Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-02


The upward movement in gold continues. and
further advance of to Ia per cent. established
in it to-day. 1t opened at the first Board at 1i0,
but fell off before the close q to u and at the second
Board advanced again. selling at 140M regular and
14018 seller TO- and closing at 1907 bid, 1907 asked.
The transactions in il to-day heavy, the sales
adding up about Sl25,000
In Governments the transactions were limited, but
fer all issues the market was firm. Five-Twentes
sold at 102l4G10225 and Seven Thircs at 1929, the
former closing at 1927 bid 1925 asked and the lat
ter at 1927 bid 1925 asked Tea Fortes steady
at yesterdays figures and for skies of 1881 l09 was
bid, and 1927 asked.
For State bonds there was some little inquiry and
sales were made of Maryland 1870 SIS at l01 and of
Virginia registered do. at Az. Missours were Of
ferod at II, but bid was made for them. BALI
more city 6's steady 1875 selling at 9715, and
1905 closing at S93l bid, 100 asked Railroad bonds
quiet the only sale made being of 81 eco
Baltimore and Ohio 1SSOs at 9314 A small lot Of
Northwestern Virginia shares sold at S15 ana Bal
timorc and Ohio shares closed without sales at $0S
bid. $l0S% asked.
In Bsnk stocks there was considerable activity 13i
shares Western being sold at 2GlIa26. (but at the
close $26]2 was bid for it, so shares National Ex-
change at sos. so shares Franklin at S12la ard Q
shares Bank of Baltimore al $lcS19. Mechanics
closed without sales at $l69a bd al4 Union at $50
bid. $685. asked. We noticed oIso sales or1o)sharcs
Howard Insurance Company st g..
In the miscellaneous list The Ciiiy Il nsaciicp Wa
sale of 500 shares Baltimore Chrcr1e al 10 co. -.
advance of 10 cts on the last sale. j. Saata j!ara
there was marked improvement. SSI ho:ag h;A.
and Sl5s asked for it, but most Of IL; other stocks
on this list closed heavy.
Money is abundant and very easy on call at per
cent, and first class business paper which Is scarce
ard wanted, can be readily placed at 7GS per cent.
The foreign experts from tho port of Baltimore
this week amount in value to $220Sil. Included il
the exports II bbls. flour. coo bbis. corn
meal 900 bbs. bread $50 hhis tobacco, and 49, 532
bushels of corn.
The New York stock boards were not in session to-
day, having adjourned out of respect to the memory
of General Scott. On the street there were few
transactions in Erie during the morning at 6lA and
later in the day sales Of New York Central are re-
ported at sS3s.
Among the brokers there also sales of gold
early in the day at 140;4 and duging the day it ad
yanced to l4114. but late in the afternoon it declined
to III.
The New York Times says Some Of the recent
private letters predict that interest will fall to
cent. if Slo000O00 in gold should be received from
this side in response to the panic of the 10th and
18th of May As we have already sent &25 0C0GJ0, it
is fair to assume that the effect will not be the less
decided. even if the war should break out on the
Continent. The engagements of gold for the steam
e[s FAILING on Saturday promise at present toeach
Exchange, the Tribune says, is more salsble. but
the chief business in short bills at l07s@ll. Gold
Is in demand for shipment, and M@M premium in
currency is paid for doubleeagles. The rates are;
London, prime bankers, 60days l1O7E@lll London
long, 5117s@5.1lI4; Paris, bankers, short. 50SI
@5.G71% Antwerp, 51214@51114; Swiss 51214@5 NJ;
Hamburg. 37Q371s; Amsterdam. 42lt942}s; Frank
fort, 423sG9s21a; Bremen, 8O@SO,I Berlin. Il.
The exports of treasure from San Francisco. from
April LIST to May 9th, were as follows:
Total since April l. ,2t5,S5S5t