The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-09
FINANCE AND COMMEROE.
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEeRAPH,O
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The public is just now congratulating itself
on the fortunate appointment of General
Schenck. OF Ohio, as Chairman of the House
Committee on Ways and Means, to the slight of
Messrs. Hooper and Garfield. Both the latter
gentlemen, on Saturday, voted against the bill
prohibiting further contraction, thus severing
themselves completely, on this most mportant
topic from a majority of the House aud the
country. AS the Craftsmanship of this commit
tee is the most influential position in the House.
the Speaker should be thanked for not giving it
to a gentleman who is so severed from the pre-
vailng opinion on the fundamental financial
issue of the day.
The statement of the condition of the ma
tional debt, made public this morning, reveals
only what has already been made known by
the reports of the Secretary and Comptroller.
The following comparison of the totals, as sho Wn
by the reports on November and at present,
exhibits correctly the condition Of the Trea-
sury:-
Debt bearing coin 77s O92 als4G 1872
Debt bearing currency inte- a.. 700 o,o an ~, -.
injured redo debt Lot presented
Debt bearing no interest.."... 4OzSo'oH 4Oso4S So7
Total debt....... ,625tOasls a. $50 8s2 57s
COIN Sliio5Oon PivyovUsoto
Currehcy'''' N@''ooVot o'ooHO
slss9ss.sss sIss l76 s2i
Debt less cash in 5O44SO sS5O 752
By this it will oe seen that the debt bearing
coin interest has increased S62, $500. The
debt bearing currency interest has decreased
S47, ,476, 19O, The matured debt not presented
for payment has decreased 81, ,059 175. The debt
bearing no interest has increased So, l58 $50,
making an increase in the total debt of
Sl3 S79 725. The amount of coin In the Trea-
sury has decreased $849, ,672; the amount of cur
rency increased Sl5,028, ,095-making an increase
of the total debt, less cash in the Treasury,
So, ,70l, 902.
There was more disposition to operate in stocks
this morning, and prices were rather hrmer.
In Government loans there was very little
movement. lOlS was bid for l0-40s; ll2 for 6s
lO4R for ga 5-20s; 1864 for '65 5'2Osi and 1913
for July, '65, 5-20s. City loans we're In fair
demand; the new issue sold at 80, and old do.
at 95@95l, no change.
! Kallroad shares, as we have noticed for some
time past, continue the most active on the list
Reading sold largely at 47l@475, an advance of
! !; Philadelphia and Erie at 275@28 an advance
OF a: Camden and Amboy at l26, no change;
! Pennsylvania Railroad at 49a, no change;
! CataWissa preferred at 23l@234, an advance OF
l. rs was bid for Little Schuylkill; 662 for
| Minehill; 32b for North Pennsylvania; aud AZ
| for Northern Central.
CITY Passenger Railroad shares were un-
changed. "A was bid for Second and Third; 65
for Tenth and Eleventh; Is for Thirteenth and
! Fifteenth; 26 for Spruce and Pine; 44b for
Chestnut and Walnut; 69t for West Philadelphia
lO} for Hestonvile; and 26b for Girard College,
Bank shares were firmly held at full prices
but We hear OF no sales l02 was bid for
Seventh National; $50 for North America; 50 for
Commercial; 20 for Mechanics; l06 for Ken
| sington SO for Girard; 80 for Manufacturersi
69a for City; 60 for Unioni aud ll6 for Oen'rSi
National. n
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