Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-14
Prices OF Stocks ana BOncs IN Kew ToFH
BY TELEGRAPH.


Zone of Neutrality-suspicious.. Steady. Heavy.
FRIDAY April 13, P. NJ.
Gold was fairly active to-day, the sales summing
I'D nearly S6 Co., but for Stocks generally the market
was dull. The sales Of Gold show decline in it
since yesterday of q to l per cent. 1t opened at
126I@1255s, but dropped to 1851. at which figure
most of the sales made and closed at 1858 bid,
1861 asked One sale of $4,000 at sellers option 80
days, was made at 126.
In Governments the transactions were SMALL but
for all issues the market was firmer than yeser-
day. Fivetwenties sold at 1887, Seven-thrties at
1OO3s and Ten forties at 9l3a. but at the close 1880
1887 was bid for Fivetwenties. 1908 and 1907 for
Seven -thirtes and for Tenfortie 81 was bid. and
9134 asked.
There were no sales of State bonds, but Missouris
closed at 7215 bid "a asked; North Cardinals at SO
bid 81 asked an advance Virginia's at 4l34 bid ~
asked for inscribed, and Georgia's at 100 bid. A
small lot of Baltimore city, 1875. 6s sold at 964 for
the opening but 1895 were offered at 99% with
bid made
In Railroad shares there was no movement. and
the only sale of bonds one Of 81 600 Marietta
and Cincinnati at So Shares closed at S112 bid $14
asked for Baltimore and Ohio. $44s4 bid s45lI asked
for Northern Central 1921 bid, S25 asked for Cen
trail Ohio and SlS bid $50 asked for City Passenger
In the miscellaneous list the business limited
the sales comprising 1000 shares Baltimore Chrome
at 90 cts buyer So 500 shares Atlantic Coal at 95 cts
1000 shares Pennsylvania Oil at 50 cts buyer go and
300 shares American Gas Coal at IS cts.
Money is active but in good supply, and call loans
are easily made at per cent. First-claSs CONNER
cal passes at per cent, and quote second grade
at 1O@12 per cent. and difficult to negotiate even
at these figures.
The foreign exports from Baltimore this week
amount in value to SITS 759. Included in the ex-
ports 5.115 bbs -four Ala bbls meal. $50
bbs pork 800 bushels corn, 937 hhds tobacco, 49, al
gallons refined petroleum. and 5000 gallons ben
zine. The gold value of the foreign imports at this
port this week is SsS.657.
The New York Stock market has been steady to-
day. but few stocks have shown signs of weakness.
Pittsburg has been carefully bought up at prices
ranging from S03a to sos. movement is evidently
going on this stock but to what end not definitely
understood. Stocks general rule have remained
quiescent from the fact that the buyers and sellers
have been pretty evenly balanced there has been
undue demand for them, but when they have been
offered for sale they have been readily taken. Mich
igan Southern, Pittsburg and Northwestern have
suffered very little fuctuation during the several
sons of the board. The steadiuess of these stocks
rather ominous.
The disposition to sell short has been again mani
festeo but the bears ought certainly to profit by
experenc and act with caution both with regard to
the extent of their contracts and to the possible loss
they may incur. To-day Erie closes at 1874. Micbi-
gan Southern and Pittsburg at about S0k. The con-
trast between these stocks and at the commence
ment of the year is worthy of notice. Erie has fall
len over 20 per cent. Pittsburg remains about the
same, while Michigan Southern has adUanced 10 per
cent. The condition of these roads being equally
affected or nearly so, the logical conclusion to draw
from such contrast is selfevdent; still under the
present regime of Wall street. perhaps the most dan
gerous operation would be to sell short either Michi
IL CtNI+a nf Tho do
cline very few persons can be tempted to buy Erie.
The increased activity in the coal trade has given
greater amount of this class of freight to the Read
ing Railroad. and has been the means of inducing
purchases under which its price has advanced from
1Os&S to 1045s.
Quicksilver continues in demand; the expectation
of dividend on this stock has been the cause of its
advance, and late in the evening it was quoted at
5O1l Fort Wayne has been comparatively free from
speculation to-day, opening at 9l it simply partook
of the general tone of the most active stocks, and
closes at 915s. The late advance in Canton has re-
ceived check. selling late at 81 after being 53A
early in the day. 1t is understood that large pur-
chases of this stock have taken place lately for the
purpose of controlling the next election of directors
Government securities were firm. Flve-twenties
averaged 1875. and sales of Seven-thrties made
at 1907.
Gold has again declined to 1861 at the close. There
has been less activity in it to-day and its scarcity has
greatly subsidized.
The money market is still abundantiy supplied
with capital the rate of interest on call loans vary
ing from to 2 cent, according to colateras.
Foreign Exchange is active at New York and
transactions have been made as high as "a; but i'm
porters show disposition to huy and concession
in the rate would have to be made to sell any amount
The closing quotation was a@l075sf for prime bills
The following statement shows the movement of
specie at New York for the month of March. and
since January i:
Tpop rtcf FROM
Received from 1857 $50
Total s. IS, 40
Exports to foreign ports in March. los 039
Gam IN Marcn..... ,Zuo,o ~
Receipts since January $50 6i2
Exports since January l............... 1858, 4O5
Gain since January .o33, 267
Nels cotton circular of 3lst March says that the
total quantity of cotton known to have been received
at all ports from the end of the down 10 the latest
mail dates amounts to 2.0ST.0GO bales.
Last Week. Since LIST Sept
Receipts 1900 1911 0G1
Exports to Great Britain 5000 S54,00G
Exports to France .............13,000 4l,0N
Exports to other foreign ports 1900 $4,000
Total foreign exports 5000 1,04O,0OC