The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-21
Mprstaru ana Commercial &soieto.
RrIrIMoEE. January 20. l


There has been very heavy business done IN STOCKS
this at the Board but the operations have been
chiefly ia fances The contest between the bulls and
bears in Baltimore Ohio Railroad, continues to be the
chief point Of interest and it has been sufficiently exc
;pp this week to attract the attention outsiders
The bears however have again had decidedly the advan
tage in the contest the stock has declined heavily
during the The sales for the week exceed 600
shares opened at S7ok cash. and S71 buyer 60 days
but it sold at the opening of the Board to-day at s654
cash. and 500 buyer 60 days these figures being will
be SEEN decline Of SIS to $54 the opening rates
After the opening to-day the stock rallied again. and
prices for it advanced SIN to 81 per share but it again
e of and the closing sales made at s66h seller 90
after 10 days, and s6e1 66% buyer GO days Northern
Central Railway has also been quite heavy throughout
the week, and it has fallen off in price to of dollar
per share The sales add up about 400 shares at from
sle4 down to $l5h and it closed today at Sl5S bid
S15X asked regular For Railroad bonds there has
been inquiry but the ket for them has been
by active. We note sales of 81 500 Baltimore
and Ohio 1855 at S2Gs2X $1,000 Northern Central
1855 at 593594 s5 900 Northwestern Virginia second
mortgage bonds at 7l@6s the closing sale being at the
latter figure and 81 COO Gettysburg Railroad bonds at 73
We note also sale Of 81 900 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
bonds guaranteed by Virginia 62H The sales of City
stock this week include 1854 per cents at ST. 500 6s
1875 at 97 and 500 6s 1890 at 99 For Bank stocks
there has been fair inquiry, and note sales of SO
shares Union at S75A; shares Bank of Baltimore at
S10l; share Merchants at $lls IL shares Farmers
and Merchants at $394 shares Mechanics at
$1e shares Marine at $780, Is shares Citizens at $I1S
Il; and 175 shares Franklin at S11H@11% Mining
stocks continue be enqured for and sales
shares Georges Creek at sl5Gl5k and 1,100 shares
Gardner Hill at 81 44G2 So Gardner Hill closed to-day
at $237K bid, 81 "A asked, and Guilford at sl% bid
SIX asked regular way. We have several letters
recently from North Carolina in which the most
couraging reports given of tile yield of copper
the Gardner Hill and Guford mines which located
in that State We chronicle this fact with great sat
isfaction much the larger portion of the stock
of both these ourishing is held in Baltimore
The state Of affairs may realize the luminous idea of
morning cotemporary of practical results in the way of
prospective dividend
Money is easier than it week ago, and first class
paper be readily placed at sac per cent This
description of paper is and wanted. OF second
class paper there is large amount Offering and is SELL
ing the street at 1012 per There very ac
tive demand for money call, mainly to carry stock
operations, and loans making Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad took at @, 10 and IL per cent.
The foreign imports into Baltimore for the week end
ing Thursday amount in value to 1926 s06, of which
s29752 free and sl06,054 duty paying goods
and the foreign exports for the period to $50 $50
against sl13 1S9 for the corresponding week in 1859
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