Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-08

Stocks were inactive again to-day. and the list
shows no very material changes in price Gold was
fraction lower selling at 1894 and closing at 1891
bid, 1895 asked. The business in it small tho
sales adding up only about ll,0O0. Governments
were strong, and Five Twenties were * better than
yesterday. first issue selling at 1885, and second
issue at 1925. Seven Thirties sold at 99@991s for
third SERIES and first series closed without sales at
99s bid 995 asked. lot of 81 900 Ten Forties sold
at 9414 advance of Il. For year Certificates
9S3s was bid. and 1884 asked, and the whole lot of
Governments closed very strong.
Tennessee 6's were active, sales of 900 being
made at $50, but in other State stocks there was
nothing done. There was some movement in Balt-
more city SIS the sales embracing $500 1858 at
1O11&-an advance of q per cent. Railroad bonds
were in fair reqUest and several lots sold at "
for Northwestern Virginia first mortgage 91A for
Baltimore and Ohio 1855 81 for Northern Central
1885, and 75I5 for Western Maryland 1905. not
guaranteed. For Marietta and Cincinnati bonds 81
was bid and 81 asked. Railway shares were quiet,
the only sale being of 10 shares Baltimore and
Ohio at S1l3 City Passenger was rather heavy. only
$1T34 being bid for it. Bank stocks generally were
firm. but the only sale Of As shares Bank of
Commerce at 81.
The Mining stocks were almost entirely neglected.
nothing whatever being done in them, will the sin
gle exception of Liberty Copper. Of which some 300
shares sold at S5@90 cts. This stock closed.
however III Tue secOHu DOdEu ut % Gus Dlli % Gus
asked. Bare Hill closed at Sl.05 bid $ll0 asked,
Baltimore Chrome at 81 cts bid, 81 cts asked, and
PENNSYLVANIA Oil at 80 cts bid 81 asked. Santa Clara
closed at So bid. $40 asked but there has been no
movement in it for several days
There is no change whatever to note IN the condi-
ton of the money market. The supply of capital
seeking investment is large, but the demand for
is limited, there being little paper offering on the
street. Call loans per cent, and first class com
nj can he iIy-p mod
The quarterly meeting of the Canton Company was
held at their office in this city this afternoon the
New lork and Baltimore directors being present
The business of the meeting consisted in receiving
the reports of the manager and various committees
and acting the applications for purchases and
leases of portions of their property the reports being
read were considered in every way highly satisfac-
tory. and the future prospects Of the Company are
deemed most propitious There have been more
leases and sales made by the Company during the
last three months than at ans like period during its
exlstruce ana applications continually being
made for portions and parcels OF their land the de-
mand for which is daily increasing.
The New York stock market was affected this
morning by the demand created by the hears cover
ing their short contracts, and prices at the opening
exhibited general advance. This demand some
what subsidized at the first regular Board and New
York Central. Erie, Hudson. and Fort Wayne de-
clned, while at the same time Reading advanced \
and Rock Island g. At the O'Clock Board the
market active and some degree of strength pre-
vailed Reading further advancing 10 9S7s-4 above
early rate, Rock Island remaining steady. At half
past o'clock another rally took place. and the whole
market improved. At the last call however the ac-
tivty of the day waned very considerable and prices
fell off; still the difference between prices at the de-
cline. and those of the morning show an advance in
New York Central of Is q cent Hudson and Michi-
gan Southern each z, Erie and Reading each z. and
in Chicago and Northwestern common and preferred
each Il. Rock Island and Fort Wayne closed at
opening prices. The action on the part of the bears
lately has caused the market to become considerably
oversold, and should any outside demand arise, the
consequence may be. for the time being still further
reaction, although while stocks remain plentiful and
easily borrowed covering short sales will not be a ne
cessty
Missouri per cent. bonds declined q per cent
but Tennessees and North Cardinals were steady at
yesterdays quotations. Government securities were
fairly active FiVeTwentes, however, sold at 1885
against 1881 yesterday. Money continues easy; the
rate for borrowing varying with different firms ac-
cording to class of collateras, from to per cent
Gold was steady throughout the day 1895 being the
ruling rate. The scarcity continues, and lie to a
per cent is still paid for USE Notwithstanding reports
ofseveral lots being received from Canada to take
advantage of the high rate of interest on it.
The New York Herald says:
The money mark ct remains easy at sos 2 cent for
call loans with light demand. In the discount line
there is less activity, owing TO partial dstrust ofa
put hrs,class signatures. These pass at 1914 q cent
On the Stock Exchange, although the bear interest
Is still the controlling the increased earnings of
the Leading railroads giving courage to the bulls
and should the improvement continue as is expected
during the spring, there is prospect of the fables
being turned upon the bears
The same paper says;
Foreign exchange experienced further weaken
ing, and prime bankers bills on England were sold
at l0734@ l011s commercial 106@l074 The financial
news by the Palestine is unimportant but it indicates
growing monetary ease and consequent tendency to
Improvement in prices the London Stock Ex-
change Five Twenties quoted on the evening
of the 22d ultimo at 66l4966l@.
The weeks exports from New York of domestic
produce and miscellaneous goods have been to the
currency value of $50 607 against 81 S1S2 same
week last year. Included in the exports have been
,S97 bales cotton, valued at 1881 ,952.
The total value of exports from Boston for the
week ending February 2, including specie was S137
al against S65S, 400 for the corresponding week in
1865.
The Providence Journal says of Printing Cloths
that the market is active. The following are
the sales 1000 pieces 56x60, 15c., hand 900 do
64x64 l62c on hand H. 900 do, 64x64 17c.. hand
IVY do 64x64 Zee, on hand 1900 do. 64x6i &c.,
on hand; S0OOo do. 64x6i private terms, to be made
Total, 60 900 pieces.
The following are the latest cotton statements in
ma Drin al fsOftb he