The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-03
DOUBLE SHEET-THREE CENTS.

in the Treasury Building, and was to the following
enect.-
'SThe purchases Of bonds for the account Of the
Treasury during August Will be as fouows;- oo ooo
august ooV oU0
August 70 jsiniing fund.- 100000
August 20O0O00
August 26 sinking fond) ).............. 100000
The gold sales will be as follows:-
August g. sl,0O0,000
BONDS sold must be delivered the day following
the sale In case Of failure to deliver the bonds by
chased in the regular market for account OF the
"Ths last provision, which is simply the applica-
ton of the rule which prevails on the Stock Ex-
change to these transactions, appears to have been
forced upon the Sub-Treasurer by the neglect Of
of the sellers upon the occasion OF the last pur-
chases by the Government TO make prompt delivery,
to the great inconvenience of the SubTreasurer and
the disturbance Of his accounts.
''Ths announcement of the Secretarys having
cal publication upon such apparent eXcellenI au-
thOTity to he almost undisputed failed TO exer-
else any considerable effect upon the market to-dav
other than an advance Of \ to y per cent. at the
morning call upon the closing prices of Saturday
night. The Ten-fortics and the currency bonds,
which are not included IN the Treasury purchases,
were the leading features of the list, the former ad-
vancing to 1l6@ ll6h for coupon and the latter to
11A@ l11%. The demand for these issues continued
throughout the day largely from banks while 1t is
said the supply in the market is small. The nve-
twentes on the contrary, fell Off slightly in the
afternoon upon decline IN London from S31s to
S3G. The following were the closing figures at five
OClOCk:-JnlJeu states bS, 1881, registered, ia;
do do, coupon, 1874; do. 5-2Os, registered i23A@
123% do. do, coupon, 1869, 126A6l252s; do. do,
coupon 1864, 123%@1232f; do.do, coupon, 1865 123%
Gl234; do. do, coupon, new, 1865, 1229s@12216;
do do, coupon, 1861 1872 AS122A do. DO, coupon,
1865. 122L@ 1872 do. 10 40s, registered 12d 1921;
do do, coupon, l16Nl1616; currency bonds, 1S@
1llh;
tended for the month, which will place upon the
street balance OF nine and one-half millions,
caused an easier feeling in the money market early
to-day the ruling rate on call loans being five to six
per cent, and prime discounts seven to nine per
cent In the confidence felt of this increased ease
continuing, many brokers delayed In making up
their balances until late in the afternoon, which
and transactions reported after banking hours at
seven per cent,
'"The gold market was remarkably dull to-day and
free from speculative excitement. The premium
opened at 1867, and advanced during the day to
1861 falling of again during the session of the
board to 1855 The bulk Of the transactions in the
room were at 1861 aud 1868 with some few sales at
1867 the dealings at the extreme figures being
ceptional After the adjournment Of the board the
premium declined to 1885, and later to 1884, between
which figures it remained steady until O'Clock,
when it touched and closed at 1885,. The sudden
decline toward the close was Occasioned by report
that bonds 81 in London, as an uneasy feeling
growing out OF a want OF confidence in recent bond
speculatons almost caused the strong undertone
which prevailed in the market most OF the day.
"Foreign exchange is quiet, without new features,
and closed steady at previous rates. We quOte:-
Sterling, 60 days commercial, 109A@1091; good to
prime bankers 0934@l10ls short sight, OA@110S;
Paris, 60 days, 5'1s91@513A; short sight, 513sl@
511A; Antwerp, 51s9i i@51s%; Switzerland, 51SX
402d; Frankfort, 403G@4Oa4; Bremen, TsH(S79A !;
PruSSlan thalerS, 101%(07tA."