The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-05
stlunstary anb Commercial Rsbism.

BALTIMORE, February A. 1859
The Stock market this week has been moderately &C
tive the transactions amounting in value to about $780,
OoO which is some $4,000 than the value of last
weeks business. The transactions have been mainly in
Railroad and bonds although has been some
thing done in other stocks. For Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad the market has been quiet only 800 shares hav
ing been sold during the week There has been very
tie variation in it, all the sales having been made s56k
(a56A regular way and $564 time. 1t left Off to-day
s56$ bid 58A asked regular way In Northern Central
Railway there has been considerable activity but prices
for il have fallen off in the week y to y dollar per
share The sales add up about 37oo shares at from s2ot
down to Sl93 cash and seller 60 days, aud from S20a
down to l9S buyer GO days. The market for it closed to-
day Sl9& bid, $19A asked regular way. There has
been considerable done this week in Baltimore and Ohio,
and Northern Central Railway bonds Northern Central
1855 have declined since the opening per cent but
Baltimore and Ohio 1855 have advanced per We
note sales of $4,000 Northern Central 1855 at from
70 down to SO, the closing sales being at the
the latter figure and of sos Baltimore and Ohio 1855
at from s5s to SEX and they closed to-day at 81 bid
s64 asked regular way. Sales also of Ss75 Baltimore
and Ohio lse7s at e3 900 do ls75s at s54 81 900
do 1SsO's at ssh; and of $500 Northwestern Virginia
first mortgage bonds e1 For Baltimore City 6's the
demand has also been brisk note sales of SO 600
97H9s for 1s73's 99G9ek for 1855 98@9sH 1ss6s
and 99A for 1905 1SS6s closed to-day at 90 bid
ls75s at 994 bid 99k asked and 1905 at 99A bid 100
asked Bank stocks are in good demand but there are
comparatively few offering, and the sales consequent
ly limited The include Is Bank
at $l004 s5 shares Bank of Commerce at 16 shares
Howard at soE IA shares franklin s1IN; and
shares Citizens at Sl1A@12 There has been little
movement in Mining stocks and note sales this week
of 25 shares Santa Clara at and Of shares
Springfield all of which sold to-day at 81 cash,
and 50 buyer 80 days
The Santa Clara Mining Company have understand,
recently disposed of 1850 shares of their capital stock at
S42 per share in extngushment, in part, of mortgage
upon their mines in California and they have created
mortgage of S75 OOO payable in five years in annual
nstaments of $4,000 This is regarded very favor
able arrangement for all concerned, as it
strction that existed in the old mortgage restraining the
Company from declaring dividends until the payment of
the entire mortgage debt The latest accounts from the
mines of the Company show large increase in the pro-
duct of qucksilverthe production for the months of
October November and December averaging $1,000 lbs
per month"; nearly equal to the present est
mated consumption of California which, since the stop
page by Injunction Of the great New Almaden Mines in
that State is dependent mainly upon the Santa Clara
mines The price of quicksilver which, before the stop
page of the New Almaden mines, so to 65 per
pound in San Francisco has already advanced in that
market tn rs cs and it expected at the last
that would advance still We pleased to record
these successful results and promising prospects of
Baltimore enterprise.
The Money market continues very easy, and have
change note the for Loans Prime single
paper be readily negotiated the cent
but double paper cannot be placed at lower rate
The banks dscountng freely but at most of them the
offerings equal the receipts and nearly all of
them want paper In most branches of trade the opera
ons have for time past been heavy and business
generally is in a very healthy state.
impo at he of Raltimore fnr he
week ending Thursday amount in value to S262 OIL
1927 5e of which composed of Free and s34 5s5
duty paying goods The exports from Baltimore for the
period amount to only 62e7, against total of
S1s6 429 for the corresponding week in 1858.
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.