The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-05
Baltimore Market.

BALTIMORE, February 29-CoFFEE-On Thurs
day but not before reported, there was sale o S0O
bags Rio; late yes ay $50 hags do and 302O do e1
Adelaide and to-day 1000 bags Grey Eagle ell on
terms not transpired. Also, ITO baps Rio at l7Ac
gold; the arket closed firm at quotations. VIZ: or
kio ordinary, 12%s13%c; fair l4nl6o; good iSiaa
16kc; prime 17al7Lr; choice 71Ic; Laguayra 171aa
lsc; Java 2Ga26Hc, oil gold Stock to day i'll import
ers' hands 2Sy00 bags Rio.
CoTToN-Cable advices were again unlav0raDle To-
day. and the market heavy as to prices. We note
some inquiry from spinuers and specuators at tn :.
clio e. but no activity i'll sales. $50 pacs Low Mid.
ding were reyorted taken a ~ cts principally to 60
out of the market and 100 bales. comprised OF ord-
nary and Good Ordinary, &c, ut l9al9}s cts since
writing the above hear OF further saies of several
| hundred bales 10 90 out OF the market, and At ad-
vanced prices one lot Of over hundred bales Mid
ding Upland selling ut a21sc Receipts at all tho
ports since 1st september last amount 10 1555, ,8O4
bales, against 1,329 623 bales same timo previous
year; increase 1885, 1Sl bales; shipments to foreign
ports 99 49 bales against 655; increase this year
26G 294 bales; stock in all the ports 3790G4 against
634 $40 bales same period last year. decrease OF
| 255, 1886 bales.
FLoUn-The demand is chiefly confined to medi-
um grades Of extra and good sdpers, both OF w!ich
are scarce, and owing. TO the continued small re-
ceipts and the but partial grinding city millers
stocks generally light We creport sales to-day OF
200 bbls Howard.strect super At $40; 100 bbls do
extra SILL and 250 bbs Royal York super. price not
transpired but understood ut $40 30. Quotations
generally remain unchanged.
GRAIN.-Recepts of wheat still light, but the de-
mand also is limited, and prices. particularly tor
Pennsyly ania, which comprise most of that now Of
fering favors bu, ers; included in tho sales to-day
were 1000 bushels choice white ut So; G26 bushels
fair to prime Pennsylvania at 50 46a2 55 Southern
repo, ted sold quote choice Yrginla Valley at So 80a
SIS; medium do So 65a2 IS. Corn-heceipts to-day
2OOv bushels white and 6S00 rushels yellow; marker
inacye 1000 bushels white sold in lots ut Il llal 10
fer common to good and 81 10a1 II for prime; 20OO
bushels yellow in lots for up town delivery at 81 10
al 16 and 1901 bushels at 81 49, delivered ut Point
Oat 1000 bushels offered and part sold at 80 cents
Nothing ding in Rye.
MOLAssEs.-Tbere were four cargoes of new crop
arrived yesterday. We report the sales S24 hhds,
43 erces clay.d Cuba, schooner Ida Seegr, at 40
cents per gallon, being On improvement OF ono cent
on the previous sale.
PRovIs1oNs.-There was less activity in the market
to-day, but prices continue firmly maintained Tor all
descriptions of the hog product. We note sales OF
$4,000 lbs bulk rib sIdes at 123!c, b; 10000 lbs
damaged bulk shoulders, price not traispirGd 80
tcs heavy sweet pic1 led hams 15c. Of bacon we re-
port sales of $50 casks in lots, at 12a1215c inside
price for round lots to the trade; rib sides l4sc;
clear rib 16c; Baltimore sugar-curcd hams 18a2Uc
outside price for canvassed The shipments Of bacon
from this port last week to tho South were upwards
of 1900 casks. Mess pork Is held firm at S25 so for
new Lard steady ut a17c latter for obbins lots.
We fern terces; Baltimore refined, IN kegs and
buckets, at 20c per lb.
BUrTER.-Fine grades scarce and much want
ed-primc Western roll would bring 42a43c; stock of
Gladcs very light; fresh ends are selling at 43a45c;
New York State commends 50a55c; Franklin-street
receipts which at this season are poor in quality are
worth 38a40c per IL.
RIcE-Is quoted steady at 11iallIsc for Carolina,
but no sales today reported.