New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-21

position 10 sell Louisiana cOnsols short sellers
options which may mean short sales or sales OF
bonds TO arrive from New-0rleans.
The business in railroad bonds while covering
fair number of issues, of negative rather than
positive character. The changes in figures gen.
orally were small, but there were more declines
than advances. Erie second c0nsos were q higher
at 1854, and Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg 5s
rose per cent to 70A Chesapeake and Ohio hrsts,
series B, were off So at 977s. Canada Southern
first 5s were barely steady at 97i2 West
Shore and Buffalo first IS were OF g at
So, but Chicago, Burlington and and
Quincy .debenture IS were unusually active,
and closed at 93-an advance of l per cent-and
Northwestern debenture IS were steady at 80.
New-YOrk, Chicago and st. Louis first 6s were firm
at 102aG1027s. Virginia Midland incomes rose
112 to Co. St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba
consols were largely traded IN at 1O1, and Omaha
consols were firm at 10. Denver, Rio Grande
and Western frsts were off l per cent at 20.
Atlantic and Pacific incomes declined % to 25l2.
Northern Pacific frsts were Il easier at 1885.
New-Orleans and Pacific tirsts were up 3s at 49, and
Fort Worth and Denver firsts rose to 70a40700s.
The Sub-Treasury to-day gained on balance $685.
645, made up by gains of $77 439 currency and
$i75, 206 COIN The days transactions covered:
Receipts, $1,443,395 payments, $s90,750; cur
rency balance, So 161 ,719; coin balance, $11G,-
674,161.
The general rate for money on call at the Stock
Exchange was 2 per cent, but near the, close some
exceptional loans were made at 3, and the rate was
rather harder at Dig per cent.
The Clearing House statement to-day was as fol-
lows: Exchanges, $126,377,9s4; balances
The United States Treasury at Washington to-
day received $4,000 National bank notes for re-
demption. The customs receipts we were $o6l' l49'
and the internal revenue receipts S233,0
The incoming European steamers to-day brought
some more French gold; as such importatlons are
not III settlement OF trade balance, but made III
spite of n loss, as measured by the exchange mar
ket. they will have the same effect upon the future
of exchange would the impOrtatIOns of any other
merchandise which realized loss TO the Importer.
The exports Of merchandise from this port for the
week were $l,470,OOO less than for the week OF
1882 and were $35O.OOO more than for the poor
season of 1881. A small demand for the foreign
exchanges caused sharp advance IN rates, Wmcch
for business were easier as follows Bankers bills,
respectively; j.227s and 90 for francs; 94Ss
and 30 for reichmarks 1874 and 40 for gulldeTs.
The London market for British consols was
easier. and the prices declined e per cent TO
lOI Lille for both money and account, but later
recovered l-16 for account to 1913. United
states bonds also were lower; As were OH LILO at
125 1916 and 4los were ls lower at ll034. AS
usual, the quotations for American railways were
nothing more than the reflection OF the previous
days prices III the nome markets. consequently the
quotations generally from IS to - higher IMAM
were Yesterdays. At Paris, French per cents,
after n small advance. closed at 1850, against
1880 yesterday, and sight exchange ON London was
of TO -. 20 francs 10 the +. - o..
Holders of securities Of St. Joseph and Pacific,
Kansas and Nebraska and St. Joseph and western
Railroad Companies are referred to an advertise
ment i'm another column of this issue
The grl,s earnings of the following railroads are
reported:
CHICAGO AND ALTON. 80
1881. 1892 1883
zg%e$f5 E %@; leei sfgos s ss2 $50
Jan. 10 Nov il -----... oJ'oo'0 ''A''oo- '''O-''
BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS AND NoluiiEiN' am
~ miles. 1bl bnJ oy0
Jan Soy. u .-........ lJl323S 24lllOJ @9--iJo'
Exports of merchandise AT New-Iork:
,,to,,, sco9G-og sS1Oa476 sRG3OC36
Previously reported 33i02oI77 29sO1ifo" 5o9-VI-04
%, -,..-. -, , a. 80 11- --g s}of ma 9yJ s3l5g3O $50