Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-04
SATURDAY, June 2-P. NJ.


The general stock market to-day was exceedingly
dull, very little business being done at the Board
except in Gold and Government securities. In Gold
there was further advance of Il to x established,
the sales which sum up about 33 600, being made at
l4O3lG1407s, and it closed firm at l401 bid, IlO' )
asked.
The transactions ia Governments were confined
entirely to Five-Twenties and Seven-Thrties. tho
former of which sold at 1925 and the latter at 1921
and both closed steady and firm Skies Of 1881 closed
very strong at 1927 bid 10 asked, and Ton-FOrties
at 953I bid, S. asked.
There was a sale of 1900 Missouri 6s at II, which is
an advance. but nothing done in City SIS, Rail
road bonds or shares. These stocks were, however.
steady at previous quotations There were some
further transactions in Mechanics Bank, 200 shares
being sold at S62 the market for 1t closing ct Sl6
bid SIT asked. Union closed at $65 bid, S67 asked.
In the miscellaneous list there were transactions
whatever; $50 was bid however, for Baltimore and
Cuba Smelling; Santa Clara closed at $50 bid, ST
asked. and Maryland Anthracite Coal at S4l4 bid
$612 asked. For Canton Sol was bid, and So asked
The New York stock market opened firm this
morning, at a small advance above the closing quo
tGtions on Thursday evening but the day being an
odd day between two holidays the transactions gen.
orally not large. Erie, however, was an exccp-
ton, and before Boards sold as high as 3d. At the
first call Of the open Board it opened at 6 varying
throughout not more than Il per cent, but at the
Stock Exchange it declined, with the whole market
in consequence of the Of Fenian operations in
Canada sales being made at an average g. and at
the last Board it further declined to COS. 1t i'm
proved later in the day, and closed firm at 6l@6lls
1t is worthy of notice that for some days past the
majority Of time contracts in this stock buy
ers option" which clearly indicates from the free
dom with which they are accepted, Il belief that
higher figures will rule. 1t is certain that the pan
cky feeling is rapidly subsidng. and there found
""'im~ purchasers at the Decline notwithstanding
the bear element contIuue ri-.. largo amounts
on the market
New York Central declined to g73s at the one
o'clock board after selling previously at 80. 1t re-
covered somewhat in the afternoon. and sales were
subsequently made the street at IS. Hudson River
Railroad only sparingly dealt in. 1t opened at
1884, declined to 1l3 al eleven a'clock and on the
street during the afternoon was offered at l2l with
no bids. Reading sold at the first call to the extent
of 1000 shares at 1884 and advanced to 1897 at the
Stock Exchange, but became weak at the O'Clock
board, and declined to 1885 1t improved later in
the day. however and closes firm at 1O9@lG915
Michigan Southern opened at SQN, and remained
steady at the figure during the morning. but
gave way at the o'clock board and declined to So
Subsequently transactions were reported at S025
Pitsburg was steady at Si14@Si2s during tho morn
ing, declined to S355 at the last call and closes at
Si14, with sales to the amount Of 900 shares.
Rock Island and Fort Wayne each close weak the
former selling at 9234 and the latter at 973s The
Northwestern stocks were very dull, the common
closing at 2S1s and the preferred" at IS. Cumber-
land was in very limited demand and we have only
to note sale of 100 shares at 45 during the las:
call. Canton reached Gi12 at eleven O'Clock, but
sympathizod with the general market later in the
day, closing dull at 60l4.
The tone of the market is somewhat unsteady
Notwithstanding the advance in most prices on the
street at the close. The next foreign advices are
Gnxiously looked for likely to exert correspond
ing influence on the New ork market
There was Very little enquiry for State bonds Ten
nessee's and Nirginia's being entirely neglected
Miss0urs sold at 49, and small lot Of North Caro-
lnas brought S5l4. Governments were fairly active.
Coupon Skies of 1881 sold at 1921 Fve-Twenties of
1862 varied from 1925 TO 1929, with sales to the
amount of 100000. ven-Thirties sold at lO2l%a
1023s for the several issues.
Gold was very firm to-day, with but little doing.
1t opened at li04 and advanced to 141 ut o'clock
but declined to al late in the day The total ship
ments to-day amount to S3,630000, Money is in
abundant supply to borrowers at per cent on call
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury with
reference to the sales of gold will probably be sent to
Congress on Monday. 1t is stated that it will show
total sales amounting to about s., 1000 0OO at a prem
lum since the lSt ins Of 500; also that no gold was
sold In March and April for n less premium than 81
The Boston bank statement for the past two weeks
is as follows