The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-01
1(onttarg anu Commercial 8ebittu.

BALTIMORE. May 81.
The Stock market quite active to-day, with sales at
the Board to the extent of about $4,000 Baltimore
Ohio Railroad little weaker than on Saturday the
decline for the day being about The opening sales
were at $57 sellers option 60 days and cash. and after
selling down to s56 cash, it closed with cash sales
$685. The time contracts at $56AG57 buyer days
$57 buyer G. S564 buyer & S5 buyer 3d. and $575 buy
e. 90 days. There 700 shares of this disposed
of today and it closed at $56 bid S57 asked regular
way; $574 bid, S5759 asked buyer 60 days Northern
Central also declined with sales of 1877 shares at S1S
$l7T.
Loans and Bonds were in good demand and we note A
sale OF 500, Maryland 6s 1890, the first long time
at O5 Baltimore city 6s 1873 sold at previous rates
9lE; 1865 at 964; and 1905 at 96% decline on the
latter of 4. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bonds are
steady lS67S selling at 90, and those of 1875 at Sa-
Northern Central Bonds weaker, $4,000 of 1885 being
sold to-day at g. decline of b so are also Central Ohio
ID mortgage bonds, which fell off per cent since last
transactions, with sales of 81 900 There were some
sales of Bank shares today. Union brought SIS an ad
vance of X Franklin $I1& decline of X, Bank of
Baltimore lOl X an improvement of q on last sales
Fancy Stocks New York to-day were still downward
in their tendency, decline in nearly all descriptions
having been experienced. Erie fell off Il Michigan South
ern r. Panama Il; Reading 4; New York Central I ;
Rock Island d, and Hudson 4 while Cleveland and To
ledo improved 3, and Cumberland Coal l. Harlem was
steady at H. ILLINOIS Bonds and Missouri 6'S
changed, the former selling at 81 and the latter at S
The New York TriJu'e in remarking on the Stock
market of Saturday says:
The rapid and material decline which has been for
days progressing has had the effect of nusng more life
into Stock operations and the business of tb RoarI i he
coming more interesting than Of late The points touch
ed this morning the lowest figures established for
several weeks aud for two Stocks lower than
any time since the panic depression of last Autumn
downward movement of the market has been prccpated
by the bold and energetic efforts of the who conscious
OF an almost complete absence ofoutside support and
dstrustul feeling awakened by the British Outrage uues
tion have put out contracts for delivery without hcsita
uon ana to AN extent sufficient of itself to break down
prices.
Some of the large holders Stock also who have hh
erto been prominent in sustaining the marketno doubt
feeling some degree of Unelsness the same points
which provoke the attacks of the bearshaye quietly sold
considerable amount of Stock and thus given to the
depression more pcfanency and strength than it could
otherwise have attained during period of
lutte monetary abundance. The eculative chances of
the market in favor of reaction these low
hgr"s-not only as the natural consequence unusual
and partly unwaanted Decline but the result
sales short account, which always bring about de
mand to cover contracts the first signs
current.
The market for foreign bills is inactive and heavy at
G9A for Sterling, and 5.1G4 @512% for France.
decree of foreclosure of the Wabash Valley Road un-
der the second mortgage agreeaby the scheme adopted
for relieving the Company has been obtained Indiana
A similar decree will be obtained in Ohio at the next
session of the Court
The foreign trade at the port New the past week
amounted in the import entrieSncudng the dry goods
table in last paper to $24S4 446 against $50
the corresponding week last year The export of
tic produce and miscellaneous goods to 81
SiSaeanst O2 735 the same week last The eort
of specie 100000 mainly by the Persia for
Liverpool on Wednesday. The Fulton for Havre and
Southampton Saturday took but S. 600 and the exort
demand for bullion seems to have ceased, while the sup
ply of foreign bills, for the last packet two has been
rather in advance of the demand at 1925 fO9A bank
and Jos 109& for merchant signatures. The shipment
oil specie the same week last year S271400I The
suIreasury balance on Saturday afternoon stood $685.
652, against $5,5663l6 the close of the previous
week.
Gov. Packer of Pennsylvania, has signed the Usury
bill passed by the late Legislature BY this bill lender
and borrowers may contract any rate of interest they
please the law taking cognzance of any higher rate
however, than per will lend no aid to collect
any greater rate.