The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-04
BOARD OF TRADE.
Committee of Arbitration for month of November.
SAMUEL HURLBUT.
r ToNEY EDWARD L. PALMER,
w q RANSFMER JOHN S. DICKINSON,
Nunetarg aHa Gonnsrfial SstisA.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 8. ]

BALTIMORE, Dec. 3, 1850.
We change either for the better or worse in the
condition of the Money market in the state of COM
mcrcal affairs Business of all descriptions is very quiet,
and seems likely remain time to come at
least and money continues tight The banks are doing
as much of the paper offering as they prudeny, but
on the street loans very difficult to be Obtained
Nothing but strictly first class paper will 90 any
and for this description rates range from to per
cent per month. New York exchange continues in de
mand and it is selling the rates Saturday,
viz; l@lK per cent. premium.
There fair business done at the stock board day
and for Railroad shares prices rather better than
Saturday but most of the other stocks the list
weaker Baltimore and Ohio Railroad advanced sales
of 275 shares being made at SS5sH cash. and closed
at $5s1 bid, s58% asked regular way. North
ern Central also advanced v. There was
considerable activity in it, the sales adding up
$50 shares at from $16 up SIT, and it closed regular
way at S17 bid SIX asked There inquiry for
Canton again day, and sales made of 300 shares
SIS cash, this figure being the that obtained
for it Saturday. City 6s were lower to-day sales of
$4,000 1S75s being made at 95X and Of 81 100 1905 at
976e6A. The only sale OF Railroad bonds was one of
$12O Baltimore and Ohio 1925 at S. For Northern
Central 1855 Sc bid and SIN asked and Baltimore
and Ohio bonds closed at 81 bid for 1875 50 bid for
1s75's, and IS bid, GO asked for 1s62s The Mining
stocks were dull and heavy The transactions in them
include 800 shares Gardner Hill at s24@245 the mar
ke for closing at only $24 bid regular way $50 shares
Guiford at 40 cts 200 shares North cs and
llOo shares North Carolina Consolidated also at 80
cts There was nothing done in Springfield but it closed
at only 81 bid, s2G asked regular way
The Guiford Mining Company has levied an assess
ment of twenty cents per share its entire capital stock
the official call for which, will be found this morning in
the advertising columns of the Exchange The first
stament of ten cents per share made payable or
fore December 18th; the second, of five cents
fore February list, and the third also cents on or
before March LIST. By the terms of the Companys char
ter all stock upon which any Of these
not paid by the designated day. will be forfeited by
holder, and revert to the Company The purpose of the
assessment learn, is obtain twenty
additional cash working capitalize original working
means of fifteen thousand dollars having been expended
in equipping the mine and raising ore-hirty thousand
five hundred dollars worth of which has already been OBJ
tanned, practical result appears by the report
made by the President accompanying the official call we
have alluded to.
At the first board in New York to-day New York Cen
trail advanced T. and Reading " but both these stocks
fell off at the second board each Erie declined 4 but
Missouri ss advanced u; Michigan Southern u; Michi
gan Southern guaranteed X, and Harlem Z Virginia
6s Canton Cleveland and Toledo Rock Island and Ca
lena and Chicago all closed at Saturdays rates.