The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-25
PRICES AND sALEs OF bTUUks IN NEW fUKh
BY TELEGRAPH.

The New York Tribune of this morning says
There much less activity and excitement at the
Stock Board to-day than yesterday and rmer although
irregular feeling The strong disposition which existed
yesterday afternoon to get rid of stocks without UGH re-
gard price had exhausted itself and the market opened
with some steadiness AS the call proceeded this was
lost and somewhat lower prices established Toward
the close of the session. however there was disposition
shown to sustain the market on the part of of the
leading operators in the recent se who probably found
the market falling too rapidly under their realizing sales
Between the Boards prices advanced ak per cent with
small transactions and at the Second Board there was
general recovery in quotations. with considerable dispo-
sition buy This feeling however, was lost after the
regular session, and the market fell off 40H per cent
and closed heavy.
There is nothing doing in foreign bills to-day but the
market is steady at 1o59lo6h for Sterling; 5.35953o
for Francs.
Freights-To Liverpool, $50 bales of cotton at
B13 S2d 1000 bbs. -four at IS. Cd. 10 900 bushels
wheat at Nd. bulk; 80 900 bushels at lid bulk;
500 boxes bacon at $751; and $50 bbs lard 37 3D. To
10000 bushels wheat at 1Skd in bags. To southamp,
ton brig with 80 900 bushels wheat at 13kd in ships
bags, and 1000 bbls. flour at Sos. 10kd.
The London Herald of the 9th, the date received
by the Arago at New York, says:
The Bank France mpelled by the action of the Bank
of England yesterday have adopted further measures
restrictions and without the least delay the
raised from 5K cent? at which it before STOOD to per
cen-the same quotation the Bank of England. The
directors have not hesitated, apparently, pursue
rather unusual course both with respect the date and
extent of the change In part explanation of this no
there tie precedent set by the Bank of England
though the admin stration OF the establishment on
the other side Of the Channel have to greater lengths
than has ever been customary. 1t has been, likewise
usual to keep the rate of the Bank of France
under the Bank of England but that distinction is now
abandoned and therefore pressing necessity must be
posed to have compelled the relaxation of the regulation
The American difficulty has, doubt, awakened the
anxiety of French interests in similar degree to that
manifested in financial circles; and the combined
influence of an internal absorption of gold with the dis
couraging accounts from French houses New has
prepared them for untoward events The Bank of France
in its present position could not 60 much in advance
and if it the verfcaton of the prediction of pro-
babe suspension Of specie payments would not be far
distant.
report late in the afternoon that the Di-
rectors of the Bank of England had made another rise
carrying the rate per cent On inquiry in the dis
count department of that establishment the was
positively contradicted.
The sensitive condition of public securities may be
judged from the fuctuaton which has again taken place
in prices and which continues keep business generally
in very unsettled position. The telegram from Paris,
advising the determination Of the Directors of the Bank
of France, exercised an immediate influence upon Con-
sols and foreign stocks and railway shares subsequently
gradually succumbed The fall in English equal
first to to q per cent and the best railway stocks
dropped from to per cent. When, however, it was
found that the movement in reality entailed panic
symptoms, and that although the Bourse prices
lower the decline not serious then smart reaction
was experienced the spectators who previously sold
having terminated their engagements. Consos fuctua.
ted from 9lS to and were at period quoted 81
q but the final value was 9lx to &.
of about fl00 900 in gold sent into the bank
this afternoon and so 900 eeigns withdrawn for
transmission America The silver has present
ed no chenge of importance, the quotation continuing
6l4d.
The royal mail steamer which leaves tomorrow for
Brazil will take out f22OOO of which $4,000 gold and
$1,000 silver.
Although the value of money in the open market is as
already indicated, per cent the Stock Exchange
does not exceed 5a to per There were transac-
ons early in the morning at G. but the principal later in
the afternoon occurred at 54
The chief of the advances made by the Bank England
during the shutting repaid tomorrow In connection
with bills it is understood they limited but with
spect to stock through the demands for money
they will prove much larger than usual.
The committee Of joint stock bankers held their meeting
today, when it agreed that the deposits
should be fixed at per cent? the London and Westmn
ser Bank restricting the allowance to per cent on
sums under $500.
The discount establishments in the of business
hours announced that the terms for money at call have
been raised from Ak to per cent and for money
tce from to 51 per cent, the latter rather better
price than anticipated.
The effect upon the produce markets, through the al
tered value of money, is gradually increasing The few
public sales of sugar which occurred went generally at
decline of 6dd1s. In the transactions in coffee
prices also accepted and further fall will be expe
rienced, if large parcels shall be brought forward.
The Paris Bourse has been very much depressed
owing to the rise in the rate of discount of the Bank
France.
Rentes closed fiat at &C fr 90 c., or 80 c. lover than
yesterday