The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-11
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEeRAPHO
Wednesday, Sept, H. 1867

wednesday, sept. ii, 1851
There was rather more disposition 10 operate
in stocks this morning, and prices were Grmer
Government bonds continue IN steady demand.
July, '66, 620s sold at 1881, an advance Of 4;
992 was bid for l04Os; lll6 for 6s of 1881; 1911
for June and August 7'30s; ll43 for '62 5-2Os;
l11S for '66 5.20e; 109s for 64 5-20s. City loans
were also in fair demand; the ne W issue sold al
1O1, and old do at 964, no change.
Railroad shares continue the most active
on the list. Reading sold largely at from 5ls to
81 an advance of 8; Camden and Amboy at 126,
no change; and Pennsylvania Railroad at 534
no change; 26 was bid for Little Schuylkill;
65 for Norristown; 81 for Minehill; 33 for North
Pennsylvania; 20 for Elmira common; 40 for
preferred do; 284 for Catawissa preferred; 28t
for Philadelphia and Erie; and 43 for Northern
Central.
changed. 76 was bid for Second and Third;
$50 for Tenth and Eleventh; 10 for Thirteenth
and Fifteenth; 289 for Spruce and Pine; 46
for Chestnut and Walnut; and 27 for Girard
College.
Bank shares were firmly held at full prices,
but we hear of no sales. l07 was bid for
Seventh Nationals 240 for North America; 1923
for Farmers and Mechanics; 81 for Commercial; ;
3l4 for Mechanics; 81 for Penn Township; 500
tor GiTard: 95 for Western; 80 for Manufactu-
rers'; 20 for City; "A tor Consolidation; 80 for
Corn Exchange; and Gag for Union.
Canal shares continue dull. Leh1gh Naviga-
tion sold at AZ, no change; l63 was bid for
Schuylkill Navigation common; 28 for pre-
feIred do; and Is for Susquehanna Canal.
Quotations of Gold-l0a A. NJ, 144l; IL A. NJ,
1442; IL M, l45; P. M, l44b, an advance of
on the closing price last evening.
The New York Herald this morning says:-
money continues very easy at 304 per cent.
on Government securities, and 405 on mixed
collaterals, with the majority OF transactions
at 4. There is limited amount OF business
dong in the discount line, and the best grade
of commercial paper Is still rated at 6Q1 per
cent. The demand for loans FROM the Stock
ExchangeIis owing to the dullness OF speculation,
insufficient to absorb the supply OF available
capital and hence lenders are more anxious
about keeping their funds employed than guard
ing against extension"
The New York Tribune this morning says;--
'sTbere is an increased demand for money,
and per cent. was readily had from the best
borrowers. No money was offered about the
street. and borrowers were obliged to look about
quite briskly. In commercial paper no change.
UForeien exchange is firm. Bills at 60 days
on London are quoted at l090lO9t for CONNER
GiaI: lO9t 0110 for bankers; do. at short sight,
IO94(0lI0S: Paris at 60 days, 6l6406-l5; do. at
short sight, 5'I5@5l2A; Antwerp, 6'l820D7'l5;
swiss, 5l6f@515; Hamburg, 955@S6i; Amster-
dam. 40s0A;> Frankfort, 40@4l; Bremen,
7SI@78f; Prussian thalers, 7l3@72."
The Nashville Press makes the following
statement as TO the shipment OF corn North
ga most noticeable feature in commercial
matters here is the present large shipment ol
Louisville and Cincinnati Is something almost
Yhe cause " simply that better price, bYRome