The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-24
TUESDAY, March 23d, 1858.
Prices and Sales Of Stocks in New York.
Market heavy
From the Neto York Tribune Of yesterday.

From the Ne,o York Tribune Of yeSterdayl
MONDAY, March PIP. NJ.
Prices at the Stock Exchange still tend downward and
he for the present, complete masters of the
market The extremely easy state of the Money mar
decline is even more rapid than the rise With
IN few days, the advance of weeks has been lost,
anu, as usual, more operators are found who are will
ing to sell short at the present comparatively low
hgures than at the higher prices current week or two
but generally at a decline from former prices, and
Missouri 6's, which are the most active among this
class of securities freely offered at the decline
fanama which for some time past has been very firmly
held declined to 104 and close call offered
at New York Central pressed for sale at
at which about thousand shares changed hands, but the
supply OF stock at this price rather larger than the
demand and at the close of the call the market dull
at 9OA G9OR In Erie the desire to sell seemed be
quite strong but throughout the call this stock
supply and demand was about equal at from 27G274-
The opening sales of Hudson River at about
per cent decline from the closing prices of Saturday
and the stock closed steady at about 274 The decline
IN this stock be attributed in part the fact that
line OF boats the Hudson from this city Albany have
already commenced their regular trips for the summer and
it supposed will command considerable amount of bus
mess which has heretofore given the Railroad
harlem was very heavy and with sales of about 200
shares closed at decline of per cent from the last pre-
vously reported sales Reading opened at a decline of
about IL per cent, but under the pressure large
amount of stock quickly declined per cent from
was quite dull and heavy, with decided disposition
among operators to put out contracts sellers options
Michigan Southern was quite firm at about the closing
prices OF saturday. and was as firmly sustained any
stock in the speculation list The preferred of the
quite steady at the quotations
with sales about 800 shares. The Chicago
and Rock Island active one and at the close of
the call this stock firm advance of about per
cent from opening sales The present reduced prices for
TINS stock induces considerable speculation in it among
class OF operators who disposed consider as in
the same list with Erie, Harlem La Crosse and one or
two other stocks which believed many to possess
only speculative value These parties are inclined to
think that this road with good business, very small
unded debt no floating debt and economical manage
ment has intrinsic value beyond its present quotations
ana besides the purchases speculation considerable
amounts of thfs stock have been withdrawn from the
street by persons who willing hold it for invest
ment In consequence of the decision s. Court con-
hrming the validity of the Cleveland Columbus and Gin
Co Endorsement $780, of bonds of the Columbus
fqua and Indiana the stock of the former fallen to
w. La Crosse and Milwaukee very steady at slight
advance over the closing price of Saturday with Of
about 800 shares Between the Boards the
e and sales of Erie reported 25 At Second
Board the desire to sell still continued prices dropped
without much resistance After moderate rally the bu
slness OF the day closed upon heavy and dull market
The following is the official statement the earnings of
the New York Central Railroad for the of February
1885 compared with its earnings for the corresponding
month of the previous year:
Years. Earnings
1905 FeDruary S40S 225 II
1881, February ass 139 SO