Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-17
Emmy. March Is. 2. II.

FRIDAY, -AarCE 10. 4. ".
Stocks were fairly active to-day, and the martet
generally strong. colo was however, an eA'ep-
ton the sales showing decline 0ft1 tos IN 1t since
Yesterday. Ii OPENED at 7$lA, but at the second
Board it sold at 1SOl$ and left of al .s'3s bid. i5
asked regular way The transactions were small IS
compared with those of YESTERDAY. the sales sum
ming up only about $4,000.
For Governments the market was very strong.
small lot Of Five Twenties. the only sold brought
I035 and closed firm at 1887 bid 1925 asked. Seven
Thirties were fairly active some $4,000 Of them
being sold at a97s Cor first, and 90 7a!+j for second
and third series and rst series closed At 1915 bid 100
asked, and second and third series 1T M's bid, 80
asked For Ten Eortics ~ wa bid and 90 asked.
State bonds were in some demand, but tho market
Cor them was veal. We note a sale Of $500 North
Carolina at 81 3 decline OF = per cent On The rrlHa
bid yesterday. Tenressccs were offered at 80 per
cent less than was asked yesterday, but only 81 was
bid for them. Baltimore City we're better, $50"
1888 selling at g3, advance Of =; 1905 closed
at IS bid, and 1855 at " bid.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad improved 81. @t
shares selling at Sill, Northern Central closed at
S4 bid Central Ohio at $50 bid and City Passenger
at SIS bid In railroad bonds but little done. the
sales comprising only $1,000 Baltimore and Chic
1855 at q6l3, and 1900 Marietta and CigciGugtt
bonds at - 5@793I.
In the Miscellaneous list. the most active stock
was Bare Hill Mining Of which s0CG shares were sold
at 81 20G1 g. an advance OF to 10 cts on the closing
price Of yesterday. but it left of at SLID lid. $40
aEked. In Pennsylvania Oil there was also some
movement. S00 shares selling at - cts and wootce
also sales Of 200 Santa Clara at$9@@2j
Money continues in active demand, but it is still
obtainabe On strictly rst-ciass paper at per GER.
Call Ioars are making in most instances at percent
few negotiations Of exceptional character being
atIower rate.
The foreign exports from the port Of Baltimore fer
the past week. amount, III value 90 Sl5l.i25. IL
cuded in the exports were l65 bbls. dour, ,94b
corn meal 225 bbls. pork. 272o7 bushels corn and
1925 gallons bcnzne.
The street prices fstocl;s in New y or this morn
ing varied in many instances from tia closing quota
tons last evening. Eric. Reading, Michigan South
era and Northwestern were lower, while Rock Island
and Pittsburg each improved, while New York Gen
trail. Hudson and Fort Wayne unchanged. 4
eleven o'clock the market acquired considerable
strength, Michigan Southern selling at TIA, and
Reading at 1905 an advance of - per cent. in each
case above their opening prices. AT the following
call Erie and Michigan Southern we're he only stocks
which remained at their preceding limits, the other
speculative securities declining from IS 10 = percent
The market however. subsequently revived. and az
four O'Clock was decidedly firm. Plttsburg being
quoted at 1o34 Michigan Southern at -. and For
Wayne at 92l5. Latest advices report the market
weaker after o'clock, the most active stocks during
the day, selling generally nj = per cent. below their
prices at o'clock.
The eager disposition to huv stocks which has pre-
vailed for time. Is beginning to waDe; both
parties are curtaing their operations in such equal
ratios that the relire position OF the market has
for the past two days remained unchanged; bull
and bears seem alike waiting each others action, but
the extreme case Of the money market certainly ia
vors the JHH party for the moment. The movements
of cliqued stocks are seduloUsly screened from the
public view. and nothing can yet hg aseertained
to the future intention of their manpulators.
The business in Southern bonds was very limited.
North Cardinals sold in small quantities mt g; Fr
ginias were entirely neglected. Tennessees declined
to So, and Missouri's to Y, with but few sales
Governments were steady. Five-Twentes of lS6ire
manning at 1885.
Gold opened at l3l, but the demand decreasing, 1t
gradually fell to $50 at the close.
The money market is still abundautly supplied.
and the banks are free lenders at per cent while
brokers in many instances accommodate each other
at per cent. Discounts are becoming easier, first
class paperis negotiable at per cent and the prmes
paper is discounted at per cent
Foreign Exchange is in no great demand, and for
bankers sixty days sterling the price averages from
1881 to 1857. Bankers days is quoted at l09. -
The Nelv York Times says
The recently established National Bankers EX
press has been absorbed in general nsodation Of
all the leading Express Companies. The National is
TO call up 80 Z cent. only OF their millions OF
stock, and to take the rank Of one-fth interest in
the consolidation Of interests. The other Companies
will stand in the following relation:
Adams Express S9,yTtUt9
American Express bVtJN
United States Express 5000 Gjg
National Bankers 100000
Total consolidated capital .S25 0000o0
The rev arrangement will give the shareholders
IN be Adams (nmnanV
share of their old stock, and leave large surplus Of
property and cash be divided hereafter by way Of
extra dividends. The shareholders u the National
Bankers will receve one share of fDii paid new
stock on the payment Of SO q Cent each original
share We hear it intinlated the street that the
surplus to be divided to the Adams shareholder,
over and above the $50 Z cent of new stock, will
amount to very large sum, perhaps to further