Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-30

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SATtRDAY. April IS. P. NJ.
There was large business done in Gold to-day.
and prices for it were fraction higher than yes
terday, but notwithstanding the advancing tendency
sales continue TO be made sellers options at fully
per cent below the cash rates; cash Gold is however
scarce and this is in degree the occasion ofthis
variation. The sales to-day add about $4,000,
and they were made at 1294@l29 cash, 2s seller 5,
and 1891 12S seller 10 and ID days. 1t closed at 129
BIZ 129}s asked, being advance of Is to u on the
on the closing quotations of yesterday.
For Governments the market was weaker the whole
list showing decline of to Il. small lot of Five
Twenties sold at lO6, but they offered at the
close at 1855, with only 10512@l0524 bid for them.
Seven Thirties declined q. small lot sold at the
opening at l01S. and Some S20OO sold subsequently
at lm5z. Ten-For!ieS ell off u. selling al s., and
closing at 95 bid. 9jlI asked.
Wenotice sale Of 81 900 North Carolina is at
G3]4 which is n slight improvement but in other
State stocks there nothing done; 6S was, how
ever, bid and 60 asked for Virginia Coupon SIS. and
100 bid for Maryland 1890 6s. Baltimore city Sc
were quiet, but steady at previous quotations.
Railroad shares were quiet but firm. A small lot
of Baltimore and Ohio sold at $40. and lot of 500
shares Northern Central brought S45 For City Pas
senger SlSi2 was bid. Bond were steady but nothing
done in them. In Bank stocks the only trangac-
ton to-day a sale Of Il shares Union ut S75.
In the miscellaneous list the business was very
limited, the sales comprising only 100 shares Santa
Clara at $6I buyer 50. and 100 shares Baltimore
Chrome at 65 cts.
The Stock market ia New York was well sustained
at the opening, and general improvement of 4 per
cent was observed in the prices of most of the spec
uative shares. Erie advancing to IA. Is per
cent above its closing quotation yesterday. At the
10 o'clock open Board, the transactions were not
large. Erie was the chief attraction and some 800
shares changed hands at rates ranging from 744 to
y, (, no sales being made sellers option beyond
days. Hudson River Railroad sold at 1l0lI, to tho
extent Of only 100 shares. New York Central was
firm at 93, with little speculative feeling existing
il it. Pttsburg was more active, selling at $3.50
S24. Rock Island particularly strong and reached
1881 at this call. Northwestern preferred advanced
Il while the common remained the same as on last
evening.
The amount of business at the Stock Exchange call
soon afterwards. also small but the whole mar
ket was frm Erie continued the most active stock,
and 800 shares were sold at 741aGT45s Reading re-
NAMED at l05l4 Michigan Southern Mt S23s; Port
Wayne sold from 9S1a to IS, while the Northwestern
stocks remained without change. Soon after the
Board the market gave signs of weakness ndstockS
were abundantly offered for sae the street. which
was the means ofproducng marked decline through
out the entire list. and to such an extent that at the
one o'clock open Board Erie receded to 49, Hud-
son River was dull at 1O93l Reading sold at 1O51O51s
Michigan Southern and Pittsburg each declined to
SlH; Fort Wayne was depressed to 9734, and North
western common and preferred each fell off *
This being Saturday, We have no other Boards to
report. but the market considerably revived later
in the day. closing firm. The only advance since the
morning, however, was in Ohio and Mississippi Ger
tifcates, which, after opening at 264 reached 1870
26% Quicksilver was quoted early at IS. but declined
in the afternoon to 54H. 1t is believed that the
'pooli in this stock have sold portion of their in
terest and that several lots sold on contract fall
due on Monday. If the purchasers are willing to hold
the stock instead of selling at maturity it is fair to
presume that higher prices may be looked for mas
much as there is supposed to be short" interest
who will otherwise be compelled to bid the stock III
to make good their deliveries There are no evil
dences of any corner the stock at present very
easily borrowed.
