The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-12
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEaRAPH, J
Monday. March IL. 1860.

Monday, March IL, 1866.
There was a frmer feeling in the Stock Market
this morning, and prices we're rather better.
Railroad shares, as we have noticed for some
time past, continue the most active on the list.
Catawissa preferred sold at 20@2J4. the latter
rate an advance of Z; Reading at As Sl-1OO@lSF,
slight advance; Philadelphia and Erie at
26A no change; Minehill at 54l. no change;
Lehieh Valley at 62, no change; and Northern
Genital at 44t, no change; Tl5l was bid for
Camden and Amboy; 54A for Pennsylvania Rail-
road; 81 for North Pennsylvania; and 20 for
Catawissa common.
Government bonds are rather irmer. 5-2os
sold at lOS4; and 7'3Os at 99l@999; lO44 was bid
for IS of 1881; and 9Oa for lO-lOs.
State and City loans continue very quiet.
In City Passenger Railroad shares there is
very little doing Hestonyille sold at 33@33l;
80 was bid for Spruce and Pine; % for Girard
College; and l2I for Ridge avenue.
Bank shares are in demand at full prices, but
we hear of no sales. 2O5 was bid for North Ame-
rica; 14Oior Philadelphia; 1921 tor Farmers and
Mechanics; 81 for Commercial; 30 for Northern
Liberties; 2s5 for Mechanics; 100 for Kensngton;
52Aior Girard; 81 for Manufacturers and Me-
chanics'; 50 lor Commonwealth; and Sc for
Union.
/ In Canal shares there is nothing doing. 20 was
bid for Schuylkill Navigation common, 27l for
preferred do. 52I for Lehigh Navigation; ia for
Morris Canal preferred; 10 for, SusqueAanna
Canal SO for Delaware Divisions and SO for wyo-
ming Valley Canal.
OIL shares continue dull and unsettled. Ocean
sold at lOk@1Os; Sugar Greek at 2i; Oil Creek,
and Cherry Run at /; and Eldorado at 3.
The New York Tribune this morning says:-
10 Nh T0Rnr. aud INrTIrn
to make two days interest were ready to lend
their balances at 6 per cent. The tendency of
call loans is 70 lower rates, under tine continual
disturbance in the m arket price of commOdiie
| OF all kinds. People having control of capital
| prefer TO keep their money under immediate
| control at small interest rather than to employ
| 1t on long engagements at any rate OF interest.
! The buying price of money daily increases, and
| must do so as long az gold and commodities re-
| man in their present condition. Prime paper
| passes at 700S per cent, and for other classes
| the rate ranges from 0 to 10 per cent, and in
| many cases still higher. Dry goods paper is not
| in favor and sells slowly. The falluIe of lead
| ing operator at the Produce Exchange is an
nounced. '.. ..o.
''Bills at 60 days on London, I07@l0S4 for
| commerclal; 108a@l0S2 for bankers; do. at
| short sight, 109S@ll04 Paris at 80 days, 5'2740D
| $40; do. at short sight, 5'l79@5'l6}; Antwerp,
| 5'2505.20; Swiss, 5'2l1615'20: Hamburg $500
| 1868; Amsterdam, 405@40b; Frankfort, 40s@404;
| Bremen, 7S07S4; Prussian thalers, 7l@7l4."
"A despatch from Washington says s.
''The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
addressed letter to the Collectors OF the Second
| District of Pennsylvania that Inspectors cannot
| retain for their own use that portion OF spirits
taken from the cask or package in order to
ascertain the proof. This is not only wholly
unauthorized but ls looked upon as positive
fraud upon the Government and dealer. The
Collectors are instructed 10 adopt such measures
as shall etfectually put stop to the practice"
The Boston Traveller says:-
"The Money Market is active under good
demand for prime collateral loans on call, at 6
al per cent, which are the extreme rates of
interest charged to borrowers in undoubted
credit; but higher rates are paid in other cases
ON fuctuating pledges. Four months notes, of
the first class, are passed in the street at seven
and half per cent, and very fair names at
eight and nine. The lower grades are not
readily sold, and few are offered"
The Chicago Tribune says:-
"The money market was stringent and close,
but there was no particular pressure, and rates
remain steady al 10 per cent at the banks and
1@2 per cent. per month on the street."
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES To- DAY
Reported by De Haven g Bro, No. 40 s, Third street