The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-08
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BALTIMORE, Dec. 7, 1850.
Business Of all descriptions has been excessively dull
this week, and the feeling in commercial and financial
circles has for days past been gloomy in the
Stocks here have fallen very considerably in New
York they have declined within the past days from
* to 81 per cent Money has through the week been
tight, although there has been fair degree of currency
for strictly first class paper at from to per cent per
month. Rates are however tending upward, and were
there any large amounts Of paper Offering the street
they would doubtless advance. New York funds contn
ue in demand and quote them today at \ d2h per
cent. premium.
The transactions Stock this week have been
chiefly in Railroad Shares, although there has been fair
business done in other stocks The sales of Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad embrace shares and of Northern
Central do there have been about $500 shares sold Bal
tmore and Ohio opened at SIS s95s but dropped from
these figures down to s52H at which figure lot of so
shares was sold at the opening to-day. 1t however
advanced again, and the closing sales to-day
made at s54H@54, and it left of at
s53A bid $544 asked regular way, these figures being
decline of $54 to S5H the closing quotations Of last
Friday For Northern Central prices have been pretty
well sustained this week. II opened at $l6h and ad
vanced to s17 which figure it sold yesterday and
the day previous but it declined to-day 81 sales of 200
shares being SIC OF Canton Co. there were
450 shares sold early in the week SIS cash. but
sales to-day OF $50 shares at $l4A44 cash. the closing
sales being at the latter figure sale of leo
timore City Passenger Railway made to-day at the
Board $16E cash, which is the first public transaction
that has taken place in this stock The operations in Rail-
bonds this week have been quite limited The sales
include 81 800 Northern Central 1855 at 57A57A but
they closed to day at only 55 bid sex asked $500 Bat
and Ohio 1SsOs at ST. Sc GOO do. 1s62s he extra
dividend bonds SIS down 81 S3 900 North
western Virginia urendorsed third mortgage bonds
OF City 6s there have been 900 sold this week
at 95 d95k for ls75s and 81 down to 95H for 1905
1888 closed to-day at 95H bid and 1s9Os at 95 bid 95h
asked.
The transactions in Mining stocks this include 200
shares Springfield at So 5 $50 shares Gardner Hill at
from 50 down to S2&; 1900 shares Guford at from so
down to So cts leo shares Rudsell 81 100 shares
North State ct 80 cts 2O0 shares Cambridge cts
LOO shares Consolidated at 80 cts. $500 shares Sill
and 500 shares Deep River at p cts
The foreign imports into Baltimore for the ending
on Thursday amount in value to 1861 ,543 of which s2Ss
5s3 Free and $72 900 duty paying goods and
the value of the foreign exports from Baltimore for the
same period s3iO 260 against only s4559 for the pre-
viouS week.
In New ork to-day Virginia 6's declined per cent
Erie, New York Central Rock Island, and Michigan
Southern guaranteed $lH each; Michigan Southern 81 r.
and Harlem h; but Cleveland and Toledo advanced q;
and Galena and Chicago K Missouri 6's declined at the
first board per cent but advanced again at the sec
ond y, and Reading declined at first board ST. ad
vanced again at second board \. -