Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-19
Furnished By Leonard j. Tormev d Co., Stock and Bill
Brokers. No. % South Street.
February II, 1865:
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Business at the Stock Board to-day was very dull.
but there material change in the condition of
the market, and the principal securities were, with
few exceptions steady at the figures of yesterday.
Gold. in which there more done than in anything
oIse sold yesterday 1874 cash, and closed at
1873 bid, 1917 asked
In Governments there was nothing whatever done
but for all issues the market strong; 104 was bid
for Skies of 1885, 1891 for all the issues of Five Tween
ties. and for Seven Thirties 991@ bid. and 100
asked for first SERIES and second and third series
closed at 993s hid, S9l5 asked.
For State bonds there was some inquiry but no
sales were made 90 was bid for Tennesse 6s 90 for
Georgias 81 for Mssouri'S, and AZ for inscribed
EirginiaS Baltimore City SIS continue very firm:
sales were made of Si10O 1905 at 10l and lO1 was
bid mt the close for both 1888 and 1895 100 for 1855
and lOl1 for Park bonds.
Railroad bonds were steady and firm, but very lit
tie was done in them. the only sale being one of
$1,000 Baltimore and Ohio 1855 at 9S. Northern
Central 1855 closed at Sll3 bid, IS asked and Ma
rietta and Cincinnati bonds at 81 bid, S2l4 asked A
small lot of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shares sold
at Sl2 and they closed at only Sill bid SIP asked
Central Ohio shares were weaker only ST. being bid
for them, ST less than bid yesterday City Pas
senger closed at Sta bid. $50 asked
In the miscellaneous list there was nothing what
ever done.
There is as we remarked yesterday, a some
continues ample, and the loan market easy. Discount
rates unchanged being still per cent for call
loans, sag per cent for frstcass commercial paper
and l0@l2 per cent Cor second class do. For names
less known, rates range from IL to Is per cent.
AT New York 10 day the stock market was active
but the highest quotations of yesterday were not S
tanned. Governments were rather lower. except the
SevenThirties and the compound interest notes for
which there fair demand Mt full rates For
dc tbora l..
railroad shares New ! ork Central was tho most ac-
tive. the transactions in it being very heavy. II
opened at 500. but advanced at the first regular
board to 9lM and again advanced at the second
board to 925s an improvement on the opening rates
y per cent Erie varied but little, being quoted
through the day at S0}&@S0*z. Pittsburg opened at
S1lI and glosed at 81. Rock Island closed at 106
Fort Wayne at %, Northwestern at 2S}s. Northwest
Preferred Mt 562. Gold ruled generally through
the day at l37ls@l371I, although some sales were
made at 49, The general market closed strong with
money active at 81 per cent.
Foroisn o1ehTS :IY AZ New York closed rmer for
the steamer Bills at 90 days London were quoted
at lO6@lO6I for docum 107@ 1O7a for coInmer
cial: 10S@10Ss for bankers do at short sight. l00
1O95 Paris at 60 days, 52749 5.22'@ doat short sight
The exports of specie TO-DAY from New York were
5000 by the Fulton. ana Sli5,395 by the City of
Washington; total $685.
The total imports atNew York for the week com
pare rs follows:
WaeL end Feb l6 Febo Feb 9 Ion -
Dry goods Si7f2,44 $474l,S70 Si,390620 81 SIS 3l4
Genl mdse. S3lO,S2l l,S33,O66 2,Sil ,952 20ll,3i0
- ----- --- -
Total ,lS},3 S65I493O S7,222,5I3 $l629628
TIE New York imports of foreign dry goods com
= -, e Io,rs NTH .,u,,, -, u,4,,,..
lHle as I'iio"S WIN ioileL Le'ulHs'
For the week. 1851. 1862 1866.
Entered at the port.S2, 9,O63 gS2l,S65 S41"2tTt
Thrown on market. 2,l52,4ll l,Oi3,2Sl 42S0,j5S
Since Jan. /. 1861 1863 1sff
Entered at the port SI3 1349lS s. $50 S25 9G3 ia5
Thrown on market l5647OtT 46lOSS0 23 N;5 -q-
Adyices Inv tho ~, oF I'D, ..a+otI,ot - e.,
t tTe IonIop ~ Sal Eooo on Inc ~.
lower figure than for ten wears mast cIaSng at Ssi%
@S64: also that there was tendency to panic the
London ohey market, and large amounts Of some Of
our securities were about to be returned. 1t is
noteworthy circumstance that although the Bank of
EngIana mas ItNet peioTe La!ed 10 cause return
raising its rate of discount vet now # has been try
ing for ten weeks TO get gold by this method without
the Slightest eciabIe success IeTo
steady bnt dull at 6si GfG3I Illinois Central at 40
T5IT. and Erie at 553Z a $50 " wv
Tbo NJ vi, IT,. ,,,,7or ,oto ~, ,e.r, .o.--
Inc Ne" iorh t'"es' uloer uA'e 81 ING toth' says:
a Inc failure OF leading speculative stock nrm Of
.ne Epen Doarq rS OF bIoheIs WIS announced early
ago on three-day options, which they are unable to
dali