The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-08
VOL. U---NO. 1916.
sflunttaru anb Commercial 8ebism.
BALTIMORE, October I, 1858.

BALTIMORE, October I, 1888.
There is some little activity in stocks, but the
transactions are by means large, the aggregate
sales of the day amounting to only about $40 000-
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was weaker than
Yesterday the cash sale and those at sellers option
60 days being at S554@S55, and buyer 60 days
being at S55H, decline of about so cents. There
4S9 shares sold, and if left off at S5l7s bid,
S55H asked, regular way. Northern Central was
also weaker, with sales of 2l0 shares a S2OA cash
aud buyer 10 days, closing at 205s bid S2O7s asked
cash, B@h lower than yesterday. Bank shares
are still very firm and they are generally held out
OF the market The sales to-day comprise so shares
Howard at S9S, Z shares Union at S76E, and
shares Bank of Baltimore at SlO2 Baiti-
more city 6's are in request, and there has been
some little activity in them the past day or
two. To-day they are scarcely so firm, the sales
include S2S0O 1905 at 9S4 Sl7O0 lS75's at 99@9SI
and Sl0s5 1S7O's at 9713@97. Northern Central
Railroad 1855 advanced x, with sales of $1,000 at
6S. Baltimore and Ohio bonds are steady, the only
sale to-day being Sl34 lsG7's at 90.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Baltimore
has declared half yearly dividend offour per cent
the Bank paying the State tax.
With the exception of Erie prices of fancies at
New York show very little change since yesterday
York Central 4; Panama x; Rock Island q
Reading advanced Is, and Michigan Southern g.
The New York Tribune of to-day says:
There continues to be good demand Treasury
and the new Government Loan from parties who have
large amounts of money ide and from Savings nsttu
cent Treasury Notes at par and interest and cents
at lo9S premium The Three per Cents sell at 2OG25c
discount The Five per Cent Government Loan has
sold as high 3Ad3H per cent. day, holders
asking pr cent. and holding their amounts out of
tIrslN iS * an inn ppant tOf
within short time. We cannot learn that any import
ant orders have been received from Europe for this oan
but under the continued amelioration of the London
money market, and the advance in Consols, many
parties here anticipate that the whole loan will, be-
fore long 'be absorbed for foreign account. In the
money market the changes, although unimportant, are
in favor of the borrower. The supply capital seeking
employment is abundant and loans have been made
day securities current at the Stock Exchange as low
as per cent with five and ten days notice. The current
rate however, in the leading stock houses is still per
cent The rates in the discount houses rather
mentaton and is below the demand. The offerings at
bank do not increase and these institutions to
keep up their lines forced buy paper outside
parties Strictly frstclass names go at 4d6 per cent,
with an occasional negotiation lower. The negotiation
which has been for some time going in regard placing
the Adriatc Baltic and Atlantic Calfor-
MIA route, via Panama which it supposed was in
conjunction with the Pacific Mail Company for the pur
pose OF forming weekly line it is stated is a
successful completion and that the line will be oppo
siton to the Pacific Mail Company 1t also stated that
steamboat will be dispatched shortly to San Juan to
connect across Nicaragua with the Hermann already dis
patched.
We have advices from Chicago today that the suit of
Bates against the Illinois Railroad Company for
the possession the depot grounds Company has
been decided in favor of the Company. The La Crosse
Railroad Company is running trains direct from Mil
waukie to La Crosse, through the tunnel The Company
to have grand opening of their road Thursday
next week, at which large number of guests will be pres
ent from all parts Of the country The October receipts
estimated at S190, 900.
The receipts and expenses of Michigan Southern and
Northern Indiana Railroad September 1857 and 1858
as per Auditors report are