The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-07
FINANCE AND COMMERCE..
OFFICE OF THB EVENING TELEGRAPH,
Tnna.I.r Annnai q 1874

ulOueN CONTINUES plen'y ~ ADO III iOJlneT TateSe
Loans on call arc offered at about 405 per
cent. First class mercantile paper is scarce,
and ranges at from COIL per cent. per anuum.
The Stock Market openet very dull this morn
ing, and prices. With one or two exceptions
are unsettled and dropping
In Government bonds there is no change to
notice. 7'3Os sold at lO4l; IN new 5,2Os at 1861
99B was bid or lO.4Os; 1925 for 6s OF 1881; and
1885 Tor old 5.2Os. City loans Are inactive; the
old issue sold at 94!, no change
Railroad shares are very dul. Reading sold
at So 44-lOO@55s, slight advance; and lie lgh
Valley at 645, decline of 4; l24& was bud
for Camden and Amboy; 575 tor Pennsylvania
Railroad; SO for Little Schuylkill; 55l for Nine
hill; 39i Tor North Pennsvlv4n a; 20 for Elmra
common; AZ ror preferred do; 37I for Cata.
wlssa preferred; 32b Tor Philadelphia and Erie;
and 46 for Northern Central.
City Passenger Railroadi shares are with
out change Hestonville sold at l8i@ls5; and
Thirteenth and Fifteenth at 2l4. 81 was bid
for Second and Thrd; and G5 for West Phla-
delphia.
In Canal shares there is nothing doing. 26l
was bid for Schuylkill Navigation common; 35
tor Schuylkll Navigation preferred; sig tor
Lemgh Naugationi llS for Morris Canal pre-
Bank shares are FIRMLY held at full prices, but
we hear of no sales. 226 was bld Tor North
America; lao tor Philadelphia; 54 for CONNER
cal; % Tor Northern Liberties; 80 Tor Mecnan.
les; los for Southwark; SO Tor Penn Township;
55B Tor Girord; 81 for Manufacturers and Me-
chauics; 65 Tor Bank of Commerce; 65@ tor City;
SO for Commonwealth; and 65 Tor Corn Ex-
| change.
Quotations of Gold-1O5 A. NJ, 147s; IL A. NJ,
l478; IL NJ, 1476; P. NJ, 147s.
The New YORK tribune this morning sa-s:-
"Slerlmg Exchange Is nOminallv l07j(llOS tor
| 60 days, ana some short sight at los i01l08s
| AGAINST 5-2Os shipped. Money Is abundant at
G 8 u cent on call. In commercial paper ll.tlc
Going at former rates. Bet names sell a, 3, and
| good at SOC. There is less nat onal Currency
| seeking use, ana 1t is the opinion OF experienced
| dealers III currency that the demand tor circu.
| latOn dul1ng the coming autumn will not Ouly
! employ all a. present at the command OF tue
| banks OF tho Atlant c t es, but make it prout.
able or them to call he per cent. loans at the
| oub.ITeasuTy, anu get currency from that
| quarter
| The Louisville journal says:-
| money matter remain quiet and unchanged.
| The supply OF capital IS ample for all purposes,
ard hrs class paper is tre-l ~ taken as offered,
| While loans urun uDdou6ted security are readily
| made. Exchange is quiet and some what irregu-
| lar, BUYING az par aud selling at l-20ml-lb pre-
| mum. Holders generally evnCe more trmness
Tor most i aiding staple articles, which does Lot
meet the views OF buye hen"e, but little dis.
| position prevails TO operate. Cotton is irm aud
more buOyant, notwit hstanding the favorable
rcIor's as to the GROWING crop, The supplies
OF elain are scarcely adequate to the demand,
| and prices rule higher. Oats are scarce and
| sitter with uniavprable reports is TO the new
| CroO OWING to the cont iinued rains which have
| also had some damaging effect on the hay crop"
| AT Cincinnati on Friday the money market
| was more active and an increase IN the offarlugs
| VI regular mel camille paper was observed. FIRST
class outside paper was discounted at IL per
| cent. III some cases For customers paper SOLO
| pei cent. Is given as the ruling ranre.
The New Orleans CDtton statement for
| Mon lay last ia as tolows:-
Bales.
Stock on hand September l. 1866. .......... 1929
| Received since saturday. ,.,.,,,..... 66S
Received previously I41 0l2-142 $50
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 825 8l9
| Exported since yeste day............ 2125
stock hand and on sh'pboard rot cleared. SO, ,43O
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
| Reported bv De Haven & bro. No 40 S. THIRD street.
| FIRST BOARD
$1,000 us 3Os Aug 104B 100 sh Read.... .b5 55 "A
$500 CITY & o los. 94b 1O0 sh DO. :. c. .55 Il
5000 Pa X % INTO 81 100 sh do ........ b5I
900 sn Hestv.... Ots 183 100 sh do. ....... .65 Al
600 sh Caldwen..... 10 sh Seventh Nat 90
-Messrs. DeHaven & Brother, No. 40 South
| Third street, make the tollo wing quo ions OF
the rates OF exchange to-day at P. NJ. -
,u,o-,oou Gaia BuyTn9g Sci m9.
! American Silver, 80 and 4s.........-....133
|