Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-06

SATURDAY, Nov. 4-P. NJ.
There was nothing done at the Stock Board here
to-day, the Board having adjourned over until Mon
day out of respect to the memory Of James Lownds,
ESQ, recently deceased, and who was up to the tho
of his death, a member of the Board and there u.s.
therefore nothing to say in relation to the condition
of the stock market there being data from which
to proceed.
The money market continues i'll much the same
condition as two or three days past. There Is an
easier feeling than there was week ago. but the dc
nond is still active and per cent. continues to be
fine general IA e for best endorsed paper although
some negotiations have we understand, been made
at s per cent. Call loans prime cOliaterals can be
made at per cent
The Second National Bank of Baltimore has de-
clared dividend of 6 per cent. for the last SIX
months payable ON the Sth inst The United States
tax and the income tax on dividends are paid by the
Bank.
In New York gold is higher in consequence of the
adverse turn in our foreign exchanges, and partly
from the anticipation of further rise in the Bank OF
England rate Of discount. with consequent drain Of
specie from this point. The business doing Is small,
and ranges from 1i6l4a1i7. The gradual contraction
of the currency and the prospect of the continued
operation of this policy has produced a depressing
effect in Wall street. and the quotations for spccula-
tive securities have declined.
The loan market at New Yorl, IS active, with fair
supply at : per cent Commercial paper passes more
freely. with plenty Offering at 7@9. The stock mar
ket is lower. Governments are firm but unequal.
Railroad stocks rather pressed for sale; opened
heavy they rallied for short time, closing with
drooping tendency. After the Board the market was
weak but recovered at the close with Erie at go bid
New York Central at 100, Hudson River at 1861
Michigan Southern at Il, Pittsburg at sos North
western at 81. Northwestern Preferred at 6lM. Rock
Island at 1OT, For Wayne at 1925. Later, Erie sold
ut 92's.
At New York foreign exchange closed firm for the
steamer. Bills at 90 days London quoted at
l01IAaOSI< for documentary l0S'l@ 1881 for COM
mcrcia l0S34@ 1G9l4 for bankers do. at short sight
lOq3l@1lOl% Paris at 80 days. 5.22l%a5lS34: do at
short sight 5.156 1879; Hamburg, 35<s@3615 Amster
DAM 1870 lO; Frankfort, l0}l@ los; Bremen, 49,
@79lI: Prussian thalcrs 1910 ~.
Of specie the Hansa takes out $1,000 and the City
ofNew York $4,000, making a total Of $4,000.
The total imports at New Norll for the week, COM
pare as follows
Week ending Nov. .. Oct. o. Oct. -. Oct. -.
Dry Goods$2 obs 05 S3,l$7236 s. i0SG52 S3,3G65lS
Gen. Merch e5359TSa l,Ss6,H 27o9225 2,77,l2l
Totals 375138 s5,O2a37O s61l2s77 &6,1376i2
The New York imports of dry goods compare as
follows How NV Will, tIc former returns ls 1864 1ss
Entered hSr 5iS at T tfa pors i ss6 s2S S
Thrown on the market l,565l,SIl ;E%.S5O lfS@,S3l
Thrown on market. 552l775i G2,Sl3,os6 75,liS,i9l
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
earned for the month Of October: .
9sQ6
1858
The decline in the circulation of the State banks is
reported as follows: ~
May, IL, l,l1oil
June, ~ ~ oJ5' t,' %
July, l5oD...... o5,ulo,,ui.n-
The Boston Yraricr Of Friday says Money con-
tnueS in fair supply and steady request at the banks