Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-09


There large business done day in gold. but
for stocks generally the market quiet. The
transactions in gold foot up nearly 500 000 but
there heavy decline in it, the sales being made
at l409140A at the first Board. and from 1897 down
to l39 at the second the latter figure being decline
of AZ on the closing, and of per cent. the open
ing prices of yesterday. The closing figures for gold
to-day were l39 bid. 1897 asked.
Governments were firm but not specially active.
Five-Twenties sold at 1021a@1024, and Seven
Thirtes brought l0214, and each closed firm. Moth
ing was done in other issues, but l09H was bid and
1O9A asked for skies Of 1881.
Nothing was done to-day in State bonds but Bal
timore city 6's were again in demand and several
lots sold at 9@9S for 1885, and 100 for 1905
Railroad bonds were in some demand, and Balti-
more and Ohio 1855 advanced a per cent opening
at 80. and closing at 931a. Marietta and Cincinnati
z per cents sold at 7S1a, which is an improvement
There was some movement in Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. los shares selling at $685. an advance of
q on yesterdays price. but in other railway shares
was no movement.
In Bank stocks we have only to note sales of II
shares Bank of Baltimore at $685. but in the stocks
on the miscellaneous list there movement
whatever.
Money is abundant and easy at per cent on call.
and first class paper be readily placed at 7@S per
cent
3 The foreign exports from the port of Baltimore
this week amount in value to S2256l9. Included in
the exports were 400 bbls -four 1888 bbls corn meal
1000 kegs lard S95 hhds tobacco 49, 4 gallons petro
leum. and 50Ol9 bushels corn.
The New York stock market has been dull to-day.
The conflicting elements in speculation have been
about evenly balanced and the result has been that
very little uctuation has taken place during the day.
Erie opened at 62H and steadily advanced to So at
the last board, at which figure it continued until the
close. Reading and Rock Island each declined Z
and Fort Wayne fell off 4. Michigan Southern was
steady at 7914 with but little doing. New York Gen.
tral sold at 974 during the morning boards. but de-
clned to s13 at o'clock. after which it advanced to
97A on the street.
In anticipation that the directors of the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad will pass the dividend.
the pretred" stock declined to CO.'S at the close.
after opening at 6lH and inasmuch passing the
dividend on the preferred" stock would enhance
the value of the common" stock. find it has re-
manned firm during the day and advanced to 81 at
the close.
The New York operators in Canton are evidently
not extremely well impressed with the result of the
meeting of the directors of that Company in this
city yesterday after opening at 60a it steadily
declined to 59 at the Close with considerable sales
between Boards.
There were additional rumors on Wall street of
bank failures to-day but they did not receive gen.
eral credence, it being generally thought that the
reports circulated for stock obbing purposes.
The speculative feeling on Change is for the mo-
ment quescent, and fresh contracts less freely
entered into pending the next advices from Europe.
State Bonds were 4 lower, with the exception Of
Tennessees, which quoted at 9lH. an advance of
4 since yesterday. Virginia's sold at 66, and Mis-
souri's at 7s. while North Cardinals changed hands
atS11S
Government securities were a fraction lower Five
Twenties of both issues declined q. Seven -Thrties
sold at 1929, and Ten -Forties at 951a@96
Gold has been active to-day. 1t opened early at
140. and advanced to 1l before the meeting at the
Gold Room, after which it soon reacted to 140 and
as quickly recovered to 14l5s. Shortly after two
O'Clock it declined to 1881. but advanced to 1892 al
53OP. M. The shipment tomorrow is generally es-
timated at a little more than $2.000. .000 -
The money market continues well supplied with
capital call loans being easy of access at per cent
ON stock colateraIs while Governments can be read
lily placed at 5 per cent. Discounts shade les
sotivo at 6@7 per cent for frstclass paper Foreign
Exchange is dull Bankers sterling &c days is quoeG
at l0eA to ITO.
The New York Epenirg Post says:
Several sensation rumors of bank failures here O.
in Washington have been diligently put in circula
tion this morning. We havemade special inquiry
and ind that these stories are without foundation
The ease in money is beginning to exert so strong
stimulus prices that some OF the bear spectators
VINO are under heavy engagements TOR future delly
cry are supposed to have resorted to the clumsy AM
disingennous expedient of circulating these false re
por1. with a view to make gain By producing tenn
por2ry panic: The reports however, have been s.
and other securities has been very much less mis-
cnieVous and depressing than was anticipated. -tl