The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-28
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
ImEns l.carlher 2Z ISEn
PRICES AND SALES OF STOCKS IN NEW YORK.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Through WILLIAM FISHER Son, Stock and Bill Brokers

lhe New \ ork tribune OF this morning saws
There exceedingly light business at the Sfocl
returned from their Christmas iaunts The aogregate
transactions is scarcely up to that Second Board
periods OF activity The general tendency of the marke
was downward and the purchases were mainly to cove
maturing contracts. There but little disposition
shown to operate on time either in buyers sellers on
tions. Between the Boards the market was steady bu
inactive. The market for Foreign Bills is heavy anG
dull Sterling is 100d1O3E for commercial signaturas
lo5iGlO4 for banks, and 0ldl04R for bankers At New
Orleans the market is improving and leading sirnature
cannot be laid down here better than 1O9 per cent
The question OF greatest interest in the street
mas been IN regard to the legal position the holders
OF the stolen bonds who in possession of them in
good faith and for value 1t is reported that Mr. stan
ton the AtorneyGenera is about to publish his opinion
to the effect that inasmuch the defacaon is breach
of innocent holders cannot in any way he
with This is also the opinion Of several prominent law
yers who have been consulted to-day.
The pub caon of the numbers the bonds abstracted
by Mr. Bailey from the Interior Department has much
relieved those holding State bonds as it enabled them 70
ascertain which bonds were untanted by the fraud
Those not in the list are aga freely used in collecting;
ana nave been delivered to-day to parties who refused on
Monday to accept any bonds then state of doubt
thrown over all Some of the bonds to have been
stolen nave been Heating about the street for wear or
two There have been important developments to day
in regard to the fraud and nothing impcae parties
VINO have sold the bonds here in any criminal know
OF the circumstances An injunction was placed unon
the Bank Of the Republic to prevent their parting with
them i0''e0 "''
In Money market what change there is is toward
improvement Very prominent signatures are held at
dl2 per cent, with some transactions although coed
names still go at Is per cent The supply of good pane-
in the open market is very light On demand loans are
making 6l7 per cent
The Illinois Central Traffic for three weeks of December
has been:
First week .......... s4o22437 $49, ,133 50
Third wesk.....,.... 48,57iS5 54o545o o5i5o
Tosal...........slsa,84 ,84i14 sl6I ,s05 70
l39,sS314
Increase. ..............,. S2l, ,S2l, ,55
Comparative statement Of the exports (exclusive of
spece from New York to foreign ports the week and
since January !:
For the week. s1,1o1 500 sl,69s,c57 9,sss Sy ss5
Previously reported 50557s3l 656775Se 98,2s7 S7I
Since January 500 $50 7S4 s66775,593 500 Oq56 O56
The cashier of the Bank of the Republic, New York
publishes the following note
1eSSTs. EdttOTs:-The statement in of the news
paners that this bank held the bonds distracted from
department of the Government at Washington has no
foundation whatever in truth. The bonds are not now
and hare been possession of this ban So
as the knowledge of any of its officers extends Neither
Russell Mayors & Wsddell nor any member Of the fn
owe one dollar to the bank do We direc'y or ind
Tecy hold solitary acceptance of j. B. Floyd Secreta
ry OF war r. LowERY, Cashier
The Philadelphia Ledger of to-day says:
The stock market was inactive yesterday and prices
in several instances, lower Reading Railroad shares
sold at decline Of but improved little at the close
The bonds of 1856 shade lower. Lehigh Nayira.
tlon shares and scrip declined each and the bonds
sold at 9S4. There is nauifestly less brovant feIi
in the market and financial affairs are more than nsnay
blue Whether this results the unsettled condition
of things South from he speck of rebellion at PITTS
pIrg or the reported loss OF funds the seat of Govern
Hieht' Is more than we know. We do know, however
that the stock market is in very unsettled condition
win tte probability oil stability until after the 4th of
March, and net then, unless the inauguration of the
President elect is peaceably consummated.
The Mint at this city is actively employed in the re-
coinage OF the foreign gold freely coming into the
country. On Monday, about quarter of a miiIion of
dollars were sent New York recoined and on the
same day SIG0O00 were from that city to the Mint
MI SnoWden the Director of the Mint states that the
coming capacity of the Mint is 81 500 900 per month
100000 ~ ~ F40'
The money market is quiet without change of rates
which rule at from IL to IS per cent Call loans are ef
fected at 7GS per The business among the bill bro
kers is, however quite limited