The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-07
Htonstarg ana Commercial Rthism.


There has been fair business done this week IN STOCKS
although the market has exhibited special activity
The transactions at the Board in value to about
s225 ooO VIII CHI is double the amount of last
weeks business. Stocks have through the week general
ly firm the warlike tenor of the foreign news
received day has had unfavorabe influence upon
the market and nearly all stocks weaker to day
In New York the market to-day decidedly heavy,
and of the leading fancies declined materially
There been much larger business done in Railroad
stock here this week than last the sales embracing
900 shares Baltimore and Ohio, and 1900
shares Northern Central1 $50 shares Of the latter
stock were sold to-day. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
opened this week at s56H cash for the opening, but it
subsequently advanced and at the opening of the board
yesterday it sold at S57H regular way 1t however fell
off before the close yesterday ~ the final sales being
made at $57S. To-day there has been movement in
this stock but the market for it perceptby weaker
1t closed the Board $50 bid S57 asked regular way
The sales of Northern Central have been made at from
$9 to 20 regular way, and S20& buyer 60 days, and
it left off to day at s2OS bid, S2O4 asked regular way
There has been considerable doing this week in Northern
Central Railway 1885 bonds but in other Railroad bonds
there has been very little done Northern Central 1855
have ruled through the week at II until to day when
they fell of I. The sales include $4,000 at 7lA and
81 800 al ny They offered at the close oday at
IN The only other sale of Railroad bonds made this
week is of $500 Northwestern Virginia second mort
gage at 694 Baltimore and Ohio 1855 closed to-day
W bid s3H asked For city 6 there has been through the
week active inquiry. The them gener
ally been frm but 1Se0s fell off to-day per
The sales of City 6s include sO23 1855 at 9sA eSx
$4,000 1873 at ok $1,000 1865 at s9 and $2e 500
1905 at from 100 down to 99h closing at the latter
figure. Maryland 6s continue very firm. We note sale
this week of $500 1905 at 1O4x There has been
little done this week in Bank stocks There however
but few Offering The sales include 40 shares Farmers
and Merchants at s4OA 35 shares Marine at s20A and
20 shares Franklin at $l2 There has been inquiry
for Mining stocks and sales in the week of $40
shares Springfield at 81 Z cash. 500 shares Gardner Hill
at S2A seller go days. ami Of 25 shares Baltimore and
Cuba Mining and Smelling Company at SO.
The condition of the Money market is altogether
changed. The supply of capital is abundant, and first
class paper be very readily placed the street at
per The for call loans range at from to
according the security offered. The demand for
Money is still limited and the offerings of paper both
the banks and on the street are light
The foreign imports at this port for the week ending
Thursday amount in value to Sl95 62 of which 574
Free and Sill ,5Ss duty paying goods, and of
the latter $40 466 entered for warehouse The foreign
exports from Baltimore the ending Thursday
amount in value to s3o1 67e against Sal 27 for the
responding week in 1853
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK R0ARD