Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-17
Furnished by LcomorG j. Yora,ey d O., S'oef e'd "a
Brokers'. 10. 70 Soath Street.
March is 1856.


FRIDAY, Aarch 10, T. VI.
Stocks were fairly active to-day and the market
generally was strong. Gold was however, an eAcep-
ton, the sales showing decline of4 to = in it since
Yesterday. Ii OPENED at 73a14, but at the second
Board it sold at 1907 and left of al LOS bid, ~
asked regular way. The transactions were small Is
compared with those of YESTERDAY. the sales sun
ming up only about S23,0GO
Fer Governments the market very strong.
small lot of Twenties. the only one sold brought
1881 and closed firm at 1887 bid 1885 asked Seven
Thirties were fairly active, some Sg.Ue0 OF them
being sold at 297s Cor first, and 2' @99 for second
and third series and cst series closed at 1875 bid, l
asked, and second and third series st 995S bid, 81
asked For Ten -Fortics :tli was bid and 90 asked
State bonds were in some demand, bat tho market
Cor them was weak. We note a sale Of S2,JJJ North
Carolina at 81 decline OF per cent. On The prine
bid yesterday. Tennessce's offered at 80. per
cent. less than asked yesterday. hut only 81 was
bid for them. Baltimore City we're better, $500
1375's selling at $3I, advance Of !; SN5 closed
at % bid, and 1885, at 81 bid,
Baltimore and Chic Railroad improved 81. 4
shares selling at Sill, Northern Central closed at
44 bid Central Ohio at $40 bid, and City Passenger
at SIS bid In railroad bonds but little done. tie
sales comprising only $1,000 Baltimore and Chic
1855 ut 1914 and $1,000 Marietta and Cincinnati
bonds at ~ 5@79N.
In the Miscellaneous list. the most active stock
20@12 g. an advance Of to IL CTS the closing
price Of yesterday. but it left Of at SLID lid, SIN
aEked. In Pennsylvania Oil there was also some
movement, 5000 shares selling t55 cts and Wer0tce
also 50! les Of 300 Santa Clara at S9G@25
Money continues in active demand, but ii is still
obtainabe On strictly frst-class paper at per cert
Call loans are making in most instances at per cent
few negotiations Of an exceptional character beinr
at lower rate.
The foreign exports from the port Of Baltimore for
the past week. amount, IN value, 10 Sl%l.l25. In
cuded in the exports were l6j bbIs hour, l94 Dbl.
corn meal 225 bbls. pork, POI bushels corn, and
1898 gallons benzne.
The street prices Of stocks in New York this morn
ing varied in many instances from tina closing quota
tons last evening. Eric. Reading, Michigan South
era and Northwestern were lower, while Rock Island
and Pittsburg each improved, while New Y0rk Ger
trail. Hudson and Fort Wayno were unchanged Al
eleven o'clock the market acquired considerable
strength, Michigan Southern selling at ia and
Reading at 1907, an advance Of - per cent. in each
case above their opening prices. AT the following
call Eric and Michigan Southern we're the only stocks
which remained at their preceding limits the other
speculative securities declining from Is to = percent
The market. however, subsequently revived. and a.
four O'Clock decidedly firm, Flttsburg being
quoted at 7oA. Michigan southern at 7S' and For
Wayne at 92l2. Latest adviceS report the markc;
weaker after o'clock, the most active stocks during
the day. selling generally ut = per cent. below their
prices at O'Clock.
The eager disposition to buy stocks which has pre-
vailed for some time. is beginning 10 wane both
parties are curtailing beiT operations in such equal
ratios. that the rclire position Of the market has
for the past two days remained unchanged bull
and bears seem alike waiting each Others action, but
the extreme case Of the money market certainly ia
vors the Gu}i party for the moment. The movements
of cliqued stocks Scdul0usy screened from the
public view, and nothing yet bg ascertaned 3s
to the future intention Of their manipulatOrs.
The business in Southern bonds was very limited.
North Cardinals sold in small quantities at 81 Viz
gnas were entirely neglected; Teunessees declined
to Sc and Missouri's to =. with but few sales.
Governments were steady. Five-Twenties of 1864 re
naming at 1885.
Gold opened at l31, but the demand decreasing it
gradually fell to $50 at the close
The money market is still abundautIy supplied
and the banks are free lenders at per cent. while
brokers in many instances accommodate each other
at per cent. Discounts are becoming easier, first
class paper negotiable at cent and the primest
paper is discounted at per cent.
Foreign Exchange is in no great demand, and for
bankers sixty days sterling. the price averages from
1881 to l0Sl5. Bankers days is quoted at l09a -
The Ne,o York Times says
The recently established National Bankers En-
press has been absorbed IN general tonso!lda ii
all the leading Express Companies. The National is
to call up 80 2 cent. only Of their ten millions OF
the consolidation of interests. The other Companies
will stand in the following relation:
Adams Express S9gt9G
american 6XpTess 1880 $3.50
United states Express. 90glgy
National bankers nlnUuW
Total consolidated capital S25 0Ga0o
The rev arrangement will give the shareholders
IN the Adams Company 23 shares OF new ior eacl