The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-20
Ttlonetatp anb Commercial 8ebitm.


Railroad shares were moderately active again to-
day, but for other stocks the market quiet
Northern Central Railway continues to droop, and
it fell off to-day q. There ,225 shares sold
at the Board at S2lH@2l3s buyers option co
days, S2l3s regular way, S2lA sellers option GO
days. and it left Off at S2l bid S2l9s asked regular
way. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on the con-
trary was firm. The sales add up 500 shares at
S5Gl@@5G5s cash, and S5GA buyers option 60 days
and the market for it closed at S564 bid, S56&
asked regular way. The only transaction in
Loans to-day was a sale of 1000 Missouri 6's
at 30. Maryland and Baltimore city 6's, and
the various Railroad bonds on the list, were how
ever all firm The sales of Bank stock include SO
shares Farmers and Planters at S27 ,and 20 shares
Franklin at Sll7s. There were no transactions to-
day in Canton or Mining stocks. Canton closed at
Sl9 bid, $50 asked; and Santa Clara Mining at SIS
bid, $40 asked regular way. Springfield Mining
was offered at 81 but no bid was made for it.
The Neic York Post of Saturday afternoon says
There partial reaction in stocks to day from the
extreme depression of yesterday The dealings however
still without spirit the little vitality being derived
conflicts between the spectators. The fact is
there is sufficient commission business doing to sup
port the market against the attacks of the bears who
present have control of most of the speculative rail
way shares The moderate activity of today is confined
New Central and Reading The stir in the latter
occasoned by fresh purchases and sales by leading
operator The former is stationary leaving off at S3AG
S31s With the exception of Michigan Southern there
better feeling the Western railroad shares Della
and Hudson Canal fell . per cent, Pennsylvania
Coal 1. Harlem preferred firm at 90. There
little done in Pacific Mail. Prices firm Panama
ll9k. The La Crosse Land Grant bonds and shares
continue weak Illinois Central Construction dropped to
80 The entire list of State stocks and bank shares
confidently held.
There change in the money market that calls for
comment. The specie shipment oday by the City of
Washington is only $4,000. The demand is chiefly for
France the present rate of sterling such as to admit
of no profit if insurance is effected By the Persia
Wednesday, favore boat with shippers there will be
fair amount shipped as Mint bars forwarded without in
rnsacons n sn ea i osX per- cent for
Bank Bills, showing very firm market
The imports of dry goods, at New York, are
again the increase, and the total is larger than
for the corresponding period in either of the pre-
viOus two years:
For the Week. 1856 1857. 1858.
Entered at the port. 81 l27 SCI s572so6 sl2o0!76
Since Jan 1st 1856 1857. 1855
Entd the port 500 SOC s99SO2l5 s57 35l 296
Thrown mr. kt... So ,697 ,065 S10l62ss 65,2l607s
meeting of the creditors the Ohio Life and Trust
Company held at Cincinnati Tuesday. Mr.. Wm
X Bond, appointed at meeting of the creditors in Sep
tember 1857 long account of the exposition of the
concern and what the directors had promised TO do and
what they had not done. 4 series of resolutions
assed-the first expresses preference for the pill OF Bel
Grant, in the United States Court in the adminstra
ton of the assets without qualification Second the
creditors object to being dragged the Superior Court
and being made parties to the suit of Spinning Brown
Third they prefer the bl IN the nited States Court be
it looks the individual liability of the Trustees
Fourth has reference to the efforts of the Trustees
drive the creditors into tribunal of their choice
Fifth asserts that there can be safe administration of
the assets while there is conflict of jurisdiction in the
Courts debtor would feel safe in paying the Re
cever of one the other
In pursuance Of notice given by the Pennsylva
MIA State Treasurer, the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund met at Harrisburg on Thursday and opened the
proposals made for the sale of five per cent State loans
as follows:
No. 1........ $4,000 90, at.... ..96H per cent.
2........ 1900 co. at... .....964
AZ ,202 73, .95 "a
4........ 1000 90, at........9S
5........ $3.50 rs, at........97
g.. 1853 &c, at.......9s
7........ 100, 900 90, at........97b