The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-14
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEGRAPH,
Friday. December Ii. 1866.

The Stock Market was very dull this morning,
but prices were without any material change.
Railroad shares, as we have noticed for some
time past, continue the most active on the list.
Reading sold at 5494@55t, an advance of 4 on
the closing price of last evening; Pennsylvania
Railroad at 54t, no change; and Camden and
Amboy at 1924, no change. I.
City Passenger Railroad shares were dull.
Thirteenth and Fifteenth sold at 10, a decline of
I; 80 was bid for Second and Third; 342 for
Spruce and Pine; lSb for Hestonville; az for
Girard College; and 29b for Germanto wn. ...
In Government bonds there was very little
doing. 1865 5-20s sold at l08s, no change; and
e'SOs at M 100, ~, slight decline. ll2l was bid for
City loans are unchanged; the new issue sold at
99099k, and old do. at So. ..'... ...
Bank shares we're in good demand for invest
ment at full prices, but we hear of no sales. 139
was bid for First National; Il5 for Third Ma
tional; 235 for North America; 1875 for Farmers
and Mechanics; 100 for Northern Liberties; 81
tor Mechanics; 100 for Kensington; SO for Penn
Township; 90 for Western; 100 tor Tradesmen's;
go for City; Al for Consolidation; and 50 for
Union .... .. 1900 . ..H
Canal shares were frmer. SchuyIkil Naviga-
tion preferred sold at 34t@343, an advance OF !
on the closing price last evening; 24} was bid
for Schuylkill Navigation common; 500 for
Lehigh Navigation; 13b for Susquehanna Canal;
and Sc for Delaware Division. ns
Quotations of Gold-l05 A. NJ, 1873; IL A. NJ,
1885; IL NJ, 1879; p. NJ, 1875. =
The Reading Railroad has declared divi-
dend OF per cent. in cash or st0ck at the
option of the stockholders. ...i .
The Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltl-
more Railroad Company announces semi
annual dividend OF o per cent payable on the
I'd of January next, free of Government tax.
The New York Tribune this morning says:-
Money on call is COZ per cent, and stock
houses make up their accounts readily. Some
loans upon Government stocks are made at s
per cent. The general trade of the city is dull,
and long for Is not
rowers at call have a decided advantage, not
only in rates but in ability to obtain large
amounts for the short operations of the street.
The payment of interest upon the 7.30s on Satur-
day is expected to supply about four millions of
currency to this city alone In commercial
paper little doing Best names pass at 65(47 per
cent and good selection of bills rated fair Is
offered at and upwards"
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 40 S. Third street
FIRST BOARD.
5000 ID; 90 e5 Jy 1861 100 100 sh NC do. @ $40 55:a
5000 sSSS 7a1s Js s, 1S5 1S 1S q n ronna RI. 1T
$500 do. mcSpits S9 100 sn Sen. \ pf.n. sAi
sfsSS @ %ma s. Is % 100 60 sR sR oata aG 81
sipsGR 60 ca% no &c.,: :1s5 S00'n do lots $50 2S4
SO South Third street, report the following rates
of exchange to-day at IL o'clock:-U.S. s. 6s, 1881,
coupon, l124@ll28; Q. 8. 52Os, coupon, 1892, 1914
lO64; do, new, 1865, lOs3@1Oss; U. s. lO-4Os,
coupon, 99l@l00; U. s. 7'3Os, lst series, los
@l054; do, I'd series, l050D105l Sd series, l05
@lO54; Compounds, December, 1864, 13@i34.
---Messrs. De Haven & Brother, No. 40 South
Third street. report the following rates of ex-
change to-day at P. M.:-American gold 1874
@l37i; Silver Is and Is, 13O; Compound Interest
Notes, June, 1864 16t; do, July, 1854, I5s; do.
August, 1864, lot; do, October, 1864, 14i; do,
December, 1864, 1St; do, May 1865, IL; do,
August, 1865, 10; do, September, 1866, 81; do,
October, 1865, 8.