The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-11
BOARD OF TRADE
Nonstarg an6 Commercial 8tbith.
RALTIMnRE. Aupust 10. 1Sf


The business in stocks this week has been quite limit
ed the entire value OF the sales at the Board being only
about $3.50 600 The market for stocks generally has
however been pretty firm and in Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad we have to note large advance. This stock
has run up under the influence presume of the large
increase of the for july that of the
ponding month last year. from $74, which the price
bid early in the week. to $780, at which figure sold
both yesterday and to-day 1t seems however impos
sbe to create much demand for the stock and the sales
this week amount only 200 shares 1t fact worth
remembering that of the road for July 1857
nearly $50 900 greater than it was last month, and
that the sold that time at s67 to $685. some l2
sl3 per share less than it is bringing OF North
Central Railway there have been 1000 shares
sold this week at from 500 to s22K, and it closed
to-day steady at s22% bid, s22% asked regu-
lar way. For Railroad bonds there has been
some inquiry and We note sales of sl7 goo
Northern Central 1855 at 67@67K 81 900 Baltimore
and Ohio 1858 at s9x 81 900 do 1855 at SO, and
SO 900 Central Ohio first mortgage bonds at 57H North
ern Central 1855 to-day at 67 bid 67% asked
and Baltimore and Ohio 1855 at SSh bid, go asked
The Mining stocks have been quiet this week. but the
market for them has nevertheless been pretty firm The
sales include 900 shares Gardner Hill at $7706 800
shares Springfield at s4A@4B 5000 shares Guilford at
from sS to s3% the sales to-day being made at S32s "a
az 400 shares North State at S244d2H 1900 shares
Rudsell at 81 s. 27OO shares Consolidated at 81 44GlA;
900 shares Baltimore and North Carolina at s12; and
1900 shares Cambridge at from SIX up to Slh, the
closing sales being made at $lX Gardner illl closed
to day at sex bid, SIX asked, Sprngfe at SAX bid,
SAN asked, Guford at s3A bid, So Al asked, North
State at "A bid s2h asked Consolidated at 81 IA bid,
SIN asked Cambridge at s1.S bid s1H asked, Rudisell
at SIX bid sl% asked Baltimore and North Carolina at
SIX bid S1s asked and Silver Hill at 81 bid, SIX asked
| regular way
State and City 6s continue very firm. We note sales
md
IS 900 Baltimore 6s 100H for 1S73s, 1024 for 1s75s
and 1O2 for 1905 Bank stocks also firm, but there
| are very few selling The sales this week include 2
shares Bank of Baltimore at $1o2H; "a shares Union at
$76A@77 and 80 shares Bank of Commerce at s24% G25.
Sales of so shares Associated Fremans Insurance
| Co at s71674.
Money continues very abundant and the market for it
easier than The rates for are how
unchanged and the range for prime signatures is
still from to TX per cent? the former rate being for
short dates and the latter for paper having more
time Paper is and much wanted, both by
The banks and brokers. Money is offering very freely
call at per cent with prime collaeras, but fancy
stocks rates range at from to IL per cent.
The foreign imports into Baltimore for the week ending
Thursday, amount in value to S3l7 O77, of which
S73 215 free and S243 S62 duty paying goods
and the value of the foreign exports from Baltimore for
the period s2S7 231 against s239,756 for the
| previous week
In New York to-day Erie advanced III; Reading s;
| Harlem 24; Michigan Southern common stock 12s Ca
lena and Chicago A. and Virginia 6s X; but New York
Central declined H. Missouri 6s Cleveland and Toledo
Rock Island Canton and Michigan Southern guaranteed
all closed at yesterdays figures.
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARn.
FRIDAY, August 10, 1860
$1,000 N. C, RR. BIDS. 800 shs. North State
'S5-67 Mining Co. b60-2 A
5000 S. b6O-67b 500 shs N c. Con-