The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-31
SALES AT, THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
-. :, NJ tTEh THE BUAhD.
PRICES AND SALES OF STOCKS IN NEW YORK.
BY TELEGRAPH.
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| Market ieaVy. unsettled.
At the first Board in New York day stocks were gen
orally heavy and lower hut at the second the market
although unsettled mer The greatest decline was
in Rock Island which fell Off % per cent Missouri 6s
Canton, and Erie declined = each; New York Central
and Cleveland and Toledo each; Michigan Southern
Michigan Southern guaranteed, and Galena and Chicago
| y each. Virginia 6s and Harlem sold at yesterdays
rates, but Illinois Central bonds advanced " and Read
| ing X
The New York Tribune of to-day says:
The market for Foreign bills has been dull for this
steamer, excepting from the Havana houses who have
been large buyers for remittance Rates are firm with.
out quotable change. Sterling 109aS GO9b for CONNER
cia and 1898 G1O9A for banks and bankers Francs
We hear of sales of 100000 Treasury notes for in
Vestment at par to cent discount the latter for
mand for Government SIS 1874 and in addition to he
saes at the Board about 500 900 taken privately
l04s and trife The SIS of 1865 are lO24 The
Empire City brings 5000 900 in silver of which
| considerable portion is in ingots.
We hear OF $500 900 in gold engaged for the steamer
Mednesaay and there may go also some of the dollars
received by the Empire City from New Orleans There is
some inquiry for douboons for Havana we hear of
| sales of $4,000 to day, at current rates.
We annex comparative statement of the exports tex
elusive of specie from New York foreign ports for the
week and since January l.
Total for the week sI795749 344 OS3 81 725 436
Previously reported. Is 200 Z3S IL 547127 n547 $50
Since January $17 OOl 9s7 sl3 Se1 2o sl3 273 2s8
The weeks export will be seen, nearly half mil
| lion ahead of last year
The passenger fare from Buffalo to New York by the
Buffalo and Corning and Erie Roads having been reduced
to $3.50 from the New York Central Road has reduced
the fare by its line to the figure From New York to
Buffalo there has yet no change The Erie road dis
claims any responsibility this reduction; but it Is
evident that contest of low fares has between
these routes despite the attemnts which have ~
made within few days past to form a new combination
to work against the Southern routes The Central mana
determined that the trad belonging to
New York shall not be diverted Baltimore and Pha-
delphia by low fares and freight charges and will nromnt
meet any changes made in the tariff of charges by the
| lnTnR nnra and l,;nD
having $4,000 salaries pay they can operate their
road as cheaply as any other route can be worked.
Messrs Thompson Brothers, New York quote Land
Warrants follows
40 40 acre acre Warrants Wa s'''....'...s1 90 81 10
10 acre Warrants. .............. 7Sc. S3c
100 acre Warrants. SIC. SEC
The earnings of the Galena and Chicago Union Rail
road Company, for the third week of March, were:
Freight. $40 4159 s10,4O93s So 20 Decrease
Passengers. 6,4G95O S427O6 1957 Sc Increase
Mails &e....... 10000 10000 10000 Decrease,
Total, 7sl % s19 $50 As 81 sos s6 Increase.
The third week of the Illinois Central gives about S39
600, which is small decrease, in comparison with the
| same week OF last year.
The Louisville Courier succ ssfu nego-
tiaon in that city of first mortgage bonds amounting to
>l,0lS,oOO OF the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
pany which promises the completion of the entire line by
| the end OF the year.
The California mail brings few items of interest re
specng the States finances. In reference to the unad
justed debt, well informed correspondent writes to
house in New York
Eve informed that the committee who have the bill
under consideration providing for the payment old
evidences of State Indebtedness giving new bonds
have not reported, and it is uncertain when tey will or
what their disposition will be.
Scrip in anticipation its being cashed advanced
some and may be quoted at 65 to zoe the whole we
thnk there IL prospect of an appropriation in cash
buy up the scrip and old bonds, but could recon-
mend any one to purchase such paper speculation,
Messrs. VIM. 7. Coleman Co circular, just received
| says
I'm State or city finances there little of interest to
CON municate The cash in the State treasury the close
OF business on the Goth ut $704 9SS7 The legsla-
ture is still in session at the Capitol and have yet pass
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