The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-20
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BALTIMORE AnriI

DaLllMoRE April ~, 1901.
Business of all descriptions has been greatly depressed
this week here well at all other points by the ex
element attending the actual commencement of civil
war; and Stocks of all descriptions have fallen off very
materially. In New York there has been very heavy
Decline particularly in the stocks of the Border States
the falling of in Missouri Virginia North Carolina and
tennessee bonds ranging from per cent making
adeprecation in the value these securities alone of
upwards of s2O,00o,OO0. There was also decline in
Railroad shares there during the week of from "a to IS
per share.
Stocks here have declined heavily but the transactions
in them have not been large Baltimore and Ohio Rail
ROAD mas fallen OIL in the week $l per share Sales
made OF i25 shares at from SOS down $7 and closed
to day at SAG bid s47 asked Sales were made early in
the week Of $50 shares Northern Central Railway at
SLY but this stock closed to-day only 50 bid although
Sl2 was asked for it. OF Northern Central bonds there
have been $4,000 sold this week at from AZ down
to 49, but only 37k bid for them to day. this figure
being as will be decline 10 per cent on the
opening price We also sales of 81 COO Northwestern
virginia third mortgage bonds uneudorsed at Is and
$500 baltimore and Ohio Railroad dividend bonds
at from 81 down to so. Baltimore Ohio 1855 which
sold last week at 81 offered to-day a 72 but only
65 was bid for them For City 6 prices have pretty
well maintained. Some $4,000 of them were sold at
from 95 down to 90 for 1905 the closing sales to-day
being at COZ; s9AG9O for 1905, and IS for 1855.
lot Of 1900 Maryland 1890 6's sold early in the
week at 49, but they were offered today at 95 There
was however no disposition to press them.
There has been movement in Bank stocks but for
these well other stocks the market has been heavy.
The sales embrace 10 shares Merchants at $780, shares
Union at ST. % shares Franklin at Sl0 and 100 shares
Citizens at s0E0l0 The Mining stocks have through
the week been very heavy There has however been bat
| little done in them. The sales embrace 200 shares
Springfield at from 81 65 down 81 80; 500 shares Gard
ner Hill from 81 down to 65 500 shares North State
at 10 cts and $50 shares Cambridge also at 10 cts
| The money market is in very unsettled condition.
Money is abundant but onfience rules the hour
and capitalists indsposed to make investments in the
present disturbed state of public affairs. There
good deal of paper sold early in the week from
per cent for prime single name and Gas per cent for
first class endorsed, and these still the nominal rates
| for discount but negotiations of moment have been
made within the last day New York funds are at
| a premium again Of ] y TO per cent but Virginia
| money is selling at decline of 20 to % per cent
The foreign imports into Baltimore for the week ending
on Thursday amount in value to $ll2 ice, OF whcl
S54 500 Free and s57 1877 were duty paying goods
and the foreign exports from Baltimore for the same pc
riod amount in value $26 2O7, against S3O5 7O2 las
week.
SALES AT TIE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
FRIDAY, April 10th, 1861.
5000 Bait. 6's, '70-s9A so Sis. Citizens Blk 10
1000 - g 1870 50 shs 5 80 RR g6O-I7
$500 e {" '9)-90H 125 IL
5000 B &C. Il. R BIDS. $50