The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-05
FINANCE AND COMMERCE..
oFFICE OF THE EVENING TEIFeRApB.1
ThuredaV Aupuef q 1850

Thursday August 0, 1859. I
The local money market to-day is moderately ac-
tive but the supply at the banks appears adequate
To the demand, and rates in consequence show a
tendency to further decline. The continued ex
change on the part OF the Treasury Department of
Government securities for national currency will no
uOuDt aIu 10 tne growing ease, and moderately
easy market during the current month is generally
anticipated.
There is more activity at the banks, both in call
loans AMI discounts, and the relief thus afforded TO
the open market has alaXative effect on the rates OF
discount. We quote cell loans at 5%66b per cent.
on Government ana other prime Collaterals and
discounts at the banks at legal rates, but on the
street at I69 per cent, according to circumstances
Cod opened this morning strong at 1861, but
sales were made as low 1857, and az noon Il was
quoted az 1876.
United states loans are quiet, but the continued
purchases 10y the Treasury Keep the market verv
steady. Prices to-day are without material chanre'
The stock market to-day was dull, and with little
Gaange IN prices state loans, third series, sold at
1922 AMI City 6s were without change at 30 for the
old and at lOl for the new certificates
In Reading Railroad there was little doing, hut
stronger and sold at 81 s@5Jil Camden ana Amboy
Eara3I Was i2ke1 at l22, and OIL Greek aud Ale
Canal stocks were entirely neglected The only
feature in Coal stocks was an'nCreased inquiry for
New ORR ana Middle, which sold at 5's@5Jl, and
IN Bank aud Passenger Railway shares we have
neither sales nor bids TO report.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven n Bro. No. 40 s. Third street
FIRST BOARD.
$3.50 City g. New ..10l sh cam 4 A.. b5 1872
$500 Pa 6s3 Sc. 100 100 sh Penna b60. 5Th
S2gOVO Am Gold .ls.l36 100 dO..... $50. 56}5
$500 Ieh gold l.... gTzg. do......... 81
100 sh Leh Val X So. 81 100 do. b6O b7l5
10 ....,.... 81 100 sh Read. .sl0wu.4s '9l
do .....ls. 81 sh Oh n Del st. 81
300 sh ~ MIS-, 52aI 100 sh OC d A R.b30 892t
100 dO......... bb1
--NARR Il LtDNER, Bankers, report this mornings
Gold quotations rs fOlows:-
1000 A. M........ 1867 1923 A. NJ. 1861
lOO8 " ..,.,.....,l8 1887 " ...........t36
JAY COOKE CO. quote Government securities as
folows:-u. s. Gs of 1881, 1A2, ,@125; 52Os OF 1862,
l25@ l25ll do, 1864, 123z6G12lls; do, Nov, 1865,
l24a@l2i2J do, July, 1865 122ss@122zs; do, 1861,
122%@l28a; do, 1868, 1225S@1222s; 1O-4Os, 11GS
1l6A Pacincs, 11l2aGl115S Gold, 1856.
MEssRS. DE HAVEN x BROTHER, No 40 S. Third
street, Philadelphia report the following quotations.
u. s. IS of 1881, 1245S@124zG do. 1862 12i5s@125 "a
do. 1864 1232@l24; do. 1865, 1246124ii; do. 1865,
new, 1226@1222i; do. 1867, new, 1872 adG123; do.
1865, 122%@ 122; do. 5s, 1O4Os, 1157s@116G; u. s.
30 Year per cent Cy., II lG1l1 Due Comp. Int.
Notes, 19ti ; Gold, 1861 2a9136; Silver, 13O6l32.
PENNSYLVANIA CANAL COMPAEY.-The following
are the receipts for the week ending July 81,
Isoy. .S24t6El
PREVIOUS III lo6y III ~
Total IN 1884 sooo 6se.1o
To same period in 1868. ,2s32
Increase in 1869. 1863 81