State Bonds were mostly improved. North Caro-.
linas advanced IL Mssouri's 4, and Virginia's a
Tennessees. however, declined x, selling at 9O1%
governments generally shade lower Five
Twenties f1s62 sold at 1855 to the extent of 600
and the issue of 1864 brought 1852. Seven-Thirtes
were active at 1915 for the first and second SERIES
Gold has declined to 12SE at the close The
Shorts" found extreme difficulty in procuring "cash
god,' and as much as q per cent was paid for use
till Monday, although Il per cent was the more
usual rate.
The money market continues abuudantly supplied
with capital and appearances all tend to the belle
that reaction can take place for some time. The
general rates call loans to-day are to per cent
Foreign exchange is merely nominal as is the cast
on Saturday. Sixty days prime bankers sterling i:
quoted at 1881. Discounts are dull Prime paper is
rather scarce, and is somewhat in demand at 514G7
Per cent.
The New York Times says:
The market for money is wholly unaffected by the
foreign news. There Is not the slightest distrus
growing out of the probable losses on cotton at Liver
pool so far as fhs side is concerned and there Is RI,
promptest readiness to repurchase and hold ali th
United States 520s of 1862 likely to be returned from
England or the Continent the alarm Of war or tn
temptation Of better price IN New York than il
Frank fort or London. Thus far the actual return
these bonds has not amounted to single weeks de
mand from domestic buyers fer investment, while a
the same time very heavy sales have been INDUCED
in on speculation of bonds ito arrive, or more pro
pery speaking: of bonds expected to be bought bacl
figures.
Letters from London state that amid the prevain;
stocks maintained greater irmness than any other
A dispatch to Up. Morton Co.. dated Friday 10th
?. NJ, says
"Ail American securities have recovered Il pc
cent from the opening prices under great general de
preston
Its now definitely settled that the Treasury will
refuse to receive new deposits interest absOute
after the middle of May and that on the first of thu
month new deposits will be refused at a higher rat,
imam per cent. per anRum, and all previous deposit
reduced after 10 or Is days notice to per cent Th
present condition of the deposits of currency in tn,
Treasury of the United States ali Of which are ~
be brought down to per cent. in May are about n
follows -
Bank Clearing house demand . cts....s OOO.Oc
Ten-day notice deposits at 3 ct........ 75OG00M
Ten-day notice deposits at {. ct.,....... l5OOOO.
! i
The first item has already been reduced to i p CT
from the LIST of May. The second has not heen in
creased since LIST Of February The last will reac
The total imports at New York for the;week com
pare as follows:
Week end. April %; April y. April y. AGril
Gen'l mdse... 4,322,7i9 5.2S6457 S,757.34 4,6o52f
635 81, 81 4O4 S5,76l8n SIS q
The New York imports of foreign dry goods com
pare as 5, follows: 500, ,o,- ,occ
Ih5G 1cs Gn market 2ssS4 5lel 2lS ss
Thrown on market $ii5s5l3 i 5,75S65 5ii95H
The receipts T0 Of Flour eur and Grain at Chicago M
1866 and 1866 and since Jan: j. were: -D' Ap'-- q
April q. ApriI2l. Since Jan. l.
Wheat. bush 1$9sSSS SSSS5 s$5SsSS az 5s
9at, 24 ~ ly sS0 zt aS 5So l.4sl q
At the meeting of the stockholders of the MontgC
merry and Vest Point Railroad, the 10th instan
lhe reports of the officers contained the followir
losses:
Confederate bonds ...................... 500
Debts due by confederate governm't 963.5l4
Confederate money ,......... "a, 480
- S1,172.4!
Value of negroes emancipated ................. 1858
Damages to Locomotives. ..................... go
Value Of cars destroys $50
Value of machinery destroyed .....,. 1913
Value OF buildings burned ........,.,. $50
Value of bridges destroyed C. q
o;ofi IN 80 90 &