The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-27
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEGRAPH,
FI'dav AprtI o. Ioea


The Stock Morket was less ecsive this morn.
ing, but prices continue steady. Government
bonds axe in fair demand 5-2O5 sold at 1868, a
slight advance; 6s of 1881 at 1881, an advance of
(; and lO4Os at 963, slight decline; lO1k was
bid for 1905; City loans are less active, but
prices are without change, the new issue sold
at 959 a' H it
In Railroad shares there is fair business
doing. Catawjssa prefc red sold at 3Oi@3O2;
Reading at 52a@52B, a slight decline; Camden
and Amboy at l2O, mo change; Pennsylvania
Railroad at 66@56l, no changes Philade lphia
and Erie sold at ssA@Ss4 decline of 4; and
Northern Central at t5t, no change; 50 was BID
for Little schuylkin; 5t9 for Norristown; So for
Mnohill; 81 for North Pennsylvania; 6lA for
Lehigh Valley; 80 for Elmira common; 4S for
preferred do. and 80 for Catawissa common.
City Passenger Railroad shares are firmly
held. Second and Third streets sold at ", and
Thirteenth and Fifteenth at 10; 81 was bid for
Tenth and Eleventh, 3S for Spruce aud Pine, Ar
for HestonVille 26 for Girard College, and S5 for
Union. Nls .i u-sa -l .1lI
Bank shares continue in good demand, at full
prices. Mechanics sold at 29l; 2Os was bid for
North America; l4l for Philadelphia 1851 for
Farmers and Mechanics: 54a for Commercial;
JO lOI NOIIEFlh liOSlltSSi % lOT rem IOWn-
sb'p; 30 for Girard; so for Western; 63 for City;
63b for Corn Exchanges; and So for Union.
In Canal shares there is less dong. Lehigh
Navigation sold at 5l3; 27a was bid for schuyl-
kill Navigation common; Sl2 for preferred do;
115 for Morris Canal preferred; l5A for susoue-
hanna Canal; 494 for Delaware Division; and go
for Wyoming Valley Canal. " fA r1'
OIL shores continue dull and neglected. Ocean
sold at ~, decline OF 4.
The New York Times this morning says:--
"There wel another advance in Gold and exchange
Yesterday OF 4C1J Ior cent, on the continued un-
favorable news from Europe The man effort Is
Lom the semI-panic in the Liverpool Cotton Market,
Which carr led do prices I'd sterling equal 20 about
hve cents tie porn1 IN our currency on the trAnsac
lion Of the five business days from the 9th to the 18th
Ap II inclusive. Orleans mlddllngs are quoted by
ire Portland steamers of Apr. 13 at 16d. The quo
taton for United States 5.a0s, is made ex- May
Coupon, 67l in London as Against gl692, including
the Coupon by tue previous steamer The market
heIe fdvarced on the news 10 II d1Cct, including
Nav Coupon, although further spccala i've seles TO
ar;iye were made at lo5l per cent seller 80 days
YVES lOS9 per cent, and the highest s1es OF Gold l2S
per cent" ..fu ... .H IT |
The New York Tribune this morning savs:-
mercal par or the rates are al for prime, and 89
for good bills. Sterling Excuange has been quite
act We, and Isl has 2en De,d pIime bills. The
sgsness drs ,az Of the Sab Treasury
81 CSi S02 Is on account OF Loan. Se95Cco b.
lance, j79j S. Gold Notes $9T9G,1 In Teight5
the engagem nts TO Liverpool GO bales of Cotton
at 9o2d. a. 16d and per steamer, 80 bales Cot
at I'd. To ondon, AGO bushels Oats a. 4d Two
barques were Chartered one to Cete and one to Bor
dearx, on private terms" -. ..p....E r
PflllADELP PEIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
Reported BY De Haven bro, No. 40 3. Third street