The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-12
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BALTIMOEr, January II. 1861


Business continues inactive although in some branch.
of trade there has been doing this week than
last but we see little change TO note in the general
dition of financial affairs The threatening aspect OF our
political relations does seem to have seriously aGc
ted the money market and money is still easy CAPITAL
IS seeking employment and with proper securities there
is no dfGN1ty in negotiating loans at cornparati
easy rates. The banks dscounting quite feeey and
hrs class paper passes readily the at 9dIO per
cent The character the paper Offering Is still scrutin-
ized very closely and it is ficu negotiate any
thing but that which is rated strictly first class Cali
loans are making on private coateals at per cent
In the Stock market there been but little apima
ton this week. and the transactions the Board have
oeen principally in Loans and Bank stocks During the
early part OF the week stocks generally were quite firm
put the market has fer day past been rather
heavy, and the leading have fallen off somewhat
In price. Railroad stocks have been quiet this week
nothlng whatever having been done in Northern
central, and the sales of Baltimore and Ohio
amounting to only 175 shares all at s5sG5s1
eash, with the exception Of SO shares which sold
at $5s1 buyer 90 days. There was nothing done
In this Stock to-day, but it than on any
previous day this week. the market for closing s571
Did, S5s asked regular way. For Northern Central SIX
was bid day or two since, bat to day only s134 was
Did ot In Railroad bonds the transactions have been
light this week the sales embracing only So 900 Bali
more and Ohio 1888 at Northern Central 1855
at 40, ana OOO Northwestern Virginia first mortgage
at &c. The transactions in City have been large some
$50 mostly 1905 having been sold during the week
ls90s opened ct g. and advanced to latter
figure being for them day SINCE but they subse
quenty declined and oday they sold 96 There have
also been sales this week of some $40 900 1905
6s at 99H 9l0c In Bank stocks there has consd-
cradle doing but the sales have generally been made
decline on previous rates The sales include s. shares
Merchants at from $l0s down SlO5 closing sales
being at the latter figure 10 shares Farmers and Mer
chants at s37h 100 shares Commercial and Farmers
(ull paid) at sS6G36S; l03 shares Farmers and Plan
ters' at s2525x Is shares Marine s2s and 10 shares
Citizens at $40.
The foreign imports into Baltimore for the week end
ing on Thursday amount in value $249 459 of which
sS3e6o were Free and sl65 500 duty paying goods
and the foreign exports from Baltimore for the same pc
riod amount in value to s2s7, ,005.
In New York today Virginia 6s advanced u; Cleve
land and Toledo SIN Rock Island slh Michigan South
ern guaranteed Il; Harlem Y; and Gaena and Chicago "
but Missouri 6's declined X; Canton i; Erie X; New
York Central q; Reading SIX; and Michigan Southern
common stock 4.
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD
FRIDAY, January IL, 1861
$1,000 Maryland 6s 9O-10O SO shs Merchants
lo6O Bait t's 1886 Bank. -lO5
,ol0O 100 ., do-a5 IL shs. F.&Pln .B'k-37X