The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-24
REVIEW OF THE
uNTlTnD MA n " INsteS

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 90.
ALCoHoL.-There is nothing doing in Ac"ho but we
ouote e5 per nominal Sc gallon. There is
none arriving, and the stock here is very light.
ASHES-We hear OF no sales of Ashes making here but
they selling at New York at S525 for Pot and S5 81
ALE AND PORTER We quote Tennent's Ale at $40
for XXX Scotch and Sl60 for Pale India in pints, and
Tenn-nt's Brown Stout in pints at 81 60 per dozen.
BARK.-There is a fair inquiry for Quercitron Bark,
and sale this week of 500 bags at S2l ton,
fob We quote ranging in price from $7 to p per
ton for ommon TO prime.
WAX.-Beeswax is still held at S0d3S cts per lb.
for good Southern yellow, hut there is selling
BRIMSTONE.-Cr Sicily Birthstone is still selling
$40 per ton cash There have been no arrivals here
for some time past. and the stock here is light.
BREAD-Bread is steady at Our last weeks quotations,
viz: Az for Navy; cts for Pilot and cts. per b
for Water Crackers, less the usual discount
COTTON The sales of Cotton for the past week amount
to about 800 bales dinay TO good mddng Eand and
MARI el closing with upward tendency.
COFFEE-The transactions in Coffee have been light
again this week the sales adding up only about OOo
bags There has however b fair inquiry for it, but
the frmness of holders checks operations The sales
include 50 bags common Rio at l3% cts 200 bags good
do cts, 900 bags do. at IAN cts, and so bags
Government Java at 10 cts We quote TO day as follows
Rio l4dI4% for fair good, ard Is cts for
prime: Laguayra at l5(Gl612 cts and Java at 1920
per III. We note the arrival here to-day of the Rr
bark Queen the Exc from Rio, with of i150
bags Coffee, which increases the stock here to about
CANnLEs Candles are very dull at our former quota
tions viz: Adamantne at u cts Chemical Sperm
2Od25 cts; sperm at 25GS2 cts; Parafne at 25o35
cts. and Patent Wax at +5G50 per III. Mould may he
quote l0l2 cts for Western and l2G4 cts TO- Or
Baltimore
CHEMICALS-soda Ash is selling at 24G24 cts
cash for 80 per cent; SalSoda at al Acs Bi-Cart
Soda at ASK Cts and Bleaching Powders at ~ az
cts per lb
C0AL-There is nothing doing in Cumberland Coal
here being here sale Anthracite for steam Pur
poses is selling at from 81 Is to 81 a. according to size
but it is selling from the yards for domestic at 81 5Od
COPPER Copper contoues very dull There are nc
sales making but still quote Tngots nominal at lSd
Is1 for Baltimore refined Yellow Metal Sheathing
is selling at Is cts for American and quote Bolts and
Nails at % G?3 cts. per lb.
A. rs per $40 lbs delivered
FEATHERS.-Feathersa are duh at former quotations
viz: 30d3S cts for common to good mixed; and 4Oa,4j
cts per ib for good to prime Live Geese,
FRUIT-The market for foreign Fruit it quiet but very
firm. Lemons selling at SIS 509 per box for French
There are Sicily Lemons Oranges here. We quote
Rasns at Sl.7odl75 for bunch and So so per box fo
layer Zane Curants at as cts. Figs at SlO cts
Dates at 81 "a cts per 10.
FISH-There is very good trade demand for Fish bu
from 50 80 for North Carolina; SIS Potomac
81 to 1925 for Halifax s4504 rs for Labrador
Mackere at 81 2 for old and s. rs for new medium 3s
g % large do s57596f for old medium 2s; and $ll
IA for old No rs
FL0UR-The transactions in Flour this week hav
see ight but the market has throughout it been quit
teauy me sales which amount in the aggregate to on
ABOUT o'o Y dds having all been last Friday
quotations. our city millers are actively engaged il
making flour but most of them have sold what the
can make for some time to come The exports this wee
as follows, viz:
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