The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-19

Showing total increase OFF,. SO, ,sO7.5O
The above is very gratifying exhibit of the prosperity
of this Road.
The New York Tribune of day says:
with an abundant supply of money the rates of inter
est evidently hardening Call loans are rer cent
with an occasional transaction at AZ per cent Long pa
with less freedom 6d)7 per First class
sixty day acceptances at 55I Der cent leading sino
name dry goods paper is per and prominent gro
GERS names and months 466k per cent
The market for exchange is firm for bankers sigma
turcs at l05dll04 for Sterling large portion of the
business for this has been done drawer
HOY for sight bills. His transactions estimated to
are neglected under the doubts in regard financial
tiers in Europe. Bankers francs 5.1oG5.Osa
The Secretary of the Treasury is instituting inquiry
here as to the probability of overdue Treasury notes being
sen; in for redemption with view, probably, to adver
sng the reissue authorized by the last Congress By
the st Of June there will be seven millions
these notes overdue The entire amount needed could
doubt be now reiSsued at per cent interest and
tion, perhaps at Az per cent.
The New York City Controller will receive proposals
any part of the three hundred thousand dollars
tra Park Improvement stock. Said stock will
in shares of one hundred dollars EACH bearing az
the rate OF six per cent. per annum payable quarterly
The following is comparative statement of the Ex-
ports Exclusive of specej from New York foreign
ports for the week and since Jan. l:
1857. 1858 1859
Total for 625 57s 1893 16l 81 a97 895
Previously reported .25 406 SOY 81 2S % sos
Since Jan Oa2 osO s22 116 e3e s23 552 2os
Messrs. Thompson Bros New York quote Land War
rants as follows
40 acre Warrants, per acre. ..Sl.uO sllO
so acre Warrants. 90 94
ieo ieo acre Warrants. 70 so
loo acre Warrants. so 81
The New York Herald of to-day says:
The of the day in the market is that Messrs
Corning and Richmond, the controlling directors
New York Central Road refuse to in the under
standing lately had between their
presidents of the Erie and Southern roads The New York
Central refuses, decidedly and definitely, allow the
Southern roads carry freight any cheaper than itself
difference
distance between Philadelphia and Chicago and New
York and Chicago should cause difference in the rate of
freight If Philadelphia and Baltimore it argues,
in miles than New York certain points West
the New York Central has in the river and lake navi
CATION, and the easy grades its line, peculiar
advantages which counterbaance this drawback
Mr. Corning and Mr. Richmond hold that if they con.
cede the point now, it is lost to them for ever;
and therefore they adhere the policy already
ced by them and declare that-so long navigation
the river and lakes open-they will carry freight as
cheaply from New York to common points West as the
Southern lines carry it from Philadelphia Baltimore
We presume that this for the present. terminates the
go,aton The Presidents of the southern roads declared
when they here, that in their position could
hold office week if he agreed to discriminate against
their ctes-which would be the practical effect of
in the views Of the Central The public may
therefore make up their minds to the railroad war
prosecuted with renewed vigor During the month of
April competition the four 500 600 we
that as long as the war lasts each road will lose
ABOUT Sl25 600 month"; or Sl,5OOOO year. From the
temper of the parties infer however that the
will be persevered in till the other be exhausted
Stockholders now know what they have to expect.
The Cincinnati Gazette says that the New York Central
Railroad is now making large contracts for the delivery
of freight in Cincinnati at 2S cts. first class
The Hagerstown Bank has declared dividend of 3b
per cent out of the earnings of the last six months which
is now payable at its counter.
From the London Times (City Article } M1y4l
THE LONDON MONEY MARKET-The Improvement
in the English funds this morning, consequent upon the
assurances of Mr. Dsraeli with regard his entire
ndence IN France and Russia and the absence of any
secret agreement between them less than half per
cent and the market at the close again heavy Con
soils first quoted 90H and after ranging between 90
ana vi they left oil at 904 ON The small investments of
the public are extremely numerous and the consequent
scarcity OF stock such that the price at time
higher for money than for the account Bank and India
stocks left off at 2l5O reduced and three per cents
seAGh India bonds, 20s dl0s discount and Exchequer
bills 1ss al25s. premium. The India loan has
ed to 4d3 discount
The demand for discount at the bank to-day was un-
usually heavy, and further advance in the rate on
THURSDAY next is considered not improbable.
The Bank of France has raised discount from
three per cent at which it had stood since the of Sep
tember last to four per cent
The Bank of Frankfort has raised its from per
cent. to ~ per cent.
There has been no general change in foreign stocks,
but in some cases there was tendency recovery.
Austrian five cents not payable in London were
gotated at 364 ex-divdend, showing fresh decline
Chilean six per cents, 95; Mexican 17417 Peruvian
four and half per cent Uribarren bonds 75 Russian
-four and alf per cents, 9394 Sandman for the ac
count 69h, 6SG67; Venezuela deferred per cents
l4h.
French renes opened this morning at 6Of sOc and de
cned to S 65c-a fall of quarter per cent since yes
terday. The closing prices failed to arrive
In the foreign exchanges this afternoon there
cline in the rates Amsterdam Frankfort Hamburg
Ihe quotations Tor Jenna and Trieste almost nomi
nal and operations could only have been effected very
'disadvantageous terms
About f2S 900 in bar gold taken from the bank
day for the Continent. All the Australian and other
supplies as fast as they reach London also bought
expectation.
The advices from Paris state that during the past
several foreign banking bouses failed The Credit
Mobiier, at their meeting Saturday, decided max
ing further distribution for year 1858 The total
profits during that period have been about f4S0 OOO of
which 900 was divided at 81 share in January
last The remaining 1880 carried the reserve
meet losses by depreciation since the
the present year.
1t is reported that the Dutch government day have
applied to the Chambers for credit of 900 gulders
(f500, ,000l for defensive purposes.
The scrip of the Austrian loan, 40 per cent. paid
was purchased this afternoon at 80 discount
The railway market has shown great dulness and no
general movement has taken place Business
the day has been very limited Foreign and colonial de-
scrptons have also been inactive but some instances
there has been an improvement. Lombardo Venetian
closed without alteration at 2dH discount old and 34
(G3 discount American securities fat espec
ally the bonds of the Michigan Central New York Cen
trial. New Iork and Erie and Philadelphia and Reading.
Nova Scotia and South Australian debentures
left off | per cent. lower.
PARIS BOURsg.-PARIs, May 3-11 40 A. M.-Rentese
commenced on the Bouevards at 6Of s0c but fell mme
diately to COT Csc
222P M.-The Bourse is very inanimate. Rentes,
60f 75c.