The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-26
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
HvENrEG TELEGRAPH OFFICE,

Saturday, March 90, 1870.
Money is easy, as usual of late, and the condi-
tion at this time is due to the dullness of general
trade and the indisposition of business men to
embark in new enterprises until financial legis-
lation shall have assumed definite shape.
We quote call loans in round sums at about
per cent on Government collaterals, though
occasionally per cent. is obtained on miscslla-
neous stock pledges. Time loans continue steady
at previous quotations. The banks are lending
freely both on time and call, but the amount Of
really good business paper was rarely ever so
small at this period as at present.
Gold continues extremely dull and weak.
The opening sales were made at 111$4, declining
to 11111, and closing about noon at 1l1%.
Government bonds are in full sympathy with
gold, and prices this morning show slight de-
preston.
The business at the Stock Board this morning
was small, but the whole market was firm.
Sales of State securities at 1878 for the skies,
third series. City loans were neglected. Sales
of the new skies at 1902.
Reading Railroad was moderately active,
with sales at 4S14. Pennsylvania Railroad was
steady, selling at SIS. Camden and Amboy
Railroad advanced, and sold up to 11S. Lehigh
Valley Railroad changed hands at 54s<; Northern
Central Railroad at 4S; and Catawissa Railroad
preferred at 34% b. o. Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad was in good demand, but it was not
sold; 2S4 was bid.
Schuylkill preferred at 1534, b. o. 80 was
offered for Lehigh, but not taken.
The balance of the list was quiet, but prices
were generally firm.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven & Bro, No. 40 S. Third street.
FIRST BOARD.
$500 Pa 6s, Sd sels.1O5N 50 sh Read R. trf. 4sh
$1,000 do. ... .ls. 102 1000 dc. Is. s5&i. 4SA
$4,000 Leh r n BIDS do :. .trf. 4sA
$1,000 C&AR RRbbs IS 50 do. 80. 80. So
$1,000 Read deb bds. SIX SO do ....ls 54X
10 sh G d Am r Is INK s do. 6tA
so sh Penna R.. 5!H 100 sh Sch Nav Pr. 15E
SO sh N Cent R.. 4S 100 do =. b6O 154
100 sh Cata Pr. .b30. 34&
JAY COOKE Il co. quote Government securities as
follows:U. 8. 6s OF 1884, 113A@114 6-9Os OF 1882,
109; do, July, 1855, l0I3E@1O7sS; do. do, 1857,
10s@1Os1; 1865 1Os1@1Os2l; do, 1O-4Os 1O4A@
105: Cur, 6s, 112H@118]6. Gold, 111%.
MEssRs. WILLIAM PAINTER n Co., No. 36 s. Third
street. report the following quotatens:U. 3. 6s OF
1881, 1l3Z@114 62Os OF 1862 1095s sCs1O9% do 1864,
1o85S@10SH; do. 1865, 10sZ@l09; do, July, 1885
1077l910T3; do, July, 1857, 10S@10sA; do. July,
1868, 1851 @l06[; 6s, 1040, 104z@1O5; U. s. Pacific
RR. Cur. 6s, 118@114. Gold, 111H@111A. Market
steady.
MEssRs. DE HAVEN d BROTHER No. 10 s. Third
Street. Philadelphia report the following quotations.
u. s. 6s OF 1881, 113z@114; do, 1862, 109x@ll0;
do 1864, 10sh@10S%; 40. 1865, lOSI@l09; do. 1865,
new, 1071@l07%; do. 1857, do. 10S@l0s1l; do 1868,
do, 10SA@10s&; 10-40s, 104%9105; U. 8. 30 Year
per cent Currency, 112%@113X; Due Comp. Int.
Notes, 10; Gold, 111H@1114; Silver, 110H@111&.
Union Pacific X. X. LIST Mort. Bonds, SS409S5O; Cen
tral Pacific r. r., SszO9sSO; Union Pacific Land
NARR a LADNER Bankers report this morning
Gold quotations fOOW9:-