The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-02
Nunstarp anb Commercial 8suitta.
BALTIMORE, June /, 1850.

BALTIMORE, June /, looo'
There has been a large business done this week III
Stocks the transactions at the Board amounting IN val
upwards half million of dollars, but the narke
has through the week been much depreSseu anu ali 'e
fancies have declined heavily. We notice however de
cdedly improved feeling at the close,especaiy III MINING
stocks in which there evident symptoms VI ie"'
ton Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was very strong at
the openng of the week but within Inc last day or Two
there has been large decline in it, The sales add up
about 800 shares at $7S4 down to s75& which was
the price obtained for it at the close yesterday To-day
notbin was done in it, and only STA bid for it at the
close Holders asked s76k for it, In Northern
Central Railway the transactions have been heavy, the
sales adding up about 600 shares. This stock has
ried considerably in price 1t opened at Sly and ad
vanced $l9, but it dropped subsequently down to
sl6&, at which figure it sold the close yesterday,
and again advanced 800 shares being sold today
SIN cash, and $17%Gls buyer 60 days. The market
this stock quite depressed yesterday but to-day
the feeling in it much stronger and the stock
closed pretty firm at SIX bid $l7a regular way
Northern Central Railway 1885 bonds, Of which there
have been S51 900 sod have also fuctuated very
much They opened at o. and went up 60, but they
dropped subsequently down 664, and they closed to-
day at &C bid 66h asked We note sales also this week
of $4,000 Baltimore and Ohio bonds at 944 for 1s67's,
and S6GS64 for 1855, and SIS 900 Northwestern Vir
gnia bonds at 95@9G for first mortgage, 7sGSO for
second Jo rs for endorsed and so for unendorcd third
mortgage.
All the Mining stocks on the list have sold at much
lower this week than last but notice decidedly
improved feeling in the market for this class of stocks
to-day We note sales this week of some 1000 shares
Springfield from s5% down to s54, and about $4,000
shares Guford at from s444 down to s3%. The latter
stock sold todey however at So 06 and it closed at
1894 bid, 81 asked regular way. There has been some
this week in Gardner Hill Sales of 500 shares
made yesterday at s7S@7H, and today some
shareS at from
81 cash bid the close for 900 shares In North
State the operations have been large the sales adding
about IS 900 shares at from s3H down to S2S 1t closed
however day at $28 bid, s3 asked regular OF
Silver Hill shares sold in the early part
the week at from S219 at which figure it opened to
$3.50 Nothing has been done in it for day two past,
but has been offered under s2K at which figure it
held to-day quite firmly. Consolidated, of which
there been IL 900 shares sold opened S24
but it dropped down to S1%G1A closing to-day at the
latter figure but Baltimore and North Carolina which
opened S2h sold to-day at SIX In Cambridge there
has been very little DONE only 2400 shares of being
sold at from 81 94 down to S75 Both Cambridge and
Consolidated in demand to-day after the
Board considerable sales of each of these stocks could
have been made at 81 = time.
The demand for stocks for investment has been mode
raey this week and note sales of some 7 900 of
City 6s at 99 1OO for 1855 100 for lS7O and 1SS6s
and 1Ol kG1O2 for 1905 Sales also of 90 shares Union
Bank at $7747S 1856 shares Farmers and Merchants at
s4O4 90 shares Franklin at sl2 35 shares Howard
$lOH and "a shares Bank of Commerce at $25%625%
Money continues abundant and the market for it is
still very easy. There is rather paper offering on
the than there was but there is difficulty what
in placing any good single paper at per
which is the current rate for it. Prime endorsed
paper would 80 readily enough per cent but there
is offering. For call loans the market
Is very irregular, and the rates range at from to
9per cent according the quality of the coateals
fered
The foreign imports into Baltimore for the week ending
on Thursday amount in value to S150, 1888, of which
$3,SS0 free and Sl46453 were duty paying goods
and the value of the foreign exports from Baltimore
the period s5S 357 against 1858 922 for the
previous week.
In New York to-day Erie advanced q; Canton 4; New
York Central X Reading .; Cleveland and Toledo y;
Rock Island q; Galena and Chicago X; and Missouri
6's y.