The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-29
VOL. W---NO. 523.
Nunstarp anb GummrsrtiaI 3sbitto.

BALTIMORE October IS, 1889
The transactions in Stocks this previous to-day
have been light, but to-day there heavy business
done at the Board, particularly in Northern Central Rail-
way shares The election Of President and directors OF
this road is to take place in about months and it is
understood that the purchases making are with ref
erence to this event. The sales of Northern Central pre-
vious to to-day embraced some 800 shares at $2O2oS
cash, and $2O4 2oH time but to-day there 3525
shares sold at s2OA 2oH seller GO days. s2O% 2o for
short time contracts s2ox92O buyer 90 days the
market for it closed at SOY bid, s2O% asked regular
The sales of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad this week
add up about $50 shares, $50 of which sold
to-day The sales preVions to today made at $56H
@57 for the opening, $56%57 buyer 60 days but the
sales to-day were made at s57 seller 60 days. s574G57X
for the opening and $574 577 buyer 80 and 60 days
The stock left of at s57H bid s57A asked for the open
ing. There has been considerable inquiry for Mining
stocks add in Cuilford and Gardner Hill, which to
be the avores the operations have been quite extensive
There sales early in the week OIL 200 shares Guod
at $2A cash. $2S time and 500 shares Gardner Hill
at 2S cash. but note sales within the last day two
500 shares Guford at s21S& cash. and sex buyer
90 days, and of 300 shares Gardner Hi II s2BG24
buyer GO days. Guilford left off to-day at s2S bid s24
asked and Gardner Hill at s2H bid $4 asked regular
way Springfield is neglected, the only sale made this
week being oflO0 shares at S6SA lash. There
sale made day two since Of 100 shares Patapsco Co.
sales this week being of IS shares Merchants at
s119H, and go shares Citizens at Sl1%. For
there has been fair demand but the Transactions
in them have not been large. The sales include $4,000
Missouri 6s at IS; $l3S3O Baltimore City 6s e6AG96X
for 1855 9S for 1885, 9SHs9 for 1905 Sc OOO Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad 1885 bonds at SOS6S0K;
$4,000 Northern Central 1855 at 67G66h, the closing
sale being at the latter figure; and 600 Northwestern
Virginia third mortgage bonds at 2lk We also a
sale this of 5000 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad extra
dividend orders at 90 and they closed to-day 20 bid
% asked.
The Commercial and Farmers Bank OF Baltimore has
declared semi annual dividend Of FIVE per payable
on the 1st proximo.
We note little easier feeling in the Money Market and
slight decline within the past few days in the discount
rates First class paper the street at SG9
per cent although comparatively few negotiations are
making at the inside figure. The supply of money is
abundant, and there is difficulty in placing prime pa
per the current rates The banks dscountng pre
y literally for their regular customers, but they do
ing little or nothing for outside parties.
The foreign exports this week fall below, but the i'm
ports exceed those of last The imports for the week
ending on Thursday amount in value to s111 605 OF
which $40 free and s57 235 duty paying
goods and the exports for the period to s674SS
against 1927 4SS last week. and 1854 5s3 for the
spending week in 1858.
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