Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-12

closed at slll bid s12 asked; and S2l was bid for
City Passenger which is an advance of Il.
In the miscellaneous list the transactions were
quite limited and the mining stocks were all heavy
Bare Hill sold to the extent of 900 shares at 81 7O
Copper Hill at 81 60 and 81 S. buyer 80: the closing
sales being at the latter figure; Baltimore chrome at
81, and Pennsylvania Oil at SIS cts Santa Clara was
lower closing at S12l4 bid Sl3 asked Bankers and
Brokers Telegraph left off at So bid $40 asked, and
Petroleum Stove Company at $10I bid Sl0& asked.
The money market is altogether unchanged and
rates for commercial paper range from to Il per
cent.-9 per cent. being the minimum rate for best
names Money is offering very freely on call at 6(g7
T. cent, the offerings being considerably in Of
the demand.
In New York to-day stocks generally were rather
better than on Saturday. Canton improved 4; New
York Central ~ Erie 4; Michigan Central u; Mich-
gan Southern "a; Pttsburg IS Rock Island IL Fort
Wayne IL North Western Is and Mariposa Is; but
Hudson declined \; Reading Is: Quicksilver 81 and
North Western preferred ..
The New York Tribune, speaking of the money
market, says:
Money was in active demand early in the day on
Saturday and there an appearance of great strn
gency. bat the demand was freely met and at 2 o.
clock large balances offered at legal rates to
aad all the long engagements are steadily declin ed
by lenders. The high interest to be made by pur-
chasing commercial paper at Is per cent. per
is attended with risk careful people slow to as
sumo. The pressure upon borrowers in some of the
Western cities has caused several failures. and
are soon TO be announced as the year draws to
close. Relief from pressure such as now exists can
only be found in ext nded liquidation among the
large class Of merchants and spectators who for
years have been taking risks rdculousy in excess of
their capital.
The Government appears to be in the market as q
lpr of Thn Now HerOfI SlVc.-Thn
government sales Of coin between Wednesday morn
ing and Saturday afternoon are estimated to have ag
gregated over four millions considerable short
interest has been accumulated in the gold market,
and coin, which loaned ut five to seven D cent.
previously was in demand without interest on Satur-
The New York Stock Exchange" took formal pos
session of their new building on Saturday which is
one of the finest devoted to commercial purposes in
the world and specially credtabe to its proprietors
1t is elegant in its outward appearance and within,
pnites all the convenience which experience and the
liberal use of money could secure.
The shipments If specie from the port of New
York last week and since January l compare as
follows with the exports during the same time last
year:
Forty-nnth week 81 ,0T250S $3.50 $50
Previously reported. 45546,3S5 27,552270
Total sl6,6ls,8aa $27,s!32l2
The New Orleans cotton statement OF December .
contains the following summary:
Stock on hand Sept l. 1865 S"'s s.. 2se
Subsequently received 1877 - 80 o--
ool,1lO
Shipped since above 22,42i
On hand Dec. 13l 1872
Messrs. Neill Bros q Co., New Orleans. having
made personal visits to all parts Of the cotton States
for the purpose of estimating the amount OF cotton Ill
the South present the following statement showing
the amount on hand May l, 1865, the amount since
delivered and the stock still in the interior:
Old. New Total. to Date Inter-
n. a. s. Carolina 10000 10000 10000 $4,000 $1,000
Georgia and Fla 100000 10000 100000 $1,000 23l 900
Mobie,........ $4,000 10000 100000 222o 11SO00
New Orleans $4,000 10000 100000 49 900 $4,000
Texas ......... aO,0)D 100000 10000 1000 lis 600
Memphis, Nash
Vile, n. York
and all north
not already
counted, 10000 10000 $4,000
OF which reed
At .: NV York (tld.ooo
points $4,000 li4000
Total, l65QO00 400 900 1850 600 ,nAn 600 $50 900
Say stock at Memphis, (35.000J Nashville (5O0o )
receipts at St. Louis, louisville Cincinnati, and de
ilveries to spnners at Baltimore, Philadelphia, B0s
ton and throughout the west
Our estimates of tho total of the old and new is
therefore 1000 900 to 100000.
baltimore Markets, December III. 1865.
