The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-05
ommittee of Arbitration for month of December
SAMUEL R. SMITH,
l. &. RICE, LEWIS F. BAILEY,
ROBERT BARRIL FRANCIS BURNS Jr
>tloRetarg anh Commercial Rtbista.
BALTIMORE, January 4, 1861.

BALTIMORE, January 4, 1861.
The transactions in Stocks this week have been quite
light but the feeling In the market has improved
rally since the opening, and the leading stocks
have advanced in price. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
haslmprored during the week S34 per share The sales
aid up about 500 shares at from S55H which figure
opened up to $5S the latter price being obtained for it
at the close yesterday 1t eft of yesterday at s5SH bid
S59H asked regular way. There has been nothing done
in Northern Central Raway shares this week but the
quotations for this stock have varied considerably At
the opening of the week Sl4 bid and SIS for
1t, but It subsequently fell Of and day or two since
only SPY was bid for it. Yesterday it was however
rmer again, Sl3Y regular way being bid for it at the
Board In the bonds of this road there has been
movement s25 1000 1855 having been sold during
the week They opened at 49, and dropped suddenly
down to As but they again advanced to 464 at which
figure they sold yesterday The only other sales of
Railroad nds were of $500 Baltimore and Ohio
lSs5's at Tx, and one OF 81 600 Northwestern yr-
gina second mortgage bonds at r. There has been no
movement in City 6s this week, but they closed yes
tercay at 93H bid for 1885, and "a bid 06 asked for
lssOs these figures being advance of per cent.
last Fridays quotations. The inquiry for Bank stocks
has been quite limited, and the sales include only 81
shares Franklin at sl01 For the Mining stocks there
has been inquiry this week. and note sales of
500 shares of Springfield at s1.70G175, 500 shares
Guilford at 5O@55 cts 500 shares Silver Valley at 40
cts, 500 shares North State cts, 400 shares
Silver Hill at 10 cts
The financial pressure has ceased and the money mar
ket Is now quite At the banks offerings
of paper do not to the receipts no
difficulty in getting any good paper discounted Capital
is seeking employment and for loans are gradually
but steadily declining.
The foreign inPorto into Baltimore since tl.e first
instant amount in value to only s023 of which s4473
were Free and sS5,95O duty paying goods but the
value of the foreign exports from Baltimore the same
period S162 sos.
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
FRIDAY. January 4, 1851.
No session of the Board was held to-day.
The New York Tribune of this morning says:
As to be anticipated after the important rise of
yesterday the Stock market to-day rather weak at
the opening and somewhat irregular throughout day
AS the call proceeded at the morning Board there was
more irmness and more disposition to buy was exhibited
especially the part of the shorts Cash stock of some
descriptions still scarce but the strngency is quite
as great as it was few days since. The difference
tween regular and sellers options is still unusually
great especially in Erie In view of the fact the
favorable rumors OF yesterday in regard political
tiers not confirmed day, the quotations were re-
markably well sustained The recent advance in the
market has attracted the attention of outsiders and the
commission houses have had considerable increase of
orders. few of the bears show willingness to nut ont
options but most of the transactions of this are for
the purpose OF extending short contracts, already
Between the Boards the market strong Central sell
ing att 79A Illinois Central, So Erie, 4O4 &C. AT the
Second Board, the market generally frmer but was
irregular. Erie was heavy, selling down to 3sX
The foreign bill market shows advance of u per
cent since the last steamer, with moderate business
Sterling is lO0dl02 for document bills, lO36lO4 for
prominent commercial and bank signatures and lO4k0
lo4H for bankers, with drawers asking lO5 Francs
5 5OGi5 S5.
The receipts at the SubTreasury today on account of
the new issue of Treasury notes. about $3.50
portion of the remainder will be paid Saturday and
the balance as needed by the Treasury.
The influx of gold very large today the Australia
sian bringing Gl65 000 about $500 O0O and the North
Light 81 ,492 OOO making So 800 600 Including the
Subreasuy there not less than $50 900 of specie
in the city to day.
The new u cent Treasury Notes are in good de-
mand and several large parcels have been sold at per
cent. premium. Small lots have been taken at 2S Ia3
per cent The business of the Sub Treasury day was
S25 600, which is unusually large. We hear OF no
further drain Of specie to the South but amounts
are going to Boston. In money notice no change |
There is no activity either in call loans or paper and
rates before quoted 1t is somewhat curious fact
that there is call loan in Wall-sreet institution which
has been running since 1856 1t is abundanty secured
and could be called in any time that the money was
needed