The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-22
BOARD OF TRADE
BOARD OF TRADE
Committee Of arbitration for The month Of Nav.
JAS. G ADAMS.
A. GR0VERMAN, W A. DEAN
JAS H. BARNEY, JAS CORTLAN In
Alonttarg ana Commercial Rebieu.


BALTIMORE, May u. 1858.
The stock market this week has been marked by fair
degree oil activity the totar transactions amounting
about SlS00 against about S570 900 last week As usual
the bulk of the transactions in Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad shares about 200 of which disposed Of
This stock opened with sales at s5S cash and gradually
declined until it touched $50 Since then it recovered and
to-day sales of nearly 600 shares made at $50 s5g
$5s and $50 cash and S6Os S59k buyer CO. 1t left of
today at $5SA bid, $50 asked regular way $50 bid $50
asked buyer 60 days advance of about the clos
ing rates of last week Northern Central Railway has
been less active this week. the sales comprising shares
opened at SS2s cash. $S buyer CO. and after odvonc
ing little again receded and to-day sales of 900 shares
were made at Is cash. $1s and Sls buyer CO. leaving of
at Sl offered, SIS asked regular way SIS offered slS
asked buyer GO days, decline of about \ the week
For bonds and loans the has been active and
buoyant This feeling extends to all sound securititas o
this description We notes sales day of 81 800 BaIt
more City 6s $780, at 97d97H $500 do old at 81 - Ooo
1855 at sl 500 1855 at 97 and 81 1S73s at 95
an advance of a4 last weeks rates We also not.
sale today of S200 North western Virginia Railroad ri
mortgage bonds at $42k cash. improvement of x
These bonds have been selling steadily through the
week at IL There also a sale TODAY of 81 s5n ex,r
dividend orders Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at 10 an nd
vance of Y on last sales.
Bank shares have been in good demand tbrouob tbe
week. with selling than usual and prices have been
well sustained To-day the sales include shares Marine
at -S2sj2 a Ssh and "a shares Franklin at SHE We
likewise note sales to-day of $50 shares Springfield Nnno
Company at $2lS, decline of \ "a on last trans
actions.
The great plethora which has existed in the Money
market for some time past still continues and some of the
Banks are unable to find suliciency good paper to
absorb their receipts On the street loans on call are still
effected without difficulty at per cent even prime
endorsed paper is negotiated rate and first class
single names at la per cent
AT the New York Stock Boards to-day general decline
in prices took place. and the Market closed weak Erie
receded X; Illinois Bonds n Michigan Southern l.
Reading ~ New York Central X; Cleveland and Toledo
=; Harlem 3; Hudson 3; Canton closed at 2Ok
The total value of foreign imports the port of Bal
timore for the week ending Thursday was s2lS ESQ.
included in which Is bbls flour ISL bbls corn
meal $3.50 bushels wheat q SOP bushels corn and hhds
tobacco
The Assistant Treasurer at New York reports Thursday
follows:
total receipts SS4 500 81
~ h'e ''''''' a So, .16
The receipts include $57 600 from Customs and the
payments include 100000 sent to Norfolk
The transactions at the Clearing House Thursday
as follows
T Tota SO 2G9, 654 43
The bonded debt of the city St Louis at the close Of
the fiscal ending with April was So 2O7 900 of which
S4ooo VIII De due the present year The value of the
real estate belonging to the city estimated SIG 900
stocks securities, &c 1896 OOO-ota SIS $4,000 The
estimated gross receipts accrung to the treasury for n
present year are 81. $50 600
The New York independents speaking of the Dry Goods
trade says:
The character of the trade is unchanged There is
little doing by the importers, while the obbers are mod
eraey busy at steady prices The auction sales have
cleared OH the latest mportatons of French goods and
niue else remains on hand Prices are maintained for all
choice styles and fine qualities and old STYLES move at
some reduction. Few fancy goods will be left over this
season staple goods of the best kinds are firmly held
as they cannot be replaced at cost Shaws are in good
request Foreign goods, other than silks, dull and
AT declining rates for WOODEN kinds The chilly winds
and rain have retarded the Summer retail trade which
checks the sales of Obbers but the Summer
is yet to come, and is relied on In domestic cotton Goods
there is great st adness of trade which betokcns sound
ness more than activity, and advance in prices when
the usual activity returns. Wooden goods are not firm
except for good fancy styles of cassimeres"
The New York Tribune says:
Freghts are dropping. To Liverpool 500 bbs FIour
at Is 3D. 10000 bushels Grain per packet at Oh in bulk
and bags; II 900 bushels per British brig at I'd in bulk
and bags; 10000 bushels per bark private terms and
loOo0 do per clipper ship at 0d., in bags 200 bales
Cotton at l6d al sd 400 boxes Cheese at 3Os To Lon
don, 10 tons Oil Cake at 2jS 500 boxes Cheese at 5
100 ties Pork at IS per $50 ID 70 2 boxes Sage at s
To Glasgow, ZOO bushels Grain d. in shippers bags
and the brig Renshaw Of 800 tons with Rosn and Flour
chiefly the latter at - 3D. To Rotterdam 500 bbs Flour
at Is Cd. vessel for st Domingo out and home l66
tons measurement, for 81 $50
On Thursday the assets of Mr. John Thompson brok r
and banker New York. sold at AUCTION The whole
sale realized $ 694 property valued by the assignees
at S2OS 355
SALES AT THE RAITTNORE STocK po,pn