The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-23
Gtlonetarp ana Commercial 8ebieu.
BALrrMorr. October %. 1855.

3tlonttarg ma Commercial 8ebiem.
BALTIMORE, October 90, 1858.
There has been moderate degree of activity in
Stocks this week, and the market generally has
been firm, except for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
shares, which have steadily declined throughout
the week. The total amount of the transactions
is about $500 900, being about double the amount
OF last week, of which some $50, 900 to-day
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad closed on Friday last
at $50 cash, and since then it has declined about
$3.50 per share. To-day topened with sales at SOC
cash, but under good demand improved z, the
closing cash sale being at S5612. At buyers option
60 days it sold at S56I @5624, leaving off at S56H
bid, S56L asked regular way, S56a4 bid S57 asked
buyers optien 60 days, H@% lower than yester-
day. The total sales of the week are nearly 1900
shares Northern Central has been firm with an
advancing tendency, and sales during the week of
about 2l0O shares. The closing cash sale last Fri
day was at S2l, at which rate it was steady uhtil
about the middle of the week. Since then it has
improved, and sales of 500 shares were made to-
day at S2l3s cash, S2125@S2l1G buyer 60 days
showing advance of about g for the week.
Al the close to-day S2l4 was bid, S2l1l asked
regular way. Bank stocks have been in good de-
mand and the rates have been very firm, with an
than usual, but to-day the only sale that transpired
was of % shares Franklin at Sl12I. Canton has
advanced about so cents this week, but there have
been no sales made. To-day it was held at S2l,
with S2019 offered. Springfield Mining Company
is quiet and held at S214.
There a sale of Maryland G's 1890, during the
week at 1867, about 81 above last weeks rate
but subsequently a small lot of SiO0 sold at 106.-
Baltimore City 6s have been quite active at slight
advance, but to-day there were no Transactions
For 1905 9s% bid, 100 asked, and for lSSG's
9S15 bid, 9S31 asked. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
bonds steady, with but few offering, the only
sale to-day being $500 lSS0s at 81. For lS67's 901a
was bid; lSS0's 81 bid, S41a asked; 1855 S25 bid
SO asked Northern Central 1855 have advanced
steadily about IL per cent. since last week. to-day
G91@ was bid 10 asked without sales Central Ohio
lst mortgage bonds firm, $4,000 being sold to-day
at 6l13 with that price offered for more but held at
62. For Northwestern Virginia the market is also
firm To-day we are without any transactions to re-
port, but for lst mortgage 92H was bid so asked;
Sd mortgage unendorsed 80 bid, 80 asked; and for
ditto endorsed 81 was bid, with 6S asked.
The Money market continues in the same phle-
thoric condition which has characterised it for
long time past Most of the banks find it a difficult
matter to employ their means, while at few
the offerings barely up to their receipts.
There is very little prime paper the street, and
the brokers doing first class endorsed readily at
G per cent; for second class the rate is S@9 per
cent. Call loans can be negotiated at 5@6 per
cent.
The total value of the foreign exports for the
week ending on Thursday, was S3l9, ,G23. included
in which S329 bbls. flour, 676 bbls. corn meal,
1850 bushels corn, and 2,2S9 hhds. tobacco. The
o1 l,,ao tb,
Sl59,7l3, of which S7l ,339 were free goods, and
SSS,314 duty paying.
For the quarter ending the 3Oth September, the
total value of foreign exports from Baltimore was
1923, and the total value of foreign imports
for the period 80 ,345, ,737, of which Sl69,5S
were from the States forming the German Zoll We
rein via Bremen.
Prices of stocks at New York to day, show very
little change, and the market at the close of the
Second Board was weak. Virginia G's fell off y;
while Missouri G's advanced IS. Erie Railroad re-
cedcd IS; and Rock Island =. New York Central
improved IS; Reading =; and Harlem \. Other
fancies were unchanged.
The New York Tribune of to-day saws:
The Foreign Bill market is heavy and dull.
Freighs are better rather more active To Liverpool
GOO h. Flour at Is I'D 260O0bush Grain at AZ 3D. for
Corn in bulk, and 3D. for Wheat in bulk 300 bales Cot
ton at 3Gd 200 bbs Lard at lis. Cd. To London-5OO
boxes Cheese at 30s To Glasgow-500 hid. Slaves at
sos To Antwerp, 200 boxes Sugar at 25s a vessel
hence Charleston to load Cotton, for Liverpool at 49,
SD ship from Baltimore to Rotterdam with Tobacco
25s. vessel with 400 bbs West India port,
for 81 450 The ship noticed yesterday, for Amsterdam
was the lIuzzar at about Sl1 900.
The London Times October s. that 'the specie
held BY the Bank of is now close upon Ell 900 600
gate of bullion present held by the Banks England
France and Austria may be estimated f55 900 600 At
the commencement of the year it considerably
than half that amount
The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad
Company, at its semi annual meeting, made the
following report of earning and expenses for six
months ending Sept 80, 1865, compared with the
time in 1857
RECEIPTS.
1857. 1855 Decrease
From passengers S139, 1888 I40421 1896 81
freight 1l2,57563 102 OBS SO l054O 27
Mails and express 10 ,030.6l S,293.59 1,737.02
Total ......-... $262, ,5S5. 50 %, ,37166 3s2l416
EXPENSES.
1857 1858. Decrease
Trans renewals, &c. S2 ca 109 tS5 As 35697 10
Interest account.... 9.2S1 SO 272 SO 90Os %
Interest bonds.... 5O312 SO 1896 90 1927 Sc
Total............. 1904 III O6 159743 OF 1903 90
Decrease in receipts. 3S 2l4 l6
Decrease in expenses including interest. 45 033 90
s6,Sl9 60
The board of Directors, acting in accordance
with their own Judgment, well as under instruc-
tions from the stockh oders, have deemed it their
duty to pass the October dividend.
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD