The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-15
3tlonetarp ana Commercial 8tbitm.
BALTIMORE, December H. 1855

BALTIMORE, December II, 1858.
There was a fair business done to-day in Railroad
shares but in other Stocks the transactions were
quite limited. For Railroad shares the market is
heavy, and both Baltimore and Ohio and Northern
Central were a shade lower than on yesterday. OF
the former stock there were $50 shares sold at S5G
buyer GO days, $50 regular way $50 seller GO after
20 days, and the market for it closed at $50 bid
$56A asked regular way. For Northern Central
there pretty brisk demand, and the sales add
up 800 shares at S2l regular way, S2I seller 60,
and seller 60 after 10 days. and S2l buyer GO days.
1t left of at S2O75 bid, S2l asked regular way
Railroad bonds quiet but firm at previous rates
There was nothing done in them to-day. City G's
are also firm. We note sale to-day of 81 900
1905 at IS ex-dividend. Sales also of 81 900 Mis-
souri, 6's at S94, which is a quarter per cent over
the New Nork price to-day, and of l3 shares Union
Bank at SIT. Canton closed at $50 bid, S201@ ask
ed and Santa Clara Mining at SIS bid, SlS13 asked
regular way. The aggregate value of the stock
operations to-day is about $4,000.
The New York stock market was frmer to-day,
and all the fancies improved in price. Missouri G's
advanced Is; Erie Railroad "A; New York Central
g; Reading 2s; Cleveland and Toledo 4, and Ga
lena and Chicago q; and the market closed steady
at the advance.
>
York paper that the Directors of the Michigan
Southern Railroad, who had been in session in that
city for some days, had decided to declare diyi-
dend on the stock of that Road for the present The
New York Tribune of to-day says:
The Board of Directors of the Michigan Southern Road
adjourned to day without taking action upon the sub
jct dividend upon preferred stock excepting to
refer the matter Committee report upon at "A future
meeting which will he called probably in January To
eo portion of the are confident that the Road
llst ST. his ppt
which is nearly per cent the preferred stock, and
equal to per cent per nnum upon both the preferred
and common stock
The Tribune also says:
The President the indianapolis and Cincinnati Road
Mr. Lord has been in town and at the East week or
two past negotiating for the reimbursement of 5000
per cent bonds of that soon falling due All the
holders of the bonds that could he found the
exchange for per cent. bonds s5 There are only
$4,000 now outstanding uneXchangcd The earnings
tins road are showing fair increase last year
the floating debt, which now amounts only Sl35OOO
could be funded the Company would the pay
OF per cent dividends year The dividends have
been suspended two and the earnings
purposes, payment of floating debts &c equal at
least 10 cent the stock There some dis
cusson between the President leading stock hold
ers here as to dividend in January of these earnings
etre IN bond or scrip but believe the design has been
abandoned.
The following is comparative statement of the
condition of the New Y ork Banks for the weeks |
ending Dec. and Dec. II:
Dec. 4. Dec H.
Loans. s126 3s 324 $I26 $40 l2g sos
SPssie a 81 2795 GS 52 Dec bee 2I2 2o3
Deposits SO 54l 800 SS 9S 96G bee $50 2O7
The statement of Bank averages shows regular move
ment Of those institutions during the week The |
expansion of loans continues although "A moderate
extent and has grown probably of discounts Tor
Southern and interior banks The loss the specie line
Is about what was anticipated The heavy foreign ship
ment OF Saturday did count in the average and the
California receipt went in only today The decrease of
net deposits IS somewhat unexpected and is reconcile
able with the other figures Of the statement which indi
cate about an even movement Of deposits.
The foreign bill market is moderately active and very
hrm Commercial bills plenty, and show no |
CHANGE but bankers at the close ad
sterling per cent, without transactions Commercial
signatures: Sterling 9 d94 per cent: Banks and
Bankers ga d9S per cent; francs without change
and dull at 5.lS4 as 1874
The interest payable in New York on the first of |
January next, on the Bonds of Virginia, was on
Friday paid over by the Auditor of Public Accounts |
to the Commissioners of the Sinking fund. The in
terest on the per cent debt of the State of Mime
sofa will be paid at the Atlantic Bank
The earnings of the Michigan Central Railroad |
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