The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-24
PRICES AND SALES OF STOCKS IN NEW YORK.
BY TELEGRAPH

In New York to-day Virginia 6's, and Reading, Rock
Island and Galena and Chicago Railroads advanced
each; but Missouri 6 declined T. Erie Railroad " New
York Central Is; Michigan Southern \; Michigan South
guaranteed " and Harlem 4. Illinois Central
bonds Canton, and Cleveland and Toledo all closed at
yesterday figures
The New York Tribune o to-day says:
The Exchange market is dun but steady The present
packet has not been large Sterling is loS& 1923
for commercial signatures, ll0dll04 for banks and
bankers. Francs are 5l5G5l0.
The Africa took only $55l 900 in specie, which is less
than was generally anticipated The Saturday shipment
it thought, viii he rather greater Our banks
receiving specie from Boston and Philadelphia,
well from the West and hear of $1,000
paid into the Sub Treasures of those cities
of New York takers of the Treasury Notes,
which will reduce so much the amount to be drawn from
our banks.
There is a fair. retail demand for the new Treasury
Notes of about Sl00000 sold in lots at per
cent premium for cent notes and per cent pre-
MUM for per cent notes. The official notices of the
award received today and the per cent bidders
get trife 20 per cent. of their bids.
The deposits account of the Treasury Notes, reach in
the aggregate over million and quarter. 1t is under
stood that $500 600 will be paid in at New Orleans,
count of New York bid.
meeting of the Presidents of the Four Trunk Lines
has been called for Wednesday
The funds have been received by the Bank of the State
of New York to pay the Coupons of the State of Virginia
due July L.
The following is the Bank of the prnc
cipal cities, as shown by their last statements:
- 5GaRs %, ssI7 S ss1 ReRssts
Phila, Iunr % 25,7l526 5Snl,l67 2S}56tS I57O5gS0
Hos TO- 9aats SS ' 55 sss s %ss
Last %esE SS q t 5SsS $ ss i S5s
R ssGss: sI,7'7'5o ~, 400 sll3sIs sdsl,505
This is very satisfactory and conservative state
ment.
The following dividends have been declared in New
York, payable July /:
The Mechanics Bank has declared a semaunua divi-
Of cent he of n ual
dividend Of 3E per The Tradcsmen's Bank semi.
annual dividend of percent The Atlantic Bank of Brook
lyn annual dividend per cent. The Seventh
Ward Bank semi annual dividend of6 per cent The Me
chanics Fire Insurance Company, Brooklyn, semi-an-
nual dividend of 10 per cent.
From The Cincinnati Price Current.I
THE WEATHER AND TILE CRoP3-Ihe weather during
the past week has been quite favorable to the growing
crops, generally Sunday and Monday were rather hard
days wheat being showery and close and in
sections we learn there appearances OF rust late
crops, but yesterday clear and pleasant.
As regards corn it may be said to have recovered al
most entirely from the effects of the frost of the 9Th inst
and it is growing rapidly, presenting most vigorous APP
pearance The prospect at present is that this crop will
be unusually large
The damage tn wheat from the frost turns out to have
been comparatively rng in the aggregate Fields that
were supposed to have been ruined, promise fair
average yield while the injury appears to have been
fined to few localities, chiefly in Northeastern Ohio and
Western Pennsylvania. Harvesting has already
menced in Kentucky, aud by the lSt of July farmers will
he cutting the crops in Southern Ohio and indiana In
Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Southern Iii
nois the prospects are the yield will be up to fair aver
age.
Oats and hay will be short Barley will also be short,
but the quality will he good.
Potatoes doing well, and the prospects favorable
for large crop.
Fruit, such apples, peachev and pears will be short
one half an average crop would be outside estimate
for the central West.
The advance in -four consequent upon the frost excite
ment has heen lost, and the markets. everywhere
much depressed The foreign news crop prospects and
stocks all combine in of low prices. Consumers
buy very sparngy and the trade drags most decidedly
From Northern Illinois the accounts regarding fall
wheat unfvorabe and the prospects good yield
of spring wheat not encouraging while in Southern
Illinois the crop is yielding handsomely Every where,
in Illinois, in Ohio and Indiana, looks well.