The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-21

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Hay AND STRAw.-Hay is in active demand, and
prime baed sells readily at 500, and loose do. at $l71S
per ton We quote Rye Straw at $12G4 0at do at S12
and Wheat do. dull at S7(d9S per ton
HlDES.-We hear of nothing doing in foreign Hides.
City slaughtered Hides selling at 9x@1O cts, wet
Country slaughtered at 999h cts, and dry do at 14a
Is cts.
HOPS Hops are dull, but quote them as before
at 7dS cts for old, and 415 cts per lb for crop
IRON.-lron is in good demand, and the market for it
taons, viz: 27%62S Baltimore Charcoal Forge $50
for Charcoal Mol Wheel $24 for No Anthracite; s3 for
No 2do so per ton for No. 3do We have reported this
week saesOf 100 tons Baltimore Charcoal Forge at s and
of 400 tons No Anthracite Iron $22 per
Pig is selling from the yards s25G26 and quote
Blooms S4OG45 for puddled s6OG62k per ton for
best Charcoal Bar Iron may be quoted $56O per ton
for common English loled s65d7O for refined do and
$6065 for refined American do. Nails continue in active
demand. Cut Id selling at $3G312k time but sales
are making for cash as low as 80 per 100 lbs.
1NDIGO.-Indigo is firm at the quotations which
as follows viz: 135GGl65 cts for Bengal; 95135 for
Kurpah 75G95 cts for Madras; S5G5O cts for
ll0cs. for Caracas and 110Gl25 cts per b for Guate
maa There have been some large purchases of this
tcle made recently in New York.
LEATHER.-There is good demand for Leather, but
there is little slaughtered coming in. Prices
Slaughtered at 3ld34 cts; Country at 27l3O cts;
Rough Skirting 27(S0 cts Spanish Sole 28d30 cs City
harness leather black S4S7 cts Country do 27a29 cts
Upper in rough hide $S5oa5 Calf Skins 556S cts per
lb., ami finished do S5G9lO0 cts. per lb.
LUMBER.-We notice activity in the Lumber
trade with good demand at the yards for building pur-
poses Since the opening of the canal the receipts have
been extremely light and consequently the transactions
are small The market however, closes quite firm We
quote White Pine cuttings at S12.50G1350 selects $25;
common and panel s35. Choice lots if seasoned, com
mand SlG2 more per thousand for cuttings. Siding CON
stuff There is some inquiry for Hemlock and quote
rails scanting and boards at $lO91O So Oak and Pop
Oak boards at sl7G19 s. do at s12 and Oak ship plank
at s2oa2l Poplar at sloll4; do chair plank at sl7
(20; Cherry at S3040; Walnut at S30d40. Ash is in
very moderate demand, and quote it at s20G224.
MoLASSES:-Molasses has been very quiet this week,
Cuba at 26G2S cts for clayed and 50 cts for Muscovado
and 20 hhds. Porto Rico at SO cts. To-day cargo of
1000 bbs Cuba offered at auction and $50 bbls.
sold out of it at 2shd3O& cs the balance being with
drawn. We quote Molasses to-day follows, viz at
26d29 cts. for cayed Cuba 2Sd33 for Cuba Musco
vado 25G30 cts for English Island 35G3S cts for Porto
Rico, and 42d46 cts. for New Orleans. We note the
import this oweek 33l hhds % erces and 236 bbls
from Trinidad, and 2s2 bbls. from Boston
MALT.-Mat is very dull. We note sale this week
of lot of 500 bushels Western at 85 cts time and we
quote this at the top figure for it oday.
MADDER.-M Madder is quiet, but We still quote it at
109114 cts per h., the latter figure being for prime
MILL FEED.-Mnl Feed is still selling at 23G25
cts for Brown Stuff and 3s42 cts. per bushe for Mid
dlings
NAVAL sToRES.-There has been movement of
consequence this week in Naval Stores, bat quote
Spirits Turpentine at 46 cts per gallon, Rosn at 81 so
al for common, Pitch at 81 and Tar at g225
per Dbl.
oILs.-ois unchanged in price, still quote
Sperm at 145l50 for fall and 150155 cts for wintel
crude Whale at 555S cts bleached Patent at 6396S cts
Solar at 20 cts Sea Elephant at 7oso cts Lard at GOA
95 cts and Lnseed 6265 Ethereal Oil is selling
at 47d49 cts., and Camphene at So cts. per gallon
PROV1SlONS.-The Provision market has throughout
the week been dull and heavy There has been some lit
tie movement in Bacon but the transactions in other ar
ces have been unimPortan and the market closes
flat.
BULK MEAT.-There has been but little inquiry this
week for Bulk Meat and have reported sales of only
10000 lbs. Shoulders at cts, 80 hhds Hams private
terms and 5000 pieces do at cts. Bulk Meat is held
to-day at cts for Shoulders cts for Sides and 9d94
cts for Hams but there buyers at these figures
BAcoN.-The sales of Bacon this week include about
$50 hhds Shoulders and Sides at 7A@s for the for
mer and l0 cts for the latter 700 pieces Hams, out
of order at cts 900 pieces Hams at I1HGDlA cts,
10000 lbs rough Country Hams at cts and rs tierces
fancy Hams at 12kG13 cts. We quote Shoulders
closing to-day at 7A1S cts, and Sides at 9A@1O cts.
