Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-27

MONDAY, Feb. Goth. P, NJ.
Gold was z per cent. higher to-day than on Satur-
day selling at 1877 regular way and closing at 1877 bid
1871 asked. We notice however a sale of $1,000 at
49, seller so days. fat which indicates that par
ties look for decline again.
Governments were dull the transactions in them
being confined to two lots of Five Twentes at
lO5, advance of Is on the price bid for them on
Saturday. They closed at 1925 bid, l03 asked. For
Seven Thires 9914 bid, and 991a asked, and Ger
tifcates closed at $50 bid, 984 asked.
In State bonds there was no movement. Virginia's
were however 4 better, inscribed bonds closing at
42I bid. 1921 asked and North Cardinals were also
nrmer, 75 being bid for them, advance of q per
cent on the price bid Saturday. Missouris were
very heavy, closing at only rs bid, but Tennessee's
steady, 81 being bid for them. Baltimore city
6s were lower, 1905 selling at 100I@10012 and 1855
at 100.
Railroad shares and bonds were quiet, the trans
actions in shares embracing small lot of Baltimore
and Ohio at SIP, and 20 shares Central Ohio at So
an advance of 81 on the price bid day or two SINCE
Baltimore and Ohio howeverofered at the close
at $i.l1}5, with only s. bid; Central Ohio closed
at $l9R Did, Northern Central al Si3 bid; and City
Passenger at STU bid. Si6A asked. Of bonds the
sales comprise only one or two lots of Marietta and
Cincinnati per cents at S24. Baltimore and Ohio
1855 closed at 9S bid 9S asked and Northern Cen
trail 1855 at IS bid $50 asked.
In the Mining Stocks there was little movement
to-day but they were as heretofore, very heavy
Bare Hill sold at $780, buyer 80 and closed at only
81 bid, Sl05 asked regular Pennsylvania Oil brought
S. cts, and Guilford Copper IS cts.
Money is in more demand, but is still very easy on
call at q cent. There is considerable more mercan-
tile paper offering on the street than there has been
recently, ana the minimum rate is now 8 Z cent for
acceptable names, although some occasional nego
atons making at S z cent, but these are of an
exceptional character.
Some degree OF irTesC!a-ity prevailed in the New
York stock market this morning. Rock Island and
Fort Wayne were each Is per cent lower than on
Saturday evening. while the other leading stocks
were d fraction higher At the haf-past eleven
o'clock Stock Exchange call the market was seadier
mt with little variation in prices. Erie however
soon became in great demand: large purchases were
made and the price at o'clock 92e4; this gave
tone to the whole market and stocks generally ad-
vanced. At 4 o'clock Erie quoted at s34, the
other stocks firm. New York Central. Hudson River,
rittsburg and Rock Island were conspicuous for their
activity, and each advanced about per cent. Read
ing received but little attention. ruling at about 1908
throughout. Illinois Central also remained unmoved
at about 1l31a. The operations in Chicago and North
western common and preferred were SMALL and their
| prices show little asctuation.
| The very latest report from Wall street quotes
llSpOSltlOn
the street to buy. Considering the large amounts of
this stock which have lately been bought at limits
far beoW the present price, it is matter of no little
surprise that its price has been so well sustained
YithOut the least reaction taking place during the
dag. as there must have been heavy realizations
made at the advance and to the least of it. the
present movement bears the impress of strong
combination in the stock, although nothing has yet
transpired to positively account for its RISE The
decrease in loans and deposits shown in the bank
statement had been anticipated but three-fourths of
million decrease in legal tenders is far less than
was looked for ami t.ay indirectly have had some
thing to do with the specElatya feeling on Change
in the afternoon.
The transactions in Tennessee and Virginia bonds
wefs few, and they each quoted at per cent.
decline from Saturdays rates. Mssouri's were also
| dropping. and sales beng made at TX per cent.
decline. Virginia coupon SIS were very active open
ing at 75, and Notwithstanding the vast amount be-
I ing offered for sale. they advanced to 1874, but
| later IN the afternoon they declined to Is.
Governments hTIn, FiVe-Twenties of 1864 sell
| at the different Boards at 1921. Gold opened at
1868, and at the close was about the same Agure
varying during the day not more than u per cent,
with fair business. Money again active, and a
| shade more in demand than Saturday, the rate of
| interest on call being per cent.
