The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-05
FINANCE AND OOMNEROB.
CJIlCB OF 1HA EVENING TELEeRArH.pl
Monday, ADril 8. 1a8Q.

considerable stir was created yesterday
and to-day in money circles in consequence Of
q bold and daring burglary at the eorner.oi
Twelfth and Chesnut streets. Some time yes.
terday, after o'clock IN the morning, the
bullolng OF the Beneficial Savings Fund Society
was entered and robbed OF bonds, other seeuri-
nes, II ooo and 6nd money to the amount OF about
Sl,OO0,0O0. The registered U. ). bonds and
otner Sfer securities, viii the mortgages
to a little over $4,000, the balance
deposltors of the Society, numbering about
5000 persons. The management is receiving its
snare q censurp, not onls from those who are
altect losers by The calamity. but throughout
me community, and we think 1t Justly deserves
II. IL appears that the Society keeps private
Watcbman on the premises. bat ny strange in-
CONSISTENCY he is allowed to desert his post on
sunday morning at six o'clock which was the
Time selected by the thieves to accom- olish their
purpose. There are other points in the affair
Wnleh snow that here wa, a screw loose in the
iDinhagemen, ,Di,1, yemen tpch as for instance, the ease
Wild which the bank was entered in the broad
daylight without noise or confusion to attract
tne ponce or passere-by in such public tho
VIII be thoroughly ventilated.
nucn eVenis as The one we now re'er to,
coupled with others like that of the Fourth
National Bank, are calculated to bring even the
pest managed institutions into suspicion and
disirust, and some provision should be m ade to
protect the thousands who are annually
sWlndled throughout the country by the gross
Keeping of their hard earnings, or by the ras-
callty OF their responsible agents. We trust
that the affair will be thorouehy investigated,
and the directors held responsible to the extent
OF their derelection OF duty.
Our local money market is steadily improving
In means, and the rates are soitenng, We
quote call loans on Governments at 7 per cent
at about S099 per cent. on other securities
street loans were quiet at rates ranging from
9@l2 per cent. for. first class signatures.
The tone OF the Stock mraket was decidedly
stronger, but the volume of business was light
State loans were quiet, with sales of the fret
series at 102 and war loan ut 100. CITY SKIES
improved !, the new issue selling at 1901. Gov
eminent bonds were in good demand at an
advance.
Reading Railroad was frmer, closing at AZ.
Pennsylvania Railroad sold to limited extent
at 58b@69. Pbadelpha and Erie Railroad was
stronger, selling at 26h. Minehil Railroad was
taken at 549 1873 was bid for Camden and
Ambov Railroads; 42b for Little SchuyIkill Rail-
roads 80 for North Pennsylvania Railroad; and
33A for Catawissa Railroad preferred.
In Canals The only transaction was in Della
ware Division at 47k.
Fulton Coal sold at 6; 4s was offered for n ew
York and Middle: for Shamokiu: 5a for Big
Mountain; and 5S for Feeder Dam.
Nothing was done in bank stocks
Passenger Railway shares were quiet, with
sales OF HestOnvlle at I24. 43B was bid for
Second and Third; 15a for Thirteenth and Fiji
teenth; and 38 for Green and Coates.
rhlaApELPhlA BTOOk sxOhAN6R sALEN TO-DAY
Aeported By De Haven a Bro, No. 20 g. Third styesa