The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-14
The New York Tribune of this morning. saw,

The New York Tribune, OF this morning, says:
Before the Board commenced its session this morning
there was buoyant market at the street and the
barometer of speculation, New York Central, attained
an altitude of 75%; and the bidding for other leading
stocks evinced a cheerful and hopeful The First
Board opened with the improving temper extend
inc through the calls on State stocks and the early sales
of New York Central; but from this point there less
strength displayed and the first transactions each
in the best The dealings in the shares
our local railways quite moderate in extent but
Erie and Hudson there good inquiry at ad vance
oflGlx per cent the closing quotations yesterday
Western stocks better also but somewhat irregular
Michigan Central advanced TO 49 but lower at the
had currency in the street to the effect that
this Company had declared dividend of 3H per cent but
have believe this to be and that
ton yet been taken by the Directors Illinois Central
one the active stocks of the day and the sales
were SON advance of per compared with
the closing prices of yesterday The was freely
supplied at this point and at the close of the call the quo
taton dropped back to 5S4. Galena opened at GO, but
done at 61A in the last transactions. Toledo
steady at % d2Sh but after the session sold to
fair extent % The earnings of this road navga-
ton approaches its close, make favorable exhibit At
the Second Board the market active and in
stances better than in the morning. The most decided
change in Ereiwhich advanced to 29A under quick
demand. Hudson River, Reading and Toledo also were
quite firm at quotations. and the tone of the market
steady throughout We notice much better demand for
railway bonds and in some instances marked advance
The supply of money on call shows increase, and
considerable parcels have been loaned at per The
current rate, however, is per cent There rather
cheerful feeling in the open market for paper and
without quotable reduction in rates it passes
freely The best names 20 at 15IS per cent short or
long but occasional transaction is made II per
The foreign by the Europa construed favora-
bly-at least negatively so-the accounts can
be ascertaned from the brief dispatches looking
gloomy anticipated. Political matters have not
been much discussed during the day. but hear from
that the feeling in Washington is hope
full while from another understand there is no hope
whatever.
The market for foreign exchange is frmer, but the
amount of transactions is quite limited. The quotations
nominal.
Freights-Rates again lower. To Liverpool 800 bales
Cotton at 92d 516d the inside rate for compressed
at Brooklyn 4,00 bbs Flour at 3s. 3d. ass 41d; IS 600
bushels Wheat at 12d12Kd in bags, chiefly at I'D {;
$4,000 bushels Corn at I'D in bulk $50 boxes Bacon
3D. 200 terces Beef private terms, and 500 boxes
Cheese at ASS.
The Chicago Democrat of Thursday says:
We have stored in warehouses enormous amounts
ofproduce, enough at any time to keep exchange ruling
at per cent But there is produce moved no pork
packed and nothing done to keep currency circulating
because the farmers and in fact else afraid
it, There security in the currency and therefore
everybody wishes to keep as little possible hand
Our banks merely "sorehousesn There are
some banks that have three times currency on
deposit than they had four weeks ago. Every vault
safe is packed full from top to bottom We hazard moth
ing say that there is two millions currency
here than four weeks ago. From the city and from
country money is coming in fast be gathered
On this account the banks keep their of exchange
high order deter all outsiders much possible
from sending in any more.