The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-22

City Passenger Railroad shares are in fair de-
mand. Second and Third sold at SO, an advance
Of ,and Hestonville at 49, no change. 60 was bid
for Tenth and Eleventh; % for Thirteenth and
Fifteenth; 394 for Spruce and Pine; SO for Ohes-
nut and Walnut; and 80 for Green and Coates.
Bank shares are firmly held at full prices, but
we hear of no sales. 224 was bid for North
America; Ill for Philadelphia; l24t for Farmers
and Mechanics; 53l for Commercial; 3Ol for
Mechanics; 80 for Penn Township; So for
Girard; SO for Western; 65 for City; Al for
Consolidation; so for Common wealth; and 63k
for Corn Exchange,
In Canal shares there is very little doing.
Delaware Division sold at 54i, and Schuylkin
Navigation preferred at 33s134. 264 was bid
for Schuylkill Navigation common; 12O for Nor.
ris Canal preferred; and l4i for Susquehanna
Canal.
Gold is less active-opening at 149, fell
off and sold at l47b at 1890 A. NJ; 14SA at IL;
l49f at IL NJ; and l49j at P. NJ.
The New York Times this morning says:-
"1 ne fall in poid created a partial Improvement
in foreign exchange, and there some inquiry
for Stature sys steamers though most OF tie busi-
uess POes over to FTidav forenoon, by which time
the Chna's mail from Boston will be digested
There Is also more dong IN the wsv OF custJms
duties, and the receipts for the whole week will
probably show fair average The rates for bills
on london, so days on actual business. are 1910
los! D cent The best drawers are sold, second.
land lCd5 " ctnt. cheaper than their own counter
The abundance of money influences a liberal
businCss IN al Government securities at the cOun-
ters OF the great Wall street dealers, both for IS
and the Gold bearing stocks. The old 52Os of 1892
are not firm for transmission abroad by blD4 per
cent as compared with wednesday. The Border
State Bonds are higher at the Stock EXCHANGE, and
the railways generally steady in pTlce, thou2h tue
speculation, Tor the dav rs reported quiet On the
miscel aneous list there Ia advance in price and
more dong In Atlantic Mail Steamship Company" !"
The Boston TrdyeRer OF June 20 remarks;-
The supply OF currency continues larger than
the demand for 1t, both at the institutions and in
the opea market. 1t flows as huge'y as the sea,
and seems to have no ebb. Borrowers good
standing who have satisfactory pledges TO OFF, ex-
perence difficulty in obtaining all the accommo-
dation they require for temporary periods at and
8 per cent On extra choice collaterals occasional
loans are made at per ceni, but they form the
cepion to the rule In the discount line there is
great scarcity of rst-cass paper Tor sale. The banks
taking both long snd short dates at legal rates
from their regular customers and the best endorsed
notes readily negotiated IN the street at and
per mt whenever they can be had ut those figures,
at and per cent but there is not much done in
IN the low or grades"
On monetary affairs at Chicago the Tribune
of Monday observes:-
"lhe money market to-day was more active than
for several DAYS past. This is the result of yer
active speculative demand Tor all kinds of flour and
grain Fortunately the bankers have had quite large
consignments OF currency f. ON New York Cinc,n-
natl, and ST. LOUIS within the past twenty-fOur
hours, and they were letter alb e to meet the in
creased demand for currency which took place, Tue
market in the afternoon. however, not quite 80
easy as in the early part of the day, we hear
some comp .ants of closeness and stringencv. The
bank rate of discount is steady IL per cent per
aDDum but street rates are firm at ISL per cent per
month. lhe market for Eastern exchange to-day
was firmer, but somewhat irregular. Round lots
were in good demand among bankers at 60c. scount
per thousand, but there were more buyers than sci.
lers at tnat quotation. The counter rates RANGED
from llOd 10 discount DuNln and TO lZO