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


The transactions at the Stock Board were small
again to-day, and the market generally tame and
spirtless, with material variation in prices. Gold
sold at 49, regular way, Saturday price, and 1885,
seller TO- bat at the close it offered regular way
at 1895 with only 139 bid. Cash Gold continues
very Governments were strong but the bust
ness in them very limited. small lot of Skies
of 1881 sold at 1884, and or two parcels Five
Twenties first issue brought 1O3@l03;s. the market
for them closing at 103 bid 1887 asked. No sales OF
the second and third issue Of Fiye-Twentes were
made but 1922 was bid for them. Seyen-Thires sold
at 99s for second, and 50 for third series, ana they
closed with these figures bid for more. Nothing was
done in TenFortIes Certificates, hut 93l@ was bid
Cor the former and 9S3s for the latter.
The only transactions in State stocks was sale of
$4,000 North Carolina 6S at ST. but 60 was bid for
Tennessee, IS for Virginia and 100 for Maryland 6s.
Baltimore City 6'S firm 1905 selling at 100i{T
1Ol lS75s closing at 1907 bid, and 1865 at 90 bid.
There nothing done in Railroad shares or bonds
and for bonds there was very little inquiry. For
shares there was however some demand, and SIP
was bid for Baltimore and 0hio Si3 for Northern
Central So for Central Ohio and SIS for City Pas
senger, being advance on the latter "a. 4 sale
of l02 shares Bank of Commerce made at S27, an
advance of y dollar on Saturdays price, but this
was the only transaction in Bank stocks.
There was some movement in Mining Stocks, but
with the exception of Liberty Copper which brought
IS cts, advance of cts, they all heavy and
lower Bare Hill fell off to 10 cts, selling from 81 Is
down to $l05 Atlantic Coal sold at $.05 and Spring
field Mining at 20 cts buyer So sale of 300 shares
Petroleum Stove Co. was made at Sl1. and it closed
at $40 bid, ST. asked. National Express Co. closed
at IS bid So asked The last sales of this Stock
atS4.
There is no change whatever to note in the cOndi-
ton of the money market The supply of capital
seeking investment is large, and there is but little
paper offering the street Call loans are per cent
and first class commercial can be readily placed at
per cent.
The tone of the Stock market in New York this
morning extremely dull, the opening prices of
the leading stocks being much the as at close
on Saturday. In few instances prices were better
at the first regular Board; Cumberland and Now
York Central each advanced IS, and Canton and Erie
improved 4, the rest of the market remaining I'M
changed. AT the l o'clock open Board, the bears
finding no effort being made to rally the market,
freely offered their stocks in all cases where bids
made. the result of which was decline of from i to
per cent through the entire list. Later in the day
a little reaction took place, but the market fell of
again at the close, and prices averaged % per cent
below morning figures
The check that has lately been given to speculation
has caused the pulsations of the market to become
monotOnous that the remarks of the past few days
would to certain extent be applicable to to-day.
The decline during the last fortnight has been de-
cided Notwithstanding it has been gradual. for no
advance has been sustained over twenty-four hours
and the reaction has invariably brought prices below
the point at which the rise commenced althOug bull
combinations are supposed now to exist in
several stocks Had this element been taken away.
the probabilities are that stocks would have been
lower, and would have fallen more rapidly.
Tennessee bonds were in demand, and during the
day they sold as high S934. The suppositon that
she back interest will be funded and that the State
will issue new bonds for this purpose. has placed
them before the public i'll more favorable light
hence the advance. Governments were again pretty
firm 5-2Os selling at 1895. Gold opened at 49, de-
Ginning to 1895 the closing quotation Merchants
taking their goods out of the public stores for the
spring trade and considerable demand is thus Gre
ated for Gold to pay duties the great scarcity con-
tinues, and x and S16 the ruling rates for use
Money is without change. loans being made at per
cent on call.
The New York Tribune says:
The week closes upon unsatisfactory state of af-
fairs in mercantile circles. Instead of large increase
of trade, buyers are doing next to nothing and de-
handing still lower prices. Domestic goods offer
ed at prices equal to per cent. Decline but still
neglected. The movement of goods into bond is large
and importers and jobbers are steadily being loaded
with commodities. From the factories the adviceS
are that stocks are increasing and orders declining
The West does not nay promptly. from the simple fact
OF inability. Under declining prices for farm pro-
dGee. the small sorekeepers bills not paid, the
Jobbers OF the Western cities crippled and their
creditors in the Atlantic cities brought to a point
where their paper lacks buyers at l0@5 per cent per
month. These results are the natural effect of The
end of the rebellion, and of the termination of the
expenditures of the Government. The end is not vet
and those merchants, jobbers and consumers who
most prudent will be the safest the season
advances and lower prices made under henevitable
contraction of the currency.
The past is the second week during which there
have been no new organizations under the national
banking system. The whole number of such banks
now stands at 1929. with an aggregate capital of
$4O7 159 2O3 Amount of circulation issued TO the
tional banks during the week reached $780,, $40.
Previously S2iS, 734.7l0. Total S251, 360.O $50.
The product of the New Almaden Quicksilver
Mine, received at San Francisco, amounts to Al 1914
TASKS of 20 pounds weight each. The shipments
were A 400 TASKS Of which $500 TASKS to New York
product in 1864 was 5000 TASKS, and he shipments
599lS, of which only LAS to New York and Boston.
leo has deprived the company of one of its best
manifestation H. rs TASKS in 1862. and II $50 in 1852
and 1888 in 1854, down to 200 in 1865.
Ie following the quotations of American So