The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-22
VOL. TI---NO. lS2.
stlonetatp aM0 GOmmertiaI AtOittp.
BALTIMORE, Sept. q, 1855

BALTIMORE, Sept 81, 1858.
There was moderate degree activity in Stocks to-
day the aggregate transactions reaching 500 600
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad further rccedc about
per share with sales of 655 shares at $55 $50 cash.
and S564 buyers option 60 days leaving off S55A bid,
$50 asked regular way. Northern Central again
tive and buoyan and improvement cts per
realized The operations comprised little upwards
of 900 shares 21 $2I cash, with the latter figure
offered for more, and S2 $2lk buyer GO days closing
at $214 bid, $2l's asked, regular way We note sale
today of 100 shares Canton buyer GO days. at S19A In
Maryland 6s there is nothing doing; both 1S70s and
1905 l05 was bid City 6s steady, with sales of
1S75s at 9Sk and 1S90s at 9SG9S4 Railroad bonds
firm, without any special change There sales to-
day of 900 Baltimore Ohio 1SSO at 81 and $500
Northern Central 1855 G72. For Baltimore and Ohio
1855 sc was bid, Soy asked
The feeling for fancy stocks at New York today
better, and prices show slight improvement. Erie
steady at S17% New York Central advanced q; Read
ing e; Panama \; Cleveland and Toledo .; Michigan
Southern q and Harlem . Hudson dropped off 4.
The New York Trib,me of to-day, says:
The business foreign bills has been light today, but
the market is firm Leading drawers are asking l104
for sterling, but making few sales The of
transactions is 9 d97 for commercial and bank bills, and
llOllO for banking signatures Francs also about
per cent better. The Southern bills which the
arket have been taken up.
The weekly averages the Banks show continuance of
the reduction in loans although only to a moderate
extent. The contraction from the highest point
reached in August is about 81 900, and this has
loan, &c, being all placed and the creation of mer
camille paper scarce equaling the amount maturing
and paid day by day 1t is estimated that the banks hold
least fifteen of the thirty millions ct Government loan
and Treasury Notes which have been issued But for this
avenue ofinvestment the loans of these institutions would
stand at about the amount this time last year,
after sharp contraction which had reduced the line
average $75OOOO but the Calfor
mia receipts counted for the week while the shipments
less than half the week. the actual reserve is prob
ably about the for the previous week. In Bank
and in Sub Treasury there is aggregate of $4l
100000. The undrawn deposits show an increase of
S22l 000 which from the California arrival The
general deposits appear to have undergone change of
Importance, and this confirms the information obtained
from bank officers that the interior banks have not been
drawing their balances to extent during the past
week
The olowngis comparative statement of the condition
of the Banks of the City of New York. the 11h and 18th
of September
Loans..... sl25Eoia,3i1 $12isiSOl5 Dec. 1864, 1913
Specie 2SO59 495 IS sos O6S Inc. 74s 573
Deposits 1O2 1897 554 1O4 7336Ss Inc $50 I3l
Undrawn deposits. S69OS 179 S7297O6 Inc. 221 ,527
The exchanges at the Clearing House indicate an in
creased volume of business during the week. Com,
pared with the same time last year the banks stand
follows:
Specie. 13,556,lS6 2S,SoS,O6S
Circulation ........... S,G73,3Ol 7,3l3,695
Freights at New York firm To Liverpool-3,OOO
bbs flour at Is Cd cotton at 52d 20packages lard at
Us. Cd 900 boxes cheese per steamer at 37s Cd; 20
bbs lard oil lis Cd; 100 oil cake private
terms To London-75 tons oil cake private terms
To GlasgOw-Two vessels with grain at 65d, and flour
Sd.
We also copy from the Tribune the following:
The meeting of Saturday of the of the railroad
routes between the Atlantic and the West adjourned
to Thursday in consequence of the absence of the eega
ton from the Baltimore and Ohio road 1t appears to be
admitted that during the week matters will be fully
ranged The annexed gives synopsis of the agreement
entered into at Philadelphia and which WILL doubt be
adopted here:
Article No l. Prohibits the employment of runners or
agents to solicit passengers.
No 2 No company to influence traffic through its Off
GERS agents.
No. No company to employ freight agents the West
except at Lake and river ports, nor at any other points
not on their respective lines except at Boston, New York
Philadelphia and Baltimore
No 4 Relates to freight rates as per schedule A.
No s. No new bills trains, fares freig.ts,
cept such as shall be posted in suitable places be used
by either company.
No Classification of freight in four classes. This is
the printed classification of Of the two New York
companies and was adopted without alteration.
No T. Each party to protect the other from any depar
ture from the established casshcaons, by Express
Transportation Companies associations.
No s. The rates of charges and frcghtS to all
points being hereby determined, discrimination shall
he made in violation thereof And if any discrimination
be made by of the four Companies then this agree
ment is to be dissolved.
No Rate for trains of live stock to be uniform to and
No 10. W. give this section in full because it relates
to free passes which constitute the special hobby of Mr.
No free passes shall hereafter be issued by either of
the parties hereto except to the employees of each road
and drovers in charge stock trains eastward
without the previous assent of all parties hereto in wr
ting Droyers shall be limited to pass for
two leads of stock; passes for not
three four loads three passes for less than
car loads and to four passes for not less than ten
loads and drovers returning shall be allowed passes
their return trips"
No. IL Relates passengers fares to common points
No. II How differences of Interpretation of the articles
OF agreement may be ad used
No l3 No drawbacks to be allowed by Express Freight
Companies, or other carrying parties.
No. II. Provides for the appointment of an umpire.
No. l5 Refers to water freight lines.
No l6 All barrel freight except -FOUR to be carri ed by