The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-22
PRICES AND SALES OF STOCKS IN NEW YORK,
Ply TEL

The New York Tribune of this morning saws.
The Stock market has been active and buoyant tbrouob
the day aid there has been about much eagerness
buy for the rise as there few days since to sell
for the decline The tone of the market seems to have
undergone radical change and scarcely yestge of
mic feeling remains. The demand for State Stocks was
quite brisk, and note further advance of per cent
III Iehhessees, and per cent in Mssours with large
sales The entire Bond list firmer and better and
the bidding for Railway issues is decidedly more anma
ted The business in Railway shares large and well
through the session. '
There was considerable excitement during the session.
anu the dealings had more spirit and strength than have
been displayed for weeks The more favorable in
dications politically and financially, have changed the
policy OF some of the leading of the street and
the bull interest appears to be getting be decidedly the
strongest After the Board prices were still higher
golden shower has begun to pour in upon us Last
Saturday California sent a million, on Sunday the
Europa brought us S540,00O from England The Etna
Tuesday with $3.50 OO0 on Wednesday the A.
antic brought $S500O0 and yesterday came the Persia
with 900, to which the Quaker City from Havana
added slO7 us and the Borussia from Hamburg. Si7
500, making the receipts of yesterday So 2lS or
9l5,2lS since Saturday last
The money market is without change of moment, and
outside the banks show only limited movement There
may be little more inquiry, and more hopeful feeling
but so far as our experience have been able
to marx the decided Improvement, either in volume of
business or sofenng OF the rates spoken of by
contemporaries There occasional sales of nsner
at twelve per cent but the bulk of the business first
class is at fifteen to eighteen and very choice lots
nave been offered at fifteen net The arket for foreign
exchange has not yet opened for Saturdays steamer and
rates remain nominally about the same.
The Philadelphia North american of TODAY saws.
There quite active Stock market TO notice TO-
day and nearly all the leading securities on the list
brought better prices. There little fuctuaon
IN the fances late in the day bit the whole market left
of strong Reading Railroad shares went up to ISX an
advance Of closing, however, at lS, but 1s2s asked
pennsylvania Railroad also sold at 6xG37 which is
better than yesterday Long Island 10, and Morris
Canal 53G54 Beaver Meadow S. Harrisburg 49, Norris
town 46A; Mnehill co. Lehigh Valley 49; and Lehiob
scrip at32nearly all showing advance on the previous
sales The Money market easier again today the
large arrivals gold at New York from abroad with
from Woe
impartng better feeling to the business circles general
ly and money call is abundant at car per ner
annum Prime paper is also and wanted at the
discount houses at per per month the demand out
side the banks is very moderate.
The movement of the banks in the four principal cities
OF the Unien, in which weekly reports are made, as
shown by their last statements, is as follows:
RSson' RSIs i sd5a!S is255s s!@$58 sSS lSS 80
%sos % Il 35 i5s55 2st s55 ii?l isi ii5 So
Esss week 81 - 5sisi s3 ~ g.s9
Last year2S2 OO 430 lSO7l2 ll2 7i2 28i622Sf
remark: ~ w.
Prices have not followed the fall in the United States in
corresponding degree and there has been disposition
70 DuY at the decline Some amounts have been realized
which were the market for deceased estate and these
sales viii be continued as purchasers found without
forcing them. United States 6s 9eGlOO do SIS % XGo9.
Kentucky 6's 92lG94 Maryland Sterling SIS gIGe6.
massachusetts, 5s lOlGl03; Mississippi Union l2Gl4
Pennsylyania SIS stock SlGS5, bonds s5@S6 Virginia
6s SOlGS2 Pennsylvania Central Railroad bonds S9G9i
New York Central rs bonds 9lG92 coupon shares III
New York and Erie Sd mortgage 79(GSl shares 35G36
Illinois Central bonds S6dSS shares % dscount S@ma
OF these quotations nominal general no large
sales cond be rapidly made Colonial STOCKS are steady
with little business. N''
Messrs D. Bell, Son & Co. report as follows There
has been an active business in American securities dur
ing the past week. and the market for State stocks in na
ticular, closes with great firmness Pa
The London Times of the Sth says -
American shares presented more animated anpear
ance, the average rise in Illinois Central New Yark {,
Erie, and New York Central being fully per cent