Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-07
BY TELEGRAPH.
Furnished by leonard J. Tora,sy d Co, Stock and Bal
Brokers. No % .Solab Street.
March s. 1865


Gold was fairly active again to-day, but TO llS ?
cent lower in price than at the close yesterday the
sales being at 1873 and 1925, closing at 1925 bid iSt
asked. regular way. Governments were quiet. but
all issues wore firm; Skies Of 1881 sold at 1879, Five
rwenties at l03, Seven ThuSsrs at @1 @9s12, and
On Year Certificates at 1871.
In State bonds the only transaction was I sale Of
$1,000 North Carolina SIS at Si4 which was the pace
bid for them yesterday. but Virginias and Missouri
were both better SO being bid for the former and 7
for the latter. Maryland 6s closed at 100 bid tof
1905. Baltimore City 6s were lower again. 1872
closing 9S12 bid. 9915 asked and 1905 at 90 bid
There was no movement in Railroad bonds but f0r
shares there some demand, and we note sales of
Baltimore and Ohio at Sli0, the market for it eiosng
at $40 bid, Sll0I asked, advance Of = 20 Il
the closing figures of yesterday. Northern Central
closed at Sii bid. SIS asked; Central Ohio $40 bid
IN advance OF 81, and City Passenger at $l15 bid.
S1slI asked.
In the miscellaneous list the principal interest wa'
in Baltimore Chrome. in which there was SHARP
advance Some 1000 shares sold Mt IS cts, an iui-
provement of IS cts per share on the last sales \
lot of 1000 shares Gultord sold at 20 cts. but these
comprised all the transactions this list.
Honey continues in very active demand. bit With
satisfactory securities borrowers succeed in making
mp their accounts. Call loans rst-caas collateral
are quoted al per cent, and first elias business
paper passes at q per cent.
arrested this morning by the action of the parties IN
eiiqued stocks. Erie at the opening was advanced TO
Sj3I, Michigan Southern 10 II, aud Rock Island to
l053s which, combined with the advance IN the price
of gold gave a greater frmness to the market than
has been felt for the last day OF two. Fort Wayne
somewhat disappointed those who were sellers yes
terday, inasmuch it opened ut So and steadily
TO sos at the half three o'clock board. Mos
prices show slight advance at each of the early
calls and in the afternoon well sustained. On
The street at FIVE o'clock some few stocks were par
iicuary strong, Erie being quoted at s6iI Michigan
Southern at 713s, ami Chicago and Northwestern al
26 bid.
The business Wall street to-day has boen chiefly
confined to those stocks which are undergoing ma
nipuaton by large speculative holders, and the
eral market has sympathizej with TIE movements in
these specific stocks. Under any circumstances, after
Il material decline, reaction is invariably TO be
looked for, but at the present moment the public
would do we'll to guard against forming wrong i'm
preston from temporary imitation Of prices, be
cause most stocks have been.or some time entire!;
in the hands of the leading spectators VINO, undonb
eddy want to make market for their securities with
rs little loss as possible The continued decnc in
railroad earnings make The acGompliShm ent Of tL;s
desideratum just now matter Of extreme difficulty
hence the necessity of resortDg 10 combinations and
other undue influences to advance. OF even sustain
The market value ofmany individual stocks.
Both Tennessee and Missouri bonds were fairly nc-
tive. and remained at yesterdays prices. No trans
actions were noticed in Virsinia's. The inquiry for
North Cardinals still continues and thaic price adj
yanced 10 IS. file several issues Of Government
bonds were moderately firm. Five Twenties of 1876!
remain without change at 1J2.
Gold opened at 1924 and under large purchases il
advanced TO 1881 al the close Money is easy brokers
find no difficulty in obtaining loans ordinary col,
laterals, the rate tor.borown& however, still varies
from to per cent.
The New York Tribune saws: The bank statement
shows further contraction in loans, deposits and
legal tenders, and increase in the gold item. The
recent sales of gold by the Government have now
been fully placed in the bank statement, and in the
absence of further sales better showing win be
made next week. The Treasury has no occasion to
part with any more gold at present. nor could much
rally and creating a sharp pinch in money. For the
present gold Is heavy enough without any Govern
ment interference.
The statement E i as 5 follows .,oh
a77620O S255,S3g 4l2 Dec. 1876 7Ss
specie Jt 2l$S 81 I5d S d ls9 Inc 29s
Deposts. Is52Ii6i l5ilH7s b hee 1.7976626
Legal Tenders 61,6OS7z6 53766Ii5 Dee 3,,8I3,,5Sl
The weekly statement of the Philadelphia Banks
made up to the 9TH inst, presents the following
gates compared with those of the previous week:
Capital stock ,.. sl46i2l5o $il6i2Iso ......-.
f Sss i'm other BE 2 So 80 b se sG@
Due other Bks j SsS 81 . dS 3 In 52
Circulation ;,... 7,732,010 S,16i,049 In. 42907g
i DEM notes,, 17.2s2,a85 l7,i47,6s5 In. 2l4,6sO
At New York Sterling Exchange is higher in the
absence of produce bills Leading houses quote 60
DAYS bills 1854 Francs 5.1S54@5.l713
The following statement shows the receipts into the
Treasury from all sources for the four fiscal years
commencing j uly l, 1861 and ending June 3. 1885,
Loans and Treasury 907 97S 29
Internal 316S46 1879
Public lands.........' 4!gl54
Direct i9S6 65s b
Mlsceliane0ns.. ol4oo 5000
OF this amount 81 29I, $50 $3.50 was applied to the
redemption of loans. and 1885, SO for the cur
rent expenses of the Government.
of American securities, BsrinRs' circular by the
Asia says There has been good demand this
week for United States ?2O bonds, which have f1e
6S15. Illinois Central shares 16} II5; New York
and Eric shares, 53@531@ Iirginia es, dollar bonds
We extract the following from the New York Tri-
bune:
PRICES OF LEADING STABLES y NEW YORK.
o. ,, r.,, r. Dec g IS. Nh. &c. Az. Pc Pee.
FLOUR, E%. State. ss$5Gss5 s750@8.4o 629c
G &5est " ~ sSr ns sq ba S Sss So g 5s
fP4sst9 eiei5 ! y : ya;d So s. c:
high. and why preference is given by owners Of
money 70 call loans at legal interest, or even less
Inc table SHOWS tnaL lhe-H VINO, Ou days ago, pNi
their money into staple goods. or bought them oil
credit, have made serious losses. n many eases the
loss is so heavy as impair the capital of merchants
so much as to make their notes dangerous 10 touch
at any rate Upon the market value of cotton, four
many traf'ers depends and the fluctuations are nat
uraly watched with great interest. that still lower
prices are to be reached there is reasonable doubt
There il no want of cereals or cotton; and a fe~
months will produce new crops Of both, and force
prices sill further towards natural balances. The
break ia the price of gold is steadily making cereals
and D. DIVISIONS available remittance. and will
leave larger stock for home consumption to the
damage of prices The future has little of encOur
agement to debtors and the less people owe and the
fewer engagements they make to pay money III iu-
ture, the better
baltimore Markets Tuesday, March 6.
COFE'EE.-The market for Coffee is dull no sales
iat to- ax- h,,f ha