The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-25
PRICES AND SALES OF STOCKS IN NEW YORK
BY TELEGRAPH.

The New York Tribune of Friday morning says
Inc at the Stock Board yesterday were to
moderate extent, and quotations Irregular The
only marked feature was the fall in Rock Island which
under moderate amount of stock thrown on the mar
ket with great lack Of buyers, sold the Board
uo"h 10 81 y against 34% yesterday There yari-
Gus unpleasant in the street regardir The ac
counts of this road the falling off Of its business Sc
bnt we presume the real cause of the decline to,
day can be found in the Albany failures These
Albany hnancers have been large operators in this stool
and the apprehensions that large blocks must como
the market has alarmed holders, and induced hem ~
realize on their shares at once There move
ment time in this which was NOT snccessfI
and no doubt the market has been fed recently from
source We have no belief in any of the rumors mia
voraee to the managers of this road The market for
Sterling Exchange is nominally 4 per cent higher hn
there are no transactions establishing the advance Par
ties who received gold by the Persia coming into
TO purchase bills have given it firmness.
From the Herald of Friday we extract the foIIowir
Money continues abundant on call but nanar r,o,os
very slowly First class current at about 7
Tor snort ana az Tor long paper; but the list names
ling to discount doubtful paper at very high rates
nt interest," some enerprisng lenders are making 34
fectly good. paw PS'
The first stage of the currency crisis at Chicago
oyer: Mefchans and storekeepers all adopting the
cdsSncdtlon OF currency fixed by the railroads which
established the rates for the issues the varous hanks
par go ets so cts 60 cts and so cts This however is
only temporary. Before the 18th of August-,be day
fixed for the general redemption of the currencv-s
further depreciation will obviously take place and We
should be surprised to see the business of ni;n
irving at specie basis by that time. Under these cir
cumstance the new issues of Treasury notes for small
sums may prove godsend to The West
At the recent session of the Legislature Of Missouri
OIL was passed of which the last section is as follows
SECTION Il. That the Fund Commissioners shall uro.
vide for the payment Of interest bonds of the
State issued for the purpose of aiding the several
companies in this State for other purposes by issuing
bonds OF the State provided by law such amounts
thereof AS will pay the accruing interest due first day
OF July next: r0rided, That such bonds shall not
sold at greater rate of discount than 10 Der cent
As these bonds selling 20 per cent discount in
tnlS market. the bOndhoderS unon tIis
fund for their interest All the money in the Treasury
and to he received from taxes is otherwise appropriated
The New Orleans Bank statement compared W tn
the statement of the previous week, is as follows:
Dec in short loans 1922 9I Dec in exchange s4Os 935
Dec IN spece.... 81 OILS Dec in dist balances l72 81
Dec IN circulation. 27 900 Dec in total loans 377 778
Dec in deposits..... 3,9I7
The New Orleans PicdyuRe of the 18th inst recon.
mends that all the bills credits and other avaahles of
Western and Northern parties should be sequestered
without delay This the only remedy the vandal-
ism with which hCstities being carried on
az inst US.
The business incidents of the day not worth dwell
ling upon. There is market for paper and the dis
count brokers report absolute transactions
The same is the case with stocks and very nearly so With
Exchange A few small sterling bills were sold at o6Gl
81, and some sight the North at . X discouut