Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-04


SATURDAY, December . P. NJ.
There was fair business done in Government Sc
ourities to-day and some little movement in Gold,
but the general stock market very dull There
seems to be no disposition here to speculate in stocks
whatever there may be elsewhere and the tanceS are
almost entirely neglected.
Gold fell off to-day y q cent selling at l473I and
closing at 1471a bid, l474 asked. The business in it
was small, the sales adding up only about $1,000
Governments in fair request, and the market for
them was quite strong. Five-Twentes sold at 10ll4
for first issue; 993s@9 for second Thrties at
961 for second and third SERIES and One Year Certi
fcates at 9S and 97 The sales of all the issues foot
up S2S,500. Five-Twenties closed at l0l bid. 10lA
asked for first issue; ga bid for second, and 90 bid
for third Seven-ThirteS at 964 bid, 974 asked for
first SERIES 963s bid for second and third series and
Certificates at ~ bid 97l asked. For Skies of 1881
106 was bid and 1861 asked and Ten-Forties closed
at 30 bid. 81 asked.
In State and City SIS, Railway bonds and shares.
there movement whatever, but, in the most
of them there was change, the closing figures be-
ing about the same as on yesterday.
In the miscellaneous list the business was very
small, the transactions embracing only 1900 shares
Baltimore Chrome at 81 05@1 10 cash. and Sl.l0@1l Is
times 500 shares Mineral Hill at IS cts buyer 80. and
$50 shares Guilford 40 cts Santa Clara strong
again. Sl34 being bid and S14 asked for it. but the
mining stocks generally heavy. Bare Hill
closed at $165 bid, Sl75 asked. Baltimore Chrome at
S1.l0 bid Sl.2O asked Mineral at so cts bid, IS cts
asked, and Pennsylvania Oil at so cts bid, IS cts
asked For Petroleum Stove Co. $40 bid and
Sl0}@ asked, and Bankers and Brokers Telegraph
closed at S93s bid, $1O]I asked.
Money is Offering rather less freely on call but we
see other change in the condition of the market
Call loans may be quoted at Gas 2 cent some nego-
tationS having recently been made at the latter
figure. and we quote commercial paper at 9@10 q
cent for best signatures and second class at l2@l5
cent.
AT New York to-day the stock market was dull and
with disposition sell Railroad share: were ef weak weak
and irregular. At the Board New York Central sold
At 9s@972S; Erie at $3.50 92ll Reading at 1l6l4@
93@92j5:, Northwestern at $6@353; Northwestern
preferred at 65ss@65; Fort Wayne at 10616@10555
After the Board New York Central was quoted at
9715 Erie at 90, Reading at 1854 Michigan Southern
Northeastern preferred at S. Rock Island at 107]z
Coal al 1875, Quicksilver at i7s4.
The Eucnina Pos, says:
The Stock Exchange was ratherdepressed by vague
between our government and the rcprelentaf;vr n
France relating to Mexico, have further compli-
oap we has SaG fd
effect of causing pressure TO sell on the part of some
tmid holders of securities, The loan market is ac-
paper is not offering freely and the demand is in
creasing.
Foreign Exchange at New York is dull but firm.
Bankers Sterling is quoted at 109gl0912 for 60 day
bills and l1OE@11019 for short sight do; Commercial
do at 1855 for 60 day bills and francs at 51s
@5.16l4 for 60 day. and 5.133la5 12 for short sight
The New York imports of dry goods compare as
follows with former returns:
For the ,reek. 1858 1851. 1865.
Entered at the 81 G5.il2 S22s.3 Oi $199l02i
Thrown on market, g92,S67 ,696,22$ i,62,702
Entered at the port 9$ 500 $700s5 s8 S5147
Thrown Oh market. 596i0672 G5,775,sl0 si.02isl6
The total imports at New York for the week COM
pare as follows:
Week end. Noy %; Noy; o. Noy !6; Nov g
Genl mdse.. 3.ll9,6O5 3.2O3,225 3tM,005 3,402S53
Total s5,14S629 $685. $5sO7725 $6l74G56
The Washington LateHigencer of yesterday says
Senator Sherman will introduce bill. on the open
ing of Congress- for the equalization and reduction of
taxation.
The amount ofGold received at the Boston Custom
House for dutigs for eleven months ending Novem-
Der, 1865, $l204, 1885; for the same period in
1864, 1852 1856 and for the same period in 1863
$6,294,002. This shows increase 1868 of S.
720 1888, nearly one-half, and 1864 of ST.,
445,O4O39.
The receipts of hogs at Chicago, from October LIST
to November 25 reported by the Chicago Tribune
as follows:
1868 - 4Sq S36
$50 ~
iooO loi ,oil
Shipments same time:
1909 l6I ,2U0
iSof 10 8
Deducting the shipments from the receipts, the
balance should indicate about the number of hogs
packed to date:
steeeipts of hogs from October to date 1871
shipments ........ 1853
Balance left for packers ..........,..... TAOS
1863 " " ,,,,,,. 1iSSi4
AS the packing this season has not yet fairly COM
menced the above approximation is altogether too
consumption. Good authorities estimate the number
OF hogs actually slaughtered this season at 10000 to
5000 head
At Cincinnati. the following hog receipts are re-
ported:
By railways ii 5SS
BY 40o
From l3 los
Driven ...... 200
Total for week "a 2ls
Previously reported 81 93
Total for season 9617l
1861. 49, DO 1855 .23l 142
IS65 .65s 1851. 1877 $40
,66I 1856. 1888 1913
iooI Ole 1856. 5S2
iS61 l53, 1888 1854. 1874 T33
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