The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-02
BALTIMORE, March /, 1861


The transactions in have been light this week.
but the feeling in the market has throughout it been
quite strong within the last day the leading
stocks have advanced materially Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad has improved in the week 81 per share Sales
maden the early part of it of 200 share at s959%
cash and time but yesterday 25 shares were sold
S6l4 cash. and today we note sales of $40 shares S6H
63 cash. the market for 1t closing at s63 bid asked
regular way. 4 lot of 25 shares Northern Central Rail
way was sold to-day at $ll cash. but this is the only
transaction which has taken place in this stock this
1t closed to day steady sl3A bid s144 asked regular
way For the bonds of this road there has been good
inquiry, and sales Of sl3 900 1855 at So
They closed to day however at 81 bid 55 asked We note
also sales of So 600 Baltimore and Ohio bonds at SOSl
for 1855; soy for lSS0s; 81 for lS75s and So 500
Northwestern Virginia Fl rst mortgage bonds at 81 City
os have through the week been quite firm and 1905
have advanced since the opening per cent The sales
include $3.50 l090s at from 96 up the latter figure
being paid for lot OF 81 900 today and $3.50 1865
95H We note also a sale this $3.50 Maryland 6's
1880 at 100 which the only we have heard
OF in State stocks For Bank stocks there has been
limited demand and note sales of so shares Farmers
and Planters at S26 so shares Western at 10 shares
Mechanics at Sl7, and 10 shares Howard S9H. The
market for this class of stocks closed quite firm
There has been some movement in the Mining fances
ths week, and for some of them prices have improved
within the last day two The include 500 shares
sales being made at $3.50; 05O shares Guford at GOA
60 cs 200 shares Silver Valley 35G45 cts 800
shares North State at 2O25 cs 500 shares Baltimore
and North Carolina at 20 cts 900 Cambridge at
10 cts and 100 shares Deep River 20 There has
been nothing done in Springfield but it closed to-day at
s. bid S205 asked, the price bid being Is cts higher
than was bid for it early in the week.
Financial affairs continue in a very unsettled and
satisfactory condition. but there evidently an easier
feeling in the money market than existed week ago.
which has been occasioned doubtless by the supposed
Improvement in the state of political relations.
Money is unquestionaby abundant but capitalists are
extremely cautious in making investments, and nothing
but strictly first class paper be negotiated the
street. Prime endorsed paper may be quoted to-day
9lO per cent? and first class single do at II per
cent but single is still generally unsaleable.
The foreign imports into Baltimore for the week ending
on Thursday amount in value to Sl95 07 which SIS
PIG Free and $626SS duty paying goods and
the foreign exports from Baltimore for the same period
amount in value to s270 against sl57 257 last week
In New York to-day Virginia 6's advanced \; Tennes.
see bonds y Canton 4; and Michigan Southern guaran
teed 81 but Missouri 6's declined y; North Carolina
bonds & Erie 81 X New York Cen trail Il Reading 81 *
Cleveland and Toledo II Michigan Southern 4; Rock
Island y; Harlem 81; and Gaena and Chicago SI4.
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK ROARD