The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-02
BALTIMORE, Feb. 1st, i


The business at the Stock Board has been light again
this week but for generally the through
cut it been firm with an improving tendency Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad has advanced since the opening slH
per share There has however been but done in it.
the sales for the week amounting to only $50 shares a.
from S5Sh up to $50 To-day there was nothing done in
III 500 was asked for it regular way but only s5SH was
bid Nothing whatever has been done in Northern Cen
trail Railway shares this week. The market for them has
been rather Irregular and throughout the has
been wide range between the prices bid and asked
This Stock closed to-day at SAX bid SIG asked regular
way, but only Sl3H bid for it sellers option co davs
For the bonds of this road there has considerable in
curry, and 1855 have advanced in the week
per cent. Sales of 900 of them have
been made at from 50k up to 81 and they closed to-
day firm at 5lA bid So asked We also sales this
week of 5000 Northwestern Virginia first mortgage
bonds at 3d. 81 COO Baltimore and Ohio lS75's at SOT
and 1000 do. 1855 at 81. City 6s have through the
week been dull and heavy and they have declined since
the opening to per cent We note sales GOO of
them at e6 for lS70s and 1673s 81 for 1855 and 97A
9 for 1905 For Bank stocks there has been some in
quiry this week, but the transactions in them
been large The sales include Baltim
at sos; shares Union at $73; Is shares Farmers
Merchants at 1884, 54 shares Commercial and Farmers
full paid at s3S, and 20 shares Citizens at sll
There has been doing in Mining stocks this week
than for time past, and for of them prices
Il
these Stocks and political affairs in settled
condition. prices for them would probably improve We
note sales this week of 5O shares Gardner Hill at S.
200 shares Springfield s2O52 90 500 shares Guilford
at 65 cts 100 shares North State at from 80 up 40
cts 600 shares Consolidated at so cts 800 shares Cam
bridge at 3035 cts; 800 shares Silver Valley 80
CTS and 5000 shares Baltimore and North Carolina at 20
@25 cts
The Money market exhibits no new features Money IS
undoubtedly abundant but capitalists continue be
extremely cautious in making investments, and loans
difficult be obtained except upon the most un- |
doubted securities First class endorsed paper goes very
readily at 7HS per cent but it is difficult to place the
best single name paper under II per cent
The foreign imports into Baltimore for week end
ing on Thursday amount in value to s24622 of which
S7 4o2 were Free and s19 22O duty paying goods
and the foreign exports from Baltimore for the
period amount in value to 372 S against S20S SIS last
week
In New York today Stocks heavy and lower
Virginia Gs declined 4; Missouri 6's q Canton u Erie
~ New York Central 81; Reading sl4; Cleveland and
Toledo q; Michigan Southern Il; Michigan Southern |
guaranteed II Rock Island 5s and Gaena and Chicago
SIX.
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
FRIDAY, February 1, 1861
$1,000 Bait 6's, '90-97 $1,000 n. WAR.
&00O e. NO RR. BIDS lst m. bonds so
'S5--S1 40 sls. Com. & Far
$500 N c. RR. bds., Bank, full paid SO
S5-514 200 shs Springfield
1000 'S5-5l I'll Mining Co . co