The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-08
FINANCE AND CommERCE.
OFFICE OF TIE EvEsns., rnrnepApH,,

,r,.. .o..o.,u. =, WEDNESDAY, sept. 8, issl :
sury Department will purchase durnl, the nresent
month ten millions OF Government bontss OF which
amount three millions will be purchased during the
current week. This can hardly fail to asfeot the
market both OF bonds and gold to some extena The
European demand IS represented as quite active nc
capitalists of Germany being foremost in this So Te
spect, and the withdrawal of these amounts on tse
part OF the Treasury must keep up the present price,
even If 1t does not tend to still further steady adj
vance in prices, with corresponding fall in gold
The currency market is well supplied with money,
but 1t is not very accessible, save to such have
special claims for bank avors but in the streets 1t is
obtainabe on good business paper Of 60@9O days at
about lO@12 per cent Call loans are current at !
per cent. and on short time at about per cent
Gold is weak opening with sales at 1859 and
closing at noon at 1885,
United States securities are very dull and prices
this morning are little OIL
The Stock market is devoid of animation, and
prices weak. Pennsylvania Gs, second series,
sold at 1O6k. City 6s are without essential change
The new issues sold at 10l1, with 81 bid for the old
at 4sI; Pennsylvania Railroad was unchanged,
closing at 5116; Lehgh Valley Railroad at 56 with
dephia and Erie Railroad; 3SH for Gatawssa Rail-
road preferred; 80 for North Pennsylvania Railroad;
53 for Minehill Railroad and AZ for Little Schuyl-
Canal shares were quiet Lehigh Navigation sold
at 37l5 and Morris preferred at 60A.
In Coal, Bank, and Passenger Railway shares no
sales were reported.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven n Bro No 40 s. Third street.
FIRST BOARD.
n
5000 do Nun .1O11S so do. ..b5wn. 5716
500 do ....O Old. 97K IS do......... 57%
$1,000 Pa 6s l06N 200 sh Read r. ls.c. 49,
$1,000 Leh new bs. 16 sh Leh Val R.ls. Sc
$1,000 Phla IS. So 10 do......... :.....o. Sc
sh Mech Bank. s2d IS sh Len n St. Is. 81
sh Nor CT Pills. COZ 100 do. boo. 37is
$4,000 Pa 2 m 6s. ii sh Cam Il Am b5121K
b5wn.. 9s19 do......c.121X
$4,000 Phil * 6s. S9N 100 sh Reading C As Lie
sl9SS sSSo CITY NewsllSl 300 500 oh ob do 4s
200 sh Leh N Stb6O 8716 ''/'
SECOND BOARD.
$500 City 6s, New. .1OlAI 9sh Read RR.m go 4sH
40 sh Leh Val X. b5. So 100 do......... 4S1
10 do......2d. Sc 35 sh o G a. A Rls.
las sh Penna X. Is. 81 s5wn.. IL
JAY COOKE Il Co. quote Government securities as
follows:-U. s. 6s OF 1881, 122a2l1; 5-2Os of 1862,
l2i3@l22; do, 1861 121A@l2lN; do, Nov, 1865,
l2l1@12lH;: :: do, July, 1865, 1l9N@l2O; do 1861
Pacncs, 1O936@11O. Gold, 1855. Market heavy.
MARI d LADNER, Bankers, report this mornings
Gold quotations as folOws:-
1000 A. M. 1855 II '35 A. NJ .135A
1880 " ............l36 l1l69 " ............1345s
1875 .......... 1868 1900 M.............1 1344
1872 ...........135% 1901 p M............134J6
PENNSYLVANIA CANAL CoMPANY.-The following
are the receipts for the week ending September 4,
ISo9 s9,5JSOS
freVlous Ill 1903 .'.................... 593,62969
Total IN 1852 S43, 1917
10 same period IN lS6S. 1856, ,SO416
Increase In 1869. $50, ,3336l