The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-18
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TEL EGRAPH, I
Thursday, October 18, 1866. (

The Stock Market was more active this morn
ing, but prices we're without material change.
Government bonds were in fair demand. Old
5-20s sold at l132, slight advance; 6s of 1881 at
l12{; 7'3Os at lO55@106, for June and July; and
10-40s at 992. City loans were also in fair de-
mand; the new issue sold at 90b.
In Railroad shares there was more doing.
Pennsylvania Railroad sold at 56b6057R closing
at the latter rate, an advance of /; Catawissa
preferred at 30@304, q decline OF 4: Philadelphia
aid Erie at 32t, no change; and Reading at 57S;
a slight decline. 129 was bid for Camden and
Amboy 35a for Little SchuylkiIl; 81 for Nine
hill; SO for North Pennsylvania; 65 for Lehigh
Valley; 80 for Elmira common; AZ for preferred
do; and 46B for Northern Central.
City Passenger Railroad shares were without
change. Thirteenth and Fifteenth sold at 2l4;
Chestnut and Walnut at 54S; and Hestonville at
15SMl52; 6S3 was bid for Second and Third; 80
for Green and Coates; and % for Girard College.
Bank shares we're firmly held at full prices.
Mechanics sold at 33b; 100 was bid for Sixth
National; $50 for North America; 150 for Phila-
delphia; 1874 for Farmers and Mechanics; SO for
Commercial; 100 for Northern Liberties; 103
for Southwark; leo for Kenslngton; 563 tor Penn
Township; 50 for Girard; 80 for manufacturers
and Mechanics; 100 for TIadesmen's; SO for City;
So for Commonwealth; 20 for Corn Exchange;
and 66 for Union.i
In Canal shares there was nothing doing.
284 was bid for Schuylkill Navigation common,
36k for preferred do, 1913 for Morris Canal pre-
ferred, Ia for Susquehanna Canal and 81 for
Delaware Division.
The Money Market is more active. Loans on
call are offered at 455 per cent FiIst-class mer-
| camille paper continues scarce, and ranges at
| from 60D7 per cent. per annum.
Quotations of Gold-109 A. NJ, 148; III A. NJ,
1883; IL NJ, l4s9; P. NJ, l4s2.
| The New York Tribune this morning says:-
Money is quoted irregular and dearer. Some
| of the largest lending-houses put up their loans
to brokers to per cent, and obtained it readily,
| and for all new business brokers are ready to
| pay soc per cent. In commercial paper no
change. Best names pass at 5, and good at $40
6. Long bills are sold at per cent, and upon
| some of the best railway shares per cent. is
| paid The demand for currency for the West
continues, aud there is no surplus of currency
| OF any kind in the street.
! "Freights are firm. The engagements to Liver
| pool per steamer are 90 hhds. tobacco at 22s. 3D.
| To London-10,000 bushels barley at 3d.; 700
bushels corn at 54d; and, per steamer so hhds.
tobacco on private terms. To Bremen-l3OO
| hhds. tobacco at l5s"
| -Messrs. Satterthwaite & Co.'s circular saws: /:
| During the latter part of last week the
| London market for American securities was
very inactive, owing to the break in telegraphic
/ communication with America. For the last
| three days, however, there has been very
| large business transacted. United States Five
| twenty bonds, on bieher exchange, have de-
| clined during the week nearly ST."
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
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