The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-13
FINANCE AND COMMER0E.
OFFIcR OF THE EVENING TKrHaRAPH, L
Friday Dec IA 1857.

Friday, Dec. IL, 1851. +
The Stock Market was excessively dull this
morning, aud prices were weak and unsettled.
Government loans were dull and rather lower.
1901 was bid for 1040s; 104b for June 7'30s; 1llt
for 6s of 1881; 1861 for '62 5-20s; l043 tor '64,
5-20s; lOlS for '65 5-20s; and 1919 for July, 49,
5-2Os. City loans we're uDchanged; the new
issue sold at 80, and old do. at 954, interest of.
kailroad shares we're inactive. Reading sold
at 47l, no change; and Lehigh Valley at 6Ok,
decline of l. 1854 was bid for Camden and
Amboy; 494 tor Pennsylvania Railroad; 254 for
Little Schuylkill Ga Tor Norristown; 81 for
Minebill; 81 for North PENNSYLVANIA; 20 for
Catawissa preferred; 274 for Philadelphia and
Erie; and 424 for Northern Dentral.
City Passenger Railroad shares were un-
changed. Thirteenth and Fifteenth sold at ls4;
and Hestonville al liz. 66 was bid for Tenth
and Eleventh; 26 for Spruce and Pine; 444 for
Chestnut and Walnut; Ga for West Philadelphia;
and 263 for Girard College.
Bank shares were firmly held at full prizes,
but we @ hear OF no To- sales. l02 was bid ior
80 for Mechanics; lie for Kensiugton; SO for
Gira1d; 80 for Manufacturers; 704 for City; ard
60 for Commonwealth.
sold at 904 no change. Is was bid for SchuYl-
kill Navigation common; 22s tor preferred do;
S89 for Morris Canal preferred; IL for Susque-
hanna Canal; and 36 for Wyoming Valley
Quotations of Gold-10t A. NJ, 1888; IL A. M,
1874; IL NJ, 133t; p. NJ, 1888, decline of on
the closing price last evening.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company will
pay the coupons OF the first mortgage bonds, due
January /, in gold, free of Government tax, ON
and after that date, at New York. '
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, noticing
the sudden closing of the canals, says
There are large number of boats now
detained between Syracuse and Troy, having
cargoes aggregating upwards of 100000 bush
els of grain, and nearly $4,000 barrels of -four,
valued at more than $750O,000 There are
besides large quantities OF property, consisting
of apples potatoes, and grain, shipped
from Interior points, which will swell the
value OF the property now on the canal to nearly
$4,000, 600. Canal boats taat left Buffalo on
the 10th of November have not yet treached tide
water. This delay has been caused in great
measure by the neglect in the performance of
their duties by the officials having the canals In
charge.
''If the property freezes in, and is in conse-
Quence transported by rail, the State will un-
doubtedly consent to refund the tolls on 5000 900
bushels of grain from the points where the boats
are caught in the ice. This, in the aggregate,
will amount to O very large sum. But 1t is not
the only evil which will result The forwarders
will lose their freight, and be subject to heavy
expenses and additional charges for transporting
the property by rail. 1t will also result In
great financial distress, causing q close
money market in Buffalo and at Oswego during
the present winter, so that all other business
usual time required by boats to make the trip
from Buffalo to Troy is eight to ten days.
detention of ten TO fifteen days has been ex-
peIienced through the negligence OF officials,
before the ice made its appearance, involving
an immense loss to forwarders, using up all
profits Of the down trips of 700 or 800 boats"
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
Reported by Dehaven q Bro. No. 40 S. Third street
FIRST BOARD.
1900 City g.. NcSp- % 400 sh Read R.'."..- ~
sSOS Sh LeS aP M;c&S- StEs 5SS 5SS SSs DO TX
e sh Le6 ss S SSsh 18th & iSth'-'- is2
-Messrs. Jay Cooke q Go. quote Govern:
ment securities, etc. as folows:-U. s. 6s of
1881, 1I13@ll12; old 6-2Os, loe5@lO7B; new 6.2os,
1909; 1905, June, IO44@l042; do, July, 1O43@
lO42. Gold, 133S@133I.
--Messrs. DE Haven d Brother, No. 40 South
Third street, report the following rates Of ex-
change to-day at P. M.:--U. s. 6s of 1881, 1lIA
@llI{; do. 1862, lO6lGlO7; do. 1864, iO4l@
lO4s; do, 1865, lO49@l65; do, 1865, new, HO7i@
1913 do, 1867, new, 1O7t@lO12; do. 6s, lO-lOs,
lO08@10O3; DO; 7'SOs, June, l0490lO42; do.,
July, 1O49WlO44; Compound Interest Notes,
June, 1864, 1870; do, July, 1864, 1ls4O;
do. August, 1864, 1870; do., October, 1864,
1ls'4O@2O; do. December, 1864, I19t@l1SS; do,
May, 1866, l17@ll74; do, August, 1885, 1l6t@
October, ls65, l6g@1l6l. Gold, 1SSi@13Ss.
Silver, l2s@l29a.
-Messrs. william Painter & Co., bankers.
No. 36. s. Third street, report the following
rates of exchange to-day at IL O'Clock : Gold.
lse2, lO6b@107; do. 1864, 1O4A9lO42; do, 1866,
lO1h GI05; do; July, 1866, l073@l07t; do. July,
1857, lO7s0lO7{; 6s, lO-4Os, 1905 010Ob; q. 8.
lO4f; Compound Interest Notes, December, 1854,
lI94; May, 1865, liza; August, 1865 Il64; Sen.
tember, 1865, 116l; October, 1866, iI64.
cnoAl sSsulE S ooxo4 G9 Mo- 10 sOU.h Third street
SSSsEHiSs SS Eff: 2ns$;s,s q
5tleA@ A@6LiS9t Bremen 50 DO 10; 7s1s97S Hamburg
do, HS72 Amsterdam and Frankfort 60 do do: S.
4Os&@4l1<. Market firm. Gold at Doon ISsS.