The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-14
Monstaru ann Goulnlsrtia! 8kbish.

BALTIMORE, January 13, 1860.
The 'irrepressibe conflict" Ito phrase very
much in vogue presently between the bulls and bears in
Baltimore Ohio Railroad Stock has been very anima
ted this week. but the bears to have had decidedly
the advantage contest the close there
some very manifest indications that the 'mpending
crisis in this stock could not long be postponed This
stock opened this week at $734 cash. and S73H buyers
option 60 days, but it dropped from these figures down to
S70A cash. and $1 buyer GO days. which rates sales
were made today showing decline in the week of S2H
per share The sales for the week add up about $500
shares the greater part of which, informed were
taken by single purchaser who is largely interested in
keeping up the price of the stock In Northern Central
Railway the operations have also been heavy 800
shares having been sold during the week Prices for it
have luctuated considerably. The opening sales
made at sl7H cash. and SLY time, but it dropped off
subsequently to s15S cash, and SIG time, and
again advanced to $16S@16h, which were the
figures obtained for it to-day. 1t left of to-
day at SICK bid, s16S asked regular way. Northern
Central Railway 1885 bonds have also uctuated consd
erably They opened at COX but dropped subsequently
to S. and again advanced to 59H@59A at which fig
ures they have been selling for day or two past The
operations these bonds this week have been large
$50 of them having been sold There has been moth
ing done duringhe week in Baltimore and Ohio bonds,
but note sales of Northwestern Virginia bonds
at 9O4 for first mortgage, II for second do and 6Sa69
for third do endorsed by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road There has been fair inquiry for Baltimore City
6's, and they have improved in the week y per cent
We sales of $4,000 of them at 96H G97 for
1885, and 99 1905 There sales early in
the week of SIS 900 Baltimore and Ohio extra dividend
orders at 3031 but nothing has been done in them for
two three days past and they closed to-day at 25 bid
80 asked For Mining stocks the market is heavy, and
for Gardner Hill prices have declined this week r. We
note sales of 800 shares of this stock from $2% down
to s2k Sales also of 400 shares Guiford at sly, and
81 shares Georges Creek Coal Co. at s12G12K, Santa
Clara Mining offered to-day So but only 81
bid for it. There has been movement this week in
Bank stocks the sales embracing 100 shares Franklin at
$l1S, 81 shares Citizens at s11%@nk, 10 shares
Howard at S104, shares Union at s754 and shares
Bank of Commerce al S24H.
There is uneasy feeling in the Money market and
paper much less easily negotiated than it week
ago. rates have also advanced slightly The best
which first class paper be placed is per cent,
and for paper which does up to this standard
rates range at from 10 to Is per cent Call loans still
very irregular the rates for them ranging from IL
per cent. according to the security offered.
The foreign imports into Baltimore since the 1st inst
in value 1921 1885, which SlO 246 Free
and s13Oo39 duty paying goods and the foreign
ports from Baltimore for the period S161 157.
In New York to-day Rock Island advanced l. New York
Central and Reading X each; Harlem q; and Missouri |
6's H but Michigan Southern guaranteed declined l. |
Erie \ Canton n and Galena and Chicago, and Virginia
6s y each. Cleveland and Toledo, Michigan Southern |
and Illinois Central bonds closed at yesterdays rates.
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK ROsRp