The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-31
FINANCE AND OOMMERoE.
oTF1oE OF THE EVENING TELueHAPH.1

There was rather more disposition 10 operate
in stocks this morning, and prices We're steady,
Government loans we're drmly held. 10lQ was
bid for 1040s; 1l23 for 6s of 1881; 1854 for ,62
5-20s; 1865 Tor '64 520s; 1861 tor 'e6 6-20s; and
108s for July '65 52s City loans we're ia fair
demand; the new issue sold at 99q@99f, an ad-
vance of I. I'D.
Railroad shares were the most active on the
list tPennsy lvania Railroad sold at 62b no
change; Reading at 4s, no change; LehIgh
23B slight decline; Philadelphia and Erie at
284 decline of /; and North Penusy lvania at B
33, no change; l2s was bid for Camden aud /.
Ambov; 26t for Little Schuylkll; 81 for Nine ?
hill; 20 Tor Blmira preferred; and 422 for
Northera Central. I'D. gf q
Bank shares were firmly held at full prices. I
130 was bid for Farmers aud Mechanics; 638
for CommPrcisl; 106 'or Northern Liberties; 29S
for Mechanics; ITO for KensingtOn; IS for
Girard; 80 for Manufacturers; aud 624 for Com.
monWealth. .r. ... .....
Canal shares we're dull. Lehlgh Navigation
sold at 294, decline Of l. and Schuvlkill NaViga-
tion pre- erred at 2lt no change. SO was bid for
Morris Canal preferred, and II for Susquehanna
Canal.
Quotations of Gold-lO9 A. NJ, 1895; IL A. NJ,
1888; IL NJ, 1889; P. NJ. 1885. decline of
on the closing price of last evening.
The following paragraph from the N. Y.
W0r. d refers to fraud in Wall street on SatuT-
day, which we hear to-day IS likely to be de-.
ieated, If not punished, by summary legal pro-
"a sens alton created among the brokers by the
diseGysry Of novelty in rssSSli.y by which some
his enecGs Tor them sold tie stocks for for
sS tsS nreS & Se n
stepped ain 10 and % swept out his bank account vim the
upon co9esson Of u this Worthy and enter
Those from whom he borrowed the stocks hold his
che cks, but no cash."
The N. Y. Times to-day says
"The transactions in money among the bankers
and brokers' to-day were rye and the market V
s s sas S
little or no extra for the Quarterly B.SE
feit at All a. bsnk, Il must 6e BY F,d,y afer:
private pT money TENDERS viii receive large amount
irom the Treasury and other quarters for their ysru.
some OF the beaSlsh specuator. 10 stocks that the
not currency; but this is wholly fSliaciOus. The
Of the SopGSodeTs Of The Uned sssSes sncs
sde and SP SsuESs 10 hS .%oy
ment as efec!usIly as though the gold were sslII IN
Day fsSid for currency s enc by the 9Oysrnmsa % Might
money profIs oIhe banks, sayings insiiiIYiOns eod
reinvested as soon received from the treasury
The San Francisco Circular of Dec, 10
Ieports:- ...H nd sz
quoted az per cent per month ior ca loans on good
security and 10 per cent per annGm on long nsan
exhibit ety to Ind employ ment for their lie and
the banks This is unlookfI at this season OF the
year, all former eoedents show an actlve money
quite dull and inactive. with the exception Of
The Ssas
SS oT Ss SsnE fSG % isTsss S4n %
and ry re sSG S ss
vantage in other enter pTises. We want FaTosSs
o41 S1a TSe asIa amS1g 81 g.SShsn SSs
best quality. and skilled labor can be had At
the period under revie~, and Tor month past. show
saet cosioeE lode wen o he Gsc,ssss
%ParatiysIy 9U,es ,odsy the 7sh Hpd gold 6.Ta
on sondsy the VeT bars are 70 %SdsTas
SPg ssSE 5 ct Ess fG. c ose % ss E % Qua
per cent premium on gold sight drat.s. payable @
decline Of per cent i owinV 10 iassened rates for
stesmssp Company Bsnfsrs siesiipg Is SSotSoIe @
a 4s@d commercial do, 4s%S4s&d. on Paris ST. for
The N. Y. Tribune this morning says:-- y.
Money SonHn9ea 10 go supply at per GENT win
activity but all houses 10 good ere llt supplied &C
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
Reported by DehAyen q Bro, No. 40 8 Third street
FIRST BOARD.
Sss$S p. .. $SfSS s aA rsqPs S ssss rs
Is ssis fs$ :s Fs Rsfs E;s ;is S.
100 sh Leb N stk..... 27J6 100 do.......-bB- 2sz
so do-."...-b6- z7S 100 do...-..sOd- 2sSS
iSS iSS .b Sch Nv 6sS mash 1SS Big %SsS 2 e
lCO sh Cata Pt....baO- 2a9i bsh Acad Of Music- 10
-Alessrs. jay Cooke a 70. QuoGe GoVern-
ment securities, etc., as fOilows:-U. 8. 6s OF
1881, 1l2t@Dll2B; old 6-2Os lOStGDl0S5; new 620S,
1894, l058QDl06s DO, 1866, l06&G0l06; do, July,
lOss@lO8l; do, 1867, 1OS50Dl08b; 1O-40s, l0ll@
1902; 1905 June, lO440DIO4s;. do, Jaly, lO4s0
l042. Gold, l39a@1l83S. l-.r...,L ~.
-Messrs. DE haven q Brother. NO. AO south
Third street, report the following rases OF ex,
change to-day al 3 P. M.;--U. 8. Ss OF 1851, 1izt
@l124; do. 1862, los a 9l0SJ; DO. 1854, lO6yQ
1868; do. 1863 1861 aDIO6bi do, 1861 new, l0Sk@
1854 do, 1867, new, 1884 IolOe2i do. 6s, l0-Aos,
lOli0lO2: do, 1905, June, lO4t 0lO44; do.,
Jmlvy I0la6SiCAE; Com pound Interest Notes,
| Junp 1894. 1870; do, July, 1864, ll9'40;
do August, 1868, ll940; do., October, 1864,
iis46; do: December, 1864, IlS.lo; DO,
|. 1854; do, September, 1866, ll520Ile; do,
october, lse6, ll63@IlSl. Gold, lS93@lSSt,
slvsS; -Messrs. William Painter o., bank e,s,
No. SO s. Third street, report the following
rates of exchange to-day 81 IL O'Clock - Gold,
138A0I382; o. s. 6s, 1881, lI2l6l12A y. 8. B-2Qs,
1867 l004 6D1O6a; do. 1854, l05sGDl06B, do. 1886,
l05lGlO6 do. July, 1866, l0ss@l0al; do. July,
1867, 1885 @lO5{; bs, l0-40s, 10ll Dl02; y. 3.
1905, I'd series, lO4t@l04l; Sd seriea. l0Ab@
lO44; Compound Interest Notes, December, 1884
ll9'40; May, 1885, ll7i@ll7l; August, 1855, lle1
@lleli September, 1866, llbl@ll6l; 0etObeR