The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-13
LES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD
BY TELEGRAPH.
through WILLIAM FISHER x Son, Stock and Bill Brokers



The Stock market this morning was not very active
but the feeling was generally strong, although little
tendency to weakness was shown at the close of each
Board, under the hammerng OF the bears who offered
their options with great freedom OF the time transac
tons it will be noticed that unusual proportion
sellers options The appeared to be mainly
confined to street operations the regular commission
houses having but few ders After the Board the
ket became stronger with good demand for Stocks of
which 5000 to 5000 shares sold not registered
the printed list. AT the Second Board the demand
was quite active for the leading fances with general
advance. The reports from the Virginia and Tennes
see elections gave great encouragement to the bulls
and combined with positive assurances from high
thority at Washington that political matters in
fair train for amcable settlement. brought them in as
free buyers and alarmed the shorts who were privately
taking considerable lots of stock while openly offering
sellers options The market closes with every appear
ance of further advance tomorrow, unless some unfore.
seen events should occur to change the tone Nearly
every description shows an advance during the day. and
sales at the last moment made in cases high
er than the annexed quotations In State stocks there is
an improved feeling but the improvement is checked by
the untmely bank legislation of Illinois, Railroad bonds
are firm, but with moderate transactions.
There is largely increased business in Treasury
Notes, which taken by individuals and banks in the
absence Of sufficient supply of rsclass commercial pa
per and Il per cents sell freely at lO x and
the other descriptions net the buyer about 10 per
cent. interest. The amount on the market has been
much reduced The descriptions used for paying duties
at the Custom House sell at IGI% per cent discount
Paper of strictly the first growing every day less
plenty, and goes freely at 78 per cent. We hear of
some transactions low 6 per cent Other descrp-
ons nave very wide range from 10 per cent to per
cent per month. On demand the supply of capital is
The following is comparative statement Of the condi-
ton OF the banks Of New York City Feb and Feb 9:
slal ts9 so9 "a s12O ssS go . Dec s4
Specie alo54 500 S4655,6l5 Inc. 8,6ol.1S6
Circulation. so99$a6 sS61 S05 Inc. 26l ,e2s
Deposits.. s7,s79749 SS,9SS,63l Inc. 1,l06,s ,ssS
The weekly statement of the Philadelphia Banks pre-
sents the following aggregates compared with those
of the previous week
Capital Stock ,S07 5S5 sll SOY SIS Inc. go
Loans ........ 25,sol.9Sl 25,43O, ,2S2 Dec 35l $50
Specie. 453SO54 47471S5 Inc 2O9 l3l
Due from Banks 21O4S49 9e2 32S Dec, ,li2 59i
Due to other Banks 2699 ,627 1854 200 Dec. A 927
deposits Is 295453 15049 43S Dec 2i6 ola
Circulation 277S,SlS 2,S25, ,952 Inc AZ 634
The position of the market for American Securities in
London is thus noticed by Messrs. D. Bell Son Co..
The business during the week ending the 26h has been
very limited and although it true that buyers are at
present holding back it is equally true that stocks are
e. To- s r5e6sfd per cent on the market for sale.
Kentucky 6s'6s-'72.. '72........................ sS(d
Maryland .......................... 9o'G 90
Massachusetts State
Pennsylvania per cent. stock SO@G 81
Virginia per cent. bonds. ......... 7Od9 IS
do per cent sterling bonds, SS........ 70G rs
Illinois Central per cent bonds, lst mtg, rs s4 Sc
do 6per cent, do 75.................. s5d 81
Michigan Central SIS Observation-Disclosures s7Cd Ss
New York Central 6's, '63............ 85(a 81
do rs, '64................... 9O(d 92
Ny and Erie rs. lst mortgage, ,67....... 9O6 %
do I'd mortgage '59.........., S7G So
do. Sd mortgage, S3........... 76l0 rs
Pennsylvania Central 6s, 'SO.............. sra SO
The return from the Bank of England, for the week
ending the 23d January, gives the following results
when compared with the previous week:
Public deposits.... G294S 437 Increase. G202 1l8
Other deposts.. l313O293 Decrease. 1303.663
Rest. t.......... S,560261 Increase. 25OSO
On the other side of the account:
Gov'nt securities. &S ,447 ,l30 Decrease. 6,291
Other securities. 20, ,060 Decrease. SS75lS
Notes unemployed. 522S 800 Increase. 1868
The amount of notes in circulation is O36 lSO being
decrease Of 1858 090 and the stock bullion in both
departments &ll 52l $780, shownga decrease G253
7S$ when compared with the preceding return.
The Bullion market since our last has maintained the
same firm character as then reported, alteration hay
ing taken place in quotations.
The market for British securities has exhibited better
tone since last and although there been fuc-
tuauons indicative of the eXstenceof nervous feeling
nevertheless the tendency has been towards improve.
ment.
The following table will show the fluctuations in Con.
soils since the 18th inst: