Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-10

TUESDAY, january @h ?. NJ
We have 80 note a further heavy decline in gol5
to-day. The market has, however, luctua'cd con
sidcrably, and it closes at advance of per cen
from the lowest point OF the day. The opening sale,
at the First Board were at l3S. his figure being e.
decline OF ~ to : per cent on the final price vi yes
terday, but it dropped subsequently to 1873, and one
sale was mado at 49, :, seller 10. At the SccouG
Board however, the market was stronger. the sales
being at 1881 cash. and 1888 rs seller 10 and 30
At New York gold has ranged 70 day FROM ~ mp to
1881 s the latter figure being the quotation for it az
O'Clock. The transactions here to-day NJ ibou,
$4,000
For Goyernmcnt'S generally the market was wcaE
er. ami Five Twcuties were to = lower in rr."
FIRST issue selling ut lot. and second and thi issue
1919. Seven Thirtics fell on +. and yrarrcIti
Gates 5, second series of Seven Thirtics selling at
9o T. and certificates bringing the same figure. There
was nothing done in other ISSUES of Governments
but skies of 1851 closed al lo3l bid, I0l asked. and
Ten -Fortes at - bid, ". asked. FiycTwrnti"-
first ISSUE closed at only 1898 bid which is percent
less than bid for them al the close Yesterday.
Nothing was done in State Stocks. but there was
some inquiry for Baltimore City os, and few par
cells sold at 96}3 for lS0, o. for 1855 and To-
for 1905. showing advance in 1905 Of fully >2pcr
cent. We notice sales of some $500 Northern Cen
trail Railway 1855 bonds ut SJlZmS6, but in other rail
road bonds there no movement. The only trans
actions in Railroad Shares the sale of small jo
Of City Passenger at S2lta, hut Baltimore and Oil"
was weaker, being offered at $li0t,, with only Sllu
bid. For Northern Central 5il34 was bid.
In the miscellaneous list nothing Of consequence
was dune h"It'Anra Chrome sold at the First Board
at 81, and at the Second at 30 cts. and lois
of Mineral Hill at 50 cts but these comprised the en-
lire transactions Bare Hill closed RS on yesterday
at $l40 bid $50 asked. aud Copper Hill offered
at So. but no bid was made for it.
The demand Coz money continues limited, and the
loan market may be quoted easy There is but little
paper offering. and first class be readily placed
al = cent. For second class the rate is, however,
l0Gl2 2 cent. Money is Offering cry freely on n
ut 6@7 cent, the offerings being in fact largely ia
excess of the demand
AT New York to,day there was a further heavy
decline in most of the stocks on the list New York
Central fell off Sl}4; Hudson ST. Reading "a Mich
igan Southern Sll4; Illinois Central 81: Pit>burc
Sl12; Fort Wayne a Northwestern s; Northwestern.
preferred ;; Ohio certificates 2; and Cumberland 81
Erie after fuctuatins considerably. cIoscd at an al
vance of !. and Canton and Rock Island closed at
the same figures rs on yesterday
The report Of tho bill introduced into the House ny
Mr.; Morrill, has depressed the speculative feeling il
orous contraction. The bill empowers the Secretary
OF the Treasury to fund the demand loans, the legal
currency. and the other obligations of the Govern
nent in per cent. Eold-bearIng bonds to run forty
years.
The New York Eccaiog Foa sayS.-Thc fall in
gold, understand, is not due to any sales by the
Government as has been reported. 1t is rather attr
buted-to the continued dissemination on the part ol
the public to buy and the pressure t. sell on the
part of holders we'll as of Spectators, who arc
supposed to be making short contracts The lower
rates Of gold have stopped the execution of recent
foreign orders for Government securities with the
usual consequence Of a recession in their price
At New FORK money is per cent. among stock
houses. 4 rule Exceptional loans are made nj 4
per cent In paper change. Best bills are TaH
per cent, and 100 - per cent. iur second grade The
bank statement shows more activity in money.
The following table shows the aggregates of the
last weekly statements Of the New York Asso, lat Ell
Banks, compared with the returns Of the previous
week: