The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-08
FINANCE AND COMMEROE.
OFFICE OF THB EVENING TELEGRAPH,
Weduesduy Auousf g 1894


The Stock Market was more active this morn
ing, and prices were better. Government bonds,
as We have 1ticed Tor some time past, continue
IN Q rou demand. lO.4Os sold at 81, an advance
OF !; 7'3Os az 1O4t@lOIs a slight advance; and
new 5-2Os at 1867, no change; 1887 was Did tor
old do; and 1895 for 6s of 1881. Pennsylvania
6s are also In demand, with sales at 93S@9l an
advance of j.
Railroad shares are the mos. active on the list
at an advance. Northern Central soli at 46l, an
advance OF 4; Catawissa preferred at 3Sl@33}
the latter rate an advance OF l on tle closing
price last evening" Reading at 560564. an ad-
vance of /; Pennsylvania Railroad at 57l, no
change; Little SchuylkIll at 3si639 an advance
of; Philadelphia and Erie at 80 6D32S no change
and North Pennsylvsna at 39i, an advance OF J.
l243 was bid Tor Camden and Amboy; So tor
Norrstowl Sc for Minehll; 20 for Elmra com
mon; and AZ for preferred do.
In City Passenger Railroad shares there is no
chance 10 notice. Hestonville sold at l8f; 55
was bud for Tenth and Eleventh; 81 for Thir-
teenth and Fifteenth; and 65 for West Phlla-
delphia.
Bank shares continue in good demand for
investment, but we hear Of no sales. 226 was
bid Tor North America; lao for PhlladelphIa;
l29 for Farmers and Mechanics; 54l for Com
mercal; 90 for Northern Liberties; 80 tor
Mechanics; los tor Southwark; SO for Penn
Township; 55l for Girard; So tor Western; 81
for Manufacturers and Mechanics; 95 for
Tradesmen's; 653 tor City; 40 for Consolidation;
and 65 Tor Corn Exchange.
In Canal shares there is very little movement.
Schuylkill Navigation preferred sold at 35g, no
cIange; 2G5 was bid tor common do; 81 for
Lehigh Navigation; rs for Morris Canal pre-
ferred and l4l Tor Susquehanna Canal.
Oil Shares continue very dull; Caldwell sold
at Q.
Quotations of Gold-1O4 A. NJ, 148j; IL A. NJ,
l4e3; u NJ, l4sb; p. NJ, l4S3.
1T is announced tkat the Treasury offices
| will on the 10Th instant pay the coupon ON the
| first seres OF 7'30 per cent. Treasury Notes of
! the United States. These notes are nov con-
| yeItblr al the Treasury offices or at Washing
| ton, free OF expense to the holder, INTO the
| United sta es 800 gold.bcanng ponds OF 1865,
| II gIsteTed or coupon. Tue exchange can be
made be ore or at er The 10Th OF August coupon
! Is det tched. Il before, the holder VIII receive
SeNentY-bye days interest IRON the 18th Feb
ruarN last to lst May, at the rate of 7'3O per
al nun, or two cents per day on each Sl00 in
addition to the 500 stocS at par dating ana
carrying interest in gold at per cent from the
| Isl Of May. If after the 18th OF August coupon
| is collected, the holder will have to repay the
| back interest tor one huldrtd and seven days
the lst OF May lact, 50 as to equalize the
exchange.
The New York Tribune this morning says:-
"Uoney /, abundant at 4dD6 per CEN. on CALL but
there more lnC ury. Their is no pressure OF Ma
uonal currency, and Dorr wers readily found to
pay in,eGest Tor it, In commercial paper C aQOe
b. st names pass at per cent aud good at 3a6 Der
| cent.
| Foreign EXCHANGE is moro active The blowing
| uuoauOns current at the onenng Of ousI.
Gess BI = at 60 6a on London; 1O5B@lO7 for com.
mercla'; 1U73dlt8 oI bankers do at Urt sigh o.,
1OSl 1O95; al at go Ca 625lD5lS3; do a. short
| eHi, 8 l7!G5l6i; Hamburg, 36G365; Amsterda n,
| 4Ca40| Eiank OFT 42G424; Biemrn, 77g752; Prus-
| sian IhaleTs 72GI2g
In Fre,ghts o Liverpool 5000 bush. corn at 81 !;
and 10 Antwerp, rer steamer, 25 hhds. TOBACCO and
| hhds. tallOw NJ 25s."
| PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
Reported by De Haven 6 bro. No 40 S. THIRD street.
BEFORE BOARDS.
100 sh Reading o. .55'94 200 All Cat pt It's $50 2S
FIRST BOARD.
S7O5O l. lO-4Os coup 99t 100 sh Reading .s5wn Sc
$1,000 ) 7.3Os Junel049 200 sh oo....lots. 81
$500 do ....,....104s 40 sh do Is s5wnt 56