COFFEE.-Coffee continues very quiet, the only
sale We have heard Of to-day being one of 80 bags
Rio at 20 cts gold. The market is heavy under the
DECLINE IN gold, but rates unchanged and quote
fair, $4,000 cts. gold for good 2O1l@2 cts gold for
Prime I'aguayra at 1906 cts. currency; and Java
at 441 IL cts currency.
morning, the offerings embracing 5000 bushels
white and $4,000 bushels yellow. The demand was
of. White opened at 80 cts. but advanced subse-
quenty to SO cts. at which figure it closed pretty
cts 5000 bushels at S0@s and 2SS5 bushels at S
cts. The sales of yellow include 5000 bushels old fly
cut at 1l@73 cts and 5000 bushels at 76 rs and
50 cts only about 1000 bushels bringing the latter
figure Of Wheat there only about 1000 bush
els received, and sales were reported of only about
nary to good fair. There are no prime Wheats com
ing forward, and it is useless to quotations for
them; Oats were rather lower; There were some
cts measure, and 49@5l cts per bushel weight. The
only sale of Rye was one of 100 bushels at 90 cts.
FLOUR.-We have heard Of no transactions what
ever to-day in Flour, and we see no change TO note
in the condition of the market Good Super is still
%a9fa 9Ht rs eS Was sale made one Il Su
300 bbIs Cedorus Extra for Rio at SIP = Dbl We
Gnnu d t. a e M 9t1 sse s St s so for
"; Western at S8.25@8.75 for Super So 25@95O
for Extra: Sl9@lO.5o for Fancy do; sll5O@s12 for
SUPER $g.25@9.50 for standard Extra; and $ll75
@l2 for shipping brands do Patapsco Reservoir and
Extra are still selling at SIS for the former and s8
5 Dbl for the latter. Rye Flour is dull S6.50@675
9nd we qqote Corn Meal as before at Sf5O@475F
M0LASSES.-There is very little doing in Moas-
ses, but the quotations are still follows. viz
50G6J cts for Cuba clayed. 550T0 cts for Cuba
Musc0yadO 65@95 cts for English Island and rs cts to
81 2 gallon for Porto Rico. Golden Syrup is selling
at Sll0@l12. and Sugar House do at 44@4S cts a
gallon.
PROVISIONS business in Provisions con-
tinues almost at stand still. The dealers generally
anticipate further decline in prices and they are
holding of for further Developments. Very little
Pork has yet been packed, and the stocks in the
hands of the trade. both in the West and on the sea-
board are very light. There is stock arriving
nor do we hear OF any on the way. Bacon is selling
at retail at l9@l9 cts for Sides, Is cts for Shoulders
and 2l@22 cts for Hams, but we hear Of no transac
tons in Bulk Meat. Mess Pork at retail is bringing
$3l@3l so 2 Dbl, but these figures could not be OBJ
tanned for any large quantity. Butchers Lard is
Offering at IS cts, and we quote prime new city and
Western at 20@2l cts. Hogs are higher some lots Of
Live having been taken to-day at 13@l31a cts nett
RfCE.-There is no Carolina Rice to be obtained
but il would bring readily. if here l2&@l5 cts East
India is. however in good supply, and prices for it
range from 9l5010l4 cts.
SUGARS.-Ihere was sale on Saturday in addi-
ton to those noticed in our report of 200 hhds Cuba
Sugar. for refining private terms, but day there
has been no movement in them whatever. There is
little inquiry and the feeling in the market is quite
depressed. We quote nominally as follows. viz
Cuba and English Islands at 12]a@l3 cts for fair to
good refining; l3Agl4 cts. for fair to prime grocery
Porto Rico at l24@134 cts for common to fair; 1871
@l4I cts for good to prime 1412@15 cts for choice,
and Centrifugals at l5@l612 cts.
REFINED SUGARs.-Rates for Refined Sugars are
unchanged. and again quote follows viz Crushed
Powdered and Granulated at 19@l9 cts; Soft Crush
ed White at from IS down to 1871 ctf and yellow at
Is cts.
SEEDS.-Cloverseed is lower The limits of purcha-
fnrf pro ha,,a