Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-05
SLTURDaY. Feb. 3. p. NJ.

day at the Stock Board but almost everything the
list was steady at the figures of yesterday. Colo
brought 49, yesterdays price sales 10 the extent Of
some ST. 600 being made at this figure, and It closed
steady at 40 bid, 1905 asked.
Governments were quiet but very strong. Five
Twenties first ISSUE selling lQ3. and SevenT nircs
at 991995 for second and third series. A small lot
Of Ten-FoTtieS brought 50. but only @ was bid f'r
them at the close SKIES Of 1851 closed at 1857 bid
1915 asked and certificates at 49, bid, gSs asked
There was nothing done in State city G's, tus they
were steady at previous quotations.
In Railroad shares and bonds there no move
ment whatever although there was some inquiry for
them Shares closed at $1l23. bid, Sl13 asked for
Baltimore and Ohio: Sl52l bid $751; asked Cor City
Passenger, and bonds at 50 bid, 90 asked for Bati-
more and Ohio lSS5s; 81 bid s. asked for Northern
Central 1885, and 50 bid for Marietta AMI Cincin-
natl bonds. Bank stocks in demand.
Bank CT Commerce selling at 526l3, Howard at 81.
and Franklin at So. an advance OF =.
In the Mining stocks there nothing done.
cept in Bare Hill, OF which 80 shares were sold at
Sil5 regular way. These stocks were generally dull
and heavy.
Money continues plenty, and the market for It easy
Call leans are pei cent, and commercial paper il
quoted at S per ceat for krst-cIass and 10Gl2 pc.
cent for secondclass. There is. however, but little
commercial paper offering OF The street.
The prices of Socks in New York were better S;s-
the first regular Board business somewhat rerved,
ard general advance took place varying from 4 to
* q cent, Erie rising to 1915, Reading to 99}5, Mic
gan Southern to 6i4, and Rock Island to So. The
buyers at this CALL however became in many instan-
tie sellers at the next, in consequence of which
Erie fell of y Z cent, Rock Island and Eoading
and Michigan Southern each 4 cent, I9hle the rest
of the market remained steady, Cumberland and
Pittsburg advancing ! L cent This same fea-
ture was observed later in til day these stocks still
declining. and at the close prices all lower with
no vitality whatever in TIE market.
The street exhibits fear Of tho effects of
possible reduction of the currency, which viii not
only be felt in stocks and bonds but by the
mercantile community at large and this in great
measure gives such continued dropping tone
to prices theory was started when was consid-
eraby discussed late this evening, that the 5l.s in
Erie have lately become'JearS in other stocks, ami
using Erie to depreSs the general market in order
to take in their shorts. Be this may, it is abun-
dainty evident that JUS now more than ordinary
caution is required for any successful stock operation
especially when the chances for rise or fall in
specific stocks are at the caprires of a few
Gold opened at 149lI, and at 1.5O P NJ declined 10
1895, closing at 40, with but little doing Its great
scarcity continues undated 3l5 being again the
rate for use till Monday. With the largely oversoId
condition of the gold market and is scarcity com
bIned. 1t is more than probable that sale OF some
four or five millions by the Government during the
coming week would not affect its price more than one
ar two cent. this amount could readily be spared
out of over $4,000 in the Treasury. Governments
were firm and in good demand; Fiye-Twen;es, how
ever, sold at 103, fraction below yesterdays rates.
Money continues easy at sig Per cent.
The New York Poet of Saturday erening says -
The stool! market is dull and expectaut. The sus-
pense which is of the chief characteristics OF the
financial situation checks business. Governments
are in fair demand especially the ten forties which
have advanced one per cent, and reckoning the &C
cumulated Interest. are among the cheapest GU the
Goyernm ent lists.
The Herald says The money market shows no no.
tceable change, and loans are made freely at 5@6 2
cent, with the majority of the transactions among
the brokers at the former rate. The balance in the
Sub Treasury IS $685. S2,5g, ard of the amount il
hand S7l,524U3 was in temporary deposit, including
S25,O0QoOO in Clearing House certificates. The dis
mercal paper passes at seven per cent with exccp-
tons at ne-halfp per cent below the legal rate.
The total imports at New York for the week COM
pare follows:
Dry Goods. 5000 $25ss54 So ST aR 6l Sl
Gen. Mdse.... 2,Sn953 2,Oi.3lO 2,547,7sS l,96993O
Total.....s7 ,2225iS S462962S S6.45O6sO S3s71 ISL
The New York imports Of foreign dry goods COM
pare as follows with former returns:
EPsEsS fj:s Ssss $
Sincs an 1t. ''' 1851 1853. ' 1865.
Enteredat the portsS lsi34 50 $50 63s SIS !@so9l
Foreign Exchange at New Tor. Is weak and unset
tied. Bankers bills at sixty days quoted n l01M
@lGSA; Commercial at l07@10!54; francs at 52l1<@
trlbuted mainly to the shipments of cotton which
have been going forward for some time past.
The exports Of specie from New York on Saturday
We're Sl62OOO by the Germalia, and Sl39,g01 by the
City OF Boston. making a total of S30l 1907.
Inc Internal Revenue received during the fiscal
year 1900, by collectors in the States named, excud
ing the amount received from banks insurance com
panies' railroads and turnpikes, was as follows
Massachusetts O,
Connecticut. 60. - G ais t66 *
New York ......... go. - 4qN5i' zoos
IeOnsy ,S6 81
Ne" 'eiseS I,l6l,35.46
haryIanu- 0,OO2, 1888
These amounts are the collections in the States
yielding the most revenue to the government.
The receipts of gold from California this year COM
pare with the amount arrived during the same ttJne
IN 1865 as follows:
January .......S1 l!sS50 January Il .... S695,66
January 27 ..... 5ll,0SS February $1,000 9i4,S7S
Total.......... $2O43.l57 Totai..... 50, 49,. $50
The aggregate value of exports of all descriptions
from the port of San Francisco for the past three
years was as follows
Treasure Sl6O792O $56607,2O1 SIS $fS,228
Merchandise....~ 12,s77.59O 13.27l.752 1l,355;3g9
.949.S19 $6a97s,Q53 $50. 663. 81
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