Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-06
THURSDAY, April


Gold was fraction lower to-day than yester-
day, but the market forit quite steady, all the
sales being made at 12711. It closed at 12715 bid.
1925 asked Although there was more done in it
than yesterday, the transactions neyerthe-
less small, the sales adding up only about $4,000
Fivc-Twenties opened at10i4. and Seven Thrties
at 1907, but they subsequently declined Is each the
former selling at the close at 1919, and the latter
lO0k. For Ten-Forties 81 was bid. and 9l55 asked
but no sales made. The business in Govern
mentS to-day small
North Carolina6s sold at So and Virginia coupon
6'S closed at &C. bid. 6S asked, but for other State
bonds no quotations made. Baltimore city IS
steady, 1875 selling at 1884, and 1905 closing
at 99l2 bid.
Northern Central railway shares continue firm at
5, 10 shares selling at this figure to-day. For Bal
timore and Ohio shares Sl12l@ was bid. and SHE
asked; Central Ohio closed at SO bid and City Pas
senger at $lSI bid. In railroad bonds there
movement. sales being made offs 800 Baltimore
and Ohio 1855 at q, and $4,000 Northern Central
1855 at 1873.
In the miscellaneous list there was more done than
for some days past. Baltimore Chrome being the most
active stock. The sales reached 1900 shares at 50 cts
cash and seller So and 80 buyer co. Sales also of
$500 shares Pennsylvania Oil at 40 cts cash. and -
cts buyer So and of 500 shares American Gas Coal
As cts cash.
The New York stock market was again excited this
morning, Michigan Southern still being the conspc
uous feature Before Boards it was sold at 105 cash.
while it was quoted 80 regular way, and offered at
81 seller g. This subjected the shorts" to a consid
cradle scare, and many forced purchases were made
at these extreme limits, borrowing the stock soon
became out of the question. At eleven o'clock it is
quoted at par, with considerable activity after
which rumors were ahOat that an injunction had been
placed before the President of the Board by the party
who most heavily short not to buy in the
stock under the rule. This announcement created
great furry on the street, but an arrangement was
subsequently made to settle the short" contracts at
95. This then became its quotation until after the
first afternoon Board; later it declined and at six
o'clock was offered at 3d.
Erie has shared in the general excitement, opening
at 734 ii declined under pressure to 1873 at eleven
o'clock, after which it steadily advanced with large
purchases to 2 at the close, with fair prospect of
n still further enforcement in its price. Pttsburg
also received the attention Of SPECTATORS several
large sales made, but the support which it
ceived overcame any tendency that the sales might
have ard after opening at 7S2 it advanced without
the least reaction TO ,9lz at the close.
Chicago and Northwestern in better demand,
and at five o'clock exhibited advance of = pc.
cent. above its early rate.
Reading was almost neglected. ranging at 10091O."
at the various sessions of the board New York Cen
trail improved and sold as high as 90 under the i'm
preston that their bill would pass the Assembly to-
day.
Cumberland lacked vitality and was UNCHANGED.
Canton was more active and advanced from 1878 to
Az.
Rock Island and Fort Wayne were both steady,
speculation for the moment being drawn into other
channels, they presented feature in the market.
The transactions in State Bonds were small. Ten
nessee's and Mssouri's remain ut yesterdays quota
tions while North Cardinals and Virginias show a
slight variation, the former being quoted at S2s and
the latter at 67l%. Governments a shade lower.
Five-Twenties of 1864 selling at l037s@lo4.
Gold was unusually steady during the day, averag-
ing 12s throughout although at II o'clock it is quoted
at 1254, it rallied to l23 afterwards at which
price it closed moderately arG. 1t has been some
what scarcer to-day, Lilo being paid for use The
money market has assumed greater ease day.
The increased rate of interest on call loans yesterday
brought large sums into the market from various
sources. and although the demand has been active
the general rate call loans has been per cent.
The New York Tribune, speaking of the opera
tions in the stock market, says:
The operators In several prominent stocks place
them upon the same footing as Prairie du Chen.
be S9k eP S Tbe
permanent value of the property was seriously dam
aged by speculation which, /. its leading FEATURES
was conspiracy, under which %peculatoIS suffered
severely. Clique movements, which are the teatare
of the market at the present time. convert the Ex-
change into hot bed of gambling from which at no
the business and credit of the Board. Harlem and
Prairie du Chen were cornered and destroyed. and
judging from the past, the permanent vaue of prop
erty made the instrument of spectators to the ex-
tent witnessed in them cannot be improved.
The banks in Western Pennsylvania afflicted By
the failure OF Messrs: Culver. Penn Il Co., of New
York, are the. Crawford County National Bank at
and 6 IN bond Sh the o. Trsasarr
of the United States security for national crcu
ation but it has as get received none of its bills 1t
has notes issued as State bank but however to the
extent of 1852 COO. The Nensngo County National
Bank of Franklin, has capital of $3.50 900 and $780,
600 in bonds deposited, upon which, it has received
$S50OO of National currency and it also has SlCS, COO
of its old State issues outstanding. The Petroleum
Bank, of Titusvie had taken steps to organize as a
National bank, but it had never deposited any bonds
or received certificate of authority to do business
as such. 1t has capital of $G00N, and about $780,
900 circulation The National Bank of Lawrence
c,,unty, at Newcastle has capital of Sl5lQO. and
abot 100000 ofits old notes out. The Oil City Bank
has capital of 100000 with nearly its full quota Of
Nationa notes. The State notes Of the above banks
have been thrown out in some quarters, bat the ma
tiOnal circuIa lion is of course undsturbed.
The total ydl, of imports at Boston for the week
ending March 80 N's Sl,63l5I5 against S6S5,3l9 du-
ring the correspondents week IN 1900. 1otal SINGS
$7Sl.6S9
INV RECEIPTS OF COTTON AT SOUTHERN PORTS.
The following the receipts AZ all ports the pre-
sent commercial year, commencing sept. /. 1850, tt
the dates named
RaIes.
At Galveston and Texas ports to March IL M -01
AZ New urieanS' net or proper to March D.. 5,&lst
At Apalachicola. March 5... a. DOS
At Saw nnah, Ga, to March l6 1-5tsi
At Charleston S. C., to March 14.... 67''O75
Total receipts since Sept. 1.,..........l S76 2ls
Stock on hand at the above ports the dates above
named:
Bales.