Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-18
SATURDAY, Dec. 10th, P,

SATURDAY, DSc. lOiu L. NJ.
The stock market quiet again to day, and the
Transactions for several days past we're chiefly in
government securities. There is very little DISPOSE
ton exhibited to speculate in stocks for invest
ments Governments seem to be preferred TO any
other security, capitalists generally regarding them
as the safest and best of Any upon the list.
Gold slightly lower than yesterday. the sales
(which trifinS). being at l469l46l4 cash. and
146 seller 10. II closed, regular way. at l46ls bid
l46l4 asked.
Governments. with the exception of the first issue
of Five wenties, which sold at l035s, decline Of
x were slightly better. -Twentes secondiss
cold MT lC05k3l0l, an advance Of p to = per cent
md Seven Thrties brought 9I5s for first. s@92 for
second and 9735 for third series second and third
series closing firm at 9T13 bid, 97A asked A small
lot of Ten Fories sold at 9l$4 The sales of Govern
ments add up about Sl4 000 sndthe whole list closed
strong
A lot of 81 00N Missouri 6s sold at 1917, but this
was the only transaction in State sto ks There was
no movement in Baltimore City 6's. but they closed
steady ut q6 bid for iS70's, 81 bid for 1855 and loo
bid for 1905, all Elk dividend. Railroad Shares and
Ponds were quiet, there being no movement in either
Shares closed at Sill bid, $ll13l asked for Balti-
more and Ohio S43l1 bid, s4i19 asked for Northern
Central; and $20A bid for City Passenger and Bonds
at 100 hid each for Baltimore and Ohio 1855 l69Os
and 1855 ST lid SSasked for Northern Central 1855
There was some inquiry for Bank Stocks. and we no.
tce sale of loo shares Franklin at S1l34.
In the miscellaneous list the transactions were
again very measre. the Mining stocks in general be-
ing pretty nearly "rlayei out" The sales include
1000 shares Maryland Copper at 60 cts: 101O shares
Pennsylvania Oil at 60 cts and lot of 50 shares San
ia Clara at $2 which ia considerable decline on the
last sale
There ia no change whatever TO note in the conii-
ton Of the Money market. Money is offering very
freely call at 687 u cent. theoferings in fact be
largely in Of The demand. and Commercial pa
per can be readily placed at the quotations. which arc
4 cent. for best names and 1922 cent for second
class.
At New York to-day Governments were dull hnt
Railroad shares were active and strong especially
Teledo. Michigan Southern, Pittsburg and North
western New York Central sold at the Board at
9634@969s; Erie at 93zs@9374; Hudson river at
i9@lO9s; R IS, at ile4@ll6is Miehi9an
Northwestern at S5}5@3s]G Northwestern preferred
ri 622lG6235 Toledo at 1l5; Rock Island at los "a
los; Fort Wavne at 10534Gl05l9
After the Board New York Central closed at 9S5s
Eric at 93S4; Reading at ll634 Mcbigan Southern al
75l; Pttsburs at 923I: Northwestern Ss1@; North
western preferred at 622 Toledo at 49, Fort WAYNE
at 1875; Ohio and Mississippi certificates at 295s.
The New York loan market is quoted easy but the
with the arrangements forcosng up accounts check
business. Call loans arc ? cent. and commercial
paper T1@99 for first class, and lGGl2 for inferior
names with more sellers than buyers.
Foreign Exchange at New York closed dull for the
steamer, Bankers Sterling being quoted at 1880
l09I for 90 day bills 1l0@ll03a for short sight do
Commercial do al loS16@1O9l and francs at 5.1714g
5lS34 for 60 day, and 5.l114@5l0 for short sight.
The Exports of Specie from New York on Saturday
were S59O,12O by tho Bremen" and 100000 by the
City of New York. total S990l20
The tot imports at New York for the week COM
pare as follows:
Week end. Dec: e; Dee, 9; Noy; 80. Soy. Q,
1enI mdse." 3,s6j7O l.45l256 3,l496O5 3.205,225
Total. 67482ls $8,844O5s s51486-9 Sc, 793. 22l
The New York imports of dry goods compare as
follows:
En- e cred d. the 5s s7 Ji s2s rs
Thrown o. market l'qIlio 1883 S. 2,9526ll
Entered at the ports6l l85i76 s7o6568a9 ss8i52 i97
Thrown on market 6l.795,622 66.657Ssl s7,5629iO
The Nashua Manufacturing Company has declared
a dividend OF 5 . psr share; the Jackson Manufac
turing Company of $50 Per share. and the Ian
caster Mills one Of $50 per share.
who says that Cotton goods don't pay any profit,
and that the manufacturers specially need protec,
ton"
The Boston Daily Adrerti,er of the 18th says:
A~ ANl4os IL Ace I'-udJ "a9 etonuS' NV 'e"uAhs
characteristics Of the past week being unchanged.
The banks maintain comfortable condition, and
are dscOunting moderately to their customers, the
full legal rate being generally charged The supply
of oanabe funds is not excessive, the demand being
sufficiently active to absorb all the floating capital
Call loans range from to $40 per cent on good
collaterals, per cent being about the average
In the outside market there is good demand for
mercantile paper, which passes freely at per cent
for the best quality, while lower grades and names
not widely known range from 9 to II per cent