The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-17
munstarv ana Commercial 8sbieb.
BALTIMORE. March 16 ISt

The Stock operations this week have been heavy again
the transactions at the Beard amounting in value to
upwards of half million of dollars The operations
have been chiefly in Railroad and Mining stocks
the latter the market has been very animated and quite
buoyant The sales of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad add
up about 900 shares The market for has through
the week been pretty strong but prices have nevertheless
varied considerably The sales for cash and at buyers
option 60 days have been made at from s6S up to s70
the closing sales being So but sales have been max
ing throughout the week at sellers option 60 days, at
from 81 to under the cash prices This stock brought
to- day $40 cash, but it sold seller 60 days S6sH OF
Northern Central Railway there have been about 500
shares sold this week 1t opened S153 but it dropped
from this price down to S13A which figure sold
the close yesterday 1t however improved again day.
and some 500 shares sold at the Board at sl4hG
IAN.
Mining stocks have as We have previously stated been
very active this week, and Springfield, GulOrd, and
Gardner Hill have all advanced materially in price
Springfield opened at but it from this price up
to 49, at which figure it sold at the opening today 1t
however dropped off towards the close to-day to the
final sales being made at $2A@2%. The sales of this
stock this week add up 1000 shares OF Gufod there
have been about IA 900 shares So up 81
closing at s34, and the sales of Gardner Hill add up
about 10000 shares at from $5 up to $6 the latter
figure being obtained for it at the close yesterday 1t sold
however at the opening to-day at $6H and subsequently
S6, at which figure it closed. We reported
this week sales of 90 shares Santa Clara at $685. and
20 shares Baltimore and Cuba Smelling and Mining
Co. at s62.
For Railroad bonds there has been a fair inquiry and
in Baltimore and Ohio 1855 Improvement of
per cent. We note sales of $13 900 from IS to &c.
Sales also of 000 Northwestern Virginia mortgage
bonds at 900 do second do at TO- and 600
third do endorsed by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. at
g. Northern Central 1855 have varied considerably in
price Sales made in the early part of the week of
SIS at from So SIN but yesterday 0C0 them
sold at 54, and to-day sales of $4,000 made
&C. The sales of City 6s include 81 100 1905 dividend
on at 100A $4,700 do. ex-dividend at 9SHG994, and
400 1855 at So Sales also of $4,000 Baltimore ves
at 49, and 81 900 Missouri 6 at 81 There been but
little inquiry for Bank stock this week. the only sale
reported is of 20 shares Bank of Commerce s24E
Money continues easy. There is the usual amount of
paper offering the street, but there is difficulty in
placing good signatures at the current rates The
ruling rates for prime single name paper is now per
cent, but occasional negotiations making la
N per cent Fair secondclass paper goes 9G1O per
cent and call loans making fancy stocks at 9GlO
per cent.
The foreign imports into Baltimore the week end
ing Thursday amount in the aggregate to 1924 40
which SS3l46 Free and $21l 264 duty paying
goods but the value of the foreign exports from
more for the period only sos, $50.