The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-07
BALTIMORE MARKETS.


COFFEE Coffee continues firm, but there is very lit
tie doing it, the only sale have heard of to-day be
of 20 bags low grade Rio at IN cts Very little
Rio Coffee be bought under Is cts, and prime
invoices held al34 The last named figure is
We quote Laguayra nominal at 139l4 cts, and Java
Coffee at 15hG cts. per lb.
FLOUR-The Flour market continues very firm in
tone, and prices have decidedly upward tendency The
inquiry for Flour still brisk u holders quite in
different about selling, and the transactions to-day have
been rather light The sales of Howard street include
400 bbs Super S5 62, 100 bbls Extra So and 15O
bbs Family $3.50 per Dbl We also today sales
of 700 bbls Brand ywine Mills Super per bb City
Mills Flour is still inquired for, but have heard of
sales today. Super may be quoted firm at $3.50 per
bb but there buyers than sellers this figure
Howard Street Super closed firm at $5624. and of
the holders asking So rs per bb for it, There is
Ohio Super offering, but it would bring there the
rate Howard Street. We quote Extra Flour to-day
S5s7hGS Sc for Ohio and Howard street; S6256 SO for
standard City Mills; and S725 per Dbl for fancy retailing
brands do.
FAMILY FLoUR.-Family Flour is active and FIRM
Wechs is selling to-day Ss 25 which advance of
25 the previous price, but quote the Patapsco
Reservoir, Excelsior Silver Spring and Ashland brands
as before at S7,75 per bb
RYE FLOUR AND CORN MEAL.-Rye Flour is still quoted
at 81 254S7H per bbl., but hear of sales There
is some inquiry for Corn Meal and day
of 500 to 600 bbls at So 62H for Baltimore and
about s4 per bbl for Brandywine
GRAlN.-There is an active inquiry for Wheat, and
the market for tits firm with decided upward tendency
Some $500 bushels offered this morning and sales
reported of 1000 bushels fair good white 15O
l55 cts, $500 bushels prime do at 160 cts and 500
bushels fair to prime red at from 1856 AZ the latter
figure being paid fora small lot of strictly prime quality
Corn was in comparatively light supply to day the offer
ings amounting to only about IL 900 bushels The dc.
mand was fair although not particularly active and most
of the lots offered sold at 6S cts measure and 70
d73 cts weight for white and 657I cts measure and
73 cts. weight for yellow Oats were quite active some
4oOO bushels being sold at 48a45 cts for Virginia and
Maryland and 46%G4S cts for Pennsylvania, but the
only sale of Rye reported was of 100 bushels Pennsy
vania at 81 cts.
in Molasses lot of 12O bbls New Orleans was offered
at auction, but only two sample lots no bbs)
at 46H cts the balance being withdrawn We heard al
of sale of 10 hhds Cuba Muscovado at SO which is
the outside rate for this variety We quote Moas
ses to day follows, viz: at 2527 cts for Cuba cayed
29G33 cts for do Muscovado; 25lG30 for English
Island; 35G4O cts. for Porto Rico and 45G4S cts for
New Orleans.
PROVISIONS S-There has been rather more ipouirv
for Provisions to-day than there has two or three
days past and the feeling in the market perceptaby
rmer We have reported sales of 200 bbls heavy Mess
Pork at SIS 80 terces Lard at IL 20 hhds Western
smoked Bacon Sides in regular pkgs at 10 and 10
hhds do Shoulders also in regular pkgs at Bacon
can be fought packed in hhds at z and 9B cts
but in regular pkgs it is held firmly at and 10 cts
Bulk Meat is rmer and We quote it to-day 77H cts
for Shoulders and $685. cts for Sides There has how
ever been nothing done in it, Lard is steady II cts
per lb for Western in bbis and terces, and quote
barelled Pork at sl7 so for thin sls heavy Mess
SIS for Prime, and Sl4 per bbl for Rump. We
sale oday of 400 kegs Glades Butter Is cts per h.
R1CE.-There has been no movement of Importance to-
day in Rice, but quote it firm fair and
SUGARs-Messrs. Lennon & Brogden sold today at
auction about $50 hhds. Porto Rice Sugar, all from
50 SO to 81 60, with the exception of hhds which
brought $40 This sale establishes declise in Sugars
OF q to cent per lb from the highest point the fall
ing OIL to-day being fully of per b There have
no sales today by private contract and Sugars close
au ana decidedly heavy at the following rates, viz
90 ootGo:oi1 y for refining grades Cuba and English Is
land S1a7 80 for grosers styles do; s6757 for common
Porto kieo; s. 2Sas for fair to prime do; s725775
for far to good New Oreans and for prime do
SALT-Ne have change to note in the fgnres for
Salt and we still quote Ground Alum at e5G00 cts for
retail lots and $, and jeffrey Darcys fine at
165 cts per sack There are no sales Of Ashtons fine
making. what is here being held above the views of buy
We quote Turk Island Salt nominal at 1h6ls cts
per bushe cargo of 9490 sacks Liverpool salt was
received here to-day.
SEEDS.-There was more demand for Cloverseed this
morning than there has been for days past and the
market for it firmer tone We heard sales of
some 900 to 700 bushels 81 504 rs per bushe and
quote as closing steady at these figures for good to
prime lots. We continue to quote Timothy Seed at SO 25
(d350, and Flaxseed at Sl.35l9l 40 per bushel.
WHlSKEY.-Whiskeyi is quiet, and the market for it
IS still heavy We have reported to-day sales of so bbs
Country at 234 cts so bbs City at 23H cts, and 100
bbls Ohio at % 4 GD24 cts.