The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-19
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BALTIMORE November IS 1859.
Stocks have been moderately active this week, the
of the business the Board being about $l65 600
against $685. last week. The business done has beer
principally in Railroad stocks and in Baltimore and Ohio
there has been through the week strong upward
ment. This stock sold at the beginning of the week
s57 for the opening but prices for it through the
week been steadily advancing and to-day it sold at sol
for the opening Sol seller 60 days $6l4 buyer 60 days
and the it closed S61H bid S62 asked for the
opening, and SOL bid s624 asked buyer 60 days, show
ing improvement in the week of S34 to 81 per share
The sales of this stock this week add up about 4O(
shares which is considerably than has been done in
it for several weeks past There was a sale made day
two since of 81 500 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad extra
dividend orders at d. which is advance of per cent
the last sale previously The whole subject of the
ira dividend is will be recolleced before the Courts
upon several suits but the Circuit Court of the United
States the bill filed in March, 1857 by the city of Wheel
ing, to compel the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company to deliver to them Sl50,000 in certifi
Gates, it being the share of that city in tht
extra dividend, yesterday dismissed by the
solicitor of the city of Wheeling. For Northern Cen
trail Railway there has been fair inquiry this week.
the sales add about $500 shares at $50 seller 60 days
s2OHG2O% cash. and S2O% buyer 80 and co days. l
closed to-day at SOY bid $2OA asked regular way. Fo
Mining stocks there has been inquiry, and not
sales of 1850 shares Guord all S1A Guilford CLOSED
to-day 81 & bid 81 asked, Gardner Hill 81 bid
SEX asked, and Springfield at $lH bid In Railroad
bonds there been little done, Northern Cen
trail 1855 dropped Off to-day r. The sales include $1,000
Northern Central 1855 at &c, $4,000 do 65A the lat
ter sale being made to-day, and 81 900 Northwestern Yr
ginia first mortgage bonds at 9lA@02 Baltimore City
6s continue firm and in demand We note sales of some
1000 at 96H G964 for 1855 the closing sales being
the latter figure 80 for 1855 and 9S d9SA for 1905
For Bank stocks prices well maintained There ha
been inquiry for them this week. and note sales
of shares Bank of Baltimore S10S4 So shares Far
mers and Merchants at S39H d39 a. 40 shares Peoples
$22% 10 shares Franklin at S12; SO shares Citizens a
Sll (, and 55 shares Howard Bank at So
There increased demand for money, and motto,
aperceptbe tightening of the market this week Very
little paper goes the street at less than per cent
and some considerable negotiations have been made du
ring the week at 10 per cent Prime endorsed paper nigh
possibly be placed at per cent but quote 9dlO pei
cent the ruling rates today for first single
paper. Call loans good stock collaterals making
at SAG per cent. The banks have been discounting
parativey little this week. and the offerings of paper
the street have been increased in consequence
The foreign exports from this port this week have again
been light but notice further considerable increase
in the of the imports The foreign imports fol
the week ending Thursday amount in value to $500,
567 against $3.50 $40 last week of which S136 S4 were
free, and S26S753 duty paying goods and the
ports for the period to S599l0 against S34 473 last
week. and $l5S 73O for the corresponding week in 1858
SALES AT THE BALTIMOKE STOCK BOARb
FRIDAY. November IS, 1859