Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-04

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Gold was higher again o-day. the figures showing
an 40 vance since yesterday of 4 to * 1t sold at
the first board at 146 5@1l6, and at the second at
1463Ial 46Jl regular way but some sales made
at both Boards sellers option u days. at 1861 The
transactions in il to-day large the sales adding
up upwards of 100000.
Governments were quiet. but generally quite firm.
A lot of $4,000 ID issue 52 the only sold brought
1917 Yesterdays price, and 1905 sold at 20 for LIST
SERIES an advance of. 97H@9735 for ID series, and
81 for 81 series The whole list of Government secu
rifles closed steady. There nothing done in State
stocks and very little in City 6s Railroad bonds.
One or two small lots Of City SIS sold at 9S for lSI5
and 1907 for 1905 and the only transaction in Rail
soad bonds was sale Of $50 Baltimore and Ohio
1875 at 1907. For Baltimore and Ohio 1855 M}@
was bid and Northern Central 1855 closed at a. bid
S2l5 asked. Railroad shares were very quiet, SIN
gle sale of 90 shares Baltimore and Ohio at SIP,
being all that was done 10 them. Northern Central
shares closed at $4 bid and City Passenger at $2l}2
bid. 2l3l asked.
In the miscellaneous list the operations were large.
Pennsylvania Oil being the most active. This stock
sold at the First Board at 50 cts. cash. and s. cts
buyer 80, and opened az the Second Board at the
same figures, but subsequently fell of cts and
closed at IS cts. cash. and 80 cts. buyer 81 The sales
of this stock to-day embraced upwards OF 1900
shares Bare Hill sold yesterday at S2I buyer
shares being sold to-day. Baltimore Chrome
brought about the same figures yesterday, sell
ling at 81 i5 l50, the closing sale being at Sl5.
small lot of Atlantic Coal sold at Sll5. Santa Clara
was steady at yesterday figures, lot of loo shares
being sold at Sl2l5. There nothing done in Ban
kers' and Brokers' Telegraph, but it irmer than
on yesterday, closing at ST bid, So asked.
The money market continues in much the same
condition for two three days past There Is an
easier feeling than there week but the de-
mand is still active and per cent continues 10 be
tlu ilIinnlur' ratio for host pnror having consd
cradle time to run, but call loans and short time pa
per backed by prime coilaterals can be negotiated at
+ per cent.
In New York to-day the Share market was irrcgu-
lar and closed firm. The most remarkable changes
were in Prairie du Chen and Alton and Terre Haute,
the former of which advanced Sl2l5 selling up to
S93, and the latter advanced $64. New York Central
and Hudson advanced 81 eaeh Erie q; Pittsburg
$l}s; Reading, Cumberland and Quicksilver q each;
but Cleveland and Northwestern declined 81 each;
Rock Island and Fort Wayne Is each; Michigan
Central Il Illinois Central Il; and Michigan South
ern q.
IL New York money is quoted irresuIariy among
stock houses, but at per cent ii is easy to find
poyment at call. Commercial paper is quoted at II
as per cent. for best names and 9612 for fair
There is indisposition TO make long engagements
and the turn Of the market favogs the lender decid
cdly
There is better supply of Sterling Exchange at
New ork and prices favor The buyer The rates
are: Bankers Sterling, 60 days, 10SlAa1OS7s; Bank
ers' Sterling days, 10; Merchants 10S@1051@;
Francs long date 5lS3I; Francs, short date,
5.171%@5I5.
The government receipts from customs in gold for
the first quarter ending September 80 amounted to
the enormous sum of fory-six millions two hundred
and thirty-seven thousand two hundred and seven
teen dollars, four millions more than half the total
receipts from this during the fiscal year end
ing 30th of June last and nearly half large the
annual receipts of 1864 which the largest ever
received since the formation of the government The
receipts for the month lust ended will be than
ten millions The receipts for the fiscal year ending
June &c. 1866 at the rate of the amount for the first
quarter, will be one hundred and eighty four millions
nine hundred and forty-eight thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-eight dollars, which will make the
total revenue of the government for twelve months
over five hundred millions.
The total currency aloat in this country is now as
follows:
Government legal tenders S633, 7O9, GIL
NOTES OF National 23, 800
Notes OF State Banks. 6O,0OOOOO
Total currency. 1885,. 5s6. 1866
the demand, and the rates of interest on call are
from to 9 2 cent. Outside of the banks very fair
three and four months names are passed at from s
to II z cent.
At Chicago on Monday the supply of Eastern ex-
change was still far short of the requirements and the
shipping of currency to New York had become mat
ter Of daily occurrence Rates are very firm at par
@5Oc per 81 900 premium buying, and at ITO Of per
cent premium selling.
At New Orleans on the 23d of October the price of
cotton quoted:
Ordinary. 43@47c. Good Ordinary 49a5Oc: Low
Mlddling, 5l@53c.; Middling, 5l@56c; Strict Mid
ding SIC At these rates factors very stringent
and, indeed, in some cases, have still higher pretcn
sionS
The Savannah Republican, of October IS says of the
cotton trade at that port that:
The receipts of Cotton since the 21st instant have
been follows, viz: 1917 bales of Upland 135 bales
fSea Island, and l25 bales of Domestics. The ex-
ports during the same period have been 1923
bales of Upland, IS bales Sea Island, and AZ
bales of Domestics leaving a stock on hand and on
shipboard not cleared 60H bales of Upland 222 do
Sea Island, and 10 bales of Domestics. Since our
no regular rates have existed. In the early part of
the week holders very firm but toward the close
submitted to decline of from four to six cents per
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