Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-13
THURSDAY, April l2-P. NJ.

THURSDAY, April PIP. NJ.
The business at the Stock Board to-day was small
as compared with that of yesterday and beyond ar
advance of a TO u per cent in the premium on gold
the market exhibited material change. Col
sold at the first Board at 1917, but at the secont
Board it fell off "a to 4, selling at 1880 l27 and i
closed at 127 bid, 1919 asked.
Seven-Thirties in some demand, few lots
selling at 10O14@1OO25, but in other Government
securities there nothing done. Five-Twentes
a shade lower closing at 1922 bid for first and
1887 bid for second and third ISSUE For Skies OF
1881 1917 was bid and los asked.
In State bonds the transactions include 81 600 Vir-
ginia Coupon Skies at Co. and 800 North Carolina
IS at 80; Baltimore CRY steady but quiet the
only sale being of 81 900 1855 at 9912
Railroad shares were inquired for and we notice a
sale of 100 shares Northern Central at 45. For Bal
timore and Ohio only S112 bid. but none was OF
fered under Sll4. For Central Ohio 1921 was bid,
and City Passenger closed at SlS3s bid. There was
also some inquiry for bonds and notice sales of
Northern Central 1855 at ST, and of Marietta and
Cincinnati bonds at so.
In the Miscellaneous list there was some move
ment. Baltimore Chrome sold at 9Og95 cts ATTAIN
tic Coal at 95 cts, American Gas Coal at 50 cts Penn
sylvania Oil at 45@50 cts Gardner Hill at 20 cts ard
Guilford at 40 cts. We notice sale of 10 shares Bal
timore and Cuba Smelling and Mining Company at
$l05.
Money is active, but in good supply and cal! loans
are easily made at per cent. First-cIass CONNER
cal passes at per cent, and quote second grade
at lO@l2 per cent, and difficult to negotiate even
at these figures.
The New York Stock market has shown a slight
improvement to-day, but its undertone is still weak
and feverish. Specific stocks continue to hold a
sway over other securities which have lately lost the
confidence of many operators. The improving con-
dition of the Hudson River Railroad has been the
means of advancing its market value, and the
public have been invited to make investments
in this stock as being tangible than some
of the other speculative securities. Iopened to- lay
at 1861, and steadily advanced to ll014 at O'Clock
and at the close continued very firm
Rock Island was firm, and in the afternoon sold at
100 but declined at the last board to 1872 1t is still
uncertain in what manner the large surplus in the
hands of the company will be applied effort being
made to purchase the Mississippi and Missouri Rail
road but how far this will succeed is very uncertan
it is probable that the increase to their liabilities in
consequence of such purchase (as it would compel
fresh issue of stockO might not be as profitable as
the original road.
Michigan Southern was moderately firm withou.
being unusually active Outside speculation in tIis
stock remains merely nominal, and the transactions
appear confined to a few operators At the eleven
o'clock Board it sold at S03I, and only huctuated X
during the day. closing at S034@SQ5S. Quicksilver
SUBSEQUENTLY, O.
covered and sold at 1874 in the afternoon Chicago
and Northwestern common and preferred were each
steady at slight advance yesterdays quotations
canton opened weak at 81, and gradually advanced
during the day to 54 1t is difficult to account for
the erratic movements of this stock it is supposed in
some quarters that its improvement is due to the
possibility of naval station being established here
Inasmuch the channel leading to our harbor is not
navigabe to large vessels, the probability of the
Canton COmDanV's hpin lpac fnrG
ment purposes is small.
Government bonds declined in the morning in con-
sequence of lower quotations from Europe Five
twentieS sold early at 1887, but advanced later in
the day to 10334. thrties opened at 1905 and
were quoted later at 1003S.
Gold advanced to l25s at the first CALL but exhib-
tied general weakness through the day. and closed
at l21H. There are still sales sellers option and
apart from the anticipation of the May coupons lit
tie can be said to other causes which are likely to
effect its premium. The advance in the rate of Ex-
change. together with the anxiety expressed in Eu-
rope on the Prusso-Austrian question, appears to
have ceased to influenced its price.
Money continue in abundant supply at q cent
At New York foreign exchange is strong and ac-
tive at higher rates Bankers sterling bills are quo
ted at l0I@lOl%. importers are buying as well as
spectators. and to this is attributable the sudden
turn in the market. About million of ive-twen
ties supposed to have been returned for sale by
the Hansa and Belgian, chiefly on German account.
week ending April TO- and since the beginning of the
year, are as follows:
F F1st the s. rsss Bss 3 55t 5 5ss
sl2,784,q78 $56,3S8,55! SG59N91
The New York imports compare as follows:
9 9ss %S:s sa s z55ss ss s$5y 5
Total for week ss lss e $39!s55 255i2
Since JAM 1st $68 500 236 S35,257 $40 $87,3543lI
Among the exports are 2o1t2 bales cotton, valued
domestic cotton goods to the value of $l2O,6i. and
ginseng to the value of $l2i,l25.
the recent failure of Rch's Bank of Exchange il
that city:
$l00OO0 The private fortune of Mr.. kich would be
ample to pay this amount at once, it for the
fact that he has met with heavy losses in his business
as broker IN New York in consequence of the depre-
cation Of securities upon which advances had been
made. MIR. Rich has never been Spectator in
STOCKS 10 any considerable extent and his embarrass
ment and temporary suspension owing to no
recklessneSs on his part.
shipments of Provisions from Chicago.
me following were the shipments of provisions
from Dec. LIST. 1865. to March 3lst. 1856
Pork. Lard. Hms. Sh'ds. MddIes
New i6s 2sS6 $50 IS 1874 a l 9sa 30
1hlIauei pnla'''. 9oo Z,JIi oSZo IIu352O 69I, $40
ef II 2S5 1895 8I IdSs
b bSstSn ports s6s SsS 5si sf$8 s S
Other y East. I7l5 3.l92 l,2J1 1S,95l S32. 235
Total A. us 30 256 30 IS 1O6 7SO
In giving the above figures we have endeavored to
give the net weights near possible. The ship
ments reported by the Board of Trade gives the gross
weight of all articles.
BALTIMORE MARKETS, April IL.
COFFEE.-The market continues very quiet We
no0cGe, however. sares to-day of 15O bags Rio at