The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-22
VOL. U---NO. 259.
5tlonetarg ana Commercial Rebie@.



The Stock operations to-day very light, the
entire value of the sales at the Board being less
than $4,000. We have, however, no change to note
In the general condition of the market, Yesterday
prices being bid for most of the stocks on the list
The sales to-day include $500 Northern Centra
Railway 1885 bonds at IS, $500 do. at 7434, sc
shares Franklin Bank at SllM@l1I, and 25 share:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at S56H regular way
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad closed at $50 bid
S56A asked, Northern Central do. at S2lH bid
S2l15 asked, and Canton at Sl9 bid, Sl91I asked
regular way. City 6s and Railroad bonds all closed
steady at Yesterdays figures.
In New York stocks continue to droop. Erie de
clined to day Is; New York Central 81 Reading 1s;
Cleveland and Toledo &; and Galena and Chicago
q. Rock Island sold to-day at the first Board at
S5924, but at the second it sold at S5s14, decline
of u per cent. The market closed to-day
heavy.
The Fremen's Insurance Company of Baltimore
have declared a dividend of six and quarter per
cent for the six months ending 3lst inst, payable
on Sd January. They have also added from their
earnings 81 per share, $4,000, to the stock or
permanent capital of the Company.
The following is a comparative statement of the
condition of the banks of the city of New York. for
Dec. IL Dec IS
sl26 $50 I29 s127 O55 OlO Inc sss4 ss
Specie 27l95,522 266OS s77 Dec. $50 645
Circulation ....... 7,750.l66 7710627 '' 80 53e
Nett Deposts.... Ss9Sl 9O6 s9,6eO o32 Inc 7Os i26
The New York Tribune of to-day, referring to
the above statement saws:
The Weekly Statement of Bank averages shows a larger
increase of loans than generally anticipated portion
OF which has doubtless arisen from the hypohecaon of
the issue of Treasury Notes. There has certainly
been no increase of mercantile paper beyond the
maturing and the condition of the Stock market has not
been such to require additional facilities The specie
line has fallen off nearly 100000, notwithstanding we
have received from Philadelphia and Boston, during the
week some $75O,OOO The decrease is larger than we
looked for In deposits there increase of $500
600 natural consequence, in part of the increased
loans The Banks have been drawing their balances
ly during the week. from the neghboring cities where
they were earning no interest, and using them best
they couh at home The statement on the whole
be considered favorable one, showing a continued ex-
panson of loans and liabilities under reduced basis of
specie.
The Tribune further SAYS:
We notice sale of 100000 Treasury Notes, AZ per
cents of the old ISSUE at par and small at Sc per
SOO discount Some of the AZ per cent issue
also changed hands at par The Government 5s were not
affected by the impending issue of the reserved ten mil
lions l04H being bid. There appears no increase
in the demand for money while the supply seeking en-
poyment especially on CALL is still augmenting Some
Of the leading stock houses have had it offered
3G3R per cent. The discount houses are quiet there
being bat moderate quantity of desirable paper Offering
The rates range from 3H to per cent for leading
at sixty days to six months
Under the advanced demanded the foreign Bill
market is inactive for the Persia The supply of Bankers
Bills is ample, but outside Sterling is still in limited sup
ply. Commercial Sterling is 909E; Banks and Bankers
eS G9A Francs, SIS y (G5I5.
The State Bank OF Tennessee will pay its interest cor
pons due Jan. l. at the Merchants Bank in New York
The funds already provided The Bank of the State
of New York has already hand from the Second Au
ditor of Virginia. the funds pay the interest due
the lst of January next the coupon bonds of that
State
The receipts of the Boston and Worcester Railroad for
the year ending November 80 S923197 Sl-a de-
crease from 1857 Of ST. The expenses have
reduced S496l3 go, leaving net income sufficient pay
per cent yearly dividend and the $50 the
sinking fund The surplus remaining after de-
Quoted is $50 ,OO1.
At Boston money still continues abundant with but
limited offerings at the banks Good business paper is
sought after by bank managers and loans freely made
at Az 5 per cent, and higher than ever before
having reached the of Oo being 900 900
more than at the time of the suspension by the banks
The Commissioners of Washington County at a meeting
held on the 10Th inst determined in making their an
nual estimates for 1858 consider estimate the in
terest due and to become due the bonds issued by the
county to the Hempfeld Railroad Company and to levy
tax sufficient to meet all out standing interest well as
that which will fall due during the year 1859 This action
taken in consequence of the decision of the United
States District Court in the of William MCoy as the
County of Washington wherein the legality of the claim
for interest the bonds sustained The amount of
bonds issued is 100000.
The weekly statement of the PhiIadephia Banks pre-
sents the following aggregate compared with that of
the previous week