Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-10

The stock market was fairly active to-day at both
Boards, hut the most noticeable feature vas the
further decline in Gold, which opened at I3l., am
sold down to 49, closing at 1905 bid, 3l asked be
ing decline since yesterday of per cent. and O.
So to per cent, in the week, The sales sum ur
about $4,000, some $4,000 of which was at sellers
option 10 and Is days.
Governments were firm, with considerable
transactions Fve-Twenties sold at 1881 for first
issue, an advance Of Il. ScvenThirties at $685. for
second series aud registered Ten-F0rties ut 60 For
Skies of 1851 l04 bid. and the whole list closed
strong.
Virginia 6s continue in demand. A lot of $4,000
coupons selling at the second Board at u ,-lT cent.
less than the closing price oyesterday North Caro-
iina's were, however. materially better. They sold
yeterday at 81 and closed at only so bid but they left
of to-day at s. bid. s. asked. Baltimore City Go
were frmer 1905 selling at 99l:@992s. an advance
of 4 to g.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad frmcr. 50 shares
selling at $ll0s6, an advance of 25 In other Rail-
road shares there was nothing DONE Northern Cen
trail closed yesterday at 81 bid but City Passen
ger was better. SIS being bid fer it. In Railroad
boIass there was some little movement Baltimore
and Ohio 1855 selling at 95 and Northern Central
1885 at Ss5. Bank stocks quiet the only Saet to-
day being one of a small lot Union at ;S72}a.
In the miscellaneous list there was some business
DONE but the Copper and Oil Stocks do not appear
be in faVor We notice sales of 100 shares Baltimore
and Cuba Smelling and Mining Company, new stock
at SlO5 and Of 800 shares Maryland Anthracite Coal
at ST. cash. and $17M buyer 3d. Sales also of 5Gl
shares Atlantic Caai ct 81, Zoo shares American
Gas Coal ct 60 cts and Of so shares Bare Hill Min
ing at 90 cts.
Money continues in very active demand but with
satisfactory securities borrowers succeed IN making
up their Call loane first class colateyals
are quoted at per cent. and first class business
paper passes at per cent, but rates very firm.
The foreign Exports from Baltimore for the week
ending yesterday amount in value to S246,l1s Ia
Guided in the Exports 6326 bbls -four 542 bbls
NEAL 270 bbls pork 366 hbs oil cake, 2l9 bale.
cotton, H. $40 gallons petroleum. and 1870 bushels
corn.
The New York Stock market this morning exhibit
ted less tone than at the close last evening, the de
position to sell predominated and most prices we're
shade lower Erie selling at S2l. Rock Island ut i07a5
Michigan Southern at 1873 and Pittsburg at ?57. 1t
the o'clock Board Erie sold under considerable
pressure down TO 8i7. and the market weak until
after the call of Michigan Southern but the prices
of stocks further down ON tins list were firm and
mostly advanced. At half past two Naw York Cen
trail declined to 9G3S. but other stocks improved.
Towards the close the ciiqued stocks sustained the
preceding prices. while the rest were shade lower.
but at five o'clock the whole market was much stead
Aei anu PA'Oe "eio pcO1SI' Liies
Southern and Rock Island were the principal at
fractions, and PittSburg also received considerable
attention.
The transactions in Southern Bonds we're limited
mostly to North Carolinas. which were in good do
mand and still as high as 854 per cent above yes
terdav,s quotation. yirgiuia's were sold in small
lots at 60 Tennessee'S were shade lower with lit
~ - us st ', % ,;, us
souri oeeheu win large sales 10 o. the settlement
for back interest in these bonds gives less satisfaction
than was expected. The consolidation of principsl
.r5 ;,,t.ros, 80 ,,o- I'D :; ot;-l, a.;et
anu eIo new po,us u entrsiy salac,o%
january 1885, and then at per cent for fonr vears
is less Than was ant;cnr ted rresnea,;va of tb =;
81 - ,Ho ~
until it reaches per cent.
Gold opened at l3l5< and steadily declined IN Ia0s
d. 'ne oiose inc lI'e sSles pS che"o!ernnent nave
produced no superabundance OF gold in the market,
in fact it has been mostly absorbed by covering short
saIes and amopnts sold Inv ,oorcho,ts o-a
49, L,. =, "Nu o'nV4s
against shipments hut the premium IL simply de-
in the NatiopaI credit
mn -
Inc money market mas become more active, and
although per cent. has been the rate on many call
loans to-day there have been large Sums borrowed
AZ NOR GOVT
Inc advance IN American stocks abroad is very
encouraging One year has made great changes for
the peter IN United States stocks and ns Of be-
ing held IN Europe for their merits for income. they
are nov recognized as valuable on the ground Of
" t a VI poo Vi Gueey upon S!01 OF goid while
inSi ~ nav Vly lai t rom !i currency 10
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WI, $500. - :. 1Ao ,'t ''IoH''. "oo!'
ties Messrs IT Co. .y re Aptlsdn 5svo!
The business in tle London marker for A,n.rioa,,
securities has been on limited scale bnt With
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