The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-04

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REMARKs.-Te continue to note an extensive enquiry
from the Western consuming markets The past weeks
transactions show slight Improvement in prices Holders
very firm in their views and disposed to advance
their preensions especially in regard to the best descp
tons of Rio We quote prime Rio at IS to 1Sh cts good
12h to I'm cts, fair IL to 124 cts, IL to II
cts, Laguayra Ii to l4a cts, Java 1871 to l7H cts
- Baltimore, Feb. ID. 1861 COTE Brokers'
FLOCR.-There was a pretty good inquiry for Flour
this morning. and the marke rather rmer in
tone than on yesterday There sales Change Of
$50 bills Howard Street Super at 1926 per bb but at
the close holders generally asking higher price for
it. Nothing done, so far could learn, in Ohio
or City Mills Super For the former description there
were buyers but no sellers at IS 25 and for the latter
holders asking S52j per bb but there seemed to
be but little demand for it. There was no movement in
Extra Flour, hut quote it steady at the following rates,
viz:s575 for Ohio s575d5s7H for Howard Street SO
for regular shipping, and $7G75O per Dbl for fancy
brands City Mills.
FAMILY FLOUR Family Flour is steady the follow
ing rates viz 1915 for Wecs IS for the best brands OF
Baltimore ground, and SG5oG7 per Dbl for Ohio and
Howard Street.
RYE FLOUR AND CORN MEAL.-We quote Rye e- Flour
to day at s412HG4 Is, and Corn Meal at S3.37H for
Baltimore $3.50 per Dbl for Brandywine, but for
both these articles the market is dull
GRAIN-The receipts of Grain this morning were
light and there consequently comparatively little
done in it, all varieties steady at about yester
davis frures For red Wheat there was a good demand
and sales Of some 5000 bushels made at lS0Gl33
cts White do however dull but quote it steady
at 135G40 cts. for fair and 150Gl60 cts for good to
prime lots Corn, Of which there about 5000 bushels
received, sold at 60d62 cts for new, and " cts Tor o
yellow, and 66d69 cts for white but prime lots Of
brought 70 cts There about 400 bushels Oats bat
| Rye received to-day. Oats sold at 32G3l cts Tor
Maryland and for prime lots Of Pennsylvania 80 cts was
asked and quote Rye at 6SG0 cts for Maryland and
| y cts for Pennsylvania
MOLASSES. -Nolasses continues dull but we have no
change note in the rates and still quote as follows
viz: New Orleans 35037 cts for crop; Cuba at 10
d20 cts English Island at 1920 cts; and orto Rico
| at 24ld26 cts
PROvISIONs.-There is considerable doing in Proyi-
sions but they have declined at Cincinnati and the
ket here weaker than it We note sales to-day of
25 hhds. Bulk Shoulders at 4 cts cash. which is de-
cline of q $50 erces picked Hams at OK cts, deliver
able in Philadelphia, Is hhds. Bacon Shoulders at X
cts, hhds. DO. Sides lots at 10 GlIOaI cts
We quote Bulk Meat closing at ~ cts for Shoulders
94d98cts for Sides 9G94 cts. for Hams, and Bacon
at S4ASH cts. for Shoulders, and 10HG110A cts. fol
Sides the outside quotations for Bacon being for obbng
lots. Lard is offering to-day at 1OhGl04 cts, and We
quote Mess Pork at SIS Prime do at Sl4, Rump do. al
SIS. So and Beef at $3.50 for Baltimore packed No.
| and SIG per Dbl. for do. Mess
RICE.-There is very little doing in Rice but it il
nevertheless firm at the following rates viz 34 cts
| for fair to good, AZ cts per ID. for prime.
SALT.-Salt is dull but we have no change to note in
the rates, and still quote follows, viz: Liverpoo
at 951l00 cts for Ground Alum 16e cts. for MARSHALL
and jeffrey Darcy's fine, and 1S5 cts per sack for Ash
TOMS do and Turks Island at 1920 cts per buhel bu
the latter figure is only obainabe for small lots from
store.
SUGARS-The market for Sugars continues very quiet
and the feeling in it decidedly heavy. No sales hav
been made to-day far have heard, but stif
quote as follows viz: at S5&537H Tor common to goo
refining Cuba and English Island S5.5OI6 for grocer
grades Cuba; 50d675 for to prime Porto Rice
S4.7535 so for inferior good New Orleans;
soar for good to prime do
SEEDS.-There has been little inquiry to- day fo
CIoverseed and the only sale we heard of is
leo bushels prime s525 per bushe Cloverseed
in price at from S. TO S5.25 and quote Timothy d.
$2.50GS. and FlaXseed at 81 % d.l SIS per busheI.
WHlSKEY-Whiskey is dull and decidedly heavy
We have heard of sales to-day but quote it at IL
cts for Country, and l7HGlS cts for City and Ohio