The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-21
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BALrIMonE, December 20. ISIS

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BALTIMORE, December 20, 1858.
There a moderate business done to-day in
Railroad shares but for other Stocks the market
was quiet The leading stock Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad) rather heavy, and prices for it were
4 lower than on Saturday The sales add up $50
shares. 1t opened at S5G25 cash, and fell oil to S5G
but it subsequently rallied again, and the closing
sales were made at S56I for short time contracts
The sales at the buyers option 60 days were made
at S5GH @5612, closing at the latter figure. The
stock left off at $50 bid, S5GI4 asked regular way.
Northern Central Railway brought about the same
figures as on Saturday. There 925 shares of
this stock sold at S2l3s cash and short time and at
the same figure buyers option 30 and 60 days. and
the market for it closed at S2l1l bid, S2l5s asked
regular way. For Railroad bonds there was some
inquiry and note sales Of 1000 Baltimore and
Ohio 1855 at s5 $1,000 Northern Central 1855
at 743I; and 81 900 Northwestern Virginia unen-
dorsed third mortgage bonds at 35. There was
nothing done in State City 6s, but the market
for them quite firm. The only sale of Bank
stoct of As shares Western Bank at S2l55
The aggregate value of the stock operations to-day
is about So 900.
Foreign exchanges are irmer. There is, how
ever, but a limited business doing in consequence
lows, viz: Bankers bills on London at lO9%0
l0934; commercial do. at 1897; Paris so days sight
ST. 1877; do. short sight ST. 10; Antwerp ST. l324;
Amsterdam Az; Bremen 7913; Hamburg 3634; Co
logne 70, and Frankfort 4l24.
The New York stock market to-day was weaker
and most of the fances the list fell off in price
Missouri 6's declined q; Erie Railroad a; New
York Central Is; Reading &; Cleveland and To-
ledo q; La Crosse and Milwaukee q, and Galena
and Chicago IS. Michigan Southern sold at the
same figure at the first board on Saturday.
The advertisement of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company for proposals for furnishing the
Company with supplies for the year 1859, presents
opportunity to the dealers in the various articles
enumerated of securing contracts involving large
amount of money, and it is hoped that our own
business men may be enabled to furnish these sup
plies at price which will preclude successful com
petition from other quarters.
The 70 following is comparative statement of the i'm
ports OF Foreign Dry Goods and General Merchandise at
the port Of New York for the week, and since Jan.
For the 1ceet 1856 1887 1s5S
General Merchandise. 1881 996 2OSs,757 1885, ,3s9
Total for the week, s295e557 s26o6 668 50 735,1g5
Previously reported, 25O9i,3s 2 ,526959 14Gs95 943
Total since jan l. s2O4 $40 622 s14s sos
We annex comparative statement of the exports lin
cusveof spece from New York to foreign ports for the
Es:ess:g Esse : II; ;.ss;:s 81:
Total since Jan l. s7747O9iO s7lo451SO s55 100 so
The Secretary Of the Treasury, has issued his call for
proposals for the millions of per authorized
by the last Congress.
The New York Tribune says:
1t is doubtful if the Secretary will the mo.
ney on this loan favorable ten
millions The foreign market has disappointed the takers
issue and the highest takers have realized little
profit A sale of 0Nyasr ada d,vo |
large sale of Boston Five per Stocks made
AT auction IN hat city yesterday at to per cent pre-
cent and portion of the debt paying only per cent
In the meantime New York City six per stocks drag
The anthracite coal trade shows a further increase
over the trade of corresps nding time last year. The
Schuylki Canal shipped for the ending on Thurs
day last II 494 being increase 10 OSO tons
as compared with the week ending last year
For the season the shipments s54 being an
increase of Al 800 tons last business to the
same time The Reading Railroad brought down for the
week ALSO tons, being increase, compared the
corresponding week last of $3.50 For the
SON the tonnage is 63994 tons, against 1sl2o42
to same time last The Lehgh Navigation
shipped, for the week ending on Saturday last
6,6i2 tons increase of 4,588 tons on the
tonnage of corresponding week last year, making
the tonnage for the 90S 500 tons against
9Oosll tons to ,o the same time last year. being
brought down, for the week ending on Saturday last
l25s tons an increase of 1852 the tonnage of cores
ponding week last year making the tonnage the sea-
son 4S697S tons against 435,725 tons last
year being an increase of 81 255 tons The aggregate
for the week 43 $50 reducing the total
deficit for the season to 6S 05S tons
The shipments of Coal over the Delaware, Lackawana
and Western and Central New Jersey Railroads. to Eliza
behport, for the week ending December 4, amounted
1851 tons being an increase the shipments for the
same week last of sos TONS The total shipments
over these roads from the st of January 1855
to S96979 tons, which is 1913 $50 tons over last year
The manufacturers of printing cloths have fixed upon
30 inches as the measure Of yard instead of 81
toore.
MONETARY The Arabia at Boston brings foreign I
papers to the 4th.
The Liverpool Times of that date, says: There has
been increased demand for money DAYS past
in the discount market Few bills however GOOD were
negotiated below "a to 2R per cent, and rule the
latter fraction formed the minimum. The applications at
the bank have heen more numerous.
We have commercial advices from Bombay to the 9th
Of November by the telegraph from Maa. The import
market was steady Exports were without change Oil
and seeds were lower. Money easy. Freights low Ex
The return from the Bank of England for the week end
ing the 1st of December gives the following results when
compared with the previous week:
Public deposits. ...........f s245211 Inc. 573 412
Rest .................. 3O9472s Dec. $500 7
On the other side of the account
Government securities. .910, sos ,591 Unc.
Notes unemployed 70 5Sl Sa0 inc Il lgs 9s629 929
The amount of notes in circulation is 4O being
decrease of f493l0 and the stock bullion in both de-
when compared with the preceding return v
The Bullion market has been somewhat unsettled this
week and the quotations for Silver be considered
about nomina-5s Ia has been paid for Bar Silver
that price could hardly be got toay-whst holders are
asking "a higher for dollars than quotation, but
buyers hold off. The transactions hay been to
very limited extent, without alteration in prices
The market for British Securities been rather dull
during the week and has experienced little uctuation
In the middle OF the week the funds fell Z but yesterday
recovery Of about per cent took place. The official
business report follows Three per consos for
money 81 e N3 9s 9sb ditto for 9th Decem
ber) eSB, 9S 9S; Three per cents, reduced 96s 98A
new three percents 96 y, T. e, X; Bank Stock 225
2!4H India Stock 22s; Indian four per debenures
of the first issue 99% 99S 99s India Bonds 13s AS
prem The Government five per also officially
marked llo. Conscls to-day firm in the morning
but later in the day became unsettled After having
at 9SA they receded to 9S to 9S for money and the ac
count Exchequer Bills last quoted 36s. to 40s; d
Bank Stock 224 to 226 three per cents 96S 96A.
The following table will show the fluctuations in Con-
sols he uIt [