The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-13
FINANCE AND C0MMER0B.
OEF1oE OF THE EVENING TELEeRAPH,
Tuesday, August l8, 1867.


There was very little disposition to operate in
stocks this morning, but prices we're steady.
Government bonds, as we have noticed for some
time past continue in fair demand. l02s was
bid for 10-40s ll1b for 6s OF 1881; l07e@1OB
for June and August 1905; 1134 for 1862 6.20s;
1l0t for 1864 5-20s; Il04 tor 1856 520si and 1888
for July 1866 5-20s. City loans were unchanged.
The new issue sold at 10ll; and old do. at 81.
Railroad shares we're dull. Pennsylvania sold
at 53A, no change; and Reading at 52sO52'54,
slight decline 1864 was bid Tor Camden and
Amboy; 275 for Little Schuylkill; SO for Norris
town; SO for Lehgh Valley; 288 for Catawissa
preferred; and q for Philadelphia and Erie
City Passenger Railroad shares we're Hrmly
held. Thirteenth and Fifteenth sold at 20, no
change. 81 was bid for Tenth and Eleventh; 20
for Spruce and Pine; 66 for West Philadelphia;
l39 tor HestonUlle; 30 for Green and Coates; and
rs for Girard College.
Bank shares were in goot demand for invest
ment at full prices, but we hear OF no sales. 1879
was bid for First National; l07 or Seventh Ma
tional; l63 for Philadelphia; 30 tor Northern
Liberties; 81 for Mechanlc.'; SO Tor Penn Town
ship; SO Tor Girard; 90 Tor Western; 80 for Manu-
facturers'; 20 Tor City; 70 tor Corn Exchange;
and GA for Union.
In Canal shares there was very little move.
ment Morris Canal solt at 5l3. no change.
46E for Lehigh Navigation; aud l6 for Susque-
hanna Canal
The Money Market rules quiet, with mode
rate demand at bank, where toe rate is per
cent. All the really prime short time business
paper offered is discounted. The paper that
finds it way to the street is generally irregular
in its character, and cannot be placed better
than to per cent.
Quotations of God-108 A. NJ, 140a; IL A, NJ,
l41; IL M, 1404; P. M, 1l0l.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
Reported by .Dehaven d Bro. No. 40 S. Third street
BEFORE BOARDS.
FIRST BOARD.
5SCS s5sS c Ss S Old s!2SS cb 5eS s. IS S S5 q
.ifdSOO .ifISO 10, DO o. old.. 81 q sh Harris aarrisps r. 22x
$1,000 Lehigh IS s465 SSsa loo an Read R6SO So u
'SSS sSS FeRa" @ sn volcanic ol '2
-Messrs. Jay Cooke Co. quote Govern
1881, Illl@ii2; old 6-2Os, l139@1l4; 5.2Gs,
1864, ll0@1l04; do, 1865, l10&Q9lll; do, July,
1O8{@lO9; do, 1867, 1O84@109; 10-4Os, lO22@
10s; do, July, 1O79@lO8. Gold, l4OS@l4Ot
-Messrs. De Haven q Brother, No. 40 South
Third street, report the following rates of ex-
change to-day at P. Mil s. 6s of 1881, 1112
@ll2; do. 1862, 1l3&@1l4; do. 1854, 11O@
llO4; do, 1863. lOa@1ll5; do, 1866, new, 10s2@
1925 t@lo2E; DO. 1905, Aug, lo7E@lO8t; do,
June. .lO7s @l07b; do, July, 1913 @lO75; Compound
Interest Notes, june 1864, 1890; do., July 1854
119'40; do. August, 1864, ll94@1l9S; do,
October. 1864, ll85@1184; 1o.. December, 1864,
llaa2@Il72; do, May 1865, 1l6B@ll7t; do, Aug,
1l5a, do October, 1868, ll4E@ll5t; Gold, l4OS a
l4Ob. Silver 1333@l35.
-Messrs. William Painter & Co., bankers.
No SO S. Third street, report the follow
ing rates of exchange to-day at 12A O'Clock =
Q. s Is, 1881 1dl2@ll2; Q; g.. 5,2Os, 1852,
l10a 91105; do. new, 10s&9lO9; IS, lO-4Os, 1929
@1025; U. s. 7'30s, lst series, l072@l0S; do,
I'd series, l079@l07a; Sd series, 1919 A1O72;
Compound Interest Notes, December, 1854, l174.