The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-09
VOL. U---NO. l97.
3flonetarp ama Commercial 8sbitu.
BALTIMORE, October s, lS5

BALTIMORE, October 8, 1858.
The stock market this week has been ra ther
quiet, the total transactions amounting to only
about S265,OOO against $4,000 last week Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad opened quite active on
Saturday last at $5534 cash, $50 buyer GO days. an
advance of about 81 over the previous day, but
within the past few days the market has been rather
quiet at slight decline from those figures. To-
day, however, note some activity, with sales of
775 shares at S55 cash and sellers option, and S554
buyer 60 days. The sales for the week amount to
about $500 shares and it closed to-day at S5424
bid, $50 asked regular way, 9114 per share high
er than on Friday last and 1s9H lower than yes
terday. Until to-day, Northern Central has been
very dull when 575 shares were sold at S203s
cash, and S2OA buyer 60 days, closing firm at
S2O5s bid S2O3I asked regular way, 3s@& lower
than last Friday and about the same as yesterday.
Bank stocks have been firm, with but few Offering
the sales to-day being only shares Bank of Balt-
more at Sl02. Canton has been very quiet, the
only transaction this week being 25 shares to-day
at SO, at which rate it held at the close with
$lS bid. In the early part of the week $50 shares
Springfield Mining sold at S21l cash. but since then
nothing has been done in it. The last sales of Santa
Clara Mining were day or two since, when 100
shares sold at Sl91a regular way.
There has been nothing done in State Loans
Baltimore City 6's have been quite active, but at
decline of about y in 1905 during the week, with
sales of only 1896 to-day at 80. 1S75s firm at
advance of y onoo yesterday S1,600 selling to-
day at 80. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bonds have
been pretty steady with limited transactions. To-
day we have sales to note For 1S67's 80
bid lS75's SIS bid; 1ssO's SIS asked and 1855 S2L
bid, S2A asked. Northern Central 1855 have i'm
proved during the week q, with sales to-day of
Ii d,, &c
yesterdays rate. There has been nothing doing in
Northwestern Virginia bonds this week; to-day 1st
mortgage were held at 81 with 9OH bid.
The Money market is very easy, the Banks con-
tinuing to take all good paper offered by their
customers. Prime endorsed paper can be negotia-
ted the street at per cent, and first class single
names at 7@S per cent. The rate for call loans
is COZ per cent according to the quality of the
collaterals.
The total amount of foreign exports from this
port for the week ending on Thursday was $751;
99l, included in which are 10,816 bbls -four $3.50
bushels wheat, 2,170 bushels corn, and 9l6 hhds.
tobacco. The total value of foreign imports were
Sl70,5G0, of which S76,0lS free goods and
$94 ,542 dutiable.
AT New York to-day the prices of fancy stocks
improved and the market closed firm. Erie ai-
vanced u; New York Central Is; Reading 5s;
Cleveland and Toledo 5s Rock Island /; Michi-
gan Southern Is and La Crosse q. Panama de-
clined ~.
The New York Tribune of to-day, says
The Foreign Bill market is inactive and rates without
change.
Freights dull and heavy. To Liverpool 500 bbs |
Rosin at Is 3D. 600 boxes Cheese per 4O To
London 800 bbls Flour Is Cd. To Glasgow $50 pack
Lard at 25s. To Rotterdam, 200 boxes Tobacco
private terms Four vessels for San Fancisco the Fanny
S. Pearley, Starlight Theresa and Ivanhoe, private
terms.
There is good demand for Treasury Notes, and the
rates are improving,
contract concluded Thursday for the purchase
of the Collins Atlantic and Baltic par
ties who furnish the boats for the Pacific end
Nicaragua route to California The price for both boats
We understand, is SS00000
AT meeting of the Board of Directors of the New York
Providence and Boston Railroad Company held Thurs
day, Mathew Morgan, Esq, elected President, in
place of Giles f. Ware Esq. who declined election
The receipts for September this road, compared with
same month last year, will show decrease about
81 900.
The earnings of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad
for September
ffelghts 76,575
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AMERICAN SToCKs-Messrs Barring Brothers report
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