The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-22
BOARD OF TRADE.
Committee Of Arbitration for month of December
SAMUEL r. SMITH,
II. q. RICE, LEWIS F. BAILEY,
ROBERT BARRIL. FRANCIS BURNS Jr
8Innstarg aHD Gummertial aeblsD.
BALTIMORE, Dec. q. 1860,

BALTIMORE, Dec q, 1860.
There has been a much cheerful feeling among
the business community this week and commercial mat
ters generally show considerable improvement over the
past month six weeks. Financial affairs however
show no decided improvement and there is still consider
able dstrus and want OF confidence among all classes in
regard to mOnied transactions We have no change
whatever to note in rates and first class paper is still
selling on the street at per cent; prime endorsed do.
at 1alE per cent per month"; but there is nothing doing
in second class The banks continue discount pretty
freely for their regular customers There particular
scarcity Of money either banks the street. but
capitalists show desire to invest in the present unset
tied state of political affairs The following are the rates
of discount at which some of principal brokers are
purchasing uncurrent money: Maryland, A42H per
cent. Virginia, 4d44 per cent; North Carolina 6H per
cent; South Carolina and Georgia, per cent. Checks
on New York selling at per cent. premium, and on
Philadelphia at A@1 per cent. There has been much
activity exhibited in the BreadstuGs market within
the past day two, than has existed week or two
past and with the favorable advices received from Eu
rope holders have been enabled realize the rates which
they were asking at the opening of the week. but which
buyers did not disposed to give The stock of Flour
on hand is rather limited and supplies forward but
slowly. Grain has been in lighter receipt this week
than any week during the entire year and there is hardly
enough Offering from day to day, to constitute market
1t seems that the farmers not disposed send their
crops to market at present, least such time as
the prices given will them their labor
All kinds of Grain advanced materially day and we
have no doubt the result of this will be that opening
OF the coming week will have larger receipts In Pro-
visions and Sugars fair business has been DONE but as
yet, there is no great activity evinced for either
The business of the week at the Baltimore Custom House
rather SMALL the total exports the week ending
December 90 1850, being only $07 40 the foreign
Imports for the same period amounted S5S SOL of
which Sl0375 free goods, and s4S S6 were duty
paying. Among the exports were 5,l75 bbs flour to
Brazil.
The operations in Stocks this week have been yery
light the sales adding up only 500 OOO Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad opened $4 regular way $50 asked
and sold down to $53 but to-day so shares were sold at
s54 and it left of S54 bid s54A asked Northern Cen
trail sold to the extent of 800 shares at from s3% down
to S12 but it left off to-day $13 bid s13T asked
decline of 4, Canton Company opened at Sl3 bid regu
lar way, but closed to-day at sl4 bid S4H asked an
advance of 81 per share Bank been rather
mer towards the close of the week but there has been
no very active demand for them. In the Mining fances
we have no special change to note since last Friday
Some few Of them show slight Improvement while |
others have been rather heavy. Loans Bonds were
quiet and but little done in either Northern Cen
tral Railroad 1885 opened at s49H but subsequently sold
down to $45 but to-day 1880 sold at s46X and
they closed firm at s46K bid, s47 asked.
The New York Stock Board has been quite active and
buoyant this week, and for Railroad shares especially
there has been quite active demand at rates
To-day the market showed considerable mness at both
the first and second boards and Missouri 6s have ad
vanced 4; Erie Railroad s2H, and New York Cen.
trail r.
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD
FEIDAY, December q, 1860
$1,000 Bait 6's, '75-9l6 so shs B. & 0. RR-54
!!Oo 1871 so shs. N. c. r. R. -l3R
IoOo N Z. kR bds, 200 shs. Gardner Hill
- - 'o5-464 Mining Co. PIX
20 shs Merchants 800 " 2H
Bank, -I15 500 90