The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-02
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF THE EyENMo TELneSArH,

f... Fr day, september2. Z .
There is better feeling to notice in the
Stock Market this morning, and prices are
steady. Government bonds have advanced, with
sales of 5'20s at ll04. 1905 are quoted at lll1,
and IS of 1881 at l08 Railroad shares are quiet,
but prices are firm. Pennsylvania Railroad sold
at 745; Reading, 66i; North Pennsylvania, St1
and Philadelphia and Brie, 34i. l56 was bid for
Camden and Amboy, 46i for Little schuylki, 90
for Beaver Meadow, 81 for Minehill, 40 for Cata-
wissa Preferred, and % for common.
In Canal shares there is rather more doing,
Schuylkill Navigation preferred sold at 4094O4
Lehigh Navigation of SO. and Morris Canal
at 1903. F"'
There is rather more activity In Coal Oil stocks,
and prices have an upward tendency, with sales
of Densmore at l35C9l4f, which is an advance
Dalzell at III, which is also better; Mineral Oh,
%; Philadelphia and Oil Creek, l4 Perry Oil,
Ga; McIhenny, So; Egbert, 50; and Hoge
Island, u.
Bank shares continue firm at about former
rates. l6Ss was bid for North America; OH for
Farmers and Mechanics I; So for Commercial; ;
2S5 for Mechanics; 27t for Manufacturers and
Mechanics T; and "a for Consolidation.
Gold has again advanced, and the market Is
active, opening at $50; advanced and sold at 253
at IL o'clock; fell off and sold at 25l at IL; and
2603 at l24.
CITY Passenger Railroads are without any
material change. Chestnut and Walnut sold at
595, and West Philadelphia at 70; 70 was bid for
Second and Third so for Tenth and Eleventh
303 for Spruce and Pine and "a for Green and
Coates. i
There Is rather more demand for Money; loans
on call are taken at 6G47 per cent per annum (;
best paper is selling at from 7G110 per cent.
despatch from Washington this morning
saws, the subscriptions TO the new 7'30 loan, as
reported at the Treasury Department yesterday,
amounted to Sl,059,000, and to the l0-iO loan
S595,500.
Statistics received in Washington, show that
since July lst the increase of exports over im-
ports at New York Is SIC, 1000, in comparison
with the same period of time last year.
The official statement of the public debt on
the Both of August shows the amount outstand-
ing to be 81 S7S 565 234 and the interest in both
coin and lawful money, S77 al ,l22 or an in
crease of the public debt since the I'd OF August
of $50 O74 600, and of the interest, 81, ,027 900.
| The debt bearing interest in coin Is now
| $3.50 500 492 and the debt bearing interest
| in lawful money, Sl69, 1917 000j the debt on
which interest has ceased, 1851 40; the debt
maid Teouisitlons are S78,795 900, and the
amount in the treasury. $i7, ,ls9,5ls. Il further
! appears that since the I'd Of August the six per
| cent bonds under the act Of July IL and August
! s. 1861, exchanged for seyen-thrties, have iu-
| creased TO the extent of fifteen millions that the
seven-thirty three year notes, under the act OF
| July II, 1861, have been reduced about the same
| amount and the six per cent. certificates OF M
| debtedness under the act Of March |, 1852, In
| creased nearly twenty-eight millions.
The Story Farm Oil Company yesterday
| pronounced a monthly dividend of p per cent
! The transfer books close on the 10th Instant and
| reopen on the l0th'
The New Orleans Picayne of August p
'sThere was some inquiry for cotton, but tn
| article not being available, the transactions 10
! the day have been very meagre. There are onll
one or two parcels OF the staple IN nrst hanus 10
sale. Possibly parties who have been purchastn
will sell out at good round advance. From tn
decline in freights 10 New York by steamships,
is conclusive the supply OF cotton for shipmen
Is exhausted. The steamer to leave Tomorrow
has accepted 4 cent per pound freight, which
about as low as any time for the last twely
months In other produce there have been n
movements Sugar 10 scarce, and western pro
ducts will leave no margin for shipments TO New
York. s.,.,
was the announcement of General Orders No III:
emanating from headquarters Department OF th
Gulf as will appear elsewhere. An order OF thl
import had been expected for some time by tnos
who have daily watched the course of the currenc
market. 1t has been frequently intimated TO ou
bank presidents and mandators, that any di'
elimination in regard 70 their issues ana "a 20
Treasury legaltenders, should De ayooeo, .nyvs S1
AZ tho same time the discrimination ana diner
ence were entirely beyond their control as dealer
and brokers IN bank. notes consider II tneir legl
mate business TO try and sell bank issues 'ne sam
as other commodities. ..r.
THE following are the receipts OF Flour an'
Grain AZ this port during the past week - =.
Fi9uI, 62,70
wheat AZ ...,.,,................l 10, ,44
SSts' SSotn' do ........................ 1870
The following are the receipts OF Coal on
this port during the past week Crude, 20(
bbIs Refined, 800 bbls.