The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-28
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BALTIMORE, April q, 1860.
There has been heavy business done this week IN
Stocks the transactions at the Board amounting IN 'aue
to upwards of half million Of dollars. In Railroad
stocks there has been done than for seFer weeks
past 100 shares Baltimore and ONO, anu d'oo
shares Northern Central having been sold during the
week Baltimore and Ohio has varied considerably in
price 1t opened on Saturday at S7lh, but it sold on
Monday at from s74 up to s74h Since Monday it has
however been steadily declining and to-day sold at s7l
seller GO days SIN cash and buyer 60 days. and it left
of at s7l bid S71 asked regular way Northern Cen
trail has through the week been quite strong and prices
fer it have advanced since the opening 81 per share
opened at sl5h but it sold to-day at SlG4@l6k cash
and time closing at s16S bid, sl64 asked regular way
Mining stocks have been active again this week par
ticulary Springfield the sales of which add up about
$4,000 shares This stock has through the week been
very strong and prices for it have advanced the
opening SIX to s1 per share 1t opened on Saturday
at SAX but went from this point up $5% at which
figure some sales made yesterday The day
were however made at s5%5A and the stock left off
$5% bid, $5A asked regular way. Gardner Hill has
also been very strong and advance of 4 to q has
been established in it, Sales of nearly 5000 shares of
have been made at from S. up ssA the market for
closing to-day at $50 Bid IS 81 asked regular way. O.
Guord there have been about 600 shares sold at from
$3A up to 81 O6, the sales to-day being made at $3%G4
Cambridge has fallen off in price 2400 shares
being sold at from $l% down to 81 A. but North State
has improved slightly Some 900 shares of the latter
stock have changed hands at $1I2 the sales at the
outside figure being made oday. We note also sale
this week of 80 shares Georges Creek Coal Iron Com
pany at $50 cash.
Loans have through the week been active and very
firm. We note sales of 10000 Baltimore city 6s at
9SG9SH for 1s75's, 994 for 1s7o's and 1OO61OOH for
1S9Oss 900 Missouri 6s at SAX $500 Virginia 6 934
Sl 900 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bonds "a for
1s67s SIS for 1895 aud 81 for 1855 81 900 Northwestern
Virginia endorsed third mortgage bonds a7 and 81 900
Central Ohio second mortgage bonds at 36d367. Some
$4,000 Northern Central 1885 bonds sold early the
week at CO. but to-day 624 bid and ca asked for
them. sale of 81 500 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
ira dividend orders made day two since at So
but to-day only 40 was bid for them For Bank stocks
there has been inquiry but comparatively little has
been done in them The sales were however all made
at full rates.
We note a somewhat increased demand for money but
the supply continues abundant and the market
still easy. The for are unchanged and first
class paper still passes the street at S per cent and
fair second class do at 910 per cent For call loans the
market continues Irregular and the range at from
to 9per cent the latter being the for loans upon
Railroed, and other stocks
The foreign imports into Baltimore for the week ending
Thursday amount nvaue TO only $s64 4l6. of which
$22 S2I free sos 595 duty paying goods
but the value of the foreign exports from Baltimore for
the period $265 97 against S263 l99 last week.
and sl434O7 for the corresponding week in 1859.
In New York to-day most of the stocks the list were
higher Erie advanced z; New York Central \ Cleve-
land and Toledo g; Rock Island a Michigan Souher
II; Michigan southern guaranteed IL; Galena and
Chicago e; and Canton t. Reading Virginia 6s, and
Illinois Central bonds closed yesterdays figures but
Harlem declined \, ard Missouri 6's q.
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