The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-25
Monetarg anA Commercial 8sbism.
RALrIMoRE. August q. ls6I

BALTIMORE, August "A, 1860.
The Stock market this week has been rather dull and
the fances have through the greater part of it been quite
heavy. All dividend paying stocks have however
throughout the week been firm. Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad continues to move upward, and further ad
81 to SIN Tper share has been established in 1t
this week. Sales Of $50 of this stock have
been made at from ss2h up to ss3H, cash and time
Nothing was done in it to-day, but closed regular way
at SS2K bid $S4 asked. Northern Central Railway has
also been pretty firm. The sales for the week add up
about 200 shares at s224 @22H cash. and $22H@22S
time No sales were made to-day but it closed at $22A
bid, S223 asked regular way The sales of Railroad
bonds include 81 500 Baltimore and Ohio 1855 at So
$4,000 Central 1855 at 6S4 and 81 900 Central
Ohio second mortgage bonds at 54 Baltimore and Ohio
1855 closed to-day at SO bid, s9K asked Northern Cen
trail 1855 at GS bid GS4 asked Central Ohio first mort
at 5s bid 60 asked and Northwestern Virginia first
mortgage at 92h bid, % asked Baltimore City have
been active and firm this week. sales of 900 having
been made at 1O2A for 1S75 and 1O291024 for 1905
Sales also of S,OCO Missouri 6's at sIH@s1A.
There has been considerable done Mining stocks this
week. but they have generally been heavy and nearly
all of them have fallen of in price Gardner Hill has
been hrmer than any other of the Mining stocks but it
has nevertheless declined since the opening Sales Of
2,4oO shares were made early in the week s7H@74
but yesterday 400 shares sold at 7(d76 1t closed
today without sales at $7o6 bid, s75 asked regular
way. Gulforl and North State have both been pretty
active, but they have fallen off in price Y each Sales
4o0 shares Of the former have been made from s3
down to 2 and 200 shares of the latter at from 24
down to 81 W. mote also sales of 2IOO nuusell
at from sl& down to sIk $3.50 shares Consolidated at
from 81 down to S14 100 shares Cambridge at SIX;
400 shares Baltimore and North Carolina at SIX 1900
shares Silver Valley at S1%@1H; and 100 shares Silver
Hill at 81 cts Sl. The market for Mining stocks gene
rally closed to-day decidedly heavy.
Bank stocks continue very firm There has been
inquiry for them this week. and note sales of
IL shares Merchants at 1924 25 shares Union at $76
shares Bank Of Baltimore s1Ci; shares Marine
s2Ok 50 shares People s23; and co shares Howard
at SOY.
Money continues abundant, and the market is as it
has been for several weeks past very easy The rates
for paper unchanged and the range for prime sigma
lures is still from to * per cent the former rate be-
ing for short dates and the latter for paper having
time to Paper is scarce and much wanted both by
the banks and brokers' Money is Offering very freely
on call at per cent with prime coatera but on fancy
stocks rates range at from to 12 per cent.
The foreign imports into Baltimore for the week ending
on Thursday, amount in value to $S3S 465 of which
Sl2Ol3O were free and s21s duty paying goods
and the value of the foreign exports Baltimore for
the same period $500 SSS against s21 095 for the
previous week.
In New York today New York Central advanced 4;
Erie n; Cleveland and Toledo g Michigan Southern &;
Michigan Southern guaranteed \; Harlem II Missouri
os %; and Virginia 6s per cent but Rock Island de-
cined 3; and Caena and Chicago K
SALES AT THE BAITIMoRE STOCK BOARD.
.,ooo FRIDAY, August q, 1860
Slooo b. y o. kR bds. 2600 shs. Silver Valley
$3.50 NJ Co. boo IL
Il Tns, Ran, Merchants 70, GOO shs Silver Hill
200 b6C- Of