Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-18
WEDNESDAY. Jan. Il. P. NJ.


an advance of u per cent on the closing price of
Yesterday, but stocks generally were dali md with
the exception of Governments rather heavy.
Gold sold at the first Board at 1393s@1i0 regular
way, 139 seller 80, and 12914G1395s seller 10 and 5
days but the sales at the second Board were chiefly
at 40 regular way and it closed strong at 1899 bid
1909 asked The sales at both Boards foot up about
$4,000.
Governments were strong but the business in them
was quite limited A few small lots of Seven -thir-
ties of the second and third series sold at 49, and one
small lot of Fivetwentles first issue at 1884 Five
twehties closed however at l04 bid, 1917 asked for
first, and 102 bid 1926 asked Cor second and third
ISSUE and Seven thirties left off at 90 BID for first
and 9s4 hid, 80 asked for second and third SERIES
Skies of 1851 closed without sales at 1925 bid 1881
asked, and Certificates at 9Sj4 bid, 80 asked.
There was nothing done in State or City IS ana
the only transaction in Railroad bonds was sale Of
$1,000 Baltimore and Ohio 1855 at 991z. There was
no movement in Railroad shares but $1101a was bid
for Baltimore and Ohio; SIS for Northern Central,
and SIS for City Passenger. Bank stocks were in
CURED for to some extent and IL shares Banks Of
Baltim were cold at $lO6@1O615.
In the Miscellaneous list the business was quite
limited, and the Mining Stocks generally were heavy
Santa Clara was however BETTER lot Of 50 shares
selling Mt $9%, Pennsylvania OIL sold at SO cts, and
Mineral Hill at 40 cts. Bare Hill closed at S25 bid,
which was run up the other day to SIS the best bid
day was Is cts.
The demand for money continues limited and the
loan market may be quoted easy There Is very lit
tie paper Of any description offering, and first class
can be very easily placed at per cent. Call loans
may be quoted at per cent, but the amount of CAPT
tai offering call is largely in excess of the demand
In New York to-day stocks generally were lower
than yesterday. New York Central declined a
4
| q: Rock Island p; Fort Wayne ~ Quicksilver a
| Northwestern x; and Northwestern preferred q.
The total value Of the foreign imports at the port
| of Baltimore during the year 1868 was 45277GS0.
These figures represent the specie value of the goods
| at the places of expectation.
The exports Exclusive of specie from the port OF
New ork to foreign ports for the week ending Jan
| Ii. 1866, =, COB, 5tH.
The total value of imports at Boston for the week
ending January L was Sl3l' against S25les6 du-
! January /, $3.50" Average amount per week,
Tie total value Of exports from Boston for the week
ending January IL, including specie was S2}4 lis
against I'll 4!l for the corresponding week in 1863
| At New ork the dry goods trade is reported as
dull and the demand nominal Standard cOttOns are
quoted at 81 cents per yard, but amount could be
sold at a reduction of lM2c. The interior jOhbers
and retailers not disposed to accumulate stock at
anything near current prices in az departments Of
trade consumer ere reported as buying speringly
under the impression thar, a. the season advances
| prices are to recede materially
Baltimore Markets, january ~. 1866.
COFFEE. is quiet but steady at previous rates
We note sales to- day Of 100 bags Rio at 31!9l912 CT
gold. Rio may be quoted as ranging from Il Z t.
| 20$I cts gold, for common to choice and we quote
Laguayra at q 292312 cts gold and Java at 2SG2SL
cts, gold. There are two cargoes Of Coffee reported
| below
FLOUR-We have no sales OF Flour reported to-
day. Good Super continues in fair request but other
| descriptions are dull and neglected Holders are
however, not pressing sales and nearly all varieties
held with considerable steadineSs at the quoted
rats S5S ~ Howard Street 6 at ,5o@S5 for Super
| $ll5Q9@l2 for Family :, Western at $8.25@85d
for Super $2@;99.25 for Extra: $9.75@l0 for Fan
| ey do; Sll@ll,50 for Family: City Mills at
| SS.50g9 for good Super; S9.25@9.50 for standard
Extras and ST. .75@l2 for shipping brands DO Pa,
tapscO Reservoir and other brands Of Baltimore high
grade Family and Extra are still selling at SIS for
the former and $l3 4. hb for the latter. We quote
for rs 2oi2; ana Gorn Meal az 10 Dbl
| the market is very dull
GkAIN.--There were some 1900 bushels Wheat at
market to-day, but the only sale reported was one o.
| $50 bushels good rcd at 30 cts Red Wheat may be
quoted as ranging from 200 cts for common UP to 2ii
cts for PRIME and superior lots would probably
bring 80 cts There is no white Wheat coming for
ward and 1t Is useless to name quotations for it, o.
Corn there were about 10000 bushels received, al
| yellow. with the exception of one small lot. The
sales embraced 1000 bushels yellow at 50 cts, 1O
bushels do at 81 cts and 500 bushels damp white at
50 cts but dry white would doubtless have brought
higher figure. Oats were dull; some 5000 bushels
were offered but heard of sales of only two
small lots, which brought 5l@52 cts We quote Rye
MOLASSES.-Th inquiry is very limited, and
sales are confined to small lots from second hands
We quote as before. Cuba at 5Oa6O cts for cayed
and 55@TQ cts for Muscoyado, English Island at 65@
| s. cts, and Porto Rico at 70qS5 cts.
| PROVISI0NS-For Provisions generally the mar
ket is steady and firm. We note sales to-day of lOC
bbs Mess Pork at $3O 500 pieces green Hams at ~
cts, and 100 pieces do at il cts. For Hams in pickle
l9cts is offered Bulk Meat is held at 13@ l32 for
shoulders and l6@16 cts for sides, but there is very
little here cured and we hear of no sales. Bacon is
in pretty good demand, and it is selling in obhing
lots at l5@l6cts for shoulders S 1917 cts for sides
and 22H . cts for Hams, the latter price being fol-
line sugar cured. Lard may be quoted ut 1890 lS34
cts tor eStern; 1875 cts offered for lot day
and the lot in treaty when we left the market
| Hogs are now quoted at Il cts.
R!CE.1M quote Carolina at Pol cts, and East
| tie doing in either description.
| SUGARS-Sugars are quiet, and although quota
lions are unchanged, the market is rather heavy. We
note sales to-day of 80 hhds fair good Porto Rice
| at l254@l$l4 cts. We quote as before:-Cuba and
English Island at 11a@ll34 cts for fair to good re-
lining; l2g l34 cts for fair to prime grocery; Porto
| cts for good to prince l49l44 cts for choice and
| Centrifugals at l59l6 cts
| REFINED SUGARs.-Deliveries OF Refined Sugars
are still making at 1874 cts for Hard Crushed IL
@l6 cts for White Soft Crushed and 15g1535 cts foi
Yellow
| SEEDS.-Cloverseed was fully "A better to-day
for good to prime ut which figures it closed steady
Timothy is held generally at 81, but there is none
selling and we quote Flaxseed before at $3@3l5
bushel.
| SALT.-There is a fair business doing in Salt but
there is special activity in it. Liverpool is selling
from store at $2$5 for Ground Alum; S4.25 for Ash
ton fine and S3.65@3.70 for Fawk's do. and con
tinuc to quote Turks Island at 60 cts Z bushel from
store. cargo Of 240O sacks Liverpool received
| here yesterday.
| WHISKY.-Whisky is scarce and it is generally
held firmly at 81 2T@228 p gallon. lot of 50 bbls
| Western was sold to-day at 1921 r gallon.