Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-13
MONDAY, Feb. Il, P. !

Zone of Market..."....,..~Strong. Strong. Sea@r.
MONDAY, Feb. L, P. Il
Business was more active at the Stock Board 20
day than it has been for several days past hat
there was no speculative cent in anything the
transactions being almost exclusively in Gold and Sc
eurtics for investment. Gold was quite active, but
q to 4 per cent lower in price tian on SATURDAY,
selling at 1887 seller TO- and from 1885 TO 1891, re
gular way, and closing regular way at 1885 bid, i'
asked. The sales sum up about SIC go
Governments fairly active. but both Five
Twenties and Scven-Thirtcs show slight decline
Five-Twenties selling at 100. and subsequently at
1925 for both first and third issue, and ScvenT
ties at go I@99z for second series There is little
difference in price in any the issues of either
Five-Twonties or -Thirties ana the former
closed at 1929 bid, 103 asked, and the latter at 90
bid, $685. asked. Skies of 1881 brought lo which is
advance, and Certificates sold at $50, and closed
steady at this figure.
In State bonds there was no movement, but there
inquiry for Baltimore City 6's and a lot If
$4,000 1925 sold at 964 1907 was also bid for 1S5s
100 for 1865; and 101 for 1S90s For Railroad bonds
there was moderate demand, and several lots sold
at e for Northwestern Virginia first mortgage; 81 for
Baltimore and Ohio lS75's; So for Northern Central
1855; and S2l{ for Marietta and Ciucinnatis Rail
road shares quiet, the only sale made being
of 100 City Passenger at lSlI. Baltimore and Ohio
shares closed at Sll2I bid. &i22I asked, and North
Central at Si3 bid, SIS asked Bank stocks were
firm, but quiet, the only sale to-day being one Of
. shares Bank of Commerce at $27.
In the miscellaneous list the transactions continue
to be meagre and the market for Mining Stocks
depressed. Bare Hill Mining Co. Sold at Sll0, Bal
timore Chrome at So cts. Pennsylvania Oil at 55 cts
and Baltimore and North Carolina at 35cts. National
Express Co. Closed at 81 bid S. asked, but for
National Bankers and Brokers Express $40 was bid.
Money continues abundant, and in limited demand
and the loan market is consequently easy. There j.
but little paper Offering the street, and rst-c.as
is readily placed at cent, but for names less known
rates range at from to l. L cent. Call loans arc q?
cent, but there is much larger punt of money oil
ferng on call than there lis a demand for.
Considerable activity prevailed in New York tbs
morning. Notwithstanding the inclemency Of thewva-
ther and street operations before boards were quite
numerous. The market at the 10 o'clock call was
decidedly strong, Erie, Pittsburg, Rock Island aud
Fort Wayne being Z q cent higher than at the close
Saturday, At the LIST regular board prices again
advanced, with the exception Of Pltsburg which fell
of =, and the market had the appearance of beirs
firm. but at ] oclock the pressure of sales caused
reaction in few stocks while at thesame time Pitts
burg advanced TO So the early quotation At the half
past two o'clock regular board the contest between
the bills and the Jeos became spirited and the for
mer gaining the asceldency prices somewhat int
proved; the improvement, however, was Shortycl
for at the next call the market gave Way and prices
fell off in many instances < to = r cent. Nofwit}-
standing the various changes in prices during the day
Pttsburs ard Fort Wayne were comparatiyely steady
throughout the only variation in PittSburg being the
above referred to. Fort Wayne ruled at about ~
The market has assumed stronger undortone than
oflate, but the advance in prices meets with ST. emu
Gus and powerful opposition. The outside causes
which affect the market having at the present mo-
ment but little influence prices makes the chance
of a rise or fall about equal.
The business in Southern State bonds was extreme
iy limited. Tennessee's advanced to SS13. Missours
declined 4 q cent, selling at 7SI4. North Cardinals
were steady at S21@, and small lots of Virginias
brought 81. Government securities somewhat par
took of the dizziness In the morning '5-2O's of 1874
were 1921, but during the day declined to 1925
Gold opened at 1885, but fell to 1885 soon after at
which figure it remained steady till the close. The
rate for till tomorrow was IS to 3-l6 the latter
being the more general rate Money remains without
any change, brokers loans over night being nego-
tiated at g cent on Government securities. Other
loans on call are quoted at 4 cent The late storm
materially interfered with Geographic communion
ton between this city and New York this morning.
and we indebted to the United States Telegraph
Company for early reports from the stock market
-, The export. of cotton from New York for
the week ending February 6, aggregated 1857
9Th were 1850 bales. The market was dull and
declining, mainly under the Liverpool advces. A
recent circular states the receipts at the ports of the
United States since September l. 1865, at l1790lO
bales, and the exports at $4,000 bales leaving a
stock on hand of $4,000 bales but as all cotton state
ents and estimates differ strict reliance can hardly
eplaced upon the exact accuracy of any of them.
The stock at New Orleans February Sd returned
at 100000 bales; Savannah, the ID. 1903 bales
Charleston the lSt, 8 sos bales; Galveston on
January 9th 81, lis bales '9''''' Oil
The shipments of specie from the port of New York
last week and during the year compare as follows
with the exports for the period in 1864 and 1861
1854. 1865 1866
Sixth week .......... 81 ,2l9107 $40 1853 S73q9l
Previously reported. 5,l7s,929 3,443,350 2S37SOi
During year to date.S6 1885, S6 s3.sl4l03 S3577,7l4
Falling off this year compared with last. $685.
Falling off this year compared with 1S6f... 1920 80
The whole number of national banks now stands
Mt sixteen hundred and thirty, the last organized be-
ing the First National Bank of Chatahn0chie, Co
lumbus, Ca with capital of 100000. Those pre-
yiousy organized represent an aggregate capital of
s4OI,759 ,203. Total S407 $50 203 Amount of crcu-
lation issued to the national banks during the week
reached Sl,7o6,33O. Previously, $25l $50. Total
S2o3.ll6,$3g. No new banks have been made deposi-
tories OF the public money during the week.
The following are the sums in gold and silver held
in the principal repositories OF France England and
the United States at the close Of January:
Bank of France, Jan. 25...........,.. .366 463
Bank OF England Jan. A.....,.......... 50 262 AS
United States Treasury, Jan. 3l........ 81 ALB 16l
The francs estimated at ST. l21@ to the dollar and
the sterling al S4.Si to the pound.