The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-15
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BALTIMORE, Dec. A. 1850.
The feeling in business circles during the early part of
the week very much depressed but the tone
mercal affairs generally has improved materially within
the past few days The foreign received this week
is quite reassuring and it has had very favorable inu
ence upon the markets generally. Under it, great
staples cotton and breadstuHs, have improved in
price, and Stocks have also advanced materially
merca and financial affairs continue affected by the
state of political relations but they generally
thought to be less threatening than they and the
panic seems to us to be wearing itself out Money here
continues tight, but there is somewhat improved feel
ing in the market to-day, The demand is less urgent
than it few days since, and paper is readily
placed although the rates for first class paper the
street, which is the only description that is negotiable
still range at from l to * per cent. per month New
York Exchange has been selling to-day at the
figures yesterday, viz: 2h to per cent pre-
MUM.
The operations in stocks here this week have been
large but bulk of the business done has been in Rail
road shares and bonds The sales of Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad add up about goo shares It opened $53,
and dropped subsequently to $50 but advanced again,
selling to-day at $54&d55, and closing at s54 bid S55
asked regular way OF Northern Central Railway the
sales reached about 200 shares at from down sl34
the closing sales being made however $14 cash. There
225 shares Canton Company sold early in the week
at sl3@134, but it closed to-day at $14 bid SIS asked
regular way. There has been some this week
in Bank stocks. The sales include shares Bank of
Baltimore at s99, 16O shares Citizens at S1Od10%, and
100 shares Franklin at $l.
There has been considerable done this in Loans
but this of have declined materially City
6s there have been S24O 600 sold at 95G94K for
1905 94H down to SOY for 1s75 92H for 1865 div
dend on and SSGS9 for 1865 ex DIVIDEND 1905 closed
to-day at % bid and 1sS6s at sSH bid, SO asked
dividend. The sales of Railroad bonds include
$4,000 Northern Central 1858 at from 54H down to
49S, showing decline in the week of per cent $4,000
Northwestern Virginia bonds 81 first and 25 for
unendorsed third mortgage and $4,000 Baltimore and
Ohio bonds at from 81 down to II for 1855 closing
being made however 79 7779 for lss0s; and 55
for 1s62's
The sales of Mining stocks this week include 2,75o
shares Gardner H and 800 shares Springfield Gard
ner Hill opened at $245 and dropped subsequently, to
s215, but it advanced again, selling to-day at $2406
$780, out the sales Of Springfield made at from
S205 down to S1S5, and it closed to-day S185 bid 81
asked regular way We note sales also Of $50 shares Sill
Valley at As cts 100 shares Cambridge 80 cts
$50 shares Silver Hill sold early in the week 35 cts
and 1000 shares do. sold to-day cts I7OO shares
Consolidated at 25 cts 300 shares Deep River 25 cts
and 400 shares GuOrd at S540 cts. but for Guilford
so cts cash was bid to-day. We understand that the first
instamen of the this stock recently
by the Company and which is due tomorrow has already
been paid upon upwards of 70 900 shares and have
been requested call the attention of the remaining
stockholders the fact, that by the vote
ordering the assessment failure to pay promptly the in
stalmen due to morrow absolutely orfet the stock to
the Company.
he foreign imports Baltimore for the week ending
Thursday amount in value STA 40S of which s2O
700 free, and 6lS duty paying goods and
the value Of the oreig exports from Baltimore for the
period S1965O3 against only s34o 26o for the
previous week.
At the first board in New York to day Virginia 6s ad
vanced IN per cent Missouri per cent; p;
New FORK Central q; Reading SIN Cleveland and To-
ledo y and Michigan Southern ST. but Missouri 6s de-
clined again at the second board A. Erie a. New York
Central 81 \ and Reading i.