Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-25
FR1D\y. Nov. d. p NJ

market is quite heavy. Gold Is dull but steady. The
sales oday generally at IA. Yesterdays price,
although a few small lots were sold ut 1855. The
sales add up about $1,000.
Governments were weaker than on yesterday, and
1905 IS to i lower, second series selling at 93l,
and third series at 94 for large and 965 for small:
520s sold at 1Ol1z@l0la4 for first ISSUE the closing
sales being at l0l, and 992 for second issue. Skies
of 1881 which sold yesterday at 06 closed to-day at
1925 bid and 1855 asked and 1905 closed at 96i
bid ~ asked for second and 96i bid 9634 asked for
third series.
Nothing was done in State stocks and City SIS were
quiet. They were, however. very firm, 1865 selling
at 100. and 1885, closing at 1917 bid. In Railroad
bonds the only transaction sale Of Northern
Central 1855 at S6lI. For Marietta and Cincinnati
bonds 81 was bid, and Baltimore and Ohio bonds
closed at 100 bid for 1905 and 99i5 bid for 1855
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shares sold at H. and
lot Of 100 shares City Passenger was sold at S2l
buyer 30. Bank stocks generally are steady and firm,
but there but few offering. We note sales at the
Board of 81 shares Union at ~.
In the miscellaneous list there more done than
for day two past but the Mining Stocks were all
heavy and lower. Bare Hill opened at $1.a0. and
fell to SIS; Baltimore Chrome sold from 81 10 down
to 81 Mineral Hi! at so and IS cts and Pennsylvania
Oil at So ctS-thcse figures being in each case de-
cline yesterdays prices. Petroleum Stove Co.
sold the extent of 500 shares SlO1S buyer 80 and
closed at sos bid and $20 Asked $500 was bid for
Baltimore Gas Co.. and $40 for Baltimore Coal Co.
hut there were sellers of either.
Money is offering quite freely on call at 6to7T
cent, but there is little disposition shown to make
Investments of more permanent character and il
is evident that capitalists while they do not wish
keep their funds idle. desire nevertheless. ia keep
them under their immediate control The rates for
commercial paper are UNCHANGED, z cent bein.
still the minimum for the very best names, but the
demand is less urgent
The foreign imports at the port of Baltimore this
week amount in value 10 S133,56l. and the foreign
exports to S220,al7. Included in the exports
1880 hhds tobacco S4S5 hbs -four 535 bbls corn meal
375S bushels corn. 200 bbs pork, 100 bbls beef and
1886 gallons refined petroleum.
In New FORK to-day the Stock market was irregu-
lar but prices generally lower. Canton declined
4; New York Central 4; Reading a; Michigan
Southern y; Pittsburg 81; Prairie du Chen =;
Quicksilver Sl1s; Northwestern common Il; North
western preferred 80 and Ohio Certificates -; bat
Cumberland advanced i: Eric u; Hudson Il Afichi-
gan Central *; Toledo X Rock Island s. and Fort
Wayne u.
In New York, Money on call is offered more freely.
and before Congress meets promises be still cheaper
The disposition Increases to keep capital where it
can be at once recalled. and all long engagements
are summed. Commercial paper is saleabe only at
high rates. and names usually counted strong can be
had at IL p cent. month.
The Tribune, speaking of the financial situation,
says:
The Secretary of the Treasury is constantly beset
by crowds of spectators eager for further imitation
of the currency, and that being denied, demanding
that no active steps shall be taken to fund the
necessities of the Government. To all these adv-
Sers i may be considered as settled that Mr.. McCu
the President will second, vigorous movement in
the way of CONTRACTION, and the less debts people
ia n nnmhpr
"ver-trading banks and the whole army of specula-
tors, who see iii this step their certain bankruptcy
a large class OF banks and of merchants much
expanded in the face of their protestations that the
credit system is a thing of the past and they cannot
be brought back to their prudent trading too soon
The same paper. speaking of the evident attempt
of the New York stock gamblers to get up another
Prairie Dog Corner says:
The clique stocks, such Northwestern Common
ana Michigan Sa Southern are managed with great
ruShcs to the front" and stranger would suppose
the last day had come when either could be had at
any price. This game is stale and the quotations
show. the marx does not advance in proportion to
the efforts made.
The Cincinnati Gazette of Thursday reports:
There is a comparatively quiet but very sensitive
money market Capitalists are moving very cautious
ly, and the aim is to contract the discount lines
rather than expand. In the present temper, of the
market and the uncertain feeling that prevails in re-
gard to the future people who expect to do much
business, and especially speculative business. on
borrowed capital, will be disappointed The strin-
gency that prevails results about much from this
want of confidence from a scarcity of money. A
settled feeling is not likely to prevail until the na
cial policy of the Government shall be developed.
Rates of interest are firm in the open market at 100
IS 4 cent. and speculative paper is not salablc at
these figures unless very strongly backed
The following table shows the receipts and ship
ments of Flour and Grain AT Chicago from January
to November IS, for four years
RECEIPTS.
1865. 1864. 1868. 1862
Flour, bbs. 1.065.4O5 1,O79,ll3 1SH453 l,637.13s
Wheat bush. s347153 97l4,7l4 TO- 425 $40 I2551.956
Corn bush. 49, go 12S43O6O 2577467O 3O56678i
Oats, bush. 9,773l23 49, 002 s2S1 1886 339S,l05
Rye bush 49,. 1,066, 800 10226s4 7s1 OO g25 O76
Barley hush. ,22n651 70i,s32 1O2Os34 1870
SHIPMENTS.
Flour, bills. 902606 90Ss7s 1l61911 LIS 31s
Wheat bush. 6. ili259 10 390Gi3 9l55y} 12Sl5 Isg
Corn bush ..25 160a2 II 6O4 sos O6 - 5I5 iGS
Oats, bush. 9,lGS,S06 l4,O0lH 735l929 oS2S6i3
Rye bush...... 7604s0 756Ss9 $50 45 769 S63
Barley. bush. 1871 202l3O 665 81 26el3S