Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-14
TrEsnAY. Feb. l3th.P N

to-day but the market exhibits no material change,
since yesterday. Gold slightly lower. AT the
first Board very little done in it. one or two small
lots only being sold at 1S9@l3S34 cash. but at the sec
ond Board lot of $4,000 sold at 1885,, seller 90
fat. 1t closed regular way at 1885 bid 1891 asked
In Government securities the business was large
Seven-ThirtieS were slightly lower, but for other
issues prices main tained. The transactions in
Thrtes include two lots of $40 900 each at the
first Board at 99 and lot of 900 at the second
Board at 994, and they closed at 995 bid 99 asked
decline Of 4 on the closing figures of yesterday
OF Five-Twenties one or two small lots sold at the
first Board at 1920 1888 and we notice sale Of
lot of $4,000 at the second Board at 1925 buyer
30. Skies oflSSl closed at 1887 bid 1914 asked and
for Certificates 1915 was bid. and 9S75 asked.
State bonds were steady and generally firm, but
nothing was done in them MARYLAND 1890 SIS closed
at 100 bid, 10l4 asked, Virginia 6s at GA bid for
Coupons Mssouris at 76I4 bid Tennessees at IS bid
S92@ asked, and Georgias at 90 bid. Baltimore City
6s were also strong 1855 closing at 10O bid; 1885,
at 100 bid; and 1905 at 10l bid. There was some
movement in Railroad bonds. Baltimore and Ohio
1855 selling at 9S Northwestern Virginia first mort
gage at 81; Western Maryland guaranteed 1905 at
9724 and Marietta and Cincinnati bonds at S21l but
IN shares the transactions were confined to a small
lot of Baltimore and Ohio at $1l2l& For Northern
Central shares SAB bid. and SAG asked and City
Passenger closed ats SIS bid S1SI asked Bank share.
a },
Bank of Baltimore at $l061aG1063I.
In the Mining and Oil Stocks there was some
movement. the most active among them being Penn
Syyanla Oil, of which 5000 shares were sold at
5S960 cts closing at So cts bid 80 cts asked Bare
Hill sold at Sl15, an advance of cts Atlantic Coal
at 81, and Baltimore Chrome at so and IS cts We
notice also sale of 100 shares Restertown Turnpike
at 81.
Money continues in ample supply, and easy at I'M
changed rates.
Street prices of stocks in New York this morning
were much the same those of last evening, with
but little doing AT the first call however Erie was
extremely active and sales made at 1874 u Der
market was firm, and prices were well sustained At
the first regular Board the market continued strong,
and some of the leading stocks slightly improved.
Pittsburg in considerable demand, and S1lI was
bid. Erie and Fort Wayne remained as before AT
o'clock prices declined from * to a per cent e!
though at the next call the market reassumed ts ac-
tlvlty and stocks generally were higher. Later in
the afternoon further improvement was noticed but
towards 5 o'clock many of the purchasers of the
morning became sellers, which affected the prices of
the stocks in which these operations were conducted
very perceptibly. Pittsburg declining to sos Michi-
gan Southern TO 69lI and Erie to 1874 Ohio and
Mississippi Certificates were striking feature of the
afternoon large purchases being made (many re-
ported to be on Western account, and at half past
morning.
The idea seems to be gaining ground that there is
not likely to be any speedy contraction of the cur
rency. and, in addition to this the delay in the
action OF Congress Mr.. McCuloch's BILL tends TO
aid the advance in prices for the present at least
The decrease IN the earnings of some of the roads
has not been as much was anticipated. The Chi
cago and Northwestern Railroad receipts for the first
week In February only exhibit falling off of about
$4,000 from the corresponding week last year, and
the Michigan Southern Railroad a falling off of only
$4,000.
Missouri and Tennessee Bonds were weak to-day
at 4 per cent. decline from yesterdays quotations
Flrglnias and North Cardinals remain steady
Government securities were firm. Five-Twenties
OF 1864 opened at 1925 and during the day advanced
to 1929.
Gold advanced in consequence of the demand for
shipment tomorrow. and closed strong
The rate at o'clock was 1895 against 1882 in the
morning; the cost for borrowing till tomorrow was
5-52nds. The amount of gold which has lately been
put on the market either on Government account or
the account of private individuals who have been
holding in anticipation of higher prices is INSULT
clen Tor the demand and were it not that the amount
III tne treasury acts adversely to upward move
ment gold would certainly sell above present rates
Money is in rather more demand but still easv NJ
per cent the bank statement tends to make this
tne ruling rate but the influence it exerts on the
money market at present is very slight
The New Y ork bank statement shows decrease in
deposits of ST. 37 in loans an increase of s1Os
e75 In legal tenders decrease of S2l474O and cir
culation increase of S746 235 and in speeie do
crease of $S077S5 The following are the figures
compared with those of the previous week:
P?R 8 2 Eel IS Inc. sos 100
sSRsse 5Gg 95 59l2Se6 Dec So6ss
pep ci it, 49, 695 $500 463 Dec 2,$l0,232
Legal Tenders 6S,l96,250 IS, iS6,0l5 Dec. 36O,237
The weekly statement of the PHILADELPHIA Banks.
made up to the 18th inst presents the following aggre
gates as compared Win those OF the previous week
Capital stock s EfSi E l954 Il
loans .......". AZ 223664 Al ,249.3S3 In. 25719
Specie .....;..........". 10096s9 9663l2 De 43377
Due FIN other Bks 4,O73459 3565,S07 De-. 569&55
B bss & other Bks s6f45$I52 6$9255 De 0S
q CIRCULATION 7.G6s365 7Si9,599 IN. Isl "a
u. 5. Legal Tender ~
Dem. notes.. Is. 4S1 .005 1852 737 In ST. 1882
Foreign exchange was in strong demand at New
YORK yesterday. under which the rates advanced
about n. bankers bills on England at sixty DAYS
cial 1051aGlO7. <f '0ieA
The New York Times has the following.
"A gentleman who arrived in this city last evening
direct from Texas, by the Galveston steamerUan5
whose means of information are unsurpassedpaS-
sures us that the cotton crop of that State for The
present year will exceed 100000 bales . j. r.
other cotton growing States do half well as Texas
lin proportion to their industrial strength the cotton
crop this year will be than double the ordinary
estimate OF the amount. Then comes the general
tumble.
baltimore Markets. Fes,runry n 1870