Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-05
The Chicago Tribune of Friday says


The money market to-day was comparatively quiet
but more stringent On account of the great decline
which has taken place in the hog market during the
past three days, the packers have been feeling
around the banks to-day, with view to commencing
operations. and although there is yet very limited
are fortifying themselves against an active drain
upon them, which may commence now at any time.
Under these circumstances, the mercantile trade
found 1t more difficult to procure accommodations.
num-. The private bankers, however. are lending to
outsiders at l5Cq2O per cent per annum
Baltimore Markets. December 4, 1865.
an invoice of 1900 bags Rio Elk Clifton" the balance
of her cargo, was taken up to-day to go West on
private terms and we note sale of50 bags do at %
cts currency. We fill quote as follows viz: Rio
at 1903 cts sold for ordinary to fair $4,000 cts sold
for good 2Oa@01 cts sold for prime; Laguayra at $40
SO cts currency; and Iowa at 44@46 cts currency.
FLOUR.-There is so far we can discern, no
change for the better in the condition of the Flour
market and as whole it may be again written dull
and depressed Good Super Is scarce and wanted to
extent and there is also fair retailing demand
for high grades of Flour but the low and intermedi
this morning of sales of 400 bbls choice Western
Super at $50, and and Of some choice Howard Street
90 at h ~ per Dbl s WE repeat our quotations
figures named, yiz:-Howard Street at SS.50@$9 for
Sqper; 80 25@975 for Extra; s12@12 50 for Family
Sl0@l050 for Fancy do; Sll.5O@S12 for Family City
Mills at SIS 25@9 for common to good Super So 25@950
high grade Family and Extra are still selling at SIS
FIR the IN $ Dbl s1d The GoI Latter Rye
S45O@4.75. p bbl but there is very little doing in
either article.
market this morning the offerings embracing some
$4,000 bushels white and 25,0OO bushels yellow, being
The largest receipt as yet this season for one day
heretofore chiefly for export and nearly all the lots
received changed hands at s3@S5 cts for damp, and
SS@92 cts for dry lots new. Yellow was, however.
dull and lower in price, prime new selling at S6dSS
cts, and prime old at 9O@92 cts the latter figure be-
1890 bushels old fly cut white sold at so cts and lot
Of li0O bushels old fly cut yellow at SO cts. Of Wheat
there were only about 800 bushels received to-day
For the low grades, of which the receipts main
Iy composed, the market was dull and heavy. but
prime qualities were in demand and firm. Common
lots OF red and white sold at from 10 to 200 cts, but
or ar 10 prime RED prices ranged at from 25 to go
cts lot of $50 bushels bringing the latter figure and
we q9o,e good white at 25O926O cts and prime do at
zlO92SO cts. Oats were firm at 50@52 cts. with sales
loTet tas Esres for it being 5000 cts
for it are almost entirely nominal, as follows.
Sz: $1,000 Ga cts for Cuba elayed, $500 cts for
= cts to 81 gallon for PortoRico Golden Syrup is
selling at Sll3, and Sugar House at 46@4S cts q
| PROVISIONs.-The Provision market is dull,
he'vy and very unsettled The weather is quite I'M
favorable for packing purposes and tends ito depress
freely to-day at ID cts net, without nding buyers,
and l2]a cts would no doubt have been accepted for
offer that figure Dressed logs are selling at l01a91l
at q cts. sales of Western Butchers the latter
may be quoted at 1920 cts Bacon is selling in re-
tail lots only at 20 cts for Sides. 17@173 cts for
Shoulders and "a cts for Hams, but there lis nothing
! doing in Bulk Meat Mess Pork. and it is impossi-
! BILE to give quotations for them. The market closes
veIy heavy for Hogs and the hog product
| RICE-There is no Carolina Rice to be obtained
but would bring readily, if here, 12l3 cts East
India is. however In good supply and prices for il
| range from $4,000 cts.
| SUGARS.-rhere has been fair inquiry to-day
for Sugars. and note sales of 60 hhds Porto Rico
at from 1872 to AZ cts, quality fair to good. The
| viz Cuba and English Islands at 13@13A cts
for fair to good refining: l33lQl4% cts for fair tc
| prime grocery Porto Rico at l3@13a cts. for common
to fair 14@l4 cts for good to prime; 1515 cts fol
| choice and Centrifugals at l6@l7 cts
| REFINED SUGARs.-Rates for Refined Sugars are
unchanged, and we still quote as follows viz Crushed
Powdered and GRADUATED at $685. cts Soft Crush
ed White at from Is down to 1634 cts, and yellow al
| l6 cts.
SALT.-Liverpoool Ground Alum is in good sup
ply. and is still selling at S25 sack, but Fine il
scarce and very firm at "a % for Ashtons and So 75@
$50 for other brands. Turks Island Salt is steady
| at 60 cts q bushel.
SEEDS.-Cloverseed is firm with an advancing
| tendency So 509S rs per bushel being asked to-day
for good to prime lots. There is, however but little
doing in it, the prices asked being above the ew
| of most buyers. Timothy is held at S3.75@4 PEI
busheI, but there is none selling, and Flaxseed il
| steady al s.. IS per bushel.
| WHISKY.-Ihere il nothing doing to-day il
Whisky that hear OF, and We quote it dull at 81 3
| 81 for city and Western.