The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-06
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF THR,EvENINa TELEGRAPH, l
Monday. MAY O. 1867,


The Stock Market was inactive this mornings
but prices we're hrmer. Government bond,
continue in fair demand; 1852 5-20s sold at 107B;
no change; 1864 5-20s at 1868, slight advance,
and 1O-40s at 994, an advance OF \. 107S was bid
for July, 1865, S 2Os; llO2 for 6s of 1881; and
lO59@l06 for June and August 7'3Os. City loans
we're also in fair demand. The new Issue sold
at lOl}, an advance. of /; and old do. at s68@
Railroad shares were inactive. Reading sold
at 524, an advance of 4; Pennsylvania at SO,
dividend off; Philadelphia and Erie at 282, no
change; and Lehigh Valley at $685. slight ad-
vance. 1904 was bid for Camden and Amboy;
81 for NOrristown; 81 for Mmehill; 33 for North
Pennsylvania; 30 for Elmira common; 40 for
preferred do; Is for Catawlssa common; 81 for
preferred do ; and 444 tor Northern Central
City Passenger Railroad shares continue dull.
HestOnville sold at l3l, an advance Of /; 76 was
bid for Second and Third; Ga tor Tenth and
Eleventh; l98 for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; and
Bank shares were firmly held at full prices.
$50 was bid for First National; 104 for Seventh
National; 2S4 for North America; 16s for Phila-
delphia; 1877 for Farmers aud Mechancs; 668
for Commercials; 100 for Southwark: 664 for
Girard; 32s tor Manufacturers'; 66 for City; and
As for Consolidation. It' f.'.t q .rs.. lr-
In Canal shares there was very little move
n ent. Lehigh Navigation sold at $50, an ad-
va. ce of /. q was bid for Schuylkill Naviga-
tion common; SeA for Schuylkill Navigation
preferred; 15a for Susquehanna Canal; and SEA
| for Delaware Division. 'at al
Quotations of Gold-lO3 A. M, 1861; IL A. NJ,
| 1869; IL NJ, 1863; p. M, 1863, an advance OF
| on the closing price Satnrd ay evening.
| The Sixth National Bank of this city an
nounces dividend of five per cent. clear of tax
payable on demand.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company have
| announced a semi-annual dividend of three per
cent, pay able in cash, free of tax on the 30th
instant Also an extra dividend of five per Cent,
based upon the profits earned prior to January
l, 1867, clear of national and State taxes, pay
able in stock, on and after May 80, at its par
value of fifty dollars per share, the shares for
stock dividend to be dated May 1, 1867. Scrip
certificates will be issued for fractional parts of
shares. Said scrip will not be entitled to any
interest or dividend, but will be convertible into
stock W hen presented in sums of fifty dollars.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO DAY
Reported by Dehaven Bro, No. 10 8. Third street
FIRST BOARD. ~.
5000 do..........s5 lO5h 100 DO o.........-52S SIG
s25OO do-'62~cp -.lO71S 20 sh Lehlgh N.....s6 58X
SsoSS 5000 us lS,aGS Q Sa Sg 100 >. @ 3 81
5000 do. od....". 9615 100 do.........a... 2s4
2s sh Fulton Coal..... AZ
-Messrs De Haven & Brother, No. 40 South
Third street, report the following rates of ex-
change to-day at P. M.:-U. s. 6s of 1881, ITO
1853: do, 1865 1O54@lO6; do, 1866, new, 1O7%@
l07} do. 5s, l040s, 990994; do 1905, August, iO6
9l063; do, June, l054@l052; DO, July, 1054@
1863; Compound Interest Notes, June, 1854, Il9
@l193; do, July, 1864, 1lsA@1ls3, do, Aug 1864,
lls@lls4; do, October, 1854, ll7@l174; do,
December, 1854, 1l6@ll64; do, May, 1865,
ll33@ll4; do, Aug, 1865, 112A@l122 do, Sep
tember, 1866 11146ll12; October, 1865. lll3@
lll4. Gold, l36s@l364. Silver, 130@l924