The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-14
tf(unetarp ano Commercial 8ebirw.
BALTIMORE. December Is. lSi

of 10 shares Bank of Baltimore at 993s exdividend
There are very few Bank stocks Offering
The New York stock market to day was quit
heavy and all the fancies fell off considerably
Missouri 6's declined Is; Erie Railroad q; New
York Central u; Reading ~ Cleveland and Toled
Is; Michigan Southern q; and Galena and Chica
go q.
The Directors of the Michigan Southern Railroad
who have been in session in New York for some
days past have decided to declare no dividend oil
the stock of that Road for the present
The Secretary of the Treasury has made re
issue of 81 100000 of Treasury Notes at par fol
notes bearing ~ per cent. interest Of this amour
Messrs Corcoran Riggs took SS00,000. The re
naming $500, 900 was divided among several houses
in Wall street The deposit of gold in the Sub
Treasury to-day account of these notes was
$4,000.
The foil owing is comparative statement of the
exports exclusive of specie) from New York t.
foreign ports for the week, and since Jan. L:
1856 1857. 1855
Total for the week 81, ,S62,2O7 sl24l,625 $3.50 S4s
Previously reported 757O5,S65 6S6l S596 5lOlO 4Of
Since January l. s75,567,672 s6086o 22l s54 66 Psi
We annex a comparative statement of the i'm
ports of foreign dry goods and general merchandise
at the port of New York for the week and since
JAN l:
E; z: S;i: @ ;5
Total for the week. sa65l759 s1,sO7,54 s2156,97s
Previously reported. 1744z 64 2g96l9411 13373s 974
Total since Jan.1 POI O94 1888 2l 52G959 40 s95 1853
The Arago for Havre on Saturday took an unex-
pectedy large amount of specie, 5000 900, of
which portion goes to London. The principal
shipper was the agent of the Rothschild.
The exports of specie from New York for the week
ending Saturday, and for the year 1858, were as
follows:
Schr windora, Porto Rico-Doubloons. s7,ss5 90
Schr. Windora, Porto Rico, Spanish Silver. 1000 90
Sur Prince Albert, St Johns, n. B.-Am.
Gold ............................. 1850 90
schr W. s Tisdae, ST. Thomas-Amer.
Gold. ....................... 2277 IS
Str Africa LIverpOoI-U. s. Mint Bars. 1870 90
Str. Arago Havre-God Bars ............ 392 4s7 So
Str AragO Havre-God Coin ............. 10000 90
Str. Arago, London, Gold Coin. $4,000 90
Total for the sS25 600 CT
Previously reported "a 52 361 IS
Total S25 or ,36l IS
SAN FRANCISCO MONEY MARKET.-The condition
of financial affairs has remained without noticeable
change since the date of last remarks money being
yet very readily obtained upon any securities good
character There have been further rains this
but far there is fair supply of in the bitches in
the mining region and We hear complaints on that
The receipts of dust at this point have been l,
during the fortnight but than customary
the of the Accounts from all sections of
mines are quite encouraging, and we doubt if ever our
gold fields afforded profitable employment to so many
dggers at present. although pay the hand has been
higher in former years.
The exports of treasure during the month have
been .....-......-...-.-..... ......... S2356777
Previously this 5943 792
Total since January ls Instantaneous. Al 794 569
Corresponding period dls57.............. Al 649 Jas
Excess in favor of this year............. s145424
Der 1st 18th
Denosts ouncas % 1ei 6o
Coinage, double eagles. $4,000
The affairs of the New Almaden Quicksilver mine, to
which alluded in last have progressed simply to
the denial by the court of the application for the appoint
ment of receiver the defendants entering into bonds
for the safe keeping of the and the preservation of the
mine pending the sut AS the production OF the metal
has been stopped by this procedure its export from this
port materially fall off, although it is asserted
that the parties now i'll possession having during the
past two years anticipated that their works would be in
terupted have been storing large quantities of quicks
ver and will be prepared to meet the current demand as
usual during ordinary term of litigation The annu
al consumption of the article this State is estimated
5000 TASKS 225 lbs The exports from this port since
1852 have been as follows:
TASKS TASKS
1858 3.............1SSO 500 1856 6............ % 740
1854 ...... 20 693 1857 .............27 27 263
ls55..............2716 165 1858 Ito Oct ~. 1859
We have positive data upon which base calcula
ton of the annual production of the New Amaden mine
but estimate it at 35 900 TASKS
Gold Bars are scarce and in demand at our figures.
California Navigation Company stock has been inactive
during the fortnight with small sales at quotations.
having yet been effected with the oppo
ton be ats
The Treasurer of this City and County has been auho-
rzed transmit $50 464 the interest
Francisco Fire and Civil Bonds due at New York ls
January next.
