The markets.
New York,, Jan. 28.
--Cotton is steady — sales of 3,500 bales. Upland Middlings 12 ½c. Flour is firm — sales of 11,500 barrels. State $5.15@5.25; Ohio $5.70@5.80; Southern $5.65@6.
Wheat is better — sales of 53,000 bushels.
Red Western $1.34; white $1.45 @1.60.
Corn is buoyant — sales of 64,000 bushels.
Mixed 67@68; white Southern 73--Pork is steady, Lard dull at 10¼@10½c. Whiskey is firm at 18 Sugar is steady — Orleans 5¼@6½c.; Muscovado 5@5¼c. Coffee steady at 11½@12½c. Molasses quiet at 36@37 Spirits of Turpentine firm.
Rosin firm at $1.27½. Rice steady.
Financial.--Stocks are dull and heavy — Chicago and Rock Island, 57¼ Illinois Central Shares, 79. New York Centrals, 79¼ Reading, 46⅔ Va. 68, 76; Mo. 6's, 68½ Treasury, 12's. 102⅜.
Sales in New York, Jan. 25, $2,000 Va 6's at 76½ $3,000 do. at 76. On the 26th inst., of $1,000 do. at 76.
Baltimore,Jan. 26.
--Flour market dull and heavy — Howard street and Ohio $5.50; City Mills $5.25, with no sales.
Wheat is dull — red $1.25@1.30; white $1.10@1.60.
Corn is dull and heavy — yellow 60@62; white 67@68 Pork is active — mess $18.25. Lard steady at 10¾.
Coffee steady at 11½@12½c. Whiskey nominal at 18
