The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-11
FINANCE AND COMMERCE..
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TnLreRAPJs ~
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The Stock market was excessively dun this
morning, and prices were without any material
change. Government loaHs we've fraction
lover lol Was bid v5 for iot0s ll2 for Of 1881;
l042 64 for 5-20s; los for 65 5l20s; and IO7f for
July, '65, 5-20s City loans were unchanged the
new issue sold at 90, and old do. at 95&, inte-
rest of. . M us -
Railroad shares were the most active on the
list. Lehigh Valley sold at 602@6l, a decline
OF 1; Pennsylvania r. r. at 49&0495, an advance
of /, and Philadelphia and Erie at 27l no
change; 1853 was bid for Camden and Amboy
rs for Little Schuylkill O. for Norristown 81 for
Minehill; 2St for Cstawissa preferred, and AZ for
City Passenger Railroad shares were un
changed. "A was bid for Second and Third; SO
for Tenth and Eleventh; 16A for Thirteenth and
Fifteenth; 26 for Spruce and Pine; Al for
Chestnut and Walnut GA for West Philadelphia;
l0s for Hestonvile; and 80 for Green and
Coates. -
Bank shares were firmly held at full prices,
but we hear of no sales. l02 was bid for
Seventh National; 81 for Commercial; ITO for
Northern Liberties; 90 for Girard; 80 for
Manufacturers; 70 for City; and 60 for Com
monwealth. r-r.U t1Hsrst al F - re
In Canal shares there was very little move
ment. Lehigh Navigation sold at 30t0304, no
change. lS was bid for SchpYikill Navigation
common; 22s tor preferred do; IL for Susque-
hanna Canal; and SO for Delaware Division.
Quotations of Gold-l0s a. NJ, 1861; IL A. M.
1345; IL NJ, 1866; l P. M. 1864, decline of on
the closing price last evening.
The return of the Bank of England for the
week ending the Goth of November gives the
following results, when compared with The pre-
| viOus week.
Best ssS7ess SIs Increase e s2s
other Deposits O5s,Oss fncrease. Ol0
On the other side Of the aceount:-
eovernmt Securities fl2, ,sls 2os No change.
Notes unemployed. 12ls7,7CO
The amount of notes in circulation is R2S,-
s9s.916, being aecrease Of f249, 7s6, and the
stock of bullion In both departments is &22,-
286, ,228-showing decrease of s267S when COM
pared with the preceding return.
The earnings of the Union Pacific Railroad
for The month Of October last were $8l, 5I7 from
Government business, and $1s5, 654 from mer-
chandise and passenger traffic, being total for
the month of $267, III. The working expenses
In the month we're $l20,l46, leaving a net ball
ance of S147 025. The road at the end of Octo-
Der was operated to "Hays,n 29O miles. The
total Of the United States bonds issued on AGO
miles, 81, 100000.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
Reported by Dehaven q Bro, No. 40 s. Third street
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-Messrs. De Raven q Brother, No. 40 south
Third street report the following rates Of ex-
change today @ at Z: n. Sd. s. 6s of 1881, 1l2t
lo4S; do, 1865, lO6t@l65li do, 1866, new, IO7sS
1871; do, 1867, new, 1875 0lO7E; do. IS, iO-4Os.
1Ol1@l0lS; do. 1905, June, iO4l0IO6; doss
July, 1O42@lO5; Compound Interest Notes.
June, 1864, 1880; do, July, 1884, iis.40;
do. August, 1864, 1870; do. October, 1854,
l194O@2O; do. December, 1864, l19b0lISa; do
May, 1866, ll7@l17l; do, August, 1866, ii6i6
II6S; do, September, 1866, Il6i@II6s; do..
October, 1855, ll6l@1l5i. Gold, ls65@1S6E.
Silver, 1S0@l3ls.
-Messrs. william Painter Co., bankers.
No. SO s. Third street, report the following
rates Of exchange to-day at IL O'Clock ;-Goid,
l35@1364; o. s. 6s, 1881, I12t01124; q. 3. 6-9Os,
1852, lO7b@lO7l; do, 1854, 1O4{QlO5; do, 1865
lOS@1oS4; DO; July, 1855, 1919 9l07I; do. July,
1906, I'd series, lO42@lO5; 3D. series, IOig@
I95; Compound Interest Notes, December, 1854,
tember, 1865, 1153; October, 1856. tl6{
-Messrs. Jay Cooke q Co. quote Govern.
ment securities, etc.. as follows:-U. 8. 6s of
1881, Il20ll24; old 5-20s, 10740l08; new 6-2Os.
1864, IO4B B01l04I do 1865, lO54@lO6I; do, July.
lO7t@lO7S; do, 1867, 1078@1O7b; 10-4Os, l0I8
lOll; 1905, June, l044@lO5; do, July, 104l@
los. Gold, l9Al 0l35t.