The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-22
AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEGRAPH,
Tuesday, January %, 1867.

The Stock Market was very dull this morn
ing, with the exception of Railroad shares,
which continue the most active on the list.
Reading sold largely at 5l9G5l5, q slight
advance; Pennsylvania Railroad at 56@56l, no
change: Norristown at 81, no change; and
LehIgh Valley at 62A, no change; 126 was bid
Tor Camden and Amboy; 20 for Little Schuyl-
kill; 565 for Minehill; 20 for Elmira common;
40 for preferred do; 10 for Catawssa COM
mon; 29s for preferred do; 800 for Phila
delphia and Erie; and AZ for Northern Central
City Passenger Railroad shares we're un
changed. Chestnut and Walnut sold at 81; 49,
was bid for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; 80 for
Spruce and Pine; 14f for Hestonville; and 26l
for Girard College.
Government bonds were firmly held. July,
1865, 5-2os sold at l048, no change; and 1905 AZ
l044, no change; 1913 was bid for 6s of 1884,
and 99S for l0-40s.
City loans were In fair demand The new
issue sold at 100 and old do at 96l.
Bank shares were in good demand for invest.
ment at full prices. but we near OF no sales.
l39 was bid tor First National; l05 for Seventh
National; 236 for North America; l52 for Phila-
delpba; 664 for Commercials; 80 for Mechanics;
IS Tor Penn Township; sc for Grar1; 65 for
City; and 81 for Commonwealth.
In Canal shares there was very little move.
ment. Lehigh Navigation sold at 549. 22i was
bid for Schuylkill Navigation common; 32i for
preferred do; 100 for Morris Canal preferred;
l34 Tor Susquehanna Canal; 563 for Delaware
Division; and 524 for Wyoming Valley Canal,
Quotations of Gold-l04 A. NJ, 1865; IL A. NJ,
1856: II NJ, 1866; p NJ, 1861 decline of l
on the closing price last evening.
The Morris Canal and Banking Company
announces semi-annaal dividend OF per cent.
on the preferred stock of the Company, aud
Ter cent. on the consolidated stock of the Com
UtDy, payable on and after the 9th OF February
next. Philadelphla stockholders will receive
their dividends at the Office OF = w. Clark Il
Co. The transfer books will remain closed till
the 5th proXimo.
The hutton Coal Company announces a
dividend of three per cent, free of State tax,
payable on demand,
The New JERSEY Railroad Company has de-
clared a semi.annual dividend of five per cent,
Tree OF Government tax.
From st. Louis to 81. Pauls by way of
Macon City, is a route which passes through
the richest part OF the State of Missouri, AID
touches at nearly all the rapidly growing towns
with which that country abounds. For some
time a railroad has been in operation from st.
Louis TO North Missouri, extending ITO miles.
1t is now proposed o extend this road to the
State of Iowa to the north, and TO the junction
of the Pacific Railroad at Leavenworth. To dc
this, a first MORTGAGE of S6,000,O0O worth OF
bonds, bearing Z per cent, and payable in
thirty years, is to be placed upon the market
AS this road is vouched for by Jay Cooke
~ Co., who have despatched agents to in
vestigate the condition and prospects of the
Company, and who have reported tavorably
and as we are assured that the Sc, 900, 600 mort
gage is secured by a road worth $l6 000 900, the
investment is beyond all doubt q most advan
tageOus one. Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. intenC
to sell the first S50G0G0 at 81 cents, so that the
first who invest will receive 8 per cent. on theil
capital, and actually receive back an increase
OF 20 per cent. The length of the road will be
3S9 miles, and the annual revenue will amount
10 81, 500, 600. The opportunity presented ouI
capitalists is one which they will not fail tC
seize upon, so soon as the merits of the invest
ment can be investigated.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TODAY
Reported by De Haven & Bro No. 40 S. Third street
FIRST BOARD