We annex our usual quotations: Gold Bars SsO-a X
per ct discount Gold Bars 900 and upwards, 4@D- per
ct. discount Mexican Dollars 10hQG11 per ct. premium
triot Douboons Sl6 Silver Bars 6(9-p ct. premium
demand and unsaleabe
The following the selling rates for Exchange this
mail On New York, sight, 81 and State Stamp 18th
per cent premium On New York, 80 days sight 2h per
cent. premium On New York, 60 days sight, 1h per
cent premium.
By the Persia at New York. we have our files to the
27th Nov inclusive The Liverpool Times of that date
says:
The Board Trade returns for October have been is
sued, and show falling off in the dec ared value Of
expectations of f76 compared with corresponding
month of last year. compared with october
1856 The reduction continues be felt every
branch of production except cotton and wooen goods the
shipments of the former Indies still presenting
an enormous increase. During the ten moHhs of the
they have amounted f7 572 400 against "a $780,
500 in the period of 1857 and GA in
Those to China during the past month show decrease
but the total thus far for the has been 81 4S7 5e
against FL 1909 To the United States Cuba Brazil
and the river Plate they show for the year great de-
The heaviest falling off in any one article of export
during the past month, has again been in iron, owing
chiefly the railway discredt in the United The
reduction under the head of Unenumerated Articles is
likewise unusually great and furnishes indication of
the extent of the prevailing stagnaon The value
the exports for the first ten months of the has been
f96579 1875 showing decrease of &lO 142 255 about
10 per cent. Compared with the corresponding ten
months of 1856 there has been increase of FL OO550
With respect to imported commodities there is nothing
call for remark The Grain imports have not shown
excess over those of last great exhibited
in the preceding returns The pton of coffee,
tea wines tobacco and spices presents increase
but il has been slight in almost every case. During the
same period of 1s5S the British Shipping ,q
decreased from 4452 9Os AIS TONS and in the
same period the foreign shipping increased from 463
There has been little nothing doing in the Stock FIX
change of late; all sorts of securities barely maintain
ing themselves, the supplies of money for investments
increasing. The speculative public evidently
holding back in the expectation that the schemes that
are projected VIII prove more advantageous than med
ding with either Stocks Shares, and that they will
hereafter be repaid for their present absnance and the
investing public waiting the of events In the
discount market 24 cent is the current rate for bills
of high class with occasional transactions at % cent
In the STOCK Exchange the nominal rate for short loans
English government securities is IL per cent but even
upon these terms there is scarcely any demand
BY the overland mail have commercial advices from
Calcutta to Oct 2l At Calcutta the produce and import
markets showed increased movement Grey goods were
anna per piece higher. Money was easy. Freights
lower Exchange IS I'd to 2s I'd. Exchange at Madras
e "a. to Is "a. At Singapore trade was brisk Ex-
change Is 3D. to As 6d Advices from Hong Kong to
the 18th Oct At Canton little doing Exchange As Cd
to As I'd At Shanghai, Oct more was doing in Silk
over prices Settlements 500 bales Eychanqe6s
6 3D. AT Foochow Sept there were large settlements
of Tea, with more demand.
The return from the Bank of England for the week end
ing the oath November, gives the following resuts when
compared with the previous week:
Public Deposits 7671 799 Inc ssie s26
Other Deposits' l2szOSoi .Ihc....- 259, 1903
Rest..... o,l5336S lnc........... S,4S2
On the other side of the account
Other securities 15S23774 Increase. 6l2741
Notes unemployed. 12,25 O3O. .Inc...... 4s4715
The in circulation f2O 1858 450 being
decrease G374 605 and the stock of bullion in both de
partments is Els $780, showing increase of f14l Ala
when compared with the preceding return,
The last mail having countermanded of the orders
for silver for the the Bullion market has been some
what quiet and both bar silver and Mexican dollars are
quoted shade lower Gold has been taken to moderate
extent Tor the continent this week.
The for British securities has been inactive
since our last nevertheless Consols up to the oath da
advanced On that day they opened at decline Of =
ana rally which subseq gently occurred proved only
temporary Yesterday there change in their value
and no feature OF interest notice For immediate trans
fer the dealings were at 9SS 9S, 9S4 4, 4. Reduced
so&, r. u, q new Three per Cents, 964, Z. y. Lone
Annultles IA thirty years ditto expiring 1S60 716
Nothing was done in bank stock
Exchequer Bills have been firm advancing from Is. tc
2s The price OF the March descriptions 40s pre-
MUM; and those of June at premium of 33s 36s
Exchequer Bonds, 10OH H610O4 India Debentures wert
done at 994 and 997s and the Scrip second
nouncement of the Chan Loan coupled with the discus
sons excited by the upon the Count de Monta
lembert Consols closed 9sS for both money and the
account Exchequer Bills last quoted at 3Ss. to
4Os Bank Stock 224 226 and the Three per Cents
to 96A
The following table will show the fluctuations in COnso
since the 10th instant:
For Money, For Account -
Nov: Lowest. Highest. Gig. Lowest Highest. Gig
Son st sS ss ssssS sss ss2 ss2 ssx sss ss sss
Tues. q ss$ sss sss ss ssa ssS sss
Wed. "A 9Sh