New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-07


In State bonds. the business was small at strong.,
prices. The sales comprised Tennessee 6s at Ga
gain of per cent; Alabamas. class A, at 75ls ana
Missouri 6s, Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad issD
1856 at 107. The only sale of city bank stocl.
was ten shares of Fourth National at 1885,
There was slightly greater activity in the railroad
bond market the moderate business was well distri
buted Prices generally were strong and higher Am.
towards the close there was a partial resctio.
Erie second consols dull, but after alva,cinv
TO 1872 closed the fraction better at IOIls Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas consols rose fno.
1854 10 1864, closing firm at tn.
higher price. Rome, Watertown and Oglensburs
fsts were lower all day ana closed at 81 against aS
yesterday. Chesapeake and Ohio firsts series r.
advanced the fraction 10 50 d and currency SKIES "a
55$f. Canada Southern irsts rose to par but ended
barely steady at that price. There was an unusu.
ally large business IN Iron Mountain new 5s which
rose to S9l4, but closed dull and weak at SO.
New-York Elevated frsts were quiet and the frsc.
ton higher at 1I4lo; Metropolitan firsts ,vers
active, rising from IS 10 99la, and closing dun az
the higher price, while seconds sold at S5ase
against s2l2, the last previous sale. OF the St
PAM issues, Chicago and Pacific Division frsts aG-
y Hit;. per cent to los. Southwestern
Pacific frsts rose from Ii6l9 to Ii7la witS
small sales; Kansas Pacific consols were |, per cent
lower 1913, and Denver Division Grsts dropped
per cent 10 III. Denver and Rio Grande frsts were
neglected. but con OILS strong at about III
There were no sales of Texas Pacific incomes While
hrsts Rio Grande Division, were unusually ACTIVE
from So's to % closing dull at 9l7s, final gain
of per cent
The snb-Treasury to-day gained on balance S.
1868 made MP of coin gain of s., 1913 2}7 less
currency loss of S123,57s. The receipts ncluded
$9'900o0o0 gold from the Philadelphia mint, and
9l,ooO,ooO gold from san Francisco. This gain NJ
duces the total loss since Friday TO Sl.1392IO.
The The oo Sub-I,reaSury to-day was debtor 81
100000 at the Clearing House. After
early lOanng at and per cent, money adj
yanced in the afternoon TO per cent and afterwarf
did not fall below per cent. Domestic exchanges
on New York remained unchanged except at ID.
Louis, where the rate declined TO % cents dis
count. The Clearing House statement TO-DAY i
S6,243, 500. The transactions at the Sub-Trcasnry
covered: Receipts, $14.25l. s24; payments
coin balance, $50. $40. ia. T'''''00'
All the Government departments at Washington
The foreign exchanges were inactive but firm
POSTED rates Tor sterling were advanced Z cent "a
tuS 10 II u anu ~ u 2 Tor long sight and demand
plils respectively; Actual rates followed closely,
being about as follows Bankers sterling 81 SOL
~ SOS4 and - S34 81 81 for long and short sight
respectively; commercial sterling 81 rs - 7Sla
for go days; francs 5.26l4 and 522l2 for long
and short bills; reichmarks 937s and 94@s guildeIs
In London British consols further advanced L
per cent to IS 1916 for money and 99.1-I6 for
account United states four per cents losf ves.er~
days advance selling at 1872 American RAILWAYS
opened hTm but la CT were dull and slightly easier
Inc trunk ilne shares were particularly strong Bar
In Paris. French three per cents further rose to
S5.55a 81; 10; sight exchange on London advanc-
ing TO Z5.33l2 francs 10 the &.
The gross earnings of the Hannibal and ST Joseph
Railroad are reported as follows:
1850. 1881.
jan. to Aug $i l5ssSi7 l.i35aeo Dec 1881 i
The receIpts of iour and gram at tue prln tpal
Atlantic ports this 9th day of September were
New HorE---
Flour oOis.-. ls.s6s Ll68 2iSo 25i5 Life
Wheat 6ash. sl,lOo 2s9,2s0 $50 1920 $4,000 6OOo
H E5s sr bush. $s5S i:4 i@3 800: 80:
TotaOush. Si.lOO S7I7cO $50 7s2 $50 los o1O
The receipts and shipments at and from Buffalo
to-day were follows:
Receipts shiprnents
r,onn mi. ByRR. BY lake: ByRR BY canal
Flour Dois------ $500 2loo 400
$Ss'f S Ss;n S 5 $3.50 1879 1853 !Ss
Rye bush ....... -. .. AiO0
Barley. bush. ...... 1850. 1,tO liIO
Total bush $1,000 45sOOO IslIO0 25siiO
AT Chicago and Milwaukee 10 report of the re-
celpts and shipments of grain were received the
day being observed day of prayer for the Presi-
cent. Therefore the usual table cannot be given.
The following Is the comparative statement Of the
Canal AUDITOR, showing the total number Of tons Of
each article cleared on the canals for the week
ended August 81 and the total movements siuoe
the opening OF navigation 1850 and 1881:
1850. 1881 lsso. 1851.
bS seann aRa ea4aa of fon ssa a1d
Shingles. 2i4i l55 Domestic
4Staves -. il6Cl I52 |-DomSsfic
Ashes pot 4 '''' D'SesTS salt Ia AS
peail..: 10 Foreign salt