The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-18
BOARD OF TRADE
Munstarp anh Commercial 8sbiem.
BALTIMORE, August II, ]


The Stock market this week has exhibited no special
activity but there has nevertheless been moderate bust
ness done, the transactions at the Board amounting in
value to little rising 5000 OO0. There has been some
movement in Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and prices
for it improved during the week sex per The
sales add go shares at from $50 to $S24 the closing
sales being made at the latter figure. The demand for
this stock however to have been pretty much sup
Piled and for the last day two there has been very
little inquiry for it. single lot of 10 shares only was
sold yesterday, and to-day bid made for it.
Northern Central Railway has been rather quiet
week. and since the opening prices for it have fallen
II to q OF dollar per share The opening sales
made at s22A AG22%, but it dropped from these figures
down to S224 and it left off to-day at $22H bid, $22h
asked regular way The sales this week add up only
about 500 shares. Northern Central 1885 bonds have
improved this week to per cent, GALES of $500 ot
them having been made at 67A@6s They closed today
GIN bid, 6S asked sale of So, 900 Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad extra dividend bonds made yesterday
75 and sale to-day of $500 of the 1885 bonds
this road So Baltimore City 6s continue very firm
There has been good inquiry for them this week, and
note sales of $4,000 of them at 10Oh for 1Ss6
1O2 for 1905, and 1928 GlO24 for 1855.
There has been special activity in any of the Mining
stocks this week. with the exception of North State, the
sales of which add up 900 shares The opening
sales of this stock made at 81, but it drop
ped from these figures down to ST. and again advanced
to sex at which figure 1000 shares sold to-
day Gardner Hill has through the week been very firm,
and prices for it have improved 4, but Guilford has
fallen OF "a Sales were made of 800 shares of the
former stock at $774 the market for it closing to-day
SIS bid s74 asked and 400 shares of the latter
from $3& down to S3H. There has been no movement
this week in Springfield and the market for it has been
rather heavy but we note sales Of $3.50 shares Conso
dated at from SIN down to S the closing sales being
at the latter figure 1890 shares Cambridge at sS@1.44
$50 shares Rudisel 81 co. 500 shares Baltimore
North Carolina at SIN and 400 shares Silver Hill at from
S14 down to $106. new mining stock called the
Silver Valley Mining Company, was placed upon the
list few days snce and sales of 1000 shares of it
made at from "A down to S131 This stock closed to-
day at $1B bid, 81 asked.
There has been inquiry this week for Bank Stocks
and sales of 100 shares Franklin $l2 20 shares
Marine at $3OH shares Union $7G4 So shares Bank
of Commerce at s2I1 @2i1; and share Bank of Balt
at $l03 Sales also of rs shares National Fire In
surance Company at$7.
Money continues abundant and the market for it is
still very easy The rates paper are however un
changed and the range for prime signatures is from
IL per cent the former rate being for short dates
and the latter for paper having time to Paper
is and much wanted both by the banks and bro
kers. Money is Offering very freely call per cent
with prime colaera but fancy stocks rates range at
from TO IL per cent
The foreign imports Baltimore for the week ending
on Thursday, amount in value to s494 274 of which
sl75o26 ee and $780, 24s duty paying goods
and the value of the foreign exports from Baltimore
the period $2l4095 against $2S7 231 for the
previous week.
In New York to-day Michigan Southern declined ~;
Michigan Southern guaranteed 1; Rock Island Reading
and Harlem each; and Canton and Virginia 6's EACH
but Missouri 6s advanced Z; Erie NJ New York Central
e. Cleveland and Toledo II and Galena and Chicago K
SALES AT THE BAlTIMORE STOCK BoAEu
~ FRIDAY, August Il, 1860