Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-14
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CHICAGO and Rock Island. VA wa VIA
Fort Fort W. %ag T5s,l.s ~'n' 9S34 $50 95l
Alton and Terre Haute.... SO ..".
Y Y250 a Of %sT s. Duff Dull.
SATURDAY, May PIP. NJ.
For Stocks generally the market was steady to-day,
with only moderate business doing. there being,
usual on Saturdays. but session Of the Board.
Governments were firm but quiet; Fivc-Twentes
sold at from 1925 to 1925. and closed at 1925 bid
1927 asked and Territories brought &c, but in the
remainder of the list there movement. Seven
Thirties closed. however, at 1927 bid, 1929 asked
lO9 was bid for Skies of $751; and Certificates left off
at 100 bid, 1907 asked.
Gold 4 fraction lower than on yesterday the
sales. which sum up only about S250Oc, being made
at l287s@l29 regular and 12S}s912S seller 10 and s.
1t closed regular way at 1884 BID 129 asked
State bonds remain quiet, no sales being made to-
day. For Virginia inscribed SIS 42l% was bid. Mis-
souri's closed at Il bid rs asked North Cardinals
S9l5 bid S41% asked. and Tennessee's at 80 bid. A
small lot Of Baltimore City 1880 SIS sold at lO0 and
this figure was bid tor them at the close; 1855 closed
at 9715 bid 9S14 asked. There some further
movement to-day in Marietta and Cincinnati Rail
road bonds, some 10000 of them selling at 794,
advance the closing price Of yesterday of q
cent. We notice also sale Of $500 Northern Gen.
trail 1885 bonds at 81.
Railroad shares were dull. No sales were made,
but Baltimore and Ohio closed at SOS bid. $lOSZs
asked; Northern Central at i4 bid. S45 asked; Cen
trail Ohio at 81 bid So asked Northwestern Virginia
ut SIS bid $50 asked and City Passenger at $751;
$751; asked. We notice sales of 100 shares Mechan-
les Bank at $40. decline of s. the price paid for
it day or two since: 10 shares Commercial and Far
mers full paid at S4l. and Is shares Farmers and
Planters at $50.
In the miscellaneous list there was nothing DONE
except in Maryland Anthracite coal, $50 shares of
which were sold at $4,000. 1t closed at $61a bid
IS asked.
The New York stock market has been very firm
to-day, and q general advance has taken place
throughout the whole speculative list New York
Central perhars the least active stock. Opening
at 9$s, it remained unchanged at the eleven o'clock
Board, but at one O'Clock sales made at 923s
and. at o'clock on the street. vas offered at 9215
Erie was firm during the morning at 1875 selling at
o'clock as high 1873, and later in the day at
735s@73M Hudson River advanced to 1922 ut the
Stock Exchange, after opening at l094, with moder-
ate demand for the stock; in the afternoon however
sales were made st 1898. Reading sold at 1915 and
steadily advanced to 1919 late in the afternoon.
Michigan Southern advanced to 1914, with some
what sharp inquiry. Pittsburg, which has followed
the Of this aforementioned stock for some time
also sympathized with it to-day and after opening at
SS3 it sold during the afternoon at ST. Rock Island
was steady at 9i1a. Fort Wayne was in fair demand
and advanced to $685. after selling during the morn
ing at 9S3s.
Northwestern preferred revived from the depres-
sion of yesterday and reached 59 its early rate be-
ing 5S3s. Quicksilver iuctuated between 55L and
$50. with particular feature to note Ohio CERT
fcates gave further evidence to-day of clue mani
pulation After selling at 26 they steadily advanced
to 2635@264. The suit now pending between this
road and the indianapolis road, wherein the Ohio
and Mississippi r. r. Company are the plaintiffs, is
likely to be decided in their favor Should this ulti
matey to be correct the addition of 81 100000
to their earnings will be the of placing their
certificates in much more favorable light before
the public. Canton again advanced to 59ll and
Cumberland was more active, closing at 4514 bid.
Notwithstanding the general advance in stocks to-
day, the market has not been remarkably active
most of the transactions evidently being on brokers'
accounts. 1t has become evident to-day that the
short interest in Erie is gradually increasing and
seems to threaten upward movement. The same
is partially the with Reading but outside of
these two stocks there appears but little sign of any
short " movements Illinois Central is doubtless
coming to New York from London and pays a profit
at present prices the importation, but it is very
sound security with but comparatively little of il On
this side of the Atlantic. and the parties engaged in
buying it know very well that, in of need they
can place large quantities of it in England without
any material decline.
We notice that the stock of the Milwaukee
and Prairie du Chen Road has at length secured nm
equal vote with the Preferred stock and the Bonds
This is quite a victory for the late "cornerers" and
may enable them, after the general meeting on tho
Dist inst to sell out their stock as something like
dividend paying security.
State bonds still inactive Tennessee's being
quoted at 90I, and Virrinia's at IS. North Caro-
ina's sold at SiH and Missouri's at 49, Govern
ments were shade lower in consequence of large
amounts of Five Twentes Offering on the street.
supposed to be on foreign account. The ruling fig.
ure for them was l02
Gold was arm, with an increased dispoc;t;op 10
buy; it opened at l29@1296 and closes at about the
same figure, having touched 1888 at noon The
shipments to-day are by means insignificant
The Gtna takes out S4S7. SOL, the Ara1o and Borus
STA S575995 making the total shipments for the weak
$l,06i,496. The scarcity of gold is again being felt
by the shorts, who have had to pay as much as
lie q cent for to-day.
Money continues abundant. In some instances
private bankers have offered round sums at p cent
till Monday; the prevailing rate on call loans how
ever, is q cent Foreign exchange is nominal at
1C935@l0912 for 60 days prime bankers sterling and
5.l2]3 for francs, long date.
The total imports at New York for the week COM
pare as follows:
y eek end May 70. Mays, April %. -April1s.
Gen'l mdse. S.25S,35S 2,79S,295 4322749 5,286'l57
p7oilZI SoIooO,b1U 1854
The New Y ork imports of foreign dry goods COM
pare as follows with former returns:
For the Week. 1864 7Ss5 1899
Entered at the port. Sg7S,l32 $I2l$,994 S15OS,15s
Thrown on market. l,406,0S6 IlOG664 i AZ 23s
Since Jan. LIST. 1854. 1875 Ises
Entered at the port $50 Z72 G4s2624 SCI Ia 55o
Thrown on market. 57,68 .16i lS3l3,SS9 54251 Tx
The last quarterly report of the Merchants Ma
tonal Bank, which lately collapsed in Washington.
compares follows with the statement of the term
of suspension:
1866 Jau1 Mava
Individual deposits .........$ 602 30911 S40OO50O
United States deposits........ 94.2&,29 1872 Al
In this report two things especially noteworthy
First the Government deposits have apparently been
increased TO allow OF the private deposits being drawn
out before the crash; and secondly quarter Of
million of Government money was placed in the bank
Tlthin few days of the failure. Of this sum. Col
Paqiding deposited 100000 April 2lst; Thomas J.
Hobbs, disbursing clerk of the Treasury deposited
S-?.oCO Apru 18th; II. A. Risley now Assistant So
lcltor OF the treasury deposited SOB % April
both; and the United States Treasurer himself ST.
25S.93 May Sd, the very day the bank stopped