The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-30
FINANCE AND COMMERCE..
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEaRAPH,l
Monday, Dec. 80. 1857.

The Stock Market was inactive this morning.
but prices were steady. Government loans we're
firmly held. 1Ol5 was bid for lO,4Os; 1928 for IS
OF 1881; 1042 for June and July 7'3Os; and 1854
for '62 5-20s CITY loans were unchanged; the
new issue sold at 995; and old do. at 954.
Railroad shares were in fair demand. Read
ing sold at AS, no change; LehIgh Valley at 5l4
05lb. no change: Northern Central ut 425, no
change; Philadelphia and Erie at 2S}@2s5, no
change; and Pennsylvania Railroad at 52B, an
advance OF 4. 1913 was bid for Camden and
Ambov; 26 for Little Schuylkll; Ga for Norris
town; 575 for Miuehill; 33 tor North Penusyl-
yania;. 40 for Elmira preferred; and 23b for
In City Passenger Railroad shares there was
nothing doing. 444 bid for Chestnut and
Walnut; GA for West Philadelphia; and lO4 for
Hestonville.
Bank shares were in good demand for invest
ment at tull prices. Grard sold at Sc, an ad-
vance of J; and City at 20, no change. 53g was
bid for CommPrclal; LOG for Central Nationals;
204 for Mechanics; 93 for Western: 80 for Manu-
| tacturers'; and 624 for Common wealth.
Canal shares were dull. SchuylkiTl Naviga-
| ton, preferred, sold at 2lt@22, no change; aud
| bid tor Schuylkill Navigation, common; and IL
| for Susquehanna Canal,
Coal shares were IN demand. % was bid for
| New York and Middle; AZ for Fulton; q for
Green Mountain; and for Big Mountain. -
Quotations Of Gold-104 A. NJ, 1888; IL A. NJ,
1874; IL NJ. lS3a: l P. NJ, 1885, an advance of /
on the closing price of Saturday evening
The N. Y. Herald this morning says:-
| "AlhOuRh Money through
change, on the Railways especially. manifested some
% 'Sd
viii be 70 ne act
accordance with his views than, with the earlier
iiOhstS t%STe properly the party CPD SEQ
sGeenbacks) in The House Of Representatives.. Re %
eTda tly writes, amer bis Ia throwing over
a6y SSG reported the Finance co
Will nd 6 6imse G @ on H%ncis consderS
tons alone TO say nothing OF the tuTthsr serious COM
General Pope nom Tue dsoFEIs, Alssa%s, and
Saturday last The whole Cabinet, With the e1cspt
tOn the Secretary OF War al interim, appear 10 0e
Of the ia
@ mng S Of M MouooR than %he
protesting as he did In his last two annual reports,
States H must restored q the necessities %
The PIeIdent TO delay or defeat purposes Of Con-
gre this end. AZ The same time he proposes, on
10 lGe withdrawal Of cut sreep6aok clrculalon.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. how or When he expects national
banks Without se ao Ss RS per od ana m popular
The N. Y. Tribune this morning says:-
Governments have been in active request at full
| prices. state bonds were hrm; Missouri per cents
sold at Ito, Tennessee new per cents, $50 Tue mis-
deain gs 10 Can on az 5O'l@5l. and In Western Union
TegTsHn at Se@S EiaHmoeTlnaq coal solo a. 81
vim the majority ,99f vis sales az 1000
ali alto lover and for the moment tfRd downward. The
railway share marke ope Iea dull and heavy, with
| general pressure 70 sell. New York Central was
ouite steady. At the Board the market stronger
Ist. Erie continues to be neglected by the street.
ard is manipulated solely BY brokers employed by
the cQues who buy and sell among themselves, but
Iai to get any assistance from the speculating
public. Cleveland and PittsbuTg is quite stea ay on
prospect OF dividend of 2s per ceut 90 be declared
in a few days. Michigan Southern remains firm at
Sah@s5< Nor hwestern preferred sold down
to 7Ol but late the day rallied to 70. and closed
steady. leland In go ID demaud at 994. Ths
market throughout the day dull, but hrm, aud
market was steady. M jney continues In abundant
~ 10 hroR ers ~ n cent, with occasional trans
actions at 7. and on Governments"
The Chicago Republican of Friday says:-
'The money Market to-day was more active. but
this due chiefly 10 the interrFgnum OF Christmas.
Deposi 8 were comparatively light. add under the
Grain for currency both East and Waat, the market
was exceedingly stringent Prime paper was passed
at the regular banks at 10 cent. per aunum but
outside papPr discOu nted the street rates
equal TO l2@l8 per ceut. Eastern exchange was very
bankers at a premium nf - cents per thousand,
CouDter rates were steady and firm ~ par buying,
and h premium selling"
The Boston Post says;-
considerable excitement OocasIoned on State
street this forenoon by report the cash of he
receiving teller OF the Shawmut Bank MF Bryant ~
Henry, short 96S 600. Mr. Henry has been absent
from the city week. and his present Whereabouts
are unknown. itis supposed he has left the United
States. The Ehawmut Bank has q capital OF 1850 OoO
with surplus OF tl60Ooa that the defalcatiOn Will
not AFFECT the standing Of the instutiOn IN the leas