! The New York Tribune says: Tho drain for cur
rency to pay for gold has obliged some banks, over
loaded with speculative accounts to contract steadi
ly. Inc supply q currency is not so abundant as
many suppose, and the absence of any legislation
increasing the power Of the Secretary CT the Treasu-
/ ~ TO diminish it. will not be abundant enough to
| mage cheap money market. The National currency
has reached lis mayimnm, and the weekly report OF
the issue Of currency l. only q substitution of Ma
tional for State Bank ISSUES. The compound notes
| which, when first issued, were circulating money
have by the accumulation of interest lost the power
| of new currency and now employ capital. The cur
rency thus put out OF circulation is SlSO0OOVO, an
amount sufficient to explain the scarcity of currency
when sudden calls are made by selling few millions
| The organization OF t4s National Bankers Elk
press Company is progressing 3lt1 a. dispatch. The
| Executive Committee will make Cats fof t-ve pei
cent; on the first day of April, and five per Gent On
4 peg sant more should it be deemed necessary The
4 line from sew York and Boston to Chicago will be
first opened it is beiiagcd about the first of April
The amount of customs tulieS received at the port
of New York have increased with reta1 BILE ra-
pdiy. The total receipts in 1860 were only 81 A..
and in 1855 t4ey had risen to SOL 1896. For the
current year the receipts promise to be from thirty
to forty millions II excess q en Of tbs amount.
| Baltimore Markets, February goth, 1866.
| COFFEE-The demand for Coffee continues limited
and again without transactions toIepor but the
/ grades Of Rio. We again quote as follows viz: Rio
at lSQl9% cts gold for common to fair 2015gN cts
gold for good to prime 2lAg2l1 cts gold for choice
Laguayra at 2iG22211l cts gold. ad Java at 2@2Sh
| FLOUR.-we notice sale to-day of 300 bbls good
Howard Street Extra at 9.25 Dbl, which is the only
| transaction we have heard of in Flour There is a
fair res2il demand fer good Super, and it may be
quoted firm, but common and inferior descrip-
| Prices are without change, and we still quote
as folleys yiz: Howard street Super s4i Cpt Extra
| Extra at $9.75@l0; do Family at S12@12.50
Eestsrq Super At S@ DO E5t5a $s@s Do
| City Mills Super at SSS9 do standard Extra at
| S9.@9.2 do high grade Rio. Extra ct $ll25@ll.5C
Dbl. Patapsco. Reservoir and other brands Of
Baltimore Family and high grade Extra are selling
by the dray load to the trade at $450 for Family and
| $l2.75 p Dbl for Extra. Rye Flour may be quoted
very dull at S45O@475, and Corn Meal dull at $375
GRAIN.-Wheat was in fair request to-day. and
~ather frmer than it has been. There were some
bells at market, and sales reported of 4OC
tUp Due - '"~n white at $50 cts; 900 bushels good
bushels rh, fair IVES = 26o9252 cts; $50 bushels
choice do at 295 cts. and about ,,. w be quoted
| at 2l5@220 cts. Prime and choice red n.a ~"
receipts reaching about 600 bushels White opened
at 76 cts but sold subsequently at IA cts at which
figure, prime closed. Yellow sold at 71@i2 cts, and
mixed at 65@69 cts. Nearly all the Corn offered was
disposed Of but the mark for cannot be said to be
active Oats quiet but steady at 1880 cts and
M0DAsSEs~ Moiasses continues in fair G request
and note sale to-day of % puncheons new crop
English Island at 60 cts We quote new crop Cuba at
crop English Island at 5000 cts, and porto Rico at
81 TT SsE GFSp and S S cts for old
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gay IN Provisions, but the market may be quoted
Reg X and Tor most descriptions firm There
Shoulders. and 49, cts for Sides which is an advance
RrgSious quotations. We note sale to-day of 10
inoss n d. SIDES at cts but they can be bought
t az y cIs Bacon Shoulders are selling at 14@14
o ana ior Hams prices from q to "a cts The
he;n IN Lara has subsidized, the only sale to-day
hed ~ oterces butchers at Is cts Western is
% a ~ i95sIs cts We quote Mess Pork at SIS 500
R ScIE Ri ef Is h Ts4y Of dn mo sales
however making at the quotations. which ara s are
follows viz: 91910A cts currency for East 1 Td as
and I2g13 cts currency for Carolina ava 1"'' Anula'
| SUGARS.-The market for Sugars continros all
and depressed We hear Of no sales, and Quotations
are merely nominal as follows, viz: i14@iiT cts for
fair TO good refining Sugars. 1oI/011 -. e iVi