The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-30
ftlunetary aM9 Commercial Rsbiem.



The Stock Board held session today, for the first time
since last Friday but there very heavy bust
done the value of the operations being less
than 100000. The business done was principally in
Railroad shares but in this class Of stocks have
material change note the rates for both Baltimore and
Ohio and Northern Central being about the at
the last session of the Board OF Baltimore and Ohio
there $50 shares sold at S56561 cash, S56S seller
60 days $564 buyer 10 days. and of Northern Central
900 shares sold at s2l cash. $2l seller 60
days and s2 G21h buyer 60 days The former stock
left off at S56 bid s564 asked and the latter at SIN
bid S2l4 asked regular way. For Canton $9 was bid,
and for Santa Clara Mining s1sk bid and S9 asked
regular way The transactions in Raroadb bonds include
$4,000 Northern Central 1855 and $ OOdo at 744
these figures being advance of to cent the
last obtained for them OF Baltimore 6s there were
$500 1858 sold at 9s and $3.50 1905 at 9Sh. Bank
quiet but firm. The only sale at the Board
was one of 10 shares Bank of Baltimore at e94.
The Commerce. of this city, has declared divi
per cent for the last six months payable 10th
January.
The Chesapeake Bank has also declared half yearly
dividend of per cent. payable the 9th proximo.
The stock market in New York to-day rather firm
er Missouri 6's advanced u; Erie Railroad 4; Reading
4; and Galena and Chicago p. New York Central, and
Ceaveand and Toledo sold at yesterdays rates, but
Michigan Southern fell off u.
The following is comparaye statement of the Export
week and since Jan
Fsse5a3 Fss2 ss 9f reported s59ss s !s
sHss s,4s San thompson Bros: As@ saSss sSd
follows:
40 acre warrants ..per acre......l00c. Hoe
~ acre warrantS...... = acre. SIC. SIC
I2O acre warrants...... {. acre.. SOC. SIC
The following dividends have been declared: The North
American Fire Insurance Company of Boston, semi an
nual dividend Of five per cent payable Janqa y the Wo
per share payable January the Naumkeag Steam Cotton
Company of Salem semi annual dividend of five cent
fhe Cleveland gainesville and Ashtabula road has de
per cent bonds The surplus profits of hs sta
ted at fifteen per cent represented shown by the diy
The New York Corn Exchange Bank will pay the
on the bonds Of the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad Com
cared dividend 81 per cent payable Sd January The
Market Bank of New York 3 per cent payable 10th Janua
January g. by Messrs A. s. Case Il Co. No sc Broadway
The coupons the Psburg Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail
road cent construction bonds, due jan 1885, will be
paid on and after Monday next at the office No 81 William
street, New York.
Mr.. Satterthwae, in his circular by the Asia, says:
We have had week of great dulness market
until yesterday, when the Bank of England Unexpectedly
announced reduction III its for discount 2 cent
This announcement, though really making difference in
the actual value of money tended mpart confidence
to buyers and an advance all around occurred in which I'M
joint stock banks have announced reduction in their rate
for money deposit the discount houses will doubtless do
stocks for investment, and force up prices c.. e.,
at at 5 prices lately ruling The ne" e'eFa Loan mas been done
Securities Considerable of Pennsylvania Central
New York Central and Michigan Central Bonds have
cned from continuous sales 80 discount but have since
touched 28 discount At this price and at q large
for Illinois Bonds has been more firmly sustained though
Construction Bonds only command so4@Sl against s3h