The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-27
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BALTIMORE, November 20, 1858.
The Stock operations during the past week have
baen heavy, the transactions amounting in value to
nearly S320,000. The business done has been prin-
ciPay in Northern Central Railway, nearly 10000
shares of which have changed hands during the
week. There is, we understand, a contest going on
between two parties who dcsrOus to obtain the
control of this road and this has been the occasion
of the heavy operations in the stock. Prices for it
have iluctuated considerably. 1t opened at S24l1,
dropped off to S2313, and again advanced to S2i,
at which figure it closed to-day regular way. The
time sales have been made at about the same rates
as for cash. This stock closed to-day at S237s bid,
S24 asked regular way. Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road has through the week been dull. The sales
add up 750 shares at S57657%, and it closed to-day
at S5714 bid, SSH asked regular way. The tran
sactions in Railroad bonds have been light. The
sales include 81, 500 Baltimore and Ohio 1855 at
S43I 81 800 Northern Central 1855 at 1873 @73%,
closing at the latter fgure and 81 900 Northwes-
tern Virginia first mortgage bonds at 49, For Bal
timore City 6's there has been fair inquiry. We
note sales Of S27 600 at 965S@97 for lS75's; 971@
for lS70's; 80 for lSS6's and 99699l4 for 1905
Sales also Of $4,000 Maryland 1870 Coupon G's at
log. For Bank stocks there has been a fair in
quiry and the market for them remains firm. We
note sales this week of II shares Union at S7624@ a
1875 shares Commercial and Farmers full paid
at $40; IA shares Farmers and Merchants at S4OL;
81 shares Mechanics at SlS7s@l9; and 90 shares
Howard at S95s. There was sale day or two
since of IS shares Frederick Turnpike Road at
S212, and to-day note sales of $50 shares Santa
Clara Mining Company at SlS@1SM.
Money is still very easy, although the demand
for it has somewhat increased within the last week
or two The supply of capital is however abun-
dant and prime paper be readily placed at 6
per cent. for endorsed, and 6@7 per cent for first
class single names The banks are discounting
freely, and most of them could do more paper if it
was offered. Call loans on prime stock COLA
terals can be made at sac per cent.
The total value of the foreign exports from the
port of Baltimore for the week ending on Thursday
was S37l ,657, against a total of S296Sl for the
corresponding week in 1857. Included in the ex-
ports were 1865 bbls. flour, 253 bbls. corn meal
800 bushels cOrn 3l5 bbls. pork ST. pkgs. lard Cos
kegs butter, $3.50 hhds. tobacco, $50 tons Cumber
land coal, and 1920 bags quercitron bark.
There is but little doing in the Foreign Exchange
market at New YoFk, and rates remain nominay
at the same figures ruling yesterday. The range
for Sterling is 100000 for bankers bills. Francs,
5.20@517%.
The movements of the banks in the four princi-
pal cities of the Union in which weekly reports are
made, shown by their last statements, are as fol-
lows:
Loans. Deposits Specie. Circularn
vember 90 s125 s98 es1 ssO45431 SIS 1850 $40
vember o. 567SS 9O2 % 23 s96 9,425 o84 6773,754
Philadelphia,
26236924 16,76O,O23 $500 132 278s 4gO
November Is 1S1989l1 2o52s,777 18o25 5s7 700 8s4
Total 113 36S 147 127 So OIL 57s 2i IA
Last week.. 22 693 495 1l 66S GIG 55 2 9O7 d 213
The statement of the Boston banks for the past
two weeks compare follows
Nov Is. Nov. %.
Capital stock $ss 70 $50 50 9o5 $50 Inc. 10000
Due from banks..... 72li00O 7,25i27i Inc. 1921 |
pue 70 banks 16sCG0O a663,aOa Dec. 6S93
Circulation. 67599O9 6,773,764 Inc. S55
The New York Independent of Thursday thus re-
fers to the dry goods market
The market exhibits than the usual dulness of the
Winter goods still in demand what
sales are making mostly spring goods clothers
The importers very anxious all their re
naming stocks, and offer them reduced rates.
mand is however, over and only occasional sales
made. Some of the large jobbers however are doing
steady business to near by customers who buy
stanty short recurring periods. Prices irregular.
staple and seasonabe goods of the best qualities and styles
pretty fairly maintained price other grades are
low The domestic manufacturers busy preparing sup
plies for the spring and are buying the material
pretty freely The export trade is less active and much
less is being sent to South America than usual owing
the troubles in Mexico. There is scarcity of cotton
goods the market but staples well held there being
no necessity to make sacrifices while there is always
more or less of demand continually increasing the
average. Prints and delanes dull and parcels
are offering at decline Spring wooen goods in
limited request-the commencement of demand which
viii now increase Shawls have been in good demand
all through the and the cOnsgnees have nearly
sold all their stock.