The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-31
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF TUE EVENING TELEGRAPH. ,
Wednesday OCtober Al Iaae


There was rather more disposition TO ouerate
in stocks this morning, and prices were Armer
Railroad shares continue the most active on the
list; about $500 shares of Philadelphia and Erie
sold at 32@324 a decline of !; Pennsylvania
Railroad sold at 61l, decline of I; Northern
Central at 90, an advance OF 4; Little Schuyl-
kill at 80, no change; and Catawlssa preferred
at 2SR0284, an advance OF 4: l29 was bid for
Camden and Amboy; 81 for Norristo wn; SO for
Minehill; 500 for North Pennsylvania; 664 for
Lehigh. Valley; 2sl for Elmira common; and AZ
tor preferred do.
City Passenger Railroad shares were in far
demand. Thirteenth and Fifteenth sold at 20l;
Chesnut and Walnut at So; and Hesionville at
148@146, slight advance. 88s was bid for
Second and Third: 30 for Green and Coates:
and IA for Lombard and South.
Government bonds were firmly held. New
5-2Os sold at Ill and 6s of 1881 at 1l3a; 100 was
bid for lO-4Os; ia for old 6-2Os; and 1868 @lO6s
Tor June and August 1905. City loans were
UNCHANGED; the new issue sold at I0l1.
Bank shares continue in good demand for in
vestmentj but we hear of no sales. ITO was bid
Tor Sixth National; 103 for Seventh National;
152 for Philadelphia; lS5 for Farmers, and Me,
chanics' SO for Commercial; ee for Northern
Liberties; 33s for Mechanics; 100 for South
wark; 100 for Kensingtoni So for Penn Town.
ship; 80 for Western; 33s for NJ Inufacturers'
and Mechanics; 100 for Tradesmen's; 6e for
City; and 20 for Corn Exchange.
In Canal shares there was verv little move
Schuylkill Navigation preferred at 360036t,
decline of D; 27t was bid for Schuylkill Navi-
cation common; 5sA for Lehigh Navigation; and
l5 for Susquehanna Canal.
Quotations of Gold-10k A. NJ, 1851; IL A. NJ,
lag; IL NJ, 14bI; P. NJ, l46l.
The New York Tribune this morning says:--
Money is In good supply at per cent. to
brokers, and round sums are left on call at 1904
per cent. In commercial paper no change. Best
names pass at soc for short dates. Long paper
can be had at legal rates and over, but is not in
favor. The trade report of the city is not satis-
sactory so far as dry goods and general merchan-
disc are concerned, and October is said to be
worse for business than the corresponding
month for long period. The reports from the
manufacturers of New England are of the same
character. Railroad people report less traffic
on the roads, but the published reports thus far
do not confirm their statements"
The New York Herald this morning says:-
'The Money Market is decidedly easy, and
loans are made freely to irst-class houses at
ernment securities at 3D3a, while the exceptions
to speculative and weak houses at are be-
coming less numerous. The banks exhibit more
willingness to extend their loans than they did
last week, owing to their confidence in pro-
longed ease having been strengthened by favor
able reports from both Western aud Southern
sections of the country, moderately quick
return flow of currency from the former being
regarded as inevitable, while the latter Is not
likely to absorb much more than II already
possesses in the movement OF the cotton crop.
| The Eastern cities, without exception, report
the supply of money in excess OF the demand
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 40 8. Third street
BEFORE BOARDS,
| 100 Readng bH 100 READING I'D.