The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-26
stlouetarp ana Commercial 8ebitu.
BALTIMORE, July "a, 1856

BALTIMORE July "a, 1858
We note activity in the Stock market to-day the
sales at the Board amounting less than $50 OoO The
business Baltimore and Ohio Railroad fell of consider
ably there being only 400 shares sold at SCI cash.
S6lGS6l4 sellers option 60 days, and S614Gs61b
buyer 60 days an advance of since yesterday the
close it firm, with SCI bid, S614 asked regular way
s6l4 bid $6l2 asked buyer Co. Northern Central is
quiet and without transactions; to-day sl7 z was bid
cash lower than yesterday, but it was held at SIS
There but few Bank Offering holders evncing
disposition to put these other sound securities
the market The sales to-day comprise 35 shares Farmers
and Merchants at Al, so shares Citizens at s11 We
also note sales of $50 shares Springfield Mining Company
at S24 cash.
Loans and Bonds are very quiet and the transactions
to-day have been unimportant. triing amount of
Baltimore es 1875, sold 9S and $3.50 1s9Os at so,
as last rates for the latter The only sale of Railroad
bonds was $500 Baltimore and Ohio 1855 at san.
The New York Post of Saturday afternoon says:
The week closes dull as it opened There has been
more speculative feeling at the Corn Exchange but the
reduced supplies of beadsu and cotton has prevented
any considerable business The exports of wheat will
be noticed have been larger than during any week within
the The of the breadsus market is watched
with much interest The railway managers desiring to
wipe out floating debts and dividends, now,
perhaps concerned in it than they have before
had occasion The quantity of crops lying in the West
confessedy large, and if drawn the seaboard will
an important influence upon the machinery of trade. To
illustrate with what tenacty the farmer holds his
Crops for high prices may mention a circumstance that
happens quite often in the extensive dealings Western
grain merchant lie states that he bought recently
large parcel of wheat that gathered during the past
three years, AT Go cents per bushe which included the
identical lot harvested in 1855 and 1856 and for which he
offered last season 81 35 per busbeI.
The offerings at bank have been smaller than
before known The trade il sugar has created
paper but by enough to satisfy the demand for
The stock market opened rather steady this morning
but before the close the session decided weakness
apparent and prices close abott a. per cent. lower
Pacific Mail, Panama Illinois Central, Galena and Mch
gan Central the exceptions to the market and closed
nrk Cen l. N - hnaIrt
Chicago and Rock Island sold down to TIN. La
Crosse continues weak and has dropped to Az The Land
Grants closed at 81 . State socks generally firm
The Board of Directors of the Morris Canal and Bank
ing Company have declared semi annual dividend of
per cent upon the preferred stock payable August 3D.
We notice that proposition lad been submitted to Par
lament from Mr.. Cunard, which agrees line of
steamers to Panama and deliver the English at
Vahcouvers Island in thirty five days-Should the
pecauons of Frazer river be realized and this line in
operation large increase Of will be secured to
the Panama Railroad Company In anticipation of this
result fresh foreign demand has sprung up Panama
stock and about l40O shares have already been taken
abroad within the past fortnight
The following is comparative Imports
of Foreign Dry Goods the port of New York for the
week and since January l.
For the Week 1856 1857 1858
Entered at the port So s32 40I 81 81 679 800
Thrown on market ...... 3,723966 4726364 19lS424
Since Jan. l. 1856 1857 1855
Entered at the port O99 SAG $50 5l2 s2
Thrown market. 81 6l5s71 81 37S 3291O 99l
Messrs. Taylor Brothers, New York, quote Land War
rants follows:
,oo Buying. Selling Buying. Selling
100 Acres.79 50 10 Acres Acres Ito 1iS
Market active.