The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-27
FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
OFFICE or THE EVENING TELpsRAPH,l
Wednesday, February q, 1867.

The Stock Market, as we have noticed for
several days past, continues very dull, Dut
prices are without any material change: Goys
ernment bonds are In fair demand; July '65
5-20s sold at 106s@106} a slight decline; llOb
was bid for old 5-2Us; 1104 for IS of 1881, and
1864 for August 7'3Os. City loans are un-
changed; the new issue sold at lOlt; and old do.
at 964
Railroad shares continue the most active on
the list Lehigh Valley sold at 62, no change;
Pennsylvania Railroad at 56B, no change;
Northern Central at 46, no change; Camden
and Amboy at 127, no change; Norristown ct
Ga no change; Philadelphia ana Erie at 294@
20A, a slight advance; and Reading at 5lb@
City Passenger Railroad shares are dull.
Hestonville sold at l4i no change; GO was bid
for Tenth and Eleventh; 2O4 for Thirteenth and
Fifteenth AZ for Chestnut and Walnut; ~ for
Philadelphia; l3 for Ridge Avenue; 40 for
Union; and 28 for Germantown.
Bank shares are in good demand for invest
ment, at full prices. Western sold at 95; lO6
was bid for Sixth National; lOS for Seventh
National; 1853 for Philadephia; 50 for Me-
chancs'; 100 for South warki 5S for Penn Town
ship; 565 for Girard 80 for Manufacturers; 90
for City; A for Consolidation; go for Common
wealth; and 81 for Union. m
In Canal shares there is very little doing.
Lehigh Navigation sold at 544, no change;
% was bid for Schuylkill Navigation common;
IA for Susquehanna Canal 55 for Delaware
Division; and 55 for Wyoming Valley Canal.
Quotations of Gold-104 A. NJ. 1891; II A. NJ,
lao; an, 14Ot; P. M, 14O, an advance Of
on the closing price last evening, OWING 10 an
increased demand in New York. .r..I.
Tho N. Y. Tribune this morning says:-
money is quoted at s@9 per cent call, with
loans on Government collateral at per cent The
demand for money by stock houses is moderate, and
speculators in no degree impeded from want OF
money at low rates. The flow OF currency towards
city continues and lower rates for call loans
plainly in view. In commercial bills the rates
unchanged. The range is 6Js@7 for best, and TaCq9
for good names. ..-.
Upon the Produce Exchange prices are again
tending downward for leading articles In the dry
goods grocery trades there fair business doing,
but complaints made OF bad payments, and extern
sions fcity houses quite frequent with not few
outright failures among small traders" ...
THE $23, ,000. 900 LoAN.--The following is de.
scription of the bond to be issued under the
$23, 900, 900 Loan actin the upper letthand
corner beehive; in the upper right-hand cor
ner an American eagle; at the top centre is
! bust of Washington, supported by a figure of
| Liberty, a Revolutionary soldier, and two
Indians; at the bottom of the plate Is repre-
sentation of Penn's treaty, surrounded by the
| coat-ot-arms OF the Commonwealth; on the
centre of the right-hand side is a group of
Union soldiers, and on the opposite side two or
! three figures of patriots representing picket
| guard. The lettering is we'll executed, and alto
| gether 1t Is very creditable production of
| artistic skill. i 81 ..s I.H r.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY