The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-21
Wanetarp anA Commercial 8fbitts.
R.1r1mnnr- Nov. 20. 1S6o

BALTIMORE, Nov. 20, 1861
We notice much cheerful feeling here to day in
commercial circles and decided improvement in the
general tone of the Stock and Money markets. The ac
ton of the New York Banks yes erday in relation to the
purchase of Exchange and also in relation to extending
their discount lines has had favorable influence upon
affairs here well there. We learn by a telegram
from New York that the committee appointed by the
banks purchased to-day sterling bills to the amount of
100000 at rates ranging from 10i to 106 which is
teria advance that the discounts by the banks
very heavy. Our banks assured, doing all
they can to aid their customers the community and
of them discOunting up to full amount Of their
receipts. On the street money is st very tight but
rates are no higher than they days ago. An
effort was made yesterday advance the rates for
and for loans call, to per cent per month, but it
failed and to-day most of the transactions which have
taken place have been at per cent per MONTH and
quote this the rate for first class endorsed paper
At the Stock Board to-day there large business
done particularly in Railroad shares. OF Baltimore and
Ohio the sales reached 2lOO shares 1t opened $55 at
which figure 1lO0 shares sold but it dropped to
s54, and advanced again to S5i4, and closed $54k
bid s55 asked regular way, these figures being a-
vance of 81 to slh the closing quotations of yestcr
day Northern Central sold at the same figures as on
yesterday. There good demand for it, and sales OF
OPS shares made at $l4Hl5 cash, and it left of
at $l5 bid, Sl54 asked regular way Northern Central
pouus el OIL however u per cent sales OF S5OOO 1888
being made at from 57k down to 564 For Baltimore
and Ohio bonds there inquiry, and sales
made 1000 1858 at S0 yesterdays rate and $40
ls62's at 5453 the market for them closing at so bid
81 asked. We note also sales of 81 500 Northwestern
virginia unenuOrsed third mortgage ponds e. City
6s were y per cent. lower again to-day Sales
made Of s44O 1s75's at 9ih, and s3l4 1905 at 95-
There but few Bank stocks offering, and the only
sale to day Of 2S shares Bank of Commerce at
s24.
In the Mining stocks there was but little DONE the only
transactions being in Springfield, of which there were
$500 shares sold at S195G2 cash. the latter figure being
an advance Of cts. yesterdays price Gardner Hill
closed at $5H bid 81 asked but Guford quite heavy
the closing quotations for it being so cts. bid 20
asked Deep River stronger to-day 35 cts being bid
and 45 cts. asked for it regular way.
1t will be by despatch under teegraphic
head that the Farmers Bank of Virginia Richmond has
suspended specie payment and that the other Virginia
banks will probably do so tomorrow.
AT the first board at New York to-day Virginia 6s ad
vanced g. and Missouri 6s 3A per cent Canton " Erie
SIX New York Central 81 q; Reading n Cleveland and
Toledo s1A; Michigan Southern X; Michigan Southern
guaranteed SH and Rock Island ST. but the second
board Missouri 6s declined again q per cent; Erie 81;
New York Central 81 75 Reading X and Galena and Chi
cago <.