BEEF.-We have reported this week sales of 100 bbls
Western, and 400 bbls. Baltimore packed No Beef but
the terms were not permitted to transpre We quote
Mess.
PoRK-There has been demand this week for
barreled Pork, and note sales of 100 bbls Mess at
SO bbls do on private terms and so bbt Prime do at
s14.75 per Dbl. We quote Mess to-day at $l7S7H01S
Prime at $4.50nl475, and Rump at $l375Gl4 per Dbl.
LARD-Lard has been quoted through the week at IL
cts for Western Leaf bbs and tcs and II cts in kegs
but so far we have heard sales have been made.
BUTTER.-Prime Butter is in demand but common is
very dull We quote Western at 1011n cts old Glades
l0Gl2 cts Roll at 12Gl5 cts for common and 1s@p20
cts for good and City packed for shipping at 124l3
10 cts. New Goshen is selling quite freely at 22@24
cts. per lb.
CHEEsE-Eastern cutting Cheese is selling at 12X@l3
cts, but there is no Western here. We quote English
Dairy Cheese at 1904 cts for Eastern.
PLASTER-We hear of no cargo sales Of Plaster this
week, but it is selling in retail lots at s3S7h4 per ton
P0WDER-We quote Hazards, Dupont's and Beattys
Powder at 1926 for blasting and S. for sporting keg
of 25 lbs.
PoTAToEs.-Potatoes are still selling in lots from the
wharf at from 60 to rs cts bushe but the market is
RICE.-There has been fair inquiry this week for
Rice and note sales of about 400 erces part arrive
414% cts. The stock of Rice here is light, and
quote it firm to-day at Az cts. for fair and 4414S
cts for good to strictly prime lots There have been
receipts this week
RUM.-New England Rum is selling slowly 34G35
cts per gallon but there is nothing doing in West India
Rum, and we give no reliable quotations f. r it.
SUGARS.-During the early part of the week Sugars
dull and rather heavy but within the last two
three days there has been pretty active inquiry
them and note decided improvement in the tone of
the market The sales this week add up about 200
hhds, $50 of which taken by the reners and
the remainder by the trade The sales for refining in
clude 80 hhds. New Orleans and Texas at $55d5S7H,
SO hhds Jamaica at $637H and 65 hhds Cuba at prices
sales Of 10 hhds Cuba at ST. 2Ohhds New Orleans at
$737k $50 hhds Porto Rico at from s712k So and
105 do sold to-day at auction at from S65 $3.50 Sugars
may be quoted as closing to day pretty firm at the
following rates, viz: s625lG675 for refining grades
Sc 5O7 to low fair Porto Rico 81 5s % for
fair to prime do; S5.50d625 for common New Orleans;
good to prime do We note the import this week of 333
hhds and 6S1 boxes from Cuba; 776 hhds. from Porto
Rico $50 hhds. from Trinidad, and 1853 hhds Melado
from New York making total of ,259 hhds and 6Sl
boxes Sugar, and 153 hhds. Melado
REFINED SUGARs-The rates for Refined Sugars have
been reduced to-day to of cent Oh hard, and TO
q of cent per b soft Crushed. The following
the quotations of Doughery, Woods Co., of the Bat
more Steam Sugar Refinery, viz:
CASH PRICES BY TWENTY OR MORE PACKAGES.
Double Refined Loaf, ,........... 9B cents perlb
Double Refined Cracked Loaf. 9B "
Double Refined Crushed, Pow
dered and Granuated ....... 9S
A Crushed. ................... 9f
Circle Crushed, Powdered and
Granulated...... ............ 9s
COFFEE CRUSHED SUGARS.
Refined White A................. S2 cts. per ID
Refined White B.....,........... b. S4
Refined Yellow Extra. So
Yellow Sugars of lower grades at prices according to
quality.
SALT-Liverpool Salt is in better demand, and the
market for it is irmer tone 1t is however still selling
at so cts for Ground Alum and $50 cts sack for
Marshalls, and Jeffrey & Darcys fine, although some
holders ask higher rates for it. AshtOns fine is held
firmly at 175dlS0 cts per sack. An invoice of 5000
sacks Ground Alum out of the of the bark Robert
was sold day two since private terms, said how
ever to be at higher figure than paid for the last
cargo The remainder Of the cargo of the Robert about
1000 sacks fine is still unsold Turks Island Salt is
mai at 15Cd1S cts. per bushel.
oOAF we continue to quote CASTLE Soap at 1OtdlOH
cts oleine do. at 7xS cts and Chemical Olive do at
6d7 cts per h. The demand is fair at these figures
SflCES-We note sales this week of about $50 bags
Pepper at SA 9 cts and closes steady at these figures
Plmeno has declined, and quote it at 7a7k cts.
per lb Ginger has advanced to 6 cts There has been
quite an active movement in it recently most of the lots
here and on the way having been bought up. Cassa is
selling at l7GlS cts; Cloves at cts; Mace at 45
and Nntmegs at 4O@45 cts. per lb.
STAFES-Staves are dull, but we still quote them
light do; $40G55 W. O. Pipe; $1sG25 for culled
r. 0, Hhd $l820 for single and x3S40 per thousand