The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-04
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFT1oE or TIE EVENING TKLEepAPH,lj
Tr1,,.radav Nov 1850 ri


The discount market is very active to-day, the de-
mand being well distributed among most branches
exercise shrewd caution in keeping tn cir resources
well in hand and in avoiding acceptances issued by
houses which are known to have crippled their re;
forcing trade For these there is no resource but
the open market, where the rates demanded for ac-
commodatiOns are sufficiently severe to "take the
gilt off the gingerbread" of their Western custom.
Call loans are occasionally to be made at 6 per
cent on pet securities, but on railroad other col
laerals the rates average per cent all round The
dscounting business is very heavy and the large
oerngs OF yesterday and to-day tend to make rates
The downward movement in gold continues, sales
at the opening being made at 1868, advancing TO
127li, and declining about noon to 1865.
The course OF the national funds Is in harmony
with coin, and prices are again OIL
The Stock market exceedingly dull, but the
tone of the market was decidedly stronger. In
State loans no sales were reported City skies were
quiet, with sales Of the new issues at 1905.
Reading Railroad was firm and advanced "a, selling
at 4s15, cash. Pennsylvania Railroad also improved,
limited extent at 53i( and Camden aud AmbOy Rail-
road at 1893, decline of 4. AZ was bid for Little
S62, for Catawissa Railroad preferred In Canal
shares the only transaction was in Lehigh Nayiga-
little attention. Mechanics sold at 312 Passenger
Railways stocks were neglected
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven Bro. No. 40 s. Third street.
FIRST BOARD
$1,000 City es, New 1905 200 sh Read r. .ls4s lie
Sluv uO.,.....C. lO0Ss IL Sh 4 ~ Am IL O3. llgA
SlOO0 do.........1O0%i do. Is. 1l92
$500 do. 1OO1 sh Minehill r.. 531
$4,000 Read IS, a. so. 100 sh Lch Val. bS0. 5SH
lots.... 30 400 sh MClntk OILS q
$500 do. $3.50 90 100 sh Penna r. Is 54L
sh Mech Bank. Blk
JAY COOKE & Co. quote Government securities as
iGows1T S Ss ,ssi Of ISL s@l72; b9os Of 1882
ii3; do, July, 1865 1l5@ll5l; do. do, 1861
1923; Cur. 6s 10T L(a10I1i; ; Gold, 1877.
MEssRs. De HAVEN Il BROTHER, 40 No. 8. Third
street. Philadelphia, report the following quotations.
u. = IS OF 1881, tT5@11sh; do 1862, 114zS@115;
do. 1854 112@112I do. 1865 1l81S@l1336 do. 1865,
new, l15l(@ll5h; do; 1857, do 1151 1@115 do. 1865,
do, 115h@115N; 1O-4Os, 1O7A@1O7i{; U. s. 80 Year
9 per cent Currency, 1071G@107s<; Due Comp. Int.
Notes, 19A Gold, 12631@127; Silver, 124QS126.
MEssRs. WILLIAM PAINTER Co, No. 80 s. Third
street. report the following quotations ~. s. IS OF
1884, 11I%@1l7gS; 620s OF 1862 1141S@1151; do 1864
l12%@1l2A; do. 1865, l13!5@l1sil; do. July, 1865,
1865 115h@115T; 5s, 10-40 t01IG91071@; u. s. Pacific
X. Cy. IS, 10I1(@107N Market firm.
MARI Il LADNER, Bankers report this mornings
Gold quotations as fOllows:-
1901 g ..126ai 1890 " .127K
1902 ............ 1867 l1O3l ....,..... .127I5
1908 " ............126Al 1115 ............127
1925 " ............1 1863 1l20 ...........1 1859
1925 ............121 1900 M. ........... 1859
PENNSYLVANIA CANAL CoMPANY.-The following
are the receipts for the week ending October 30,
ISoY. 49, ,ocn o S0
,,.,,. .o,o --- -
To same period in 1868. .... ........ 54s, ,3T7 SS
Increase in 1869. $50 $50 s2