The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-17
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BALTIMORE. July l6. 1858


We note activity this week in the Stock market
the transactions the Board summing up about $3.50
an of about S240000 last weeks business
All sound securities have advanced but the principal
feature has the improvement in Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad which to about S5 per share since last
Friday There about shares of this stock dis
posed of during the week 4S5 of which to-day at
SOL AaS62 cash and sellers option an advance of 81
since yesterday 1t left off to-day at SCI q bid S62 asked
regular way, against S56 bid S5 asked last Friday at
buyers option GO days $62 was bid, S62A asked to-day
Northern Central quiet and steady throughout
the week with sales of only 10 shares Thursday at SIS
1t closed to-day at Sl7T bid SIS asked regular way
Canton has been without movement the Offering rate
is x higher than last week, $isH being bid today cash
Very Bank offering; they are quite firm,
with sales during of Bank of Baltimore at $780,
Farmers and Merchants S41 Marine at $780, Franklin
at $1k Bank of Commerce S25 and to-day at S2i to
S242 The last sales of Springfield Mining Company
at S22s and sales to-day of 156 shares Pa
tapsco City stock at $2&.
Baltimore City 6's have been in good request during
the week 1905 advanced y, selling 994 but suisse
queny declined with sales today at 80. 1855 sold
last week 9S4 but to-day 81 400 sold after the
board 90 1865 opened at 9S2 afterwards sold
9SH 90 9S, and to-day $4,000 brought aftr the board
9sk Baltimore Ohio Railroad bonds are scarce with
sales of 1855 during the week at S2GS3 To-day SO
bid for them without sales; for 1sSO's 50 twas bid SO
asked and 1888 50 was bid Northern Central 1855
show advance in the week of So $500 selling day
GA. North Western Virginia 1st mortgage show i'm
provemen of the last sales being 90, which bid
for them to-day without transacons; for Sd mortgage
40h bid - asked Central Ohio ID mortgage sold
Thursday at 524 buyer GO days, since which time
nothing has been done in them. State stocks without
any movement whatever.
Altho ugh Money continues in plentiful supply, it is
scarcely abundant last week the large operations
which have transred in Railroad stock during the week
having tended in measure to absorb it. We learn
too offerings the Banks closely up to
their receipts but there still difficulty in negotiating
prime paper the street at per cent On call money
be had 5per cent with State or City stocks as
collateral
The Baltimore and Hartford Turnpike Company has
declared dividend this week of per cent.
The total value of foreign exports from the port Bal
timore for the week ending Thursday was s127, Az
There very little grain exported Included in the
above amount 943 bbs -four 100 bbs corn meal
15o bushels wheat 800 bushels corn and 7G3 hhds.
tobacco.
The total imports of the week amounted 1897 ISL
of which S261 763 duabe and S135SlS were free
goods.
At New York to day the Stock market quite
tied at the close and the advance which experienced
yesterday has been lost extent in many of the
leading speculative shares Erie fell off r. New York
Central u Reading 4 Panama L; while Cleveland and
Toledo advanced 4 Michigan Southern X Hudson T.
and Canton q. In State bonds Missouri Gs advanced 4
but Virginia 6's declined 4.
The Times of to-day in speaking OF the New York
ney market says:
discounts of September paper have been reported
to day at the rate of per cent per Money is
casionaly left with the brokers stock security the
rate though the ordinary terms for demand loans
Alr5 per cent. The New York summer balances of the
heavy Southern and South banks continue
cumuate and as, in some instances small interest is al
lowed on these IN account the banks here
employ the money on the best terms they make on
the street We believe the list of September paper refer
red to taken at bank. The Boston Banks largely
debtor to New York, the aggregate balances being est
mated at 81 500o 600 $2o0OOOO Philadelphia is nearly
even with New York
The Tribune says:
The Directors of the Erie Road had meeting on Thurs
dav, at which the arrangement agreed upon Philadel
pha months since between the representatives of
Baltimore and Ohio. Pennsylvania Central ~ Y Central,
and Hudson River Roads rejected unanimously
fhe Hudson River Road also understand refused to
fatity TINS agreement 1t was very much the same as the
previous which, it charged the Central repeatedly
violated. At the meeting of the Central Directors we
hear nothing decided in regard to the August dvi
dend, but there disposition shown the part of
portion of the Board to cut the amount down The
ngs of the Central in June show 100000 decrease
he competition of the Canal for heavy freight having had
a serious influence.
in relation to Dry Goods The independent says:
t'The Dry Goodstrade stand still Some buyers of
goods here Ohio complain they cannot get the
discount of per cent usual allowed to them pur
chases but that their six months notes preferred in
the present state of the market We think it rather
wise in the seller thus discourage anticipated payments
Much business paper Single names) is sold without
course at 3, and per cent Some buyers from the
Southwest also here, looking round The importa
tons expected be moderate The of prices
so far indicated is likely to be If any change,
some small Improvement is looked for.7
The operations of the New York Bank Clearing House
Thursday were-Exchanges SIT 394 56964 and the bal
ances 81, lis, 1929.
The business of the Sub Treasury Thursday a,
follows
OF which from customs. 156 600 90
Total payments 222 935 20
OF which California drafts Observation-Disclosures. 100000
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