Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-12

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SATURDAY, March 10TH P. NJ
There was but Of the Stock Board to-day
and business vas dull. Gold was y to q cent lower
than on yesterday, Il small amount selling at 100
regular way, while some $4,000 brought from 1000
1907 seller 10. Later in the day some few lots
changed hands the street at 13071@.l31 seller TO-
Governments we're steady and firm. but the bust
ness in them was limited. The transactions were
confined to Five Twcnties. few lots of which were
sold at 1884 for both first and second issue. Seven
ThrticSc closed at the same figures as on yesterday,
and Tor Skies of 1881 1917 was bid and lOi35 asked
North Carolina 6's showed a further improvement,
lot Of 5000 selling at IS. advance since yeser-
day OF = per cent. Tennessee's were offered ut 90
without bids, and Mssouri's closed at 751% bid, II
asked. For Baltimore City stock there was fair
inquiry, but the only sale was one of small lot of
1S70s at 1909 1865 closed at 81 bid and 1905 at
9912 bid, 400 asked
Nothing was dono in Railroad shares, and for
bonds the demand small. The sales embraces
$1,000 Northwestern Virginia first mortgage at q6ll
$500 Marietta and Cincinnati 4 cents at 81 and
$500 Baltimore and Ohio 6's of 1885 at g715 For
Northern Central bonds of 1870 80 was bid and COZ
asked.
For Bank Stocks there was some inquiry Union
brought S73, an advance of y q cent $4i was bid
for Farmers and Merchants, 527 for Bank of Com
merce and S3l for Marine with none offering il each
case.
In the Mining Stocks nothing done except in
Bare Hill and Baltimore Chrome, 5000 shares Of the
former being sold at sos cts, advance of cts and
500 shares of the latter at 50 cts
The New York stock market opened with some de.
of irreguIarity this morning. the operations OF
the street before boards being chiefly confined 10
Erie, Michigan Southern, Pittsburg and Reading, all
Of which were "a lower than at the close last evening
the other stocks remained weak and inactive. At the
eleven O'Clock Stock Exchange call the market was
still irregular; New ork Central sold at 904a de-
cline Of u per cent. since the opening; Erie remained
steady at 81; Reading declined, with large sales to
97H Rock Island advanced to 1914, and the COM
mon and preferred stocks of the Chicago and North
western Railroad remained at opening quotations.
with little doing. Later in the day the market was
dull, but prices generally well sustained, and
towards the close the whole list was frmer New York
Central being quoted at 9l5 Reading g715 Michigan
Southern 737s, Rock Island 1919, Fort Wayne Sg3l
Pittsburg, however, remained at 15l% to 76 The
transactions in this stock during the day amount in
the aggregate to over 600 shares without advauc-
ing its price. The report of this company for 1865 has
been published, which shows an expenditure of So -
6i449O with receipts amounting to 81 400 leaving
deficiency for the year of SSo00O0 which has been
made good by sale of Sl,00OOOO OF new stock of the
company at So With this increase in their liabilities
the prospects of the road do not appear very
encouraging, and $76 would naturally seem an un-
warrantable price for its stock under these crcum-
stances
Whom New York Central reached 9O34 this morning
decided movement was noticed in the stock, and it
was in demand until the close so much so that at the
end of the day the sales footed up about 400 shares
some changing hands after five O'Clock ut g. So far
as Er1e Is concerned the clique interest appears for
inc moment to nave subsidized, and the stock is easily
borrowed without charge, still this may only be a
maneuyre to get another short line therefore quick
turns are the only safe operations for outsiders
state Bonds were dull and heavy. Small transae-
ti0ns reported in Virginia. at 65 and in North
Cardinals at 1884, both of which exhibit marked
decline. Tonnessees varied in price from 9Ol to 81 ID
and sales noticed seller 80 at go Mssouri's were
extremely weak; opening at Y they steadily declined
at the lst board to 1874 with sales to the amount Of
Sl2500O. At a past two they still further declined
to IS
Governments we're dull with sales Of 5-20's Of cash
Issue at about l03 1906 first series, arc quoted at
g9'5 and the second and third series at go to y.
Gold so!i LoTn u 1874 ii tue morning. bat recoy-
cred afterwards, getting quite strong late in the day
There appeared TO be many orders received to cover
shorts, which caused the rapid rally to 1312 to Is at
the close still several large houses think the advance
is not likely to continue.
Money Is still easy and among brokers there is an
ample supply to borrow.at per cent. on call. The
banks mostly get per cent. naking6 per cent the
exception on Government securities
The total imports at New York for the week com
pare as follows:
Week end. Mars. March l. Feb g. Feb. 16.
Dry goods So, S9S. 261 S2547 800 S46I92i4 S4792 IA
GenI mdse... 4,535,6H 3,559,766 .2631 500 3340s2l
Total..Ss 433,9O5 S6.lO7,756 S72lO8i3 IS 133. 295
The New York imports of foreign dry goods com
pare as follows with former returns
For the Week, 1864. 1865. 1856.
Entered at the $3.50 81 800 TT S. 26l
Thrown on market.....3324.11 lis 1.565,46l 3,l4l74
Since Jan. 1st. 1864. 1865. 1866.
Entered at the port 1888 S7SS4 JOB $36368 93(
Thrown on mari et..~ 2,54,726 S.440.76S 22,S7420l
!. At New York foreign Exchange is dull and mae
tive. Sterling is quoted at 10Sas@10S24 for bankers
30 DAY bills and lO959l104 for short sight dO and
tOgtuSIt 1or % day commercial bills. The Hermann
to0k out SAG 1856 III specie on Saturday.
W. are informed that the United States Treasurer
now NOUS ;tthlrty-hye millions of dollars iHGovern-
nent Tor the seventy three millions of dol
lar: now held by the different banks throughout the
United otaieS DESIGNATED as repositories of public
moneys VI the entire number of public denositor;aS
of their securities. ~ '0 'iinoun'
Baltimore Markets, Saturday. Naro,, IN