The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-06
3OARD OF TRADE
BOARD OF TRADE.
Committee If Arbitration for nppn,s - Nor.b
". II. y C. WRIGHT,
J. A. SHRIVER, HUGH SlSSON
EDW'D G. MCDOWELL, JNO WALKFp
..gNataEg ane GnnIH1illrsial 4falfM
BALTIMORE, April s, 1861

BALTIMORE, April s, 1861
IN some of the leading branches of trade there has b
iair degree of activity this week, and for bread.
stuifs and most other descriptions of produce tho t
has exhibited considerable buoyancy Business az
whole IS however still dull and the indications at nrasent
are iny unfavorahe any immediate revival
oil trade Money is very abundant as is indicated Inv
the large bids made for the United States loan bnt
the demand Tor it for business purposes is very linn
i'eu ana large amounts are lying idle, capitalists
not being disposed in the present unsettled stata
OF our political relations to enter into new operations
Frstcass endorsed paper goes very readily on the street
at6G8 per cent but the best single name paper cannot
be placed under per cent per month.
In Stocks there has been more done this week than
last but the transactions in them have nevertheless been
light For all the principal stocks prices have been vel,
sustained and City 6s for which there has been verv
good inquiry, have advanced in the week to X per
cent In Railroad shares there has been very little
ment, nothing whatever having been done in Baltimore
and Ohio and sales of only so shares Northern Central
having been made at sax. Baltimore and Ohio left off
to-day at $50 bid s62 asked and Northern Central at
Sl4 bid $l44 asked regular way. The Of Railroad
bonds include $4,000 Baltimore and Ohio 1855 at "
$500 do lS62's 1.-THE extra dividend bonds Co. 500
Northern Central 1875 at 5sA $4,000 do. 1855 at
52A the closing sale being at the latter figure g 600
Northwestern Virginia first mortgage at 9OG9O4 and
$500 do. third mortgage do. unendorsed, Is For
City 6s there has been good inquiry, and note sales
of s220 GOO 1905 at from 81 to &c. the closing sales being
made at 93A lot of 81 O0O Virginia 6's was sold early
in the week at 76A, but nothing has been done in them
here for several days past They sod at New York TO-
day at 74G744. There % shares Union Bank sold
to-day at s72 and 10 shares Mechanics do slS bu,
there have been other operations in Bank stocks this
week.
There has been movement this week in the Mining
stocks but the market for them has throughout the weas
been heavy The sales embrace shares Springfield
from 95 down 600 shares Guilford at As cts
and 800 shares Silver Valley 30 Springfield lief
Off day $40 bid 81 so asked, Gardner Hill at SII
bid 81 90 asked and Guord at cts bid SO cts asked
The Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Of Ba!ti
has declared dividend three per cent cash
interest the stock loan for six months; six per cent
cash. interest scrip for twelve months-payable OF
demand; and thirty three and third per cent in scr
on the earned premiums of the past year, deverabl
after 25th instant.
The foreign imports into Baltimore for the week endin
on Thursday amount in value to S423, 425, of whic
1907 o free, and s2l6 All duty paying goods
and the foreign exports from Baltimore for the sam
period cunt in value to only 500 090 against 1892
last week.
In New York day there was a heavy decline il
stocks occasoned without doubt by the warlike aspec
of political affairs. Virginia 6's declined 81 4; M
souri, 6's sly; Tennessee bonds S1H; North Caroin
bonds s14; Canton X Erie s1%; New York Centri
SIN; Reading ST. Cleveland and Toledo s1A; Michiga
Southern ST. Michigan Southern guaranteed SIX; Roc
| Island SIX Harlem 81; and Gaena and Chicago SIX
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD,
FRIDAY. April 5th, 1861.
$1,000 Bait. 6's '9O-99 500 shs. Springfield
1000 1000 n W Va RR SO-SSA soo Mining n Co. -1s
'''' 1stm bonds, -soK 1000 shs. Guilford NJ IL
25 shS. Union Bank-72 Co. Il
10 shs. Mechanics -1SH