The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-26
VOL. VINO. 700.
Nonstarp ans Commercial 8sbitta.
p,,r,uopr Nav 25, 1850.

BALTIMORE, May 20, looo'
There has been larger business done in Stocks mere
this week. than in any week for long 'me pa,t' .e
sales reported amounting in value upwards oil
In tho Cro mining stocks the transactions have been
immense about 1SO 900 shares OF inc various "'N"s
couDanvs or tho list hay wing been sold at the Board
During the former part the week these STOCKS were
very buoyant but day or two past the market Tor
them has exhibited symptoms OF weakness, ana some OF
them have fallen price. In North State the opera
ons have been very heavy, the sales adding up about
so ooo shares 1t opened s3 but it went from this
nrice up to a r. and again fell off to $3AG3B which
were the figures obtained for to-day There have been
some u 900 shares Guord Silver HiIl 900
shares Springfield, and 10000 each of Cambridge and
Consolidated sold during the week. Springfield opened
at So 56d5%, and advanced to $5%, but dropped of
again s5k, at which figure it closed to-day, but Gull
ford sold at from SAX up to SAN, the closing sales
being made at the latter figure Silver Hill sold at the
opening of the week at s2%g2h but it subsequently
advanced to s3k, at which figure sales made
yesterday To-day it fell off again, 500 shares be-
ing sold at the Board at from sSA down So The sales
of Cambridge have been made at from 81 up to S2k but
it closed to-day at s2% bid s24 asked regular way
Consolidated has varied very considerably in price 1t
opened at 81 o. and dropped down to $lS, but ad
vanced subsequently to S2h The closing sales were
however made at SIX 22 Within the last day or two
Mining stock, the Baltimore and North Carolina
has been the MARKET and some lOO00 shares OF
it have been sold at $2d26
Railroad shares have also been active, and both Ba
more Ohio and Northern Central have advanced ma
terialy. Baltimore and Ohio there have been about
900 shares sold at from SIAN at which figure it opened
up to SIX which price obtained for it yesterday
and today and the sales of Northern Central add
about 4 SEQ shares at $l6917S cash, and Sl6A9l7h
time the market for it closing to-day at S17A bid, S7H
asked regular way Some 400 shares Canton were sold
A,,v day at Y but oil
shares sold S2Oh The sales of Railroad bonds
this include 900 Baltimore and Ohio 1855 at S5
G95 $4,000 Northern Central 1855 at 63<d634, and
Northwestern Virginia endorsed third mortgage
bonds at rs also sales of $400 Maryland 1890
6s at I05 and OF $4,000 Baltimore City 6's at 99x
for 1855 and lOl Hd102 for 1905 Bank stocks
wanted Tor investment and sales to a moderate extent
are making, but at very full prices.
I'VE have change to note since last Friday in the
condition of the Money market and continue to quote
it very easy The supply of capital considerably exceeds
the demand and the discount rates consequently low
Good single paper sells very readily the street
at 7G7x per cent, but strictly first class signatures
would 60 easily at per cent. For call loans the
ket very Irregular and the rates at from to
per CENT according to the quality of the collaerals of
fered
The foreign imports into Baltimore for the week ending
on Thursday amount in value to $305, ,S43 of which
$780, were free $500 ass duty paying goods
and the value of the foreign exports from Baltimore for
the same period was ,9c2, against $147 for thu
previous week