Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-19
MnNnAY- Dec Is. p. M
DecemOeT Is, 1900.
FIRST BOARD.

Gold was a fraction higher to-day than on Satur
day. selling at 1i6 5di6h cash, and 2 seller 20 and
closing at 1914 bid, 146'a asked, regular There was
moderately active demand for it. and the sales sum
up about $4,000.
Governments were also moderately active, end
Seven Thirties were steady at the figures of Saur
day. Five-Twenties were however Il to = per cent
lower first issue selling at 1881 + and subsequently al
lO3 and second issue at 1907 SoyenThrties sold ~
g75s for first series, 977s@GI%i for second thc sa-
being chiefly at the latter igure) and 81! tor niT
One year certificates brought "I5. Skies Of i
closed without sales at 1912 bid and fenlGrtes nj
9lA bid The sales of all issues foot ug abou -
600.
State and City 6's were steady at previous quota
lions. but nothing was done in them to-day. Rail
road bonds and shares also quiet there being
movement III either. Baltimore and Ohio shares
closed at Sill bid S1l2 asked, Northern Central at
$il bid and $44l4 asked, and City Passenger at 500
bid, S2l14 asked. There alitte inquiry for Bank
stock and a sale of 10 shares Bank OF Commerce was
made at $26]4.
One or two of the Mining stocks quite active
to-day Some ZOO shares Copper Hill being sold al
from Sl.3j down to 81 25, buyer so and .50 down 10
Sis, seller So and $500 shares Pennsylvania
OIL all at 50 cts buyer 80 With the exception of one
lot of 500 shares which sold cts cash There were
also sales of coo shares American Gas Coal 90 cts.
buyer co. but the other Mining stocks on the LIST were
very dull.
We are very much gratifed to learn that the Stock
Board has at last become patriotic for we under
stand that in The interim Of business to-day Hail
Columbia sung and received with great en-
thusiasm. Considering the political antecedents Of
many Of the members. it affords a very gratifying
evidence of progress in the right direction.
There is no change whatever to note in the coldi-
Foo1 ~, call ot 6a7 = conf thco Ferinns in fact 10
IoI IA o,-ooss of tbe demand and Com7nerr;ol ,.,
- h. ool;l,. r,ocoJ Of tho ,uototio,s which cro
pei eau 'e iOzdIo - , -
class.
Tn New Yorl, to-day New York Central declined
"a A ~" -, n nj; T.,I
"a niuuson ~, aI 30, ~ s Gu:
q rs, 49, r. = -
QUICKSILVER Pr CuincI'au ~ UNIV G l.
Mariposa q; but Reading advanced ~ Fort wayne
a: Michigan Southern y; and Northwestern Is: E'ic,
Ri TsIond Nor+bwastorr nrnfarred and Canton
I'm la.iiu' t e.... ~ - $50 "N
closed AT the same hguTes Us On SaIuIdas-
The total imports at New York for the week COM
pare as follows with former returns:
Week ending ..........r Dec. Is. Dec. 9. NOV. 30.
Dry Goods S715iS SlS92802 Sl940A
General Merchandise. 3S66100 3,25l,256 3,l@,6O5
------ ------- -- 49,
Total for the week,s6 Il32S S55i4OoS S5,l+S,622
The receints of Cation eoastwisa and by railroad
are ~ 6a3 baes the number of emigrant passengers
arrived during the week 8 40z
The New York Tribune SAYS;
1r - ~ ~ a., ~, VI, ,., .,o. ,,
me !e9Ty tpSt lIle NV oIh IentIal ISport NAG
been cooked I9r leglsIatlve purposes VIII not pear
eNanilhatloh anu me GoLsuuetl9Sh ACCOUNT cahnot
PG ay seG 10 eoFeI Inc eISt o. 9rqady FSh&
Inc paialce snee'' 4aiiy nauc up staAos as IooMs
6arnngs IN %;
Iptarest r : faTes ( fInJ ond
rents. ......................... 1,4S3,SO3
Increase of stocks and bonds in
1866 162l, l0l Is 9S7 262
Deficit - S1l 73s
DIVIDENDS from borrowed money. ItO4Gy0j
Tho CANA manor savs.
Few parties who speculate in stocks are aware OF
me b o btsipe Snce ISL tge bmndred now mem
bers have been added to the Stock Exchange, and
Tbo r;norno.; Gs-.tta of rb"r.do,, NJ sors
Inc olncihha' oaEe"e' OF thursday r. NJ, says:
There was a lair demand for money to-day, and
paper is taken by bankers from their customers at
70 ~ yer cent e. IN ine open mkee tne range Is w
- pei cent. i9r gooa names. EHchange was ~ eoqd
aelahu anu Hr at oo CTS premium buying ana i-lo
premium seiiihs'
The Chicago Tribune of Thursday afternoon says
Business all over the city being unusually dull
there is very little movement of funds but the bank