The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-30

Clearing House to-day
s1R-Learninc to-day that the Southern banks wer,
about drawing their balances in coin, teegraphed The
fact to the Governor and in reply have received from
the ttorney General a message in these words:
mo corporation refusing to pay specie to banks in Sc
ceded States will be proceeded against for refusal
through my Office Yours, &c,
G. D. Lyman Manager of the Bank Clearing House
The New York Tribune of Saturday morning says:
The depressed feeling which has marked the mar
ke the last few days entirely lost to-day, and gen
eral Improvement in prices established. The more
cheerful tone of the adyices from Washington and Bali
reflected in the stock market and. without q
very large amount of transactions there appeared to be
disposition to operate the rise and there was
greater infusion of orders from the outside public
ture which has been absent from the market some
time.
The foreign bill market is very fat and first class
bankers Sterling have been sold at 105, which leaves
profit or y per cent the importation Of specie Good
commercial bills such taken by bankers, have
sold at 1o3 1t appears that the import of specie from
Great Britain must continue during the
On demand, the supply of money continues abundant
at Sac cent but the features of market
continue to grow more unfavorable There is a large
anG growing dIstruSt among capitalists mercantile
paper especially of houses engaged in selling dry goods
straw and fancy goods. Grocers paper is looked upon
generally th favor We sometimes since adopted
the policy Of publishing failures extensions but
it is useless to conceal the ac that they are very
are expected.
Remittanccs are almost entirely cut OF the South
by the political disturbances; while in the West the
rency troubles have very nearly brought about the
result. Our merchants with stocks of goods which are
slow of sale and with remitances cut OH while their
own Indebtedness runs ineXoraby to maturity, are
obliged ask extensions We glad say these
granted in that spirit of beralty which the
stances of the times appear TO demand.
1t understood that the Managers of the Erie Road
contemplate making assessment of $3.50 per share
the stock, and equal the unsecured bonds
OF the Company for the purpose of paying the back in
terest on the mortgage bonds.
The Philadelphia Ledger says
The bank note circulation of the country is present
in demoraized condition; with the exception of the
banks in the Eastern and Middle States bank bills may
be said to have become nconvertibe. The decline the
value OF bonds upon which the circulation of Western
banks was mostly based has caused their complete dis
credit; but We little difference between the bills
Of the banks which may he said to have failed and those
still numnally existence One seems to be about as
valuable vatuelesS as the other.
The New Orleans Picdypne of April 23d, says:
The of business transacted to-day was very in.
significant and in some departments there hardly
the appearance OF trade The discount brokers only
choice Those who have money prefer to keep it and
he persuaded to invest in the best securities Ex
change buyers have virtually retired from the market
Some very good Sterling offered at 81 but found no
takers W did not hear of sales of Francs. Sight
be had almost on the first offer little was sold at
81 discount and the close some Al checks were offered
at15 discount
BALTIMORE MARKETS.
MONDAY, April 90.
CoFFEE.-There is nothing whatever doing in Coffee,
with the exception Of an occasional small sale to the
city trade and there really market for it. There is
Coffee arriving here, and cargo intended for this
which arrived few days stree at Hampton Roads
was ordered round New York We still quote fol-
lows viz Rio at 12dI2H cts for low grades, l3Gi3A
fair 13t for good, 1SAdl4 cts for prime
Laguayra at Halls cts and Java l7}9Gl1S cts, but
the rates altogether nominal The stock here is about
FLOUK-There has been movement in Flour for a
ay past the market for 1t is heavy well
dull No exports can made, and there is therefore
none selling this purpose, and the demand from the
city and has been for days past extremely
limited Super was offered on Change quite eely IS rs
per hbl without finding buyers and quote all varieties
as closing dull at this figure. Extra well Super
Flour is very dull. No sales making but quote
Ohio and Howard Street at Sc 506 70, and standard City
Mills So 75l7 per bb The stock of Flour here in
Guiding wheat not ground said to be about coo bbs
FAMILY FLoUE.-Batmore ground Family Flour is
still seIig by the dray load $780, and do. Extra at
50 per bb and quote Ohio and Howard Street Fami-
ly at $65C9 per bb but the demand for these descrp
tions has materially fallen or
RYE FLOUR AND CORN MEAL.-We quote Rye Flour to-
day at s4254 and Corn Meal at So per bbl but there
little doing in either of these articles
GRAIN-There is very little Grain arriving here, but
shipments can he made the little which does arrive
j. difficult of sale. There but small lots
of Wheat at market this morning, and sales were
made The nominal rates for it are, however. still
follows viz l2Ja 30 for good prime red, l2OGl30
for medium fair white. l+0G15O cts for good to
prime and l55l60 for fancy lots. Fer Corn there
some little inquiry and the receipts, about 40O0
bushels mostly sold at 5SlIG0 cts Tor yellow and
6Ua63 !! cts Tor white. We quote Rye before at rs
cts for Pennsylvania but received this
ing Oats were in moderate supply some $500 bushels
being at market Sales made of 600 bushels Mary
andat 34d55 cts, but sales of Pennsylvania were
MOLASSES-There is demand whatever for No
lasses but still quote as follows, Cuba at l6Gls
cts for clayed; lgG22 cts for do Muscovado
English Island at lS20 cts. for DID, Porto Rico 2sd32
cts. and New Orleans at S2G35 for
PR0VISlONS-Provsions remain very quiet. No out O.
orders permitted to be filled and of
actions confined sales in retail lots to the city trade
Provisions pretty we'll maintained but the
tendency is rather downward We quote Bacon at StGS
for Shoulders; 1GGl0 cts for Sides l2Gll cts for
Hams; Bulk Meat at cts for Shoulders cts for Sides
and Lard at OK GI0 cts. for Western in bbs and ties
Mess Pork is held at 500; Rump do at SIS; and quote
Beef before at 1889 for Baltimore No i and $l6
Dbl. for do. Mess
RICE-Rice is held generally at cts per lb but nom
permitted to he sent out of town. and there is conse
quen very little selling. The stock here is fair.
SALF-There is hardly anything doing in Salt, but w
still quote follows viz Liverpool at S0GS5 cts fo
Ground Alum, and 140l45 cts per sack for Marhalls
jeffrey & Darcy's and Worthington's fine, and Turk
Island and st Ubes at l5l6 cts afoat, and 2025 cts
per bushel from store.
SEEDS-There is nothing whatever doing in Seeds
but quote Glover before at "a 50G475 Timothy a
81 5O2 rs and Flaxseed at Sl25d So per bushel. Th
for the sale Of Grass Seeds over and there wou
consequently be very little done in them if there
other causes to restrict transactions.
SUGARS-There is is no demand whatever for Sugar
to-day, and the market may be quoted dun and heavy
The recent arrivals here not being landed. We s
quote as follows viz: at $4.62Ed5 for refining grade
Cuba and English Island So 12 75 for grocery grade
Cuba; $l755 % Tor fair Porto Rico and Ney
Orleans; and S55OG6 so for good to prime do, but tn
rates are in great degree nominal.
WHISkEY.-We continue to quote Whiskey at 20 cts.
but there is very little demand for it, and hear of
sales heing made. The last advices from Cincinnati