The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-20
REVIEW OF THE
BAI,TIMOR E MARKETS


ALCOHOL.-We hear of sales of Alcohol this week,
but continue it at "a cts gallon for 95
ASHES.-Ashes selling in New York IS 81 4 for
Pot IS 6S as rs loo lbs for PEARL but there is
nothing doing in them here.
ALE AND PORTER.-we still quote Tennenrs Ale at
sl75 for XXX Scotch and ST. for Pale India in pns,
and Tennens Brown Stout in pnts at 81 90 dozen
but there is very little selling.
BARK.-We the sale this week of 500 bags Quer-
citrnn $40 per ton cb and prime closes steady
BEESWAX-we hear of sales of Beeswax, but we
quote 30G3a cts per lb for good Southern yellow.
BREAD Bread is selling at the following rates, viz:
cts Navy; 5A cts for Pilot; and 6h cts per b for
Water Crackers, less the usual discount.
BRIMST0NE-Some small sales of crude Sicily Brim-
stone making at $40 ton, cash. There have been
arrivals here or some time past and the stock here is
light.
been about 800 bales mddIng to good iddling Upland
and Memphis basis of l5HGl5A cts. cash for mid
ding Several of our mills continue stopped and others
are working short time.
CANnLES Candles are dull but still quote as fol-
lows viz: Adamantine at "a y az cts Chemical Sperm
at 20G25 cts Sperm at % a32 cs Parafne at 25(d35
cts and Patent Wax at 45G5O cts per b Mould may be
quoted at IOl2 for Western and cts lb for
COFFEE-The demand for Coffee has been active this
week and the market has throughout 1t been quite buoy
ant The transactions have however, not been large,
many of the holders being indsposed sell until the
question duty shall have been disposed of in Con-
We that the House of Representatives yes
terday passed the tariff bill reported by the Committee
of Ways and Means levying duty of five cents per b
on Coffee but the bill has yet to be acted upon in the
hnal passage. The sales of Coffee this week add up
ABOUT 3OOO bags and they include $50 bags Rio at 2S
Gus 5oo pags do at 12HGl2A cts; $50 bags do at IL
W.oA Gus lOO bags do. at lax cts; 100 bags do. at
lon Gus ooo pags do at IA cts and 100 bags Government
Java at s cts The market is day very unsettled and
no reliable quotations be given Some holders de-
cline to prices and others are asking Ia cts for fair
and l44G'5 cts for good Rio We note the import this
week Of 2l6O bags Rio per schooner sDenmark O0O
bags do per bark "Lapwng," and the stock today ia
about 20, 600 bags. ' "
CHEMICALS.-We quote Soda Ash to dav at ox6ox
cts for so per SalSoda at d2 cts BCarb da
at G3H cts; and Bleaching Powders at 2%GG2I cts
per Id. WV
COAL.-There is nothing doing in Cumberland Goa,
there being here for sale There is none arriving
nor is expected to arrive for time come An
thrace for steam purposes is selling from s4 l5 to
S445 according to size but it is selling the yards for
domestic use at 81 as ton Of 240 lbs delivered
COPPER-Copper continues very dull. We quote re-
fined lngots nominal at 17dl7H cts, but there are nc
sales making We note however shipment this week OF
900 lbs to Rotterdam Yellow Metal Sheathing is
selling IL cts for American and we quote Bolts and
Nails at % d23 cts. per Id.
FEATHERS.-Feathers are dull at former ou otations
viz 3O(G3S for common to good Mixed and 40 a45
cts per ID. for good to prime Live Geese
FISH-Tbere is fair retail demand for Fish but there
viz Mackerel at $l415 for No rs; S. 5Od9 for No 2s
large; &5G5 so for do medium $5575 for No 3s large
s4a4 5Oor do medium k3.5093 rs for small do small
Herrings at S2253 for Halifax and Eastpor S4a4 6(
for Labrador and 80 per Dbl for Potomac susque
0SoSs per bbl for No. J. We note the receipt here th