The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-09
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BALTIMORE, April s, 1853
There has been rather more animation in the Stock
market this week than for week two past but it has
nevertheless particularly active The ransac
hons at the Board in value to about S2250O0,
which an increase on the of last weeks bust
of about GOO The business done principally
in Railroad stocks the sales of which embrace some 1000
shares Baltimore and Ohio and about 5000 shares North
Central Both these stocks have varied somewhat in
price this week but all the sales have been made at
considerable advance last weeks rates. Baltimore
and Ohio opened s5sk cash. and s5sA buyer 90 days.
but it advanced subsequently to s59T cash, and $50
buyer days, and again fell off the o-day being
made at $59%d59k cash. and s59A buyer 60 days. these
figures being advance of of dollar per share the
final prices of last week Northern Central opened
Sl91 cash. and Sl94 time and advanced to S1e2 cash.
and sleA time, but it again fell Off and it closed day
at s194 Gl9b cash, and Sl9a time, these figures being
an advance of to on last Friday prices There has
been inquiry this week for Mining stocks and
sales Short Mountain Coal Co. S.
Springfield S2O64 cash 100 shares Gardner Hill s2x
seller 60 days and 500 shares do at 2H buyer 60 days
For Bank stocks there has also been an inquiry but the
operations in them have been light The sales include
PAS shares Howard S9A and so shares Bank of Com
merce at s24H There has been fair inquiry through
the week for Railroad bonds and Northern Central 1855
have advanced since the opening N per cent The sales
of Railroad bonds include $500 Baltimore and Ohio 1888
1855 from 6s 694 81 900 Northwestern Virginia
first mortgage bonds 81 NJ 900 do second do at TO-
81 $50 do unendorsed third do at 30 and "a 900 Central
Ohio second mortgage bonds Al For City 6s there has
also been good inquiry and note sales of 800 each
1865 and 1S75s at SO for the former and 100 for the
latter and Of sl2 $40 1905 at 99h closing at the
latter figure We also sales of 81 500 Virginia in
scribed 6s 974 and of 81 800 Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road extra dividend orders at Is.
Money! plenty and the market for it is quite easy
The demand for is however limited and there
parativey few negotiations making the street. First
class paper very readily placed the street at
per cent but for second class do rates range at from
10 per For call loans range from
per cent according to the security offered
The foreign imports at this port for the week ending
Thursday embrace $65 42 of free and s31 063 of duty
paying goods making total se6 and the exports
for the period amount in value $685. 1896, against
s203,O22 for the corresponding week in 1858
Below present statement of the amount of the
foreign of Baltimore for the quarter ending
March 3lst 1859
AMOUNT OF IMPORTS.
Free goods, value. Sl,427,793
Duty paying do........,... .............. Oil 0S2
Total value. 81, 1926
AMOUNT OF EXPORTS.
Domestic produce, value sl,5S5,l5l
Foreign merchandise, " NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5s,752
Total Yalue..,.. .......,r.,......... 81 ,593 9Ol
SALES AT THIS BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
FRIDAY, April g, 1859
s23S Bat o. : ppGg' sOgS5 60 sh BSo scOaf 80 s9
100 b6O. .l93s 25 g ..5eH |
i0J blo..ig3s 100 s6OafSO .59G