The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-30
PRIoKs ANDSALEs OF STOCKS INNkw Yukk
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The Cincinnati Enquirer learns that the business the
Baltimore ani Ohio Railroad thus far indicates an aggre
gate of some $4,000 for the month"; which will be
large increase the receipts the corresponding pc
riod last year. The road is doing immense freight
and passenger traffic.
Some excitement created at Harrisburg, on Tues
day. from the seizure by the Sheriff of Dauphn county
of large number Of locomotives and other machinery
owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company on an
execution issued by the Attorney General of the State
Pennsylvania, for tonnage due this State 1t will re-
membered that last summer the State obtained judg-
ment for three hundred thousand against
this company for tonnage tax due under their charter
of Incorporation and that the company arrange.
ments to have the question liability tested in the
Suprerne Court of the United States but it remains
undecided Since that time than $500 900 have ac-
crued which another suit has been brought and iud
ment obtained, which this execution was issued The
officers of the company gave the required secur
ty for the payment Of the money should the sut be de-
cded against them and of the property levied on
was Immediately released They complain considerably
at the parcu activity displayed the part of the
State officers by the ssurg of the execution when they
were luH aware that the case was to be settled by
higher tribunal and that it would only impose unneces
sary cost and trouble upon the parties interested The
Pacific Mail mystery remains mystery STILL The com.
pany have now paid up the dividend nearly the whole
of their capital and the officers have stamped genuine
certificates for 80 36 shares of stock 1t known that
there small lots of stock which have not vet
been presented. holder at Pan has something like
20 shares; holder in New York g. another in the conn
fore pretty clear that there has been oyerissue and
the question arises, to how much does it amount
The Tribune of this morning says
There good deal of strength in the stock market
yesterday at the opening, and continuance the up
ward movement appeared to be impending when the for
egn advices by the Palestine received, the de-
cline in Consols gave the bears courage attempt to
arrest the advance of prices and the features the
ket underwent change to dullness and heaviness At
the Second Board the foreign still exercised ad
verse influence notwithstanding the favorable character
of the bank statement The quotation for Pacific Mail
fell off to-day per cent There growing apprehension
that matters in condition in that concern than
has been supposed and the insiders understood have
been quietly selling out The bank statement unexpect
edy favorable in the specie reserve which shows falling
off of only $300000 The receipts from neighborng cities
have been larger than anticipated and these continue
to considerable extent today The average is supposed
to represent very nearly the actual amount in bank
which is to be added the California receipt of OOO
and deducted the Saturday shipment of 81 00O The
loan line shows regular movement. In the foreign
bill market there is marked change but sterling is
scarcely firm The supply of outside bills moderate
Sterling 1oe@lO9S; Francs 5.164@5151.
The Philadelphia Enquirer of this morning says;
The weekly statement of the Philadelphia Banks made
up today presents the following aggregates, as com
pared with those of the previous week:
May 81 May IA
Capital ......... $ll, ,73slSO 525 Inc 80 395
Loans. 2740l 926 7,2SS 932 Dec. .112 1874
Specie, ,,........... 5,376.4l6 4,SS7.579 4SO s37
Due from Banks. ,69l 1895 1851 72S DO 267
Due other Banks. 40s5 ,S32 8 974 36e III 5l3
Deposits ..,....,. 16,422 S35 1854 9O3 537 932
Circulation 2,S7O.6l7 2.SlS19 81 s9s
Nearly every item in the above statement shows fall
ing of again this week. that of the specie and deposes
| high Valley Railroad Company brought down. for the
week ending Saturday, the 26th instant l3 1855 tons
COAL making for the season, menrng December ls
$3.50 4ST TONS against M 100 tons corresponding period
tons of pig iron also carried the road for
| week ending date.