Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-11
Baltimore Markets,

From the Baltimore American We make up
the following review Of the markets tor the
past week:
Bread, cheese, dried fruit, green apples, can.
dies, n i'll feed, naval stores, onions, OIL ashes,
hone dust, bark, nails, copper, &c, have been
dull in the market, with supply light and
prices nominal.
Coal has advanced some, and Is now held
Cumberland at s13aSH, and anthracite $3.50
as per ton.
Cofee-No Improvement in demand Is no.
ticed, the trade looking for lower prices, in
view OF the decline in gold.
Noassss-Nothing doing. Receipts heavy
and prices nominal.
Fiour-Since the date of our last weekly
summary business In both trade and shipping
brarde has been almOs. a. u stand still, and
the market closes heavy.
Rye Flour-Early in the week small sales Of
first quality were reported AT 81 %, and subse.
quently at IS. Supply fair and demand linn.
tied.
Corn Meal-No sales reported. City Mills
kiln. dried held at s. IS.
Buckwbeat MeaI--Demand light. Sales re.
ported at 2 62k per 100 lbs.
Grsln-Oats have improved Lap cents, owing
10 light offerings. but all other varieties have
Gene forward July and ruled lower, closing
heavy.
Wheat-Receipts to Thursday inclusive foot
mp some $4,000 bushels. Early in the week
prime white brought 295 cents and red 300
Cents, but prices have .since favored buyers.
ordinary 10 prime white ranging from 270a2eO
cents, and red from 25O6258 cents. kentucky
white closes nominal in the absence Of sales at
EIN p'nNs. HsSlFduid TSu we quote AT 2.ptIa
25s cents. To-day 1900 bus hels were received.
Sales OF l,G0G bushels fair to very good white
reported at 27Ua27S cents, 5000 bushels ordi.
nary and good Pennsylvania red at 2i5a250
cents, and 1,i00 bushels very good Maryland
red at 2jl.
CoIH-S0me 60 600 bushels have been re.
ceived. White opened at 163a165 cents for good
TO prime shipping parcels, and has sold down
TO l53a15o cents. Damp and inferior closing at
145al50 cents. Yellow shows less alteration,
prime ranging from 16Ial65 cents, the principal
sales on Thursday being at 156al57. To-day
$3.50 bushels were received. White brought
better prices. sales OF ordinary to prime being
reported at 155aI60 cents. Yellow sold at l53a
1856 cents, the latter an outside figure.
Oafs-Uferings limited TO 1900 bushels Sales
reported al 95a9S cents, weight, the extreme
price for light samples.
Rye-Small receipts. Maryland nominal at
10 cents. and Penney vanIa at 173 cents.
Mess pork, bacon, bulk meat, lard, butter and
eggs are gradually falling.
Sugars-HoldeIs have shown more dispo-
sition TO meet the views Of buyers, but transac.
tons have been only moderate, and the market
closes rather heavy
Tobacco-The receipts have been liberal the
past week, but no sales OF importance have oc.
CURED, the heavy decline in gold and exchange
checking all inquiry.
Cotion-Market lower and heavy. Ordinary
Is quoted at 65 cents middling at 80 cents, and
middling fair at S5as6 cents
Whisky-The week opened with small sales
at 30 IS, but prices have since gradually set
tied down, and transactions were reported on
Wednesday and Thursday at 80 80, at which
rate there were free sellers. To-day no sales
we're reported. City and Ohio offered at 81 y.