The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-11

National; 21s for North America; 1877 for
Philadelphia; l2l for Farmers and Mechanics;
80 for Northern Liberties; 81 for Girarl; 90 or
City; and &c lor Corn Exchange.
In Canal sh7r7s there is very little movement.
Schuyblll preferred sold at 34s@3l,: and Le-
high Navigation at 54l. 27J was bid for
schuylkill Navigation common: lis for Morris
Canal preteIred l6 for Susquehanna Canal; %
for Delaware Division and G3 tor Wyoming
Valley Canal.
OIL shares continue dull Ocean sold at s.:
Caldwell at 1; and Dazell atl.
The New York tribune this morning says;--
"Noney on call is abundant at 4a5 per cent.
Pnme commercial paper Is scarce, and short da tes
can be USED at 53G6 per cent? for good, 6JG75. The
flow OF currency from the West continue and "a
the season advances still lower rates on call loans
will be made, as all long engagement. are avoided d,
Sterling Exchange is lower, and 1095 is the Quota.
tion for bankers bills"
The New York Times says:-
"lhe holders OF Tennessee state bonds can receive
their a. rea ages of interest since 1861 Iorward
the overdue coupons to tie First Nauo nal BanK of
Nashville, IN new pond of the State, of tue same
tenor OF the Old bonds, provided he coupons 5uut
TO an even $1,000 II they short of that sum they
can be SOLD at Nashville seventy cents on the dol
lar, cash. 1t is probable, also, tIough we are not
auth orized to announce the fact that the Jnlv
1866 coupon will BE- cashed at the same time by the
Dank AT Nashville. Or the prompt pay ment of this
cCupon a maturity we have no doubt and 1t is gra-
uA ing 10 Know that nearly al the railway compa-
mics to whom the bonds OF the State were Originality
loaned win furnish their respective quotas of inte
rest IL is not peces sary for the holders OF the old
bonds of the State to send them out to Nashville
Tor examination; only overdue coupons are re-
quired TO be forwarded"
The Boston Traveller says:-
The money market continues very easy Prime
collateral loans on cali, Ie urnable after bref
notice, readily obtained by lair- tanding bor-
rows at Sin ana, IN Instances at five per cent
he discount market is rather inactive, in conse.
quIhce OF conlnued scarcity OF desirable paper Tor
SALE than iIom any Jack OF urchnsers rhe best in
dorsed commercial notes, having lew months to
cent, a1d cnoice sinple names at the same rate
while others IN less favor submit to eight and nine
per cent. The lower q ades are harder to pass and
range from 10 to 10 per cent"
OPERATIONS OF GOLD BRoKERs-HEAvy Vrp-
DIoT.-Herman Friend Lippman Iophtz-This
suit resulted flom operations Id dunng the
year 1864. Defendant employed plaintiff to pur-
chase 20 for HIM on commission marg n of
$1,000 was furnished The gold was bought aud sold
with the money OF plaintiff In Marcn, 1865, Ow ng
10 the condition OF The country, gold began TO de-
cnne Defendant being purchaser, was therefore
a loser; his margin being insufficient, having run
out. plaintiff called upon HIM TO take the 90 d ON
hand MIR. Topitz declined. he usual formal no.
tce of sale was then served uDon him and in March
Pod TO the amount OF SAB $50 sol at 1922 AIo v
ing the amount of margin, this 20 was dsposed
o at loss TO plaintiff of Sl3 26 2 for the recovery of
which, with interest, this action brought These
are substantial ~ the facts stated complaint
IL appeared or the defense that though the plaintiff
had some ha I million in gold on hand he did not
keep it separate from hat used the transactions
between himself and MIR. Toplitz Counsel Tor the
defense moved for a nonsuit on tue ground thai
planufs duy was TO have the specific gold ready
ior delivery and not refer the defendant to his gene
rbl personal responsibility. This motion was denied
by the Court when 1t set up that the margin of
the defendant was the limL of his oss After able
HeTde Ot for pan Sy and brought
~ Y. Herald
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