The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-19

In New York to-day Missouri G's advanced q; Reading
Railroad x; Rock Island S. GaIena and Chicago X but
New York Central, and Harlem declined y each, and
Michigan Southern fell off 4. Virginia Gs Illinois Cen
bonds Canton Company, Erie, Cleveland and Toledo
Lacrosse and Milwaukee Railroads sold at yesterdays
rates
The New York Tribune of to-day says:
The receipts from customs continue small and the i'm
preston gaining ground that the late activity in i'm
porations but spasm and that the season at large
will exhibit corresponding results. We learn also
that the increase in the imports Of the country is all at
this port which is an important feature true ana cal
Culated to inspire confidence proving that not
running so deeply IN deot 10 Europe as the arrivals at
this port would indicate In looking at the condition of
the foreign trade of the country must not overlook
the fact that with market prices the last year.
have in the shipping ports 100000 bales of cotton
fifty millions of dollars against bales
year 900 bales in 1851 554 900 bales 1856 and 4OS
600 bales in 1853 The in value of Cotton which
haze still for sale is nearly fifteen millions of dollars
this time last year This is Offset to the redu
ced volume and value of other exports.
There is nothing doing in foreign bills and the market
is not strong at quotations; Sterling is os4Go9H for
Commercial, aud log = qlo9% for bank and bankers sig
The steamer of Saturday may take moderate amount
of specie; report says about 500 600 The
new Government Loan is very strong and private offers
of 1929 for considerable amounts have been refused
There appears to be important lots pressing the
market, and many of the bidders allow the bonds to
main in the Treasury in preference to taking them for
sale The large holders confident that if Congress ad
journs without authorizing new loan the market will
advance for the present issue to 1o or 105 Treasury
Notes selling At 25SOc discount for Custom House
purposes.
The Times says:
The Money Market works easy again. There is good
demand outside of Bank for strictly first class paper at
6d? per cent according to date and we find thai some
the Dry people cahing their bills the
of per in place of giving out their
own parer The Banks report fair INQUIRY for discounts
per cent for short bills and per cent for 80 daysd
months The Stock Brokers continue to be supplied
with money, at call at per cent, chiefly by private
lenCers.
The earnings of the Panama Railroad in January
January, 1858 81 400
Increase ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S25
The January traffic of the Cleveland Columbus and
Cincinnati Railroad was as follows
Freights. S43,SS9.I
%
RentS-.... b,UJ4 50
s7s,4i7.O1
January, 1885,. S...,..................... 70,492 %
tam SZ,9Z4.Io
The China Mutual Insurance Company of Boston has
declared aunual dividend of six per cent interest
on its scrip.
The return of the Bank of England ending
Wednesday 26th ut, shows the following changes com
pared with that for the week preceding:
Decrease in circulation NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s279 1896
Increase in public deposits 25S74
Increase i'll other deposits Observation-Disclosures. SS577
Increase in securities Observation-Disclosures. S77l9
Decrease in bullion. on........................ S4l5
Increase in rest............ ............... $3.50
Increase in Observation-Disclosures. 27l 9S5
Bullion in both departments. 1917 S54
Circulation including bank post bills 257S 1855
This comparison presents features call for special
notice The private deposits show increase, and the
bank has slightly enlarged its securities There in
considerable reduction in the bullion but the has
been augmented in proportion to the decrease in the Cir
culation.
announced that the old and respectable firm of
Messrs. Prior, Tuner l. Co.. engaged in the Sican
trade, will have to effect liquidation through the
necessary adjustments of accounts consequent upon
the death of the senior partner which occurred at the
of the The direct liabilities it
pears do exceed f25 900 to $50 600, and very IA
vorabe is anticipated the operations of the
firm having always been conducted with circumspec-
ton No difficulty it is apprehended will be experienced
by the connections of the house in Naples and else
where those having already been provided
for.
The ST. Louis Banks retired $l67 ITO of their circula
on last week. maturing exchange decreased Sl23 co.
and specie increased sS2s90 They had Saturday the
18th inst circulation of 81 1885, maturing exchange
S3j57 so, and specie 81 6S2 ,093.