The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-18
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BALTIMORE, October l6, Is!

BALTIMORE, October l6, 1858.
There was a fair degree of activity in the Stock
market to-day, and much firmness was evinced in
all the leading securities except Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, which fell 15@25 per share. Of this
stock the sales comprise 525 shares at S5s3l @SSs
regular way, S5S34 4@S5ST buyer 60 days, and $3.50
seller 60 after 80 days 1t left oat S5s19 bid $685.
asked cash. Northern Central is firm and without
any special change, $50 shares selling at S2l both
regular way and buyer Is days, closing at S2O7s
bid, S2l asked cash. Bank shares without
any movement, but they held very firmly
We note sales of 800 shares Springfield Mining
Company at S22s regular way and buyer 60
days. and 100 shares Patapsco city at S2s seller 6o
days There good inquiry for Baltimore city
G's, which are strong and show an advance oil q,
SlO,OGO 1905 bring 9s3l and 81, lSS6's
gSI% Railroad bonds continue frm. The only
transaction to-day was SIl 900 Northwestern Nir-
ginia lst mortgage at 90, same as yesterday S
rate The total business of the day amounted to
about 100000.
The following is comparative statement of the
Imports of Foreign Dry Goods at New York for
the week. and since Jan. l:
Entered at the port 81 37S $50 $llaS27s s779,3ls
Thrown markct.... 1851 ,5S3 2Ol 500 s32.76O
Since Jan. l. 1856 1857. 1888.
Entered port. 77 $40 $S3 57s $40 94s2 49i
Thrown on market... so,26S3S 7S,79l,157 81 76S2
Messrs. Thompson Bros, Bankers, New York,
quote Land Warrants as follows:
50 g So 1879 lss
In relation to American Stocks the Circular of
Mr.. Satterthwaite by the Africa says:
Although no reduction has been in the rate of dis
the Bank of England, money remains easy
at full x per below the Bank minimum. The proba
bty that the Bank will reduce the rate next week has
encouraged speculative feeling the Stock Exchange,
and nearly all classes of Securities have advanced
Consols close 9S 4G's for money and account
Since last there has been steadily improving mar
ket for American securities In State Stocks the chief
inquiry been for Pennsylvania, Maryland ard MasSa
chuSetts For Railroad Bonds there has been good de
mand especially for those be known and usually quoted
We note several transactions in Detroit Milwaukee
First Mortgage Bonds 4dG5 since the opening of the
road throughout and the satisfactory character Of the
traffic returns Illinois and shares are in good
mand at an advance of about per cent on last weeks
prices.
The New York Ercnjng Post of Saturday says
The dealings in stocks to-day were only to moderate
extent but the distinction is between the bust
in reliable securities and those of doubtful charac
ter The former in dull market either advance
sustained atevous prices while the latter shift at the
The most important rise to-day is in Illinois Central
shares which closed at 50 per cent an advance of per
Atrcas European mail The advance in Missouri skies
is -. Louisiana SKIES Z.
York Central and Rock Island heavy and lower
Erie fell 81, Gaena IS Harlem y.
4 sale of the Federal Fives made at 1048,
eX. interest.
The movement in stocks this week has been character
lied by much irmness with decided disposition to pur
chase in anticipation of rise. The volume of transac
tiOns has been large resembling very closely in this
respect the active speculation of last spring. but differing
very materially in point of substantial support Then
the public in body, stood aloOf from the reliable
railway shares and bonds the actual purchasers of
these a considerable amount. As the class of
stocks which known to be selling much above their
real value notice the aversion the part
sers; in fact the rapdity with which rise the
through the efforts of the several organized cques The
most prominent of this class is Michigan Southern guar
anticd, which is per cent, higher than Saturday
last
The actual investments of the publc distinctly
in the gradual improvement of the stocks and first
class railway bonds The rise in the former is
Missouri SKIES California (new ssue) and Tennes
SKIES. The mortgages Of the Hudson River and Har
lem roads have also advanced especially the latter The
securities of the Illinois Central road have been freely
taken by investors,
The week closes upon duller money market, and the
offerings call free in midsummer. The re
at the command Of the large moueyed establish
ment very large and discounts are on fl
have been sensibly diminished The Arago, from this
port, takes $26Sl9 in specie. The Exchange market
closed firm.