Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-21

Fr.tShsd By Leonara j. Tormsv d: Co.. Soc c.G Bill
Brokers, no. q 9odh Street.

Zone Of Market.,.,....,.,Firln Eteady. Strong.
SATURDAY May l9-P NJ.
The general stock market inactive to-day. the
bulk of the business done at the Board being in
Gold, of which about 800 900 changed hands at 1907
cash. and one lot of s. 600 sold at13O15 sellers option
seven days. 1t closed at the figures as on yes
terday. viz: at 1905 bid. 1907 asked, regular way.
In Governments there was but little done. but they
were steady and firm, Fivo-Twenties selling at 102G
1925 and Sevon-Thirties at 1925. For Is of 1881
los was Did, and TenFortieS closed at 957s bid but
no sales made of either.
For State Bonds there was some little inquiry. and
lot of $1,000 Missouri IS sold at 743I. Virginia
Coupons closed at 6 bid, 70 asked S3N was bid for
North Cardinals, 96 for Kentucky's, and l0l for
Maryland 1905. Baltimore City SIS were firm 1858
closing at 9S bid SO asked, and 1905 at 99 bid 100
asked, but no sales made.
There was no movement in Railroad shares, and
the only transaction in bonds, was sale of 81 900
Western Maryland first mortgage guaranteed at S..
Baltimore and Ohio shares closed at 1857 bid 108Si
asked, which is Improvement of 4, and City Pas
senger left off at Sl712 bid, $lS15 asked.
Mechanics Bank continues to dr0op. z lot of 70
shares selling at l73s decline Of x since yeser-
day, and it offered at the close at Sl7iI, with
only l612 bid. Union was offered at $685. but as was
the yesterday only sos bid for it. The
other Bank Stocks on the list were steady at the
quotations winch nave prevailed Tor some time past
In the miscellaneous list there was nothing done
except in Maryland Anthracite Coal 200 shares of
which sold at s.. and 200 shares subsequently at 61
1t closed at SIS bid, 500 asked.
In New York this morning stocks were fairly ac-
tive and in some instances prices varied from the
closing quotations of last evening. New York Cen
trail sold AZ the first call high as 9l5-an advance
of rs per cent-but at the eleven O'Clock Board it
declined to 9i3s, and o'clock still further de-
cned to gi3s. In the afternoon, the street. sales
made at 944. but the transactions at this limit
were very few. Erie opened at 49, after closing
last evening at 743i. This stock was freely offered
later in the day, with but feeble disposition buy
and it gradually declined to 1874 in The afternoon.
Hudson River Railroad was remarkable for its I'M
usual strength. Its early quotation was 1l2JI-an
advance of q per cent above its closing rate last
evening-and without any particular demand it ad-
vanced to 1872 o'clock. On the street at four
O'Clock. however, only 1877 was bid, 1l31& asked.
Reading sold at 1925 during the first Board. adj
vanced to 1919 at eleven O'clock fell of at the next
call to 1925 and sold at l072 towards five clock.
Michigan Southern active. with sales at 1917 at
the first Board. 1t in good demand at the Stock
Exchange afterwards, and advanced to S04, and
reached S03s at one o'clock. The stock was some
what pressed the market in the afternoon and at
five o'clock quoted at S09S0Is Illinois Central
advanced to 1903 in the morning, but fell of later in
the day to 10. with but o limited demand
Pittsburg opened at S5 but sold down to s. at the
first call 1t recovered its decline eleven o'clock
and continued firm at S514 until the close. Rock
Island was inactive. 1t sold at eleven o'clock at a.
but at o'clock declined to 9 and closed duh at
eS12. Fort Wayne was steady at $50 during the af-
ternoon, having sold at 9S3l@9s in the morning
Northwestern common" exhibited signs Of weak
ness, and declined to - at the close and the pre-
ferred" was less sought after, selling at 5s5s late in
the evening.
Quicksilver declined to 52A to day, after selling at
54@s last evening. Canton dull at 6ll4@6l1@
with very little doing. Cumberland was steady at
47@47S during the morning. but declined to 463l at
one o'clock 1: received better support later in the
day, closing firm at as
The upward tendency of the whole speculative list
does not appear to have received any decided check
Saturday is day that many outside operators desire
to close much of their interest in stocks but the vol
of securities which have been placed upon the
market to-day has not materially disturbed the
ket value of either of the leading stocks and the
majority of the New York brokers anticipate still
further advance in prices. The present bull' ele-
ment show remarkable tenacty, and at present give
no indication of any desire unload. On the con-
trary, the majority of time contracts are now being
made on buyers option and stocks are in many
cases bought on Sellers option" at cash prices
State bonds continue to be very sparngly dealt in
and the quotations for Tennessee, Virginia, North
Carolina and Missouri bonds are nominally the same
as on yesterday. Governments were active. Five
Twenties of 1862 advanced IS while those of 1864
remain unchanged at l02. SevenThirtes were firm
at 1O214@l02}5.
Gold has been very steady to day at 13G@1301s-
The recent sales of Five-Twenties on foreign ac-
count, together with remittances made to pay the
interest on gold bearing bonds held abroad, have
caused larger shipment of specie this week than
has taken place in any like period before. The ex-
port by the several steamers to-day is as follows -
By City of Paris So LOG 904 per Napoleon III S62
per Germana $9i4,500; per New York 1885,, 900; per
Pennsylvania $l55OOO per City of London $50, 900;
making total of S52S0.099. The whole amount
shipped during the week is IS 763 295
There is more activity in the money market. but
call loans are still quoted at per cent notwith-
standing that nine millions of currency have gone
into the s1b-treasury during the week, being the
proceeds of sales of gold on Government account
Exchange at New York is strong at tho following
rates: London, prime bankers, 60 days. l093s&l 09
London, prime bankers sight HOY; Paris bank
ers, long, 5l2z3a5llH Paris. bankers, short, 5.0S3
Antwerp, 5.l214g5ll14; Swiss 5.l21ag5lll4; Ham
burg, 81; Amsterdam 42G42J4; Frankfort AZ; Bremen
50; Berlin, 73A.
The total imports at New York for the week COM
pare follows:
Tsek ko enG N Js il 9, Ma s Msys APE g
lsO382 S4,767.l2l s. $50 Sc, 635
The New York imports of foreign dry goods COM
pare as follows with former returns:
E5For the Week. 1854 1S65 --. 1895
Entered at the port. Sl,674444 $685. 81 500 2s
Thrown on market. l,79S,903 l92O42S 2O7S'I27
Since Jan. LIST. 1864 1885 7oes
Entered at the ports l29 76 Sl729263 $50 al in
Thrown on market. 39,4S6,067 20234,3l7 56'305'2t
The receipts for customs at the four princpaI norts
of the United States; from the 9TH to the 24b inst
were as follows;
New 40 ASS
Boston AT 1886
Phladelphla'....' 1877 2A9
Baltimore B4St
192, so