The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-12
FINANCE AND COMMERCE..
OFYICE OF THE EVENING TELEsRAPH, 4
Saturday. Oct 12 1857.

stocks this morning but prices were steady In
Government bonds there was little or nothing
doing 1905 was bid for 10-40s; 1864 for June
and July 1905; Ills for 6s of 1881; l12i for
62 620s; 109 for '64 620as 1904 for 65 5-20s; and
1917 for July '65 5-2Os. City loans were un.
changed; the new issue sold at 1Ol5, and old do.
at SO.
Railroad shares were the most active ON the
list. Philadelphia and Erie sold at %, no
change; Lehigh Valley at 81, decline of 1: Penn
sylvania Railroad at 623, no change; and Heading
at 60} no change; 1854 was bid for Camden and
Amboy; 63 for Norristown; $50 for Minehiil; 81
for North 0 80 Tor E%ra
and 43 for Northern Central:
City Passenger Railroad shares were un-
changed Ga was 6iS for Tenth r. and Eeyenth
Walnut; 1875 for Hestonville; 80 for Green and
Coates, and 35 for Union.
Bank shares were in good demand for invest.
ment at full prices. Mechanics sold at 80, no
change, and Girard at 594, no change. 107 was
bid for Seventh National; 2413 for Farmers and
Mechanics; 674 for Commercial; ITO for Trades
mems; II for City; 20 for Corn Exchange; and "a
Canal shares continue dull Lehigh Naviga.
ton sold at 3S no change; and Susquehanna
Canal at Is, no change; 27l was bid for Schuyl.
kill Navigation preferred; and s73 for Morris
Canal preferred.
Quotations of Gold-1o3 A. NJ, 14ss; IL A. NJ,
1443; IL M, l444; P. NJ, l44$, an advance Of
on the closing price last evening.
The New York Tribune of to-day says:-
money is active at per cent. on call. In
commercial bills no change. The discovery OF
forged 1905 has disturbed money TO some
extent, and these notes are not regarded with
are generally indisposed to acknowledge that
| any large amounts have passed through their
| hands. The forgery is remarkable for it's resenl-
| blance to the genuine note, and no ordinary
| examination shows the difference
The Chicago Tribune of Wednesday says:--
Business in financial circles was irrepularlv
reported to-day; AT some houses it was brisk,
with an active demand for discounts on grain
paper, but elsewhere 1t was quiet The ship.
ments of currency were moderate, mostly to
towns on the Upper Mississippi. Several Of the
oanks reported the receipt of remittances from
the interior, which indicate that the return flow
has partially commenced. Paper is scrutinized
with considerable severity, and tavors are gene
rally restricted to depOsitors in good standing.
In the open market there is good demand for
discounts at l@2 per cent per month, according
to the standing of the signatures. Exchange
was scarce and firmer with sales between banks
at l5c. discount, with no sellers at the close
below . OF. The counter rates were an.
changed"
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
Reported by Dehaven q Bro. No. 40 8. Third street
- FIRST BOARD.
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tcVuV ..lOoS8I 10 6h Penna 621<
!SSSS 49, g, .es sh Read SN: R.:.: ss
tnO City6s, old--...., e8 sh GIrard BANK SSx
No Second Board on Saturdays until further notice
-Messrs. De Haven & Brother, No. 40 South
Third street, report the following rates of ex-
change to-day at p M.s-U. s. 6s of 1881, IIIf
@111B; do. 1862, ll2s@l12i; do, 1864, I09SM
l09t; do, 1865, l094@lG9s; do. 1866, new, IO7f0
1919; do, 1867, new, 107t0l078; do. 6s IO-4Os,
lOOt@l004; do. 1905 June, 1868 0l05k; DO,
July, 105t@l05B; Compound Interest Notes,
June, 1864 1870; do, July, 1854 ll9'AO:
do. August, 1864, l1940; do. October, 1854
ll94O11l9B; do. December, 1864, Ils3DIIS4; do,
May, 1865, ll7@ll74; do, August, 1865, iI66
l164; do, September 1866, 1l5a@ll62; do.
October, 1850, 1l5@ll64. Gold, 14SG@I44.
--Messrs. Jay Cooke L Ce. quote Govern.
ment securities, etc., as follows:-U, s. 6s OF
1881. 1lll@lll{; old 5-2Os, 1l2l@ll2t; new 5-2Os,
1864, IOsb01lO9b; do, 1865, 1O9481O9s; do, July,
1O763lO7l; do, 1867, lO70lO74; 10-40s, 1O0S@
1909; 1905, June, l05f@l06; do, July, 1O54@
106 Gold, l448@l44a,
-Messrs william Painter Il Co., bankers.
No. 80 s. Third street, report the follow
ing rates of exchange to-day at Ia O'clock s.
q. s. 6s, 1881, 1l1s@lllS; u. 8. 6-2Os. 1852.
lI2t@ll2a; do. 1864, lOsF@lO9t; do, 1866,
l094@l09a; do. new, 107t@1O78; 5s lO-40s, 1904
@l0Of; q. s. 1905, I'd SERIES l05s@IO5b; Sd
SERIES 1906 s@l06B; Compound Interest Notes,
December, 1864 l188; Nav, 1865, ll7A; August,
1865, ll6t; September, 1865 ll5S; October, 1865,
Hot.