Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-22

business Mt the Stock Board was fairly active to-
day. and in Gold the transactions were heavy, the
sales summing up about $75 900. At the first Board
NIL the sales were at 1907, with the exception of
lot of $1,000 which brought 1905 but at the second
Board the sales were made at l3Caregular way, 1907
seller and $50 seller s. Il closed regular way at
the same figures as on Saturday viz 1898 bid, 1901
asked.
Governments were inactive but steady, FiveTwen-
ties selling at O2 for the issue of 1862 and 1925 for
the issue of 1861 and SevenTbirties at l02l4@1025
for third SERIES lot of{rst series endorsed sold at
1Ol& and for second series 1929 bid, and 1925
asked First and third series closed at 1922 bid.
FveTwentes left off at 1913 hid for 1925. and 1925
bid for 1S6fs For Skies oflSSl0 100 bid but there
were none offered.
Missouri SIS improved to-day 4, some $1,000 selling
at rs. There was. however, nothing done in other
State bonds. Baltimore city 6S firm, 1855 SELL
ine at $751; and 1905 at 9s3lal00. There was some
demand for Railroad bonds, and Baltimore and Ohio
1855 sold at &c. advance Of per cent, Northern
Central 1855 at S54 advance of IL and Marietta
and Cincinnati per cent brought 79l%. There
also sale of Baltimore and Ohio 1S7s at 9315. For
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad the market was strong,
70 shares selling at Sl68l&@1GS5G. Northern Central
was offered at $A. with no bid, and City Passenger
closed at S1S bid, $1s]1 asked
There was some movement in Bank stocks, the
sales being chiefly of Mechanics and Union both Of
which fell off Il after the opening. The sales of Me-
chanicS embraced SO shares at Sta and rs shares az
ST. and Of Union there % shares sold at $3.50
67. We notice also sales of 10 shares National Ex-
change at 500.
In the Miscellaneous list the transactions include
50 shares Baltimore and Cuba Smelling and Mining
Co.. old stock at $101 and $lO0. and 50 shares Ma
tional Express Co. at s.; which is an advance of 81
on the last sales. For Canton S6O13 was bid, and
$751; asked, and Maryland Anthracite Coal which
sold on Saturday at S615 closed to-day at $50 bid
$634 asked.
The New York stock market was severely attacked
this morning. and large sales made the street
before boards The entire speculative list was con-
sequently depressed. and prices all lower than
at the close on Saturday. New York Central opened
at 9i land gradually declined to 1874 at o'clock
A slight reaction took place. however later in the
day, ard sales were noticed at q during the last
board, but at five o'clock it again became weak, and
was freely offered at 955 Erie sold at the first call
from 1875 TO 731a, but became weaker during the
morning. and was quoted at 7S} at o'clock. but
at the two succeeding boards it sold at 1894 and later
in the day. in consequence of unfavorable news from
Europe it suddenly fell to r. with great clamor on
the street to make sales
Hudson River opened firm at 49, but soon sue
cumbed to the tone of the general market and de-
ened to l122s at o'clock, after which it revived
and at the last call quoted at lib. Reading was
q
lots sold both at the Boards and the street.
1t was in great demand at the last call and advanced
to 1885, and soon after it reached 100 with intense
excitement therein. This sudden advance is ascer-
tanned to result from the supposition that the
pany likely to secure certain railroad leading
into the city of New York, where it will be able to
land Goals cheap as in Philadelphia. One of the
largest stockholders in New York is said to have
been purchaser of large amount of this stock to-
=. -. I'll
dainty offered late in the evening in fact quite a
panic existed in the whole speculative list and sale.
ofReading were reported as low as 10734. Michigan
Southern well sustained during the morning and
advanced to so at O'Clock, after selling at 797
during the eleven o'clock call, but towards the close
it sympathzed with the feeling in other stocks ant
declined to 1915.
Pittsburg opened at $50 and with large sales de-
clined to S45s at o'clock, from which it subse
quently revived, and at four o'clock was selling
IS. At the close, however. it became weak, and wa
offered in round lots at S45s with few bids. For
Wayne was steady at the morning boards selling a
the uniform rate of $50, but after the one O'CLOCK
session it declined at 9Ss, and at five o'clock was il
abundant supply a. 9S with little disposition to buy
The Northwestern stocks were both weak, the com
mon" declining to 2S%, and the Preferred" to s.
towards five o'clock.
Ohio Certificates were depressed in the morning
sales being made at ISIS. but they improved subse
quently and sold at 2S5S during the afternoon. Can
ton declined to 60H at the first board and continued
steady until the last call. when it became in bette
demand and advanced to 6oM.
The bull" movement in stocks received mos
unexpected blow this afternoon. A large amount o
Eric is reported as having been sent from Europe
and the holders of Illinois Central fear that tn
came may be the case with this stock. Five-T wen
ties are also reported 10 have been sent over havin
declined in London to 81.
Gold was very steady during the day at 1907 t.
1907. but on receipt of European advices it becam
much excited, and sales were made at 1872 shortl,
after o'clock.
The money market has presented increased activ
lty to-day, and among brokers call loans have il
some instances been made at per cent; the MAORI
ty, however, have been negotiated at per cent
The New York Times speaking Of the recent heavy
gold shipments says
The resumption of gold shipments from New Yorl
on the first of May, and which made a demand fo1
$2,4l2,0 900 the first two weeks of the month was &C.
from England and the Continent. received by tht
steamers which arrived early in the week. The de
mand reached the large sum of IS, 1853 000 which wa
supplied. IN about equal portions from the gold de
posts in bank. and by sales FROM the Treasury Office
Inc latter were continued on Saturday, after tn
portion OF the additional purchases were no doub
made in preparation for further shipments this week
Other purchases had all the appearance of a specu
latlon on the chances, first of continued bad if no
worse. news FROM England, and secondly, of drivn
the government from the market as seller at 100
cent. AS, however, the shipments thus far in Ma,
leave still about seUety-three millions to be draw!
upon there is not much prospect that tho supply will
short, or that the reasury will lose either tn
control of the mark OF the present most Iegtimot
opportunity to sell freely of what ii has to sell
and for which it has no present USE at fair nre
MUM Of the gold now in the Treasury the Who'll
could be made available, if need be, to supply tn
demand but as half the sum is not likely to he
at home or abroad there is more sense ia threat
of combinations ito take the whole than on sim;
lar trial few months ago, when the Treasury hat
much less at control.
The earnings of the Marietta and Cincinnati Rail
road Company for the second week of May were:
1866 81 5T8l 1865. ............. Sl6,1 i
Total this month 40 053 Same time last yr.32 79l
Total from JAM Same time last yr393, 22O
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued to tn
Union Pacific Railroad, Eastern Division, 1866, 900
six per cent. bonds, being the amount due on tn
last section of twenty-three miles which was accept
ed by the United States Commissioner last month
The road is now completed for ninety miles u
the Kansas Valley, from the Missouri border to
point $50 miles West of st. Louis. The road Will
open to Fort Riley. 420 miles from St. Louis, on tn
18th of July.
The Chicago Tribune of Thursday reports:
There was an active demand for money to-day, an
there was closer feeling among bankers than ba
been experienced for several weeks past Notwith
standing this, however. our ban kers are general