Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-01-30

hhds., consisting of 1873 Virginian Leaf l40
Stemmed-324 Kentucky Leaf, and Ssh Stem
med. The import of the year has exceeded the
delivery by 1858 hhds, increasing the stock to
that extent
WooL-Notwiths.anding the Encouraging re-
suits 10 few enterprising shippers, this article
promises at no distant dale to become OF hrs-rate
importance.
AMERICAN STOCKS IN LONDON.
We copy from the Mess,. Earrings London Circu.
lar. of4th inst. the following interesting article:
AMERICAN SrocKs have been in no regular de.
mand during the year 1876. but the amounts offered
for sale have been but SMALL and have generally pro-
ceeded from deceased estates requiring liquid
There has been no fresh supply OF Stocks sent from
the United States 10 Europe, and any increase OF the
foreign debt only arise from an increase oil arrcar-
ed dividends, which unfortunately is debt more pre-
judicial TO national credit than any issue OF Loans
when the engagements are regularly fulfilled. TAX
ing into consde the reimbursement by the Stale
OF New York. in the beginning OF last year. OF por-
ito of its debt and the transfer for remittance OF
some Stocks to the United States, the amount held
in Europe be still the decrease although not
to the extent during the two preceding years
Prices much the and in some instances low
than at the corresponding period of last year not
withsianding the ancable Adjustment Of the Oregon
question: which was then regarded as OF an uncertain
aud menscing character. The result would have
been different, had the non-paying States adopted
measures during 1916, for the introduction OF order
and regularity into their finances for there can be no
doubt that many of the State Debts offrr the best
security for investments, whilst the Stocks oil those
States which are in difficulties would rapidly improve
in price under the influence of wise system. The
prices the other side of the Atlantic, in the absence
Of foreign demand, now regulate those in Europe,
and during the continuance Of the Mexican War; and
until the ants of the Government ascertained,
no marked improvement, we presume, can be antci-
pated 1t also BE- collected that the prices OF
the Securities of Eur pean Governments have ex-
perenced some decline since the beginning OF 1916.
mainly TO be attributed TO the increased fa' or which
Railroad enterprise have enjoyed for the investment
and employ Of capital. In ann-xing the prices
OF the American S curities. we have only to add,
that Pennsylvania Stock has been laterly in demand.
with few sellers.
Alabama SIS, 1869, So 10 60. minal; ditto ster-
ling, 1858. 60 TO g. ditto; Illnoi. 6s 1862 q 10 %
ditto Sterling, 81 to 49, Indiana Dollar and Sterling,
&c to 2s; Kentucky 6s 1868, 90 to 49, ex div; Lou
siana SIS Union Bank, in equal series. 81 TO S2 ditto
series, 81, buyers; Louisiana Con. Association,
lsi3 IS. buyers; ditto, 154S, 10 dto Massachusetts
SIS Stg. 100 to iO2; Maryand SIS Stg. 81 TO IS, ex
div; Mississippi IS Planters Bank, As to SO; ditto
Union Bank IL to %; New York State SIS, s6s to
60 ex div; ditto City SIS, - to S.; Ohio 6's 81 TO
49, div; Pennsylvania SIS. 81 to IS; s. Carolina
SIS Sig. 1866, 81 10 S. div. nom ditto 1888 and
1863, So TO &c. do. do Tennessee o. So 10 80; Vir-
GINA 6's 81. nominal; Flor. 6s Dol and Stg. u TO
3d. New Orleans City, 60 ol0, sellers; United States
Bank Shares l2s. to Ids.