The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-28
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BALTIMORE, August q, 1858
The market stocks the past been dull th
total transactions summing up only SIZE 900 Price
as a general thing have ruled pretty steady and W.. ar
without any material changes notice Baltimore an,
Ohio Railroad shares opened Saturday at s5S cash
S51A seller GO days, and with very little luctuator
through the week sold today at s5sd5SJf cash. s5s4a
5S4 buyer 60 days, and 5S seller GO days closing
at $5S bid, S5S4 asked regular way The sales of th
stock comprised about 600 shares of which 500 were to
day We remark that the cash sales after the Board
day were ! higher than the closing bid at the Board
There has been fair demand for Northern Central with
sales during the week Of $50 shares including
shares sold today 1t opened on Saturday sol cash
S2 buyer GO days. at which it continued steady
throughout, the cash sales day being s21. Very
Bank stocks are at present Offering the only transactions
to day being shares Bank of Baltimore SlO2 and Is
shares Bank of Commerce $24a The only sale of Can
ton this week so shares at $50, cash To-day Sl92
was bid, $40 asked, without transactions. Springfield
Mining, which sold during the week at 500 less firm
today, sly being bid, with $2% asked without trans
actions.
There has been inquiry for Loans and Bonds but
the operations have not been large In State Loans there
has been nothing done. Baltimore City 6s irm with
limited supply, and prices tre better than at the
close of last week. To-day there 81 900 1905
at 9S T. and for S75s 9S bid but they held
80. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bonds were likewise
firm at the close with sales to-day of 81 COO 1SSOs 49,
and 81 500 1855 at 81 for 1s67s 81 offered North
ern Central 1855 advanced over last sales 81 900
bringing ~. We also note sale to-day of 81 900 Cen
trail Ohio d mortgage bonds at "a buyer GO days, the
yesterday In North western Virginia bonds there has
been very little done this week. To-day there
sales, but for 1st mortgage 81 bid, 81 asked Cd
mortgage 6S bid 20 asked Sd mortgage endorsed 60 bid;
and do. SkpJ which is dacli in
the latter
There is business doing in mercantile circles, and
we look forward a oleraby active fall trade. The
demands the Banks have consequently increased
they freely doing all the good paper offered Money
is still exceedingly easy and we hear prime single paper
being negotiated by brokers = per cent Good en-
dorsed could he placed per cent single names at
G7 per cent On call the sac per cent according
to the class of coaterals offered.
The total value of foreign exports port of Bal
tmoe for the week ending Thursday is S1G5 555 in
cuded in which is 6O57 bbs -four and 2O27 hhds obac
CO. The total amount Of foreign imports is 1904 754
of which S16667O free goods and $l3sOS4 were du
table.
There was farther Improvement in the prices fances at
the New York Stock Boards today and the market closed
firm. New York Central improved q Reading Y; Cevc-
land and Toledo g; Rock Island n Michigan South
I Erie receded "a
The exchanges at the New York Bank Clearing House
80 S5. '
The business of the United Assistant Treasurer
at New fork was as follows on Thursday:
loGt rGcepts.... .....'............... S6s,S59 63
~ ot which from customs. s................. 10000 90
Total balance .13 ,691 So
The New York Tribune of to day says:
AT the meeting of the Erie Board Thursday the basis
OF settlement agreed upon between Mr., Moran and Mr.
Corning was presented and referred to the Executive
Committee, without power. report that
the Board, before acting upon the agreement. would
require the Central Company to rescnd all orders of
intercourse issued against such Western Roads have
resisted the dictation of the Cleveland Convention
The action of the Erie Road, in referring the
to the Executive Committee, looks like a step back
ward and We understand that the tone Of the remarks in
the Board not favorable the adoption
agreed upon without important modification The Direc
tors still appear lack the good faith of the
Central and to be under the impression earnings
OF their road are larger under the present condition
things than they would be under the higher rates of fare
resulting from settlement of the present disagreement
There is evidently large minority, if majority of
% Board who look with little favor upon the present
gotiations
sale 100000 the Government Loan was made ON
Thursday at 1885 interest until January to go to
the seller An offer from Baltimore of l02 for $1,000
was refused although it is offered at the stock Board
that rate The payments into the SubrrcSury
of the Loan have er ,nine and quater millions
of the ten millions awarded
An auction sale Of lots OF tailoring goods Thursday
morning drew out fair com any. The Offering was |
mostly composed of vestings large part of these be
ing velvets which are in over supply sold low Of the
hghcost staple goods especially considerable portion
was passed.
THE GRAIN TRADE OF CHICAGO.
From he Chicago Times, august 2G.l
The receipts mt this city during the last week have
braced 6iS6 bbs flour, 19017 bushels wheat $50 a33
bushels corn (the greatest of received in
any one week this season,( and 30,053 bushels oats
making Sl2G Gj5 bushels of grain The total receipts
the season 270l2 bbls. -four 623 973 bushels
corn, and 1872 00 bushels oats making total of over
fourteen millions of bushels of grain namely, 1870 271
bushels
The receipts this time last year were $4,000 bbs
flour, 3000000 bushels wheat 100000 bushels corn
bushels OF grain, and showing increase in the receipts
of this year over those of last year of i I'll bushels
The shipments of the last week have been 1857 bbls
Hour "a, JOG bush. wheat and jl5 g;j bush corn 1.-THE
greatest amount of corn exported any week this
son. making 6OS97G bush of grain The total shipments
of the 225 a3S bhls -four 695 l63 bush
wheat }5S2 bush. corn, and 10000 bush.
making total of over thirteen millions of bushels of
grain, namely, Is, ,162 ,024 bush.
The shipments at this time last year $4,000 bbs
-four 22lO 900 bushels wheat 5050000 bushels and
$50 900 bushels OF oats, making 7915000 bushels and
showing increase the exports of last year. up
this time of 3 ,247 ,024 bushels
The greatest activity has prevailed in grain market
during the last week The price OF wheat has advanced
to 81 OF board and 81 in store for receipts of No
spring wheat and from S5s7 to 90 cents on board and
81 cents in store for receipts of No . Red winter
wheat sells at $12 in store and white Winter at % in
store This before the receipt of the by the An
glo Saxon. Since then wheat has been nomnay lower,
and sales have been made at 81 OIL for No spring wheat
in store; 969S cents and 81 for receipts of No.
spring; 81 2ld1 26 for No red winter, and $12S for
white winter.