The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-17
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEGRAPH,
Wednesday, October IL, 1866.

The Stock Market opened very duh this morn
ing, but Lrlces were steady. In Government
bonds there was no materiai change to notice.
7'SOs sold at 106; l13s was bid ior old 5-2Os;
ll24 6s of 1881; 99l for l0-40s; and 1l0l for
new b-2Os. state and CITY loans we're unchanged.
Railroad shares continue inactive. Camden
and Amboy sold at l3O, no change; Lehigh
Valley at 65i no change; aud Northern Central
at 465, no change; 664 was bid for Pennsylvania;
35 for Little Schuylkill; 500 for Norrlstown;
SO for Reading; 57g for Minehill; 80 for North
ennsylvanla; 80 lor I'll mira common; AZ TOR pre-
lerred do; 325 for Philadelphia AID Erie; and
3lg tor CataWissa preferred.
City Passenger Railroad shares were without
change. Hestonvlle sold at l5z; and German
town at 2S9. 49, was bid for Second and Third:
64 Tor Tenth and Eleventh; II for Thirteenth
and Fifteenth 534 for Chesnut and Walnut; 20 for
West Philadelphia; 80 for Green and Coates;
2S Tor Ghard College; and IL for Lombard and
South.
Bank shares continue in good demand for in
vestment at iull prices. Philadelphia sold at
$50; Commercial at 5Sg; and Manufacturers and
Mechanics at 50; 105 was bid FOR Sixth National;
l02 for Seventh National; 1874 for Farmers' and
Mechanics; 100 for Northern Liberties; 33 for
Mechanics; 100 tor Southwark; ICO Tor Kenslng-
ton; 56 Tor Penn Township; 80 for Girard; 80
for Western; 6St for City; and 66 Tor Union.
In Canal shares there was more doing.
Schuylkill Navigation preferred sold at 81; com.
mon do. at 28s, no change; Lehigh Navigation
at 5s5, slight decline; and Morris Canal pre-
terred at 123, no change; l3I was bid tor Sus-
quehanna Canal; 81 TOR Delaware Division; and
55 tor Wyoming Valley Canal.
Quotations OF GOld--l05 A. NJ, l4S; ii A. M,
1475; IL NJ, l47a; p. M, l4s4.
The New York Times this morning says;-
"The recent corner in the cold Room was COM
pie civ disrupted by tho lower market OF yesterday.
followed by panic sales in The Room down to I47GD
| l4I3 ON the opening OF bu iness tins morning The
whole decline OF SIX per cent was brought about
chase Of 500 900 or $sOOOO0 United States su6 g.
| OF 1878 yesterday. This circumstance not only
| upset the gold ring wbicn had Deen confident,
luying on Friday and saturday at l541l53 per
cent 0Ut gave rise to the most impro5ab rumors
| as to the purpose OF the Government to let loose
much larger amount OF cold. The firsG of these
wtc 70 a re o She yen
heay! safes of GOLD, which 1t was said would lead
| saited the bearlsh cOmbina ion suddenly inauau-
rsted on ihe Stock Exchange, especially, and every
pans taken to keep it rolling through the street But
II had as little tounoation as the other far as
the dspost on OF the currency proceeds oil gold
| to affect the money market With his the Govern
| either to depres, it's own stocks or the stock ex'
change generally. On tie other hand, the comoina-
| tons OF the gold ring against the importers, on
scarcely OF god whch the very redundancy OF the
| customs revenue has momentariIy created, are not
lnOILerent to the Secretary OF the Treasury and
we intmated in our weekly review yesterday morn.
ing. 1t was not improbable that some OF relief
would be taken before the 1st of November. But we
hardly expected that so small sum lei loose from
the treasury would do the work soon; and 1t
may PEI nap timely to ADD that tnot eectuay
ment will devise lurther means, in one way or
another to keep the market easy; to the extent at
Il
| into the Treasury. After the close of October.
ihe disbursements OF poid interest will considerably
exceed for week or two the current wants of the
| in orters."
| PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
Reported by DE Haven Bro No. 40 s. Third street
FIRST BOARD
$5SSS SSSS Ph es ,o,. SSs sh Leh Nv lots 1s
s{SSS $SSS SS lSS 81 g s Cam HD5
Sd000 6s 3D.; 98s 1856 sh Len Val. lots 664
S6OOO susg Cnl BIDS 6l3 80 sh N Central =. 465
Sl0S64 do..... lots 81 20 sh N Bk Camd.1lO
Zg0 sh Fulton. lots o. IL sh PhIla Blk ,160
100 Rn Sch N. Down 2SJ IL sh COml Bk ~ 6St
10 sh Morris Cl pf 1913 8 sh NJ g. NJ BIZ al
-Messrs. De Haven & Brother No, 40 Soutb
Third street, report the folio wing rates of ey-
change to-day at / p. M.:-American cold I1a4
Dl4Sf; Silver 9s and Is. lao; Compound Interest
Notes, June, 1864, l68; do. july, 1864, l6I: do.
August, 1864, 1855; do, October, 1864, las: do.
December, 1864, 1856; do, MAY 1865, la: do
AUGUST, 1865, lOb; do, September, 1866, 81; do,
October, 1866, 81. 's' w.
-Messrs. William Painter d Co., bankers. No
80 south Third street. report the folio wing rates
OF exchange to-day at u oclock:-U.S S. 6s' 1881,
coupon, 1l23@ll2i; q. {. 2Os, coupon 1862
ll33@ll3{; DO. 1864, ll04@lOl; do, 1866, IIO{
@llO5; U. S. l0-40s, coupon, 80 ,G3994; u. s.
1'3Os, lst series, l0G4@lO65; do, Sd series 1869
@IO6; do, Sd series, l05l@l06. Compound In
teIest Notes, December, 1864, 1l3l@ll4.