Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-20
THURSDAY, April 10. ?. NJ

At the Stock Board to-day Gold was fairly active,
but stocks generally dull Gold sold at the First
Board at 1854 seller 10, and 1Z1SYl2fA cash, and
buyer q these figures being advance of y to per
cent on Yesterdays rates. but at the Second Board,
the sales which we're all at sellers option s. 10 and
Is days were at 1254@12613. 1t closed, however,
gular way at 127 bid i27lS asked.
In Governments there hardly any movement,
the only sale being of $500 TonForties at 922;
all issues were however frm and Seven Thiries
higher, l0l13 being bid for them. FiveTwenties
closed at l0s5@10455 bid; TenForties at 9212 bid;
Certificates at 993 bid, 100 asked, and Skies of 1881
at los bid.
Virginia inscribed IS continue in demand, $1,000
being sold to day A. seller So For the coupon6s
6S15 was bid and 70 asked. advance of per cent
on yesterdays quotations. small lot OF North
Cardinals sold at S0M but they closed at S34 bid s3g
asked. Tennessees closed at 90I bid 81 asked. Bal
timore city SIS sold at 81 for 1888, nd 50 for 1905
There were sales of 81 900 Northern Central Rail
way 1885 bonds at 1884, but in shares there moth
irg whatevcr done Baltimore and Ohio shares closed
at 1897 bid 10 asked; Northern Central at 455 bid,
49, asked. Central Ohio az S22 bid, S25 asked ard
City Passenger at $751; hid $i94 asked. small
lot of Union bank shares sold at S5. and We notice
sale of 70 shares Merchants Mutual Insurance Com
pany at $40.
In the miscellaneous list the transactions were
very limited the sales comprising LOO shares Bslti
more Chrome at 65 cts $50 shares National Express
Co. at 1896.
Money continues in ample supply ard easy at I'M
changed rates, viz: per cent. for call leans, and
per cent for first class paper.
The New York Stock market depressed early
this morning. being affected by the news of the
cholera being on board the Virginia which arrived
yesterday All prices lower than at the close last
evening Erie selling at 73 g. Reading at 1928, Mich
igan Southern and Pittshurg each at 1879, and New
York Central at 1913. Rock Island formed an ex-
cepton, and ut 10 clock quoted firm at 1lS4. but
at the succeeding calls this stock gave evidence of
weakness, while other securities in better de
mand and mostly advanced. The extreme
prices of the day were reached at the one O'Clock
Board. New York Central advanced TO SO, Erie
touched 1874: Hudson River Railroad sold at l09A
Fort Wayne was quoted at %: Quicksilver and Can
ton each 52 and Cumberland As. Late in the after
noon, reports of the cholera being on board the
Persia the mark ct and at half past three
Erie declined to 72, many other stocks following in
like manner. and at the close there no improve
gnent, that during the day stocks have generally
declined since their early quotations.
The continued ease of he money market certainly
favers buli' operations and were this alone to rule
the prices of stocks. great advance might be
tcipated, but the fear OF and uncomfortable
epidemic, is beginning to be felt by many who are
interested in Railroad securities and who cautious
not increase their risks beyond present limits and
ton there general stagnation in the business Of
legitimate commission brokers.
Tennessee Bonds declined p per cent, while Vrr-
gnia's and North Cardinals cashed advanced Il.
Missouri's improved at the afternoon boards and
sold at 1874, after selling at 1871 during the morning
Five tWentes remained firm at the first CALI but de-
clned Is later in the day. Seven thires soldat 1917
and Ten fortieS were quoted at 92I.
Gold has been weaker to- day, and the demand has
rather decreased. 1t opened at 1273 and gradually
declined to 127 at four O'clock The rates for borrow
ing vary from "a to 4 per cent. ii day.
There is no new feature to note in the money mar
ket. The supply of capital exceeds the demand fol
call loans. and rates remain unchanged at to pei
cent.
The New York exports, exclusive of specie. for the
week ending April i, and since the beginning Of the
year, compare as follows
1861 1865. 1868.
For the wetk......,... !si8S8 l6l$,2gs 6367l 3l
Previously rerorted. 42,15i,93 563SS55i 66,9H, 81
Since Jany 9l6.Se1 5SOo SAT 78.2O9,37
Subjoined are the New York imports for the week
3 3sS s nss51ssdi;s a5s5s ss s55s
Total for the week. 57s $76 G 81
Since January 1st s67, 3l5,7s1 S376499l5 S93ll515
The total value of ofimpors at Boston for the weel
ending April Is, $1,l3987S. against $353,827 du
ring the corresponding week in 1865. Total SING
January l. $1212l564.
The cash balances in the hands of the Agsistan
Treasurer at Boston the 14th, was Sl4 055 S5 81
an increase of 1861, 40S 63 over the previous week
The Northwestern railroad earnings are reporte
for the last ten months &c. 605 For the ensuin
two months the estimate is Sl39 332 giving total 70
the year of s. 05,93. Allowing for running
S3,94 los or 10 per cent the net earnings would b
S2l31 Sl; of which amount required to pay the year
interest and the dividend on the preferred stock vii