Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-04
J unb Z, INV.
To-day. Thersday


The general stock market to-day was exceedingly
dull, very little business being done at the Board
except in Gold and Government securities. In Gold
there was a further advance of Il to "a established,
the sales, which up about $4,000, being made at
140%@l405S, and it closed firm at l4GA bid, 1407 /
asked.
The transactions 10 Governments were confined
entirely to Five Juveniles and Seven-Thirtcs, tho
former of which sold at lO2 and the latter at 1927,
and both closed steady and firm. Skies of 1881 closed
very strong at 1927 bid, 10 asked and Ton-Fories
at 95A bid Sc asked
There sale of 1000 Missouri 6's ut H. which is
an advance. but nothing was done in City 6s Rail
road bonds or shares. These stocks were, however,
steady at previous quotations. There some
further transactions in Mechanics Bank 200 shares
being sold at S16, the market for it closing at S6II
bid, SIT asked. Union closed at $65 bid, S67 asked.
In the miscellaneous list there were transactions
whatever; $50 bid. however, for Baltimore and
Cuba Smelling; Santa Clara closed at $50 bid, Sl1
asked. and Maryland Anthracite Coal at 81 bid
$61a asked For Canton Sol was bid. and So asked.
The New York stock market opened firm this
morning, at a small advance above the closing quo .
tGtions on Thursday evening but the day being an
odd day between two holidays the transactions gen.
orally not large. Erie, however, was an cxccp-
ton, and before Boards sold as high as 90. At the
first call Of the open Board it opened at 6 varying
throughout not more imam = per cent, but at the
Stock Exchange it declined with the whole market
in consequence of the Of Fenian operations in
Canada sales being made at average of62 and at
the last Board it further declined to COS. 1t i'm
proved later in the day, and closed firm at 6l@6ll <
1t is worthy of notice that for some days past the
majority of time contracts in this stock buy
ers option" which clearly indicates, from the free
dom with which they are accepted, belief that
higher figures will rule 1t is certain that the pan
L. r.-Is
.hhim~ purchasers at the decline, notwithstanding
the bear element cortIuue to Il--. largo amoupts
on the market.
New York Central declined to W. at the one
o'clock board after selling previously at 80 1t re-
covered somewhat in the afternoon, and sales were
subsequently made on the street at 9S Hudson River
Railroad was only sparingly dealt in. 1t opened at
1877. declined to ll3 at eleven sciock, and the
street during the afternoon offered at 1929 with
bids Reading sold at the first call to the extent
Of 1000 shares at 1884 and advanced to 1897 at the
Stock Exchange, but became weak at the O'Clock
board, and declined to 1885. 1t improved later in
the day. however. and closes firm at 1O9@1091S
Michigan Southern opened at SOH, and remained
steady at the same figure during the morning, but
gave at the o'clock board and declined to So
Subsequently transactions were reported at $685.
Pittsburg steady at Si14@Si2s during tho morn
ing, declined to S33s at the last call. and closes at
SiA. with sales to the amount of5,60O shares.
Rock Island and Fort Wayne each close weak, the
former selling at 92A and the latter at 973s. The
Northwestern stocks were very duh, the common
closing at 2S3s and the preferred" at IS. Cumber-
land was in very limited demand, and we have only
to note sale of 100 shares at ass during the last
call. Canton reached 6i1a at eleven O'Clock, but
sympathized with the general market later in the
day. closing dull at 60l4.
The tone of the market is somewhat unsteady
Notwithstanding the advance in most prices on the
street at the close. The next foreign advices are
Gpxiously looked for, likely to exert correspond
ing influence on the New York market
There was very little enquiry for State bonds Ten
nessees and Nirginia'S being entirely neglected
Mssouri's sold at 49, and a small lot of North Caro-
lna's brought S54. Governments were fairly active
Coupon Skies of 1881 sold at 1927 Five-Twenties of
1862 varied from 1925 TO 1929, with sales to the
amount of SlGO0O0. Seven-Thirties sold at 1O2Il@
1925 for the several issues.
Gold was very firm to-day, with but little doing
1t opened ut liO, and advanced to 141 "a at o'clock
but declined to al late in the day. The total ship
ments to-day amount to S3,630000, Money is in
abundant supply to borrowers at per cent. on call
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury with
reference to the sales of gold will probably be sent to
Congress on Monday. 1t is stated that it will show
total sales amounting to about S. 900, at prem
ium since the LIST inst Of 30 also. that no gold was
sold In March and April for less premium than 81
The Boston bank statement for the past two weeks
is as follows: