Canada West at rs cts Rye
is in moderate supply and is nominal at 67a70 Oats
firm and in fair for the trae sales Of Cana
dian and Western at Sc 37 and State at 81 ass
port and the trade-saes of 10000 bushels at 62G621
cts. for Western mixed afoat, 63h@64 for do.
is in fair request and the market is firm sales SO bills
at sl5.62h d575 for old Mess, s16Gl625 for new do
fee is very moderate request only bags Rio
at 12k cts. Cotton-There is a fair demand at steady
rates. the sales reach 900 bales We quote follows
NEW YORK CLASSIFICATION.
o-,.- Uplands' Florida Mobile. N. o Tex,
S Sfs'Rs5y - * - *
The marst onet Init staad ,bo soiss roach
200 bbls New Orleans at 3lG35 cash and months
Sugars-There very fair demand and prices are firm
err sales of 300 hhds, mostly Cuba, at 554 cts and
500 boxes Havana terms made public Refined are
without material change: Whiskey-The market is firm
and the demand is air-sales Of $50 bbls. at 1SGIST
PHILADELPHIA MARKET, Dec l9--Hoders of
Flour generally firm in their views but the demand
no home INIT md |
prices about the sales include 900 bbs City Mills
@ at Prce kept 5eo hl nan Dds no. saperhn
SIS 25 and 200 ibis do, fancy brand, SIS rs per Dbl
supene is held at s475a5 the latter for better brands
without finding buyers, except in lots the trade
from these figures to SIS 506 so per Dbl for extras
and fancy brands, in quality The receipts stocks
continue light for the Rye Flour and Corn Meal
are not inquired for and dull at previous rates OF
Wheat the receipts and stocks light and the market,
especially for prime lots which and wanted at
ull rates. firm The demand, however, is limited to the
wants of the millers who buy spangy and about 1000
common to good and choice reds, mostly Pennsylvania,
and from 81 .201l 40 for common to good and choice
the latter figures, in store Rye in slowly, and
Pennsylvania is wanted at 75G76 Corn is duh to-
mostly at Cd cts for Pennsylvania in sore nclud
ing mixed at IS cts and 800 bushels 55(1
Sc in the Oats unchanged, and 500
bushels sold 50 cts for Delaware cts for Penn
sylvana. There is good den and for Coverseed and
about 300 bushels sold at $5525, mostly the latter
rate including recleaned seed at $685. per bushel
Nothing doing in Timothy Flaxseed In Whisky
ing freely is cts for Pennsy vana and lST cts
Western do Hhds. at is cts and Drudge at the same
price.
NEW YORK, Dec 20.-Cotton is steady. Sales of 500
,aes at 10AG1OI cts, Flour is firm. Sales of 10 500
,bs. State $4e5d4 70; Ohio So 255 S5 Southern 81 90
d525. Wheat has upward tendency-sales of AZ 900
bushels at advance of ct white l3O6l1 So; red
20. Corn has advancing tendency-sses of 81 600
bushels; mixed 624@64H cts. Whisky IS cts Su- |
,ar frm-Muscovado 05$ cts Coffee is steady at
OK cts Molasses is steady-New Orleans 31G36 cts
spirits Turpentine dull at 82aS4 cts. Rosn is duh at
siI50l 20. Rice is steady at 2A93S cts. Freights
ire heavy.
PHILADELPHIA Dec. 2O.-The market for Flour is firm;
ales of 900 bbls Wheat is rmsales of red at S1l4
%; white S1.35(11 40. Corn is steady. Pork-Mess
BIC 50G17. Whskey closes firm at l8lG1Sh cts.
MOBILE December 19-Saes of 900 bales of Cotton
IN advance of 4 cent. The market closed firm.
CHARLESTON December l9.Sales of 800 bales of Cot
on to day at prices ranging from 81 to III cts
AUGUSTA, December 19.-Sales of 600 bales of Cotton
o-day. The market closes quiet.
NEW ORLEANS Dec. lS.-Cotton buoyant; sales to-day
20 500 bales at loA @l0A cts for middng sales of
the last three days add about As 800 and the
cepts for the same time 81 900 bales against &c 900 bales
last years receipts at this the present time less
than last year, 100 $50 bales do at all Southern norris
less than last year 40 500 bales Sterling excbanga 90
G01H and with bills of lading e497 cts Freipbt To
Liverpool 9l6d. Sight exchange New York S01E
Der cent. discount Sugar dull at 4G5 cts for fair to