The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-06
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELneRAPH,l

We published in Tue EVENING TELEGRAPH
yesterday an abstract of the report OF DR.. Lin
derman, Director of the Mint in our city. As
the attention of the public is just now directed
particularly to the amount of coin being issued
we give the details of the various sums either
deposited in or issued from the Mint. 1t seems
that the deposit of bullion for the past year
amounted to- Gold, $40 O69, 200; silver 81, ,s2s,-
500; total deposits S4l, 500, 100; deducting from
this the redeposits made at one branch OF the
Mint and deposited at another for coinage, the
amount will be $S4,537, ,O1s. This amount ex-
ceeds the deposits of the preceding year by
$2,626,32S. The coinage was:-Gold coin,
1,469, ,4s2 pieces; value, S2S, ,217, ,187. Impaired
and fine gold bars, S1l,62l, ,691. Silver coin,
2,O74 9O2 pieces; value $3.50, ,s7l; bars $575, ,s23
Nickel-copper and bronze coinage, 5O,566, 900
pieces; value, $l,s79,54O. Total number of
pieces struck, a. 1884. Total value of coinage,
$4S,2s ,113 The. distribution of the bullion re-
ceived at the Mint and branches was as follows:
AT Philadelphia, gold deposited, S9.962, 4lO;
gold coined, S9 9s2 1877. Fine gold bars, SIS, 1873:
silver. deposits and Purchases, $3.50, ,475; silver
coined, $352,s71; silver bars, $i6l9; nickel
copper and bronze coinage, value, $1,s7s, $40;
total deposits of gold and silver, 1O,sl2, 1886;
total coinage, $123O9091.
The Doctor favOrs change of form of our
gold coins, He thinks we should initiate the
examples Of the various European countries,
and make our gold pieces thin, so that fling
can be detected. We hope that the dameters
of the pieces will be left to the discretion of the
Mint officers. Appended to the report is table
of foreign coins, which will be of interest to all
who are forming o collection, and to inaneiers
in general.
There is no material change to notice in the
Money Market Call loans are offered at per
cent. Prime commercial paper ranges from so
IL per cent per annum. The Stock Market was
inactive this morning, and prices were weak
and unsettled. Government loaas were q frac.
ton lower. IS of 1881 sold at 1924, no change:
was bid for lO4O; 1O7t for '62 52Os; lO48 for '6i
5-20s; 1864 for '65 62Osi and 1915 tOr July, '65,
6-20s.
sold at oct, slight decline, and old do. at 95,
no change.
RaiIroad shares were the most active on the
list. Philadelphia and Erie sold largely at $50
2SS, decline Of 1 on the closing price last eve
ming; Camden and Amboy at 1851, q slight de-
cline; Lehigh Valley at 81, no change; Catawssa
preferred at 23a, no change, aud Reading at 47s
Q472, no change; 644 was bid for Norristown;
81 for Minehill; 32{ for North Pennsylvania, and
684 for Philadelphia and Baltimore.
City Passenger Railroad shares were un-
changed. Chestnut and Walnut sold at 44k, and
Hestonyille at lOl. Sc was bid for Tenth and
26 for Spruce and Pine; so for West Philadel.
phia; and 80 for Green and Coates.
Bank shares were in good demand for invest
meAt at full prices. City sold at II, and Girard
at 65. 80 was bid for Mechanics; 29i for Manu-
facturers'; and so Tor Commonwealth.
In Canal shares there was very little move
ment. Lehigh Navigation sold at 3lt, a decline
of 1. 1S was bid for SchuYlkill Navigation com.
mon; 22a for preferred do; SO for Morris Canal
preferred; IL for Susquehanna Canal; 49t for
Delaware Divisioni and SO for Wyoming Valley
Canal.
1879; IL NJ, 1879; P. NJ, 1877. .-an advance of
on the closing price last evening.
The n. Y. Tribune this morning says:--
Money on call is 6@9 per cent. and in good
supply. Commercial paper is hard to sell,
outside of few names deemed HreproOf.'
Best sell at 7s609, and l00l2 for second grade.
"Fallures continue to be reported among
houses which have been rated as hrst-class, and
there is q general desire for action by Con.
gress upon the question Of stopping contrac-
tion.' No permanent relief can be found In that
remedy, and there is little reason to suppose
that the project will succeed. The House of
Representatives looks for the moment as though
IL might assent, but the longer the subject is
delayed, and the more 1t is debated, the less
chance IL has Of success
The Cincinnati Enquirer OF the Sd instant
says:-
of exhibiting any signs of relaxation, has been
growing more stringent, and though the pres
sure for loans has not been very great, the re-
duction in currency balances have placed the
banks In position where they are less liable 10
meet the requirements of borrowers. The
regular discount houses are taking very
little outside paper, and are In most cases
limiting their favors to those to whom tkey
are under obligations, and the latter, wh0E they
have exhausted their own lines, are obliged TO
seek accommodations elsewhere, which has
thrown a considerable amount Of arst-class bills
al a. No nNrarlt arnh ot
sent, but collections are being made with more
satisfaction in the interior, and the bulk of the
paper falling due IA promptly met, though there
Is some inquiry for renewals. The different