The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-12
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF IHE EVENING TELEGRAPH,
Saturday, January IL, 1867.

DdJuTuty, JuuudIJ IL, loOt
There was rather more disposition to operate
in stocks this morning, and prices were hrmer.
Government bonds continue In fair demand.
July, 1865, 5-20s sold at l044@l04}, an advance
OF q. lOS was bid for IS OF 1881: 99g for 10-4Os;
and l04@l04s tor June and August 7'3Os.
Railroad shares, as we have noticed for some
time past, continue the most active on the list.
Reading sold at 522, slight advance; Cata-
wissa preferred at 3l6, an advance of on the
closing price last evening; Norristown at 81, no
change; Minehill at 81, no change; and Northern
Central at 46, no change.
City Passenger Railroad shares were duh.
Spruce and Pine sold at 80, no change; 10 was
bid for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; 453 for Ches-
nut and Walnut; 144 for Hestonyllle; and 26
for GiIard College.
Bank shares we're firmly held at full prices
Girard sold at 565; 1919 was bid for Fourth
National; 225 for North Amerca l5l for Phila-
dephia; 1876 for Farmers and Mechanics; Sc
for Commercial 315 for Mechanics; loo for
Southwark; 100 for Kensington; 578 tor Penn
Township; 3l3 for Manufacturers; 100 for
Tradesmen's; and 81 Tor Common wealth.
In Canal shares there was more doing.
Schuylkll Navigation common sold at 2j, no
change; preferred do. at 33@33b, a decline Oh /;
and Delaware Division at 564, no change; 549
was bid for Lehigh Navigation; s73 for Morris
Canal and 135 for Susquehanna Canal.
The directors ofthe North Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company have declared a scrip dividend of
per cent, bearing no interest, and convertible
into the seven per cent. mortgage bonds of the
Company in sums OF i've hundred dollars. The
scrip will be deliJ cred on aud after February ].
The Northern Bank of Kentucky announces
a semi-annual dividend of I've per cent. and an
extra dividend of seven per cent.-tOgether
twelve per cent.-payable to Philadelphia share
holders at the Bank of North America on the
10th instant.
The Pennsylvania Company for Insurance
on Lives and Granting Annuities announce q
sem;-annual dividend of four per cent. aud an
extra dividend of two per cent. .-toe ether six per
cent PAYABLE on demand, clear of tax.
The Fire Insurance Company of the County
of Philadelphia announces a dividend of
three. per cent, payable, clear OF taxes, on the
18th instant.
The Spring Garden Fire Insurance Com
pany announces semi-annual dividend of six
per cent, payabl9 on the 18th instant.
Quotations of Gold-10B A. NJ, 1874; II A. NJ,
134t; IL NJ, 1889; p NJ, l335.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO.DAY
Reported by De Haven & Bro No. 40 s. Third street
BEFORE BOARDS.
5000 Creek Loan % 100 sR 81 A't SOa..52si
lIS S sh SSa G 1S So 5
FIRST BOARD
5000 62Os 65 cpJy ls104I 500 sh Sch stk Its %
5000 mt S9... IS 4oS 3 ST 81 MsEihcav R iv'is 80
$SS $SSS fS So 81 81 fPT Pine Its
5000 5000 n Penn los; :'liS 1SS 81 do@;.:,..: S
Is sh Minehill..,.. 81 100 sh do. :. .6sO. .62, SO
-,-Messrs. De Haven & Brother, No. 40 South
Third street, report the following rates of eX-
change to-day at 1P; M.:-American gold, 1889
@l34b; Silver b and Is, 128; Compound Interest
Notes, June, 1854 l64; do, July, 1864, 153; do,
August, 1864, l54; do, October, 1864, 144; do,
August, 1865, lO4; do, September, 1866, 10; do,
October, 1865, 99
--Messrs. William Painter q Co., bankers, No.
Sc South Third street, report the following rates
of exchange to-day at IL oclock;-U. s. 6s, 1881,
iC76lO7j; do 1864, iO55@iO5E; do, 1855, 1851
@lO6q; do, new, 1865, lO4i@lO4e; u. s.
lO-4Os, coupon 993@lO0; U. S. 1905 lst
series, lO43@1O45; Compounds December, 1864,
13g@138.