The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-24
Monstarp ana Commercial 8tbith.
BALTIMORE, Nov. %, 1856

BALTIMORE, Nov. 20, 1850
The week closes with the exhibition of a much more
cheerful and hopeful feeling among the business commu
nifty in relation to commercial and financial matters than
was to have been expected in the early part of it. The
expansion of bank facilities which followed the suspen
sion of specie payment by the various banking instu
tons has in great degree relieved the money pressure
and confidence is slowly but steadily being established
again Financial affairs to-day in much the same
condition as they yesterday The banks pur-
suance of the policy which indicated when they
pended continue to discount quite literally and there
in consequence comparatively little paper Offering the
street, for the reason that almost anything that will go
on the street at this time will be taken by the banks
the regular course Of business. The nominal for
first paper the street to-day 9G2 per per
num- but anything but strictly first class paper alto
gether unsaleabe. The community here was consd-
eraby startled this morning by the that the
old and respectable banking house of Samuel Harris
Sons had been obliged succumb the pressure of the
times and stop payment. Had this event pre-
vious to the bank suspensions it would doubtless have
added greatly to the panic but neither the stock nor
ney market has apparently been affected any consid
cradle degree today, by the failure of this house.
The Stock operations this week have been heavy the
aggregate value of the transactions at the Board being
about 5000 00 but for nearly all the principal securities
prices have uctuatcd very much Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad has been especially active the sales adding up
nearly 1000 shares. The opening sales made at
S55E56, but it dropped subsequently, down S54
again advanced to 500 at which figure sold open
ing of the Board yesterday. 1t down however be-
fore the close yesterday S5sH To-day the market for
this Stock perceptibly weaker than yesterday,
500 shares of it being sold $50 down to
$685. and it left off at S5S bid $584 asked regular way
the price bid being advance of Sd the lowest point
reached during the week Northern Central Railway has
through the week been steadily improving, and has
vanced since the opening So per share Sales of
about 200 shares of this stock have been made
S4 up to S17g174 the latter figures being obtained for
it to-day. Canton opened this week at SIS, and dropped
subsequently to sl and again advanced to SIG which
figure it sold to-day There have been sales in the
of $50 shares.
In City 6s and Railroad bonds the transactions have
been heavy but these stocks have ucuated very much
in price. OfCity 6s there have been sf 900 sold
at 90 to 95H for 1885, "a to 90 for 1885, and "a 90
for 1905 1905 closed to-day firm at 9S bid 9SH asked
Northern Central 1885 bonds of which there
some S125o0 sod opened a5s and dropped subsequent
y to S. but they advanced again to So which figure
they sold to-day. We note sales of SIC 900 Balti
and Ohio bonds at 80 for 1SS0s 1855 and So
down to So for 1925 but lS62s closed to-day at SIS bid
65 asked Sales also this week of $4,000 Northwestern
Virginia first mortgage bonds at sSH 81 500 unendorsed
third mortgage do. at o. and 81 900 Western Maryland
Railroad bonds at so.
In the Mining stocks there has been moderate degree
of activity and for Springfield and Gardner Hill the
ket has through the week been quite strong OF Spring
field there have been about II 600 shares sold at from
s9O up to 1920 and it left off to-day at s215 bid 1920
asked, and note sales of 200 shares Gardner
Hill at s370G39O. Sales also this week of some 5000
shares Silver Valley from 65 down 40 cts the sales
at the latter figure being made to-day 600 shares Con
sodaed at from So up to so cts 200 shares Cambridge
at 4oG45 cts, and 1900 shares Deep River at 3OG40
cts, the latter figure being obtained for it to-day.
lot of 1000 shares Guiford sold early in the week
at rs cts but closed to-day without sales cts bid
rs cts. asked
Foreign Exchange has been very irregular this week
but the rates to-day follows, viz London bank
ers bills 105 do commercial do, 102G1O4 Paris 60 day
bills, ST As; do. short sight do ST. 35 Antwerp ST 30;
Bremen, 75G76; Amsterdam, 49, Hamburg, 35 Cologne,
7O97li Frankfort-on-the Main, 40H.
The foreign imports into Baltimore the week ending
on Thursday, amount in value to S1s2 297 of which
$4,000 free and S51 1896 duty paying goods
but the value of the foreign exports from Baltimore for
the same period 1888 O95 against 1922 1888 the pre-
vous week.
At the first Board in New York to-day Virginia and
Missouri 6s brought the figures yesterday;
Canton declined Y; Erie X; and Reading y; but New
ork Central advanced Il Cleveland and Toledo SIX
Rock Island S1H; Michigan Southern $l7s; Michigan
Southern guaranteed $3k aud the market closed firm
No quotations were received for the second Board.