Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-21
FRIDAY, APRIL 2Oth-P. N.

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Gold sold at the first Board to-day at 12634@12G3s
seller and 10 days. and 127 cash, and at the second
Board at 12634@127 cash. and closed regular way at
I27 bid. 1914 asked regular way. these rates being
about the same as on yesterday. The market for it
was fairly active the sales adding up about $4,000.
Governments were inactive but very strong, Five
Twenties selling at lO5, advance of Il 10 a per
cent. and SevenThirtieS at $l0l7s, an advance Of&
per cent. on previous quotations. Five-Twenties
closed at 1881 bid los asked, and SevenThrties left
off at 10124 bid 1915 asked. There nothing done
in other issues.
Estate Bonds were quiet. Virginia inscribed SIS
brought AZ, yesterdays price. but Missouri's i'm
proved. selling at a. advance of p to q cent;
Tennessee's closed as yesterday, at 9OH bid, 9OA
asked. but North Cardinals were Il lower, only SO
being bid for them. We note sales of about $1,000
Baltimore City SIS at 80 for Park bonds, and the
figure for new 1905
Railway shares were in some demand, $50 North
Central selling at the first Board at 1873 cash. At
the second Board however this stock fell off slightly,
100 shares selling at S45H, buyer 80. There also
sale at the second Board of 100 shares City Passen
ger at $19 buyer 80. Baltimore and Ohio was steady
at yesterdays figures, Sl09l& being bid. and $40
asked for it, In Bonds the transactions limited,
the sales comprising only 81 900 Baltimore and Ohio
1855 at 9319, and 81 900 Marietta and Cincinnati
per cents at 79l5.
portant. few hundred shares of Bare Hill sold at
95 cts Atlantic Coal brought 95 cts Mineral Hill sold
at 20 cts, and Springfield and Maryland Copper at Is
cts EACH We notice sales of 200 shares Howard In
Company at $50. and of 800 shares Bankers
and Brokers' Telegraph at S6@S12 The latter stock
closed at SS3s bid, SO asked.
Money continues in ample supply and easy at I'M
changed rates, viz per cent. for call loans and
per cent for first class paper.
The foreign exports from the port of Baltimore
this week amount in value to $l02,6S5. Included in
the exports 3 l63 bbls -four ISL bbls corn meal
$50 bbs bread. 1000 bushels corn Ali bbls pork and
1852 gallons petroleum.
The New York stock market assumed a more
healthy tone this morning which it retained during
the day. The most active stock the list was Fort
Wayne, which opened at 90. The purchases were
large both at the Boards and the street, most of
which were evidently made to close short" con-
tracts. The reluctance with which it was offered for
sale appeared to impress the "Jcars with the great
probability of another cornerng OPERATION and its
advance was aided by the extreme desire to buy in
the stock irrespective of price. The condition of the
road is such as would at least suggest the idea of
decline rather than otherwise. Basng operations
solely on the merits of tho stock, a considerable
short" interest has been induced, and the conse-
quences depicted in its closing quotation which
is 81, having touched 9734 at half past three.
Reading was active, and the transaction were nu-
merous. The bull" interest gaining the ascendancy
it gradually advanced from 1925 to 1887 at o'clock
but at the close it reacted to l03 Michigan South
ern firm and in fair demand at the several calls
The annual report of the road ending February 2Sh
1866 shows net increase over last year of 1896 90
of which $l46 1857 passengers $2l2 IS on
freight, and $3S. 1884 on miscellaneous business
The directors predict still prosperous condi
ton OF the road, and consequently still further ad
vance in the price of its stock.
Rock Island barely sustained at 100 New
York Central exhibited weakness in the after
noon. At one o'clock it was quoted at 921s, after
selling at 921s at the first Board 1t became frmer,
however, towards the close, and changed hands Mt
9219 Erie luctuaed, in consequence of the conflict
ing influences brought to bear upon it at the different
Boards. 1t opened at 1885, and declined to Y at one
o'clock after which it rallied and sold at 72 at the
close. The Northwestern stocks each improved the
common" advanced to y, and the "preterred" was
quoted at 57% late in the evening.
State bonds were inactive and MisSouris and Vir-
Einias unchanged. Tennessee's were sold at 90l-an
advance off, since yesterday. and North Carolina g
show corresponding decline. being quoted at 8315
Governments firm and in demand Five
Twenties advanced to 10434. and Seven-Thirties
reached 1922.
Gold was steady and in fair demand at 127, being
worth 3-l6 for USE The requirements for CUSTOM
are very large through the fear of speedy passage
OF bill to raise the tariff. Money continues abund-
ant and call loans still average 5 to per cenl
At New York, the Herald says. foreign exchange is
dull and steady at the following quotations. namely:
Bankers sterling, at sixty days. 1O7A@lOS; three
days 1OS54@1O9 commercial 1061@@1079. francs; long
date. S5.2O95.25, short sight $5.171z@52O.
The following table shows the extreme range of the
market Tor leading railway shares during 1865.