The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-11
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.,
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July liz 1000
The stock market opened very dull this morn.
ing but prices were rather trmer. Government
securities we're fraction higher. 1O7E was bid
for lO4Os; ll34 for 6s OF 1881; 1885 tor June and
July 7'30-; ll34 for 62 20s; ll04 tor '64 52Os
lll8 tor '65 5.2Os; 1883 for July '65 2Os, and
1889 for '67 5-20s. City loans we're dull. The
new issue sold at l03, slight advance.
Railroad shares were inactive. Reading sold
at 4S5, slight advance. Pennsylvania R4ilroat
at 52k, no change; Norrstown at 68, no change;
and LehIgh Valley at 54a, no change. l30 was
bid for Camden and Amboy, A for Little -Chuyl-
Kill, SO Tor North Pennsy Vanla, Al sor Elmira
preferred, 304 tor Catawissa preferred, 264 for
Philadelphia and Erle,r and 48 for Northern
Central.
IL City Passenger Railroad shares there was
nothing doing. 50 was Did Tor Second and Third
SO for Fifth and Sixth; 10 for Thirteenth and
Fifteenth; l04 Tor Hestonville; 81 Tor Green and
Coates; ana 43 for Union.
Bank shares were in good demand for invest
ment at tul prices. Manufacturers sold ut 81,
no change. 240 was bid for North America; 100
tor Philadelphia; l07 for Nor hern Liberties; 30
for Mechanics; 60 for Penn Township; SO for
Western; u Tor CITY; A Tor Consolidation; and
l2O for Central National.
Canal shares were dull. Lehigh Navigation
sold at 2l5@2lS, a decline Of 4; ii was bid for
SChuylklll Navigation common; 81 for preferred
quehanna Canal; and so for Della ware Division.
PHILADELPHIA STOgk EGOHANGK SALES TO-DAY
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. ~ s. Third street.
FIRST Bo ARD.
ossss ssss-s IL ~.
tlUO CITY 6s New.-..lO31S do............. 20
$500 DO New-ls-lOt do......rec- 5lA
$500 Pa 7s....s5wn- S75s uO............. 025s
al Ouscb 6s 82...-ls- 7I1sI do O..,,.,..-2d 52ss
20 sh IL AT stk..... l01s 30 do......rec- 5zz
IA sh Manu- Blk. ..... 81 leo sh Leh Nav-....., 81
- an Read k.....d b. 4SI 800 dO........- ls 2lI
tlO5 sh NoTristn-....... 6S
--Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. quote Govern.
ment securities, etc.. as folows:-U. S. IS. OF
1881, ll3l0lll35; old 5-2Oa, ll34@ll33; new 20s,
1864, 1l0I@ll05; lo., 1865 lllS@lll5; 5-2Os, July
l0sS06lOSb do, 1857, l0S2@9l09; do, 1868 1851
@lO9; l0.4Os, iO74aIO74; 7'3Os, June, lOS4@
l09; do, July, lOS4@l 100 Gold, l4OS.
-Messrs. De Haven d Brother, No. 40 South
Third street, report the following rates OF eX-
change to-day at p. NJ :-U. s. IS OF 1881, 1874
0ll3a; do. 1862, ll30Il3l; do, 1864, HOO
ll04; do, 1868, lll4@lll5; do, 1865, new lOSt@
1885; do, 1867 new, lO83 ,0l0S5; do, 1868, lOS4
@lO9 do, 6s, 1040s, lO7l 0lO74; do. 7'3Os, June,
1885 60lUSb; do, July, 108S@lO85; Due Com
pound Interest Notes, ll9l; August, 1860,
lls3g ll8l; do, September, 1865, llSCgllS4i 90.
October, 1865, ll73@lls. Gold, l4lVl4l4'
Silver, 1334@135,
-Messrs. William Painter Co., bankers,
No. 36 S. Third street, report the following
rates of exchange to-day at IL oclock;-
United States 6s. 1881, ll3b@ll9t; .. s. 6.20s,
1852, l13@ll3b; do, 1864 llOb@llOl; do, 1856,
lll4dlllR; do. july, 1866, lOS4@l088; do. July,
1867, lO8 IlOsS 1868, l0sl@lOSb; 5s, 1O-4Os, 1871
@lO75: u. s. 1905, I'd series, l08A@1OSl; Sd
series, lO8B 0109s; Compound Interest Notes, De-
cember, 1854, ll9; May, 1865, lie; August,
1866, ilSB@llsl; September, 1865, lls9ilsl
october. 1866, lI7tSll7l. Gold, lH9l4lt.