The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-08
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEGRAPH, !
Eridav Iuna IQeg


The Stock Market opened very dull and un.
settled This morning owing to the rapid decline
in Cod. In Government bonds there is very
little doing; 5-2Os sold at 1922; and 1O.4Os at 96
1898 was bid for 6s o. 1881; and 1924 for 7'3Os.
State and City loans are in fair demand. Penn
sylyana 5s sold al 9l!; New City Gs at 96; aud
old do. at 90.
Railroad shares are the most active on the
list. Camden and Amboy sold ot 1885, no
change; Pennsl lvania Railroad at 5ig655. a
Hight advance; Northern Central at 49,; aud
Reading at 54j@954 69-lOO slight decline. 80
was bid Tor Little Schu, kill; 55 for Norristown;
395 for North Pennsylvarla; 62l tor Lehigh Val.
ley; 30 tor Elmira common, 43 for preferred DO;
26 for PHI ladelphia and Erie; and 40 lpr North.
eln Central.
In City Passenger Railroad shares there is
more doing. Hestonvlle sold at 10, a decline
OF on the closing price last evening; Glrard
College at q, and Ridge Avenue at 49,, an a1-
vance of !.
Bank shares are unchanged. Commercial sold
at 90: $50 was bid 'or First National; l4l for Phi
la6elDhia; l23 for Farmers and Mechanics; 3Ol
for Mechanics; So for Girard; so for Western;
3G4 Tor Manufacturers ana Mechanics; 6j for
CITY, al d 60 for Corn Exchange.
Canal shares continue dull. SChuylkill Navi-
CATION preferred sold at 49,. 26 was bid Tor
common do; 55f Tor Lehleh Navigation l2O for
Morris Canal pre,errel; ana SO for Delaware
Division. ..
Oh shares are neglected. OCEAN sold nj 6, no
change.
The New York TriJune this morning says:-
"EXchaIge is hardly so firm, and * quo ed as Iol-
lows :-LoLGOp, prime BaEkers', 60 days l 9S@li0;
Lordon,. prime D nkels' SIGHT lIl@ III; rAris,
5O5sd5 CO; Ant 81 erJ g II iG5 10; Hamburg, 81;
AmslSrdsm' An AZ; Frankfort, 48@l86; Bremen. 500
"bOrey Is IL good supply at per cent tiT rokers
anu good deal Is cone ut per cent. In c)mmer.
cal PAPER change. The reports in relat to the
Bank Of the Me ropolis at NashnPton have dis
tuIbCd lenCers in some gree ana rumOr Ousy
with re olts o. trouble with cOTrespoGdGn OF the
tank in ,hIs and other cities Inc Geterin naaon of
the t4oyeInmtn ut TO Withdraw from pet National
BcEks the Uublic mCneYs is step in he rgnt dlrsc.
ion and will secure some hIng more thaa safety to
he lICasury, 1t VIII IOrce hcso institutions in,o
more Cuet ways, anu take IF ram CCu'a5OTs he faci
aes tleY enjoy for Inaating values. Congress
ought at once to Po step Iurher and direct the
Assistant treasurer at New YO K Orga tjZe Sort.
l . BuIeau OF Rauona Currency and send home
tvey Thing not lcdeemable in this city AS ths banks
are Ow manag d. there 's pra tIcalY no re mp ION
for the majority, and { c currency OF an OK pOded
Institution commands gre rb .cks more readily
han the otes OF a iving tank, Sort ng should not
lie cor By m ASSOCIATION of banks bar should b.
takei III hard bythe, Government ANY bank show
ing sCnstveness at beng asked 70 greenbacIS
should have IFS Cifcula cons anY pressed nome
until II is what il p1eends to lie, 'as good as green
backs ,"
The New York Times this morning says:-
"Dhu turt. er ana latest pa Gu ars of the At ia's
news 10th the fiDa and political advice ~
creased importance he Oh cal paper of the Fronch
Government iOfma Is ahnol the CopFiess TO
tase place between the great powers, and tae Paris
BOuise lnGica es bv lis GecICed rise, in few days
from CO 15 10 60 81 Tor The hente, substantial reas
surance he public m'nd on the question OF i'm
per din q war. The Bouise osod Luovant on Sa'ur-
day night, Ney 20. The tank of France gained
mai ket closed much bitter On Saturday In London
the lmprov, mcnt is MOI yet decided 1t doub
will lie the further recents of gold from this sde
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES ID-UAI
Lnd hu De HaYnn & hrn NJ 40 y rhiLh sLrl-l