The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-30
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFloE os THE EVENING TELEGRAPH. ,
! Iuesday. October an fppe

a., ane otock MARKET opened very dull this morn
| ing, Dut prices, with one or two excentions
| were steady Government honda were ~ SaI'
demand. lO.4Cs sold at 100; 8s or IsaI at iisi.
| old 6-2Os at Hat; and June 7'30s at iess M
loans were unchanged; the new issue sold
Railroad shares continue the most active on
tne nst: Catawissa preferred sold at 27&, de-
cline OF ON the closing price last evening;
Pennsylv lvania Railroad at 90, no change; Read,
ing at 5Si, no change; Northern Central at l91.
no change; and Lehigh Valley at 6T, an ad Vance
SI o. l2s was bid for Camden and Amboy; 60a
for Norristown; SO for Mlnehill; 398 for North
Pennsylvania; AZ for Elmira preferred: and 321
Tor Philadelphia and Erie.
City Passenger Railroad shares were dull.
rate-a decline of Il. ss3 was bid for Second
and Third: 20s for Thirteenth and Fifteenth:
64a for Chestnut and Walnut; and 81 for Green
and Coates.
Bank shares were firmly held at full prioes.
put we hear OF no sales. Ill was Did for Sixth
National; l03 for Seventh National; 226 for
North America; 100 for Philadelphia; 1856 for
oD oGsrrmers' and Mechanics; SO for Commercial;
96 for Northern Liberties; 33& for Mechanics,:
iVO I0r So9thwaIk; 671 for Penn Township: IS
ior Grard; sSa for MAnufacturers' and Me-
for Commonwealth; 20 for Corn EXCHANGE, ca
for Union; and 126 for Central National.
Canal shares were inactive Delaware Dlvi-
sion sold at 574. 27} was bid for Schuyikif
Navigation common; 364 for preferred do; 6s3
for Lehieh Navigation; 123 for Morris Canal
preterred; 16 for Susquehauna Canal; and 66}
lOr wyoming valley Canal. 4
Quotations of Gold-l01 A. NJ, l464: IL A. NJ
l46S; IL NJ, l46{; P. NJ. l46l.
The New York Tribune this morning says:-
Money ont calli among brokers Is per cent,
ana leading houses get round amounts at 3@i
per cent. Commercial paper. when short, sells
readily at soc per cent. Long paper is more
abundant, and is not in favor with buyers The
Dank statement shows a decrease In all the
items except specie, which shows a gain OF
$476,752. The decrease OF 81, ,4l0, $40 in loans
has made no perceptible change in the rate for
money, so far as borrowers at call are con-
cerned."
The Chicago Tribune Of Friday (P. NJ says;
There was more active demand for money
to-day at most OF the discount houses, and the
market was working proportlonately closer,
bordering on strtngency. This necessitated q
narrow scrutiny Oh all paper presented for dis.
count, and few beyond those who were abso-
lutely entitled to 1t received accommodation,
There was no change in the bank rate. In
the open market business paper is negotiated
at l2@l8 per cent, according to QUALITY,
There was a decided scarcity of exchange 10.
DAY, and under an active demand the market
Was Was decidedly hrmer. There is comparatively
little exchange being made, owing to
the scarcity OF freight.room ON the railroads,
and the high rates OF lake freights cause shin.
pers to hold OIL, compelling the banks 10 carry
the property until it can he forwarded on better
terms. Round lots OF exchange were placed be-
tween bankers at SOC. discount to SOC. premium
closing with more buyers than sellers at The
upper figure. Some of the banks say they will
be compelled to ship currency If the present
stringency continues much longer. There was
no change In counter rates -110@j discount buy
ing, and par selling-mostly at the lnsi Ie
figures. Buffalo and Oswego sight were taken
as discount"
The Cincinnati Gazette of Friday says.
There is a good supply of currency ia the
money market, and all legitimate demands are
readily supplied at SOLO - cent interest on
prime paoer. The market Jules easV, The re-
ceipts OF exchange are in excess of the demand
and dealers were Indifferent purchasers TO-DAY
at par, while the selling rate was weak AT I.I0
premium, and concessions of rs cents were
made in some casesD
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO. nav
Reported by De Haven s. Bro No. 40 s. Third street
BEFORE BOARDS.
HOO sh Reading -. b6 68t 100 en- Read,nO bao se1
lSS lSS & & SS 900 81 'dn" SO 81 81
10000 c,.. FIRST BOARD.
sSSSS $SSSS city S'n lots 1Sl lSS 81 Resdne bao 5s
SLIGO ISSS s 81 reg lis loo 81 Hostonvlie fS
S2SeG SSS % ps 7aSs 6y S = 90 .iOts Al
100 sh do .;iD s5Sn 5S 200 sh tss oeesn lot:
-Messrs. De Haven & Brother, No. 40 South
Th'rd street, report the following rates of ex-
change change oy to-day at p M;mAmerican gold, l464
Notes, June 1864, 16s; do, July, 1864, lei; do.
August, 1854, l6i; do, October, 1854, I4I: do
Decemoer, 1864, l34; do, May, 1885, llE do
August 1865, ia; do, September, 1866, 81; do,
October, 1865, ct.
So South Third street, report the following rates
OF exchange today at l2 o'clock:-U.S S, 6s, 1881
coupon, ll3f@ll4; u. S. 5.2Os, coupon, 1862
d54itt99Gii4S; it9G do 1864 l55S0e@llI; Do 1866 ll0i
O6g@l06l; do, I'd series, IO5A@lO5a; DO, 81
series, 0590l05{; Compound Interest Notes
December, 1854, 1Sl@A