The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-07
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

WEDNESDAY. Feb 8.
CoFFEE.-There has been an active movement in
Coffee again to-day the sales adding up about 600 bags
The sales include 1900 bags Rio L cts 800 bags
IN cts 1000 bags do. at l2H cts, 200 bags do II
cts and 200 bags do. at l2A l3 cts These sales re-
duce the stock in first hands to about $500 bags
Ro closes trm at ll(Gll4 cts. for common and
medium; 124124 cts for fair; 2H@l2A for good Is
dl3h cts for prime, and We quote Laguayra l4al4%
cts, and Java at l6hdl7h cts per lb.
FLOUR.There is still fair inquiry for Flour but the
market for it exhib its special activity and all
crpons prices unchanged We have reported today
sales of4OO bbs Howard Street Super $50 bbs
Ohio do also at S525 and 400 bbs Howard Street Ex
ira at s5.s1H per Dbl There is nothing doing in CITY
Mills Super. 1t is held at 1925 per bb thete are
no buyers at this figure Howard Street Ohio Super
closes steady at S525g 5Sl per tb, the latter figure
Flour to-day steady at the following rates. viz s55 for
Ohio S575d567% for Howard Street So so for regular
Mills. 20 '''' ~ l"''' URANUS 0i'y
FAMILY FLoUE-Family Flour is steady at the follow
ing rates viz 1915 for Wects S. the best brands of
Howard Street. ~
before at S412K04 25, and Corn Meal at s5S7 for
Baltimore, and $3.50 per Dbl for Brandywine but we
hear of no sales Of either of these articles.
GRAIN.-Wheat and Corn both in fair supply
this morning 10000 bushels of the former and about
5000 bushels of the latter being market Wheat was
in good demand, especially red which is much wanted
for export and the greater part of the receipts
at 132GS3 cts for prime red delivered the Point 40
dl5O cts for fair to good white, l55 cts for prime
do and for lot of 600 bushels very choice do 6S cts
was paid Corn was asoin good demand and the market
for it rather frmer than yesterday. White sold at
from 6S to 70 cts for new, and yellow at 6062 for
new and 67 cts per bushe for old Rye and Oats
both rather quiet Sales were made Of 800 bushels Penn
syIvania Rye II cts and of 500 bushels Pennsyya
MIA Oats at 34(d35 cts.
MOLASSES.-Molasses continues dull. We note how
sales to-day at auction of hhds and Is terces new
crop Cuba at 25d25 cts 40 hhds old do at IS % cts
and 25 hhds old Porto Rico at 24BG25 cts New Or,
leans Molasses is held cts for new crop; but we
quote foreign do. at 25d2S cts for crop Cuba 16 a
20 cts for old do; 1Sd20 cts for English Island; and
Porto Rico at "a a 20 cts.
PRoYIsI0NS-There is moderate business doing in
Provisions but the market cannot be said to be active,
and the feeling in it is rather heavy For Bulk Meat
there some inquiry and note sale to-day of so 900
lbs Sides, the terms for which kept private. We
9B cts for Sides, and 9d9la cts for Hams There is
good obbing demand for Bacon, but there are no large
lots selling We note sales to-day of some 40 hhds.
S4GSh cts for Shoulders, and 10h cts. for Sides but
large lots of Sides would not bring 1O4@1OA cts
Sales also to-day of 500 pieces Hams Excelsior brand"
atl2S cts We have reported to-day sales of go tces
Western Lard at 1Ox cts at which figure it closes but
we hear of no transactions in barreed Pork We quote
Is IS per bb Beef is very dull we still quote it at
$3.50 for Baltimore packed No and SIG per bbl for
RICE.-Rice is in demand and quite firm but the sup
ply here is light and there consequently but little doing
in it, W. quote it to-day ranging from to AZ cts
the latter being now asked for prime lots.
SEEDS.-Coverseed is still inactive and rather heavy
but there has been done in it to-day than two
three days past to 800 bushels having
been made at from IS to s525 per bushel of 81 lbs
and we quote fair to prime closing these figures We
quote Timothy Seed before 81 5oG3 and Flaxseed
at per bushe but we hear of no sales of either
article.
SUGARs-Sugars are in fair request, but the market
for them is by active There were sales today
at auction of IS hhds Cuba from s5 25 1913 and 10
hhds. old crop New Orleans at S52Od5 25 and we note
also sales by the brokers OF so hhds Cuba refining
s537 and of 20 hhds crop New Orleans at So 50
bo2 quotations for Sugars still follows
$595%H for common to good refining Cuba English
Island s55O46 for grocery grades Cuba s55OG675 for
common to prime Porto Rico; 81 75G5 SO for inferior
good common New Orleans and 1907 for good prime
do. f
sALT.-Salt is dull We quote it however as follows.
viz: Liverpool at 9OG95 cts for Ground AIum I55
cts. for Marshails and jeffrey Darcy's fine and I75GY
$50 cts sack for Ashton do figures being for
lots from store and Turks Island at l5Gl6 cs afoat
and 20 cts per bushel from store.
WHlSKEY.-We have reported today sales of $50
bbs Ohio Whiskey at is cts at which figure it closes
steady but We hear Of nothing doing in Country City
the former at l7H cts and the latter cts
per gallon.
The rules of the Convention which adopted the
Constitution were adopted for the government of
tne feace convention at Washington. They are
rlgla ana formal. Members are precluded from
reading newspapers or pamphlets, or crossing the
hall while any one is speaking, and all rise when
the President passes out These and other obser-
vances would occasion some commotion if tried in
Congress.
The case of the liability of George Law and Gus.
tayus A. C0nover, as bondsmen to the Government
for Isaac V. Fowler, late Postmaster of New York,
was commenced on Tuesday in the United States
District Court, at New York. before Judge Belts
and jury.
Peppermint, as an article Of commerce. is large
ly grown in Lake county, Ohio. This year over
$4,000 has been paid to the producers of this arti-
Gle, and in Painsville the oil is worth Sl25O per
gallon.
The number OF lakes and ponds laid down in the
map of Berkshire county, Mass. is &c. Some Of
them are extremely beautiful, and adj much to
the features of the surrounding scenery.
Washington correspondent states that there
sre eighteen Republican Senators opposed to any
Kin0 OF compromise whatever.