The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-22
ALEs AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
PRICES AND sALEs or STOCKS IN REV YoHK
nv TTT.IrGEApE
ILIILUhAFE,
Through WILLIAE FISHER SON Stock and Bill Brol.rs
No. % South street.
The New York Hesel a of AIS morninr snr.

Stocks continue inactive, but prices better again
An opinion prevails that the danger the fall of Wash
ngton is not great and the bulls heart accordingly
Pretty heavy sales of Southern State stocks took plac.
this morning in part for the which
are not disposed to the risk having con
fscaed on their hands but Southern orders, which
tnue to arrive Notwithstanding the alleged suspenson
Of intercourse with the South prevent prices from fall
ing Nrsinias. which scarce, advanced per cent
There was moderate demand for United States securi
tics; the 6s Of 1881 tregstered declined but the SIS of
1874 adv Anced i In railway shares small business
done, generally at small advance Monday s
\, Erie 4 Hutson q Gaena =. Toledo q and Rock
Island \ After the board the market strong and
further advance of about per cent the active
among the speculative shares was realized At the
ond board the market steady.
The money market continues very dull. Holders of
first class short acceptanceS object pay FIVE for
meeting them but six is the general quotation for the
best paper On call 45 is the general rate but deposits
are made with brokers at per cent The banks have
paid the whole of their s35OOO0O their proportion of
the new Treasury notes. Mr. Cisco dsposing of them
all who offer to buy
There is proposition before the banks to attach interest
coupons the end and 81 per Treasury
terest ~
rne Safety Fund Banks of the city have started ques
ton to whether they legally subscribe their share
to the loan hut will probably decide it armativelv
The Boston banks could only take millions out of the
tteen their apportionment and thev made re-
quest OF the New England country banks subscribe the
remaining five millions These institutions were afraid
to do this as they anticipate partial their cir
cuiaton when the small Treasu issued and
the five millions were therefore added to the
signed to this city.
ratessay lO7A for bankers sterling and S5 for
1861 dIO7 'l mai hs' d.
The following is comparative statement exports,
exclusive of specie from the port of New York to foreign
ports for the week and since January i:
1859 1850 1881
For the week. ,l9S sS7 7Tl5I4I eo6 $40
Previously reported ,457 54s26 9l5 s0Oi9 454
Since January ...s4l ,65oss4 56,572O5s 8l,7le27a
Again the table shows small falling of from last
year Last august our heavy shipments of food to Eu
during the balance Of the will show any increase
1850 though they will be largely in excess of 1850
at least for the next ten weeks.
The Providence journal of Monday SAYS
Business affairs have assumed more cheerful as
pec The Woo!en manufacture, which has long been of
great importance in this State which has attrrly
increased to extent that few citizens
understand, is now pretty fully occupied. Some esah
lshments are orkine overtime The demand for army
cothiug aud the failing of in irnpnrtaons, opened
q market for domestic productions
She paper notices important advance in Print
Cloths, ct per yard, with sales Of Y, 900 pieces
The Philadelphia Bulletin thus notices the money
market OF that city
There is increase in the demand for money and no
falling of in the supply Business is very dull in most
departments and the limited good short paper
offered on the street is taken at 6G per cent; but there
is little Offering, the banks absorbing that is pre-
sened City warrants are more abundant and taken by
the brokers at al per cent discount
The Chicago Tribune of Saturday says:
Within the past two days the rates freight wheat
to Buffalo have advanced cts to ~ cts per bushei
closing yesterday at l5Gl5A cts On the l4th August
1860 the ruling rate f freight for wheat to Buffalo was
7h cts but the 2lst of the month Ii cts per
bushel was paid. The money market continues very
close and business is restricted in consequence The re
cepts of produce continue increase aud under good
demand by shippers exchange plenty, there
siderable difficulty in converting bills. To-day sight
drafts on New York freely sold at par and on
Buffalo at Sd$ discount The nominal rates for
exchange the various hanks were I to per cent mrs,
MUM; but some of them were glad to sci! at par The
supply of gold is also limited and although the demand
is comparatively light, it is met with difficulty