New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-16


State bonds were quiet Louisiana consos sold az
1914 Tennessee compromise bonds at 40, Arkan-
sas T. F 1T Smith, at 372038. North Carolina So
special taxes at 0, Alabama Class at S3lf9S $50,
and Georgia Ga 1885 az 1O5 l20lO5ai. OF city bank
stocks, Merchants sold "a at 100. America t1Ol at
l55. Commerce C25) at 1912 and Fourth National
(20) at 1230I24
he business IN railroad bonds was not large,
bnt it included greater plumber of Issues than IA
usual. Prices for the speculative kinds generally
show some decline and investments were fairly
steady. Erie second consols rose u to 97l4 and
then sold down to $685. aud the closing quotation
is och a963a. Rome, Watertown and Ogdrnsburg
extended % were off q at 73l2, the incomes
being steady at IA Chesapeake and Ohio firsts,
series b, were steady at 90l090ls, and the cur
rency debts up ls at 54. Canad Southern
frsts were unchanged &C 955s. and New-YOrk,
Chicago and 81. Louis frsts were active at 977s9
97a4. Missouri, Kansas and Texas seconds were
down per cent 5ol2 st. Louis and Iron Noun
tain new 5s were So higher at 76. Ohio Central
frsts sold at 04993, against 93l2 the last
previous sale. Ohio Southern frsts were a lower
al 81 81, but the incomes up per cent at 81.
Richmond aud Danvile frsts frmer at "a,
aud the debentures rose per cent to Gle. East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia incomes were off
b at 40 aud Virginia Midland incomes sold at 90,
against % the last previous sale. Mutual
Union Telegraph sinking funds rose pa to 10
on rumors that all the telegraph litigations had
been settled and later sold at TO- ST. Paul consols
were 70 lower at 124. and frsts Pacific and
Western division were Il higher at 917s Burling-
ton, Cedar Rapids and Northern frsts were steady
at IOl01O1ls Milwaukee. Lake Shore and Western
frsts brough, 9sl4 and Minneapolis and St. LOUIS
frsts, Southwestern extension, sold at il04, and
first Pacific extension at l0lA. st.
Louis, Kansas City and Northern WA
Dash) Omaha division frss, sold at
l0sl2. Denver and Rio Grande frsts were steady
&C 1878 aud Kansas Pacific eonsoIs at 1908 Texas
and Pacific incomes were easier at 57SsG577s. but
the firsts Rio Grande division. were exceptionally
active and strong at s5QS47s. Northern Pacific
frsts rose Il TO 1924 New Orleans and Pacific hrss
ere easier at s70s7l4 and Fort Worth and Denver
frsts rose p TO 72l2
The Sub-Treasury to-day gained on balance
$500 500, made up by &: coin gain Of S459 5I5 less
currency loss OF $16S, 623. The days transactions
covered: Receipts, $4i7.076; payments,
$1156.Is4; currency balance, S5,460,14S coin
balance Sl11,947,677. Money on call was in
active demand but the supply WAS abundant so that
the raie did not 20 above 5 per cent. which was
the closing rate. On Governments, the rate WAS
3G3i2 per cent both on call and time loans. Tue
domestic exchanges on New-iork at the places
named quoted as follows: savannah, Is disc lu05
to Is premium; charleston. Is discount par: New
Orleans par for commercial and 81 premium for
bank; st. Louis, par; Chicago, 6OG65 cents pre-
mum.
Messrs. Z. Ii. Hartman & Co. areoffering for sale
a i uIted amount OF Illinois Central per cent gold
bombs due in 1851 and also tho Illinois Central
leased line 4 pes cent cert icates
A quarterly dividend OF per cent has been de-
clared the capital stock Of the ST. Paul, Mime
ap0ls and Manitoba sitway Company payable on
aud after Febru Iry a; the oiice of tue company,
No 63 WiIm New-YOrk.
rha m IA rp has
declared a seml-annual dividend of 10 per cent.
The Clearing House statement to-day fol-
lows exchanges SlZo.olO72l; balances $5,'
562, $40
The United States Treasurer at Washington to.
day received $3l2, 900 National bank notes Tor
deInpti0n rhe Gus. oms rec ipts were Sl,0i7.G5j,
and the internal revenue receipts 81 ,2l5 45l. rhe
above he ports for two days.
There is rather more inquiry Tor foreign exchange
and the market Is very nrm, wan indications
OF higher Races for Tomorrow. We quote for busl-
ness as follows Bankers Jills, 81 81 y 81 S5s
for long and shore Sterling respec lively; 5.222
and 5. Ss for francs; 94i2 and 95ss tor reichnarks
80 ~ and 4OlS for gullders.
In London Britsh consols remain steady and uD-
changed at 10l 3-l6 Tor money. and l0l 5-l6 for
account UniGe states bonds are irregu.ar 3t2s
are up b at l059s the Is are up liz AMI the les
are 1-10 lower. Among American railways Atlsn-
rong hrsTs up TO 55ls aud seconds up 10 ia.
Other Americans were u triis higher. Tbs Bank
of England gained &32, 900 bullion on balance. AZ
Paris french per cents declined 10 1880 sght
exchange London ruling ut 1921 francs TO the T.
The gross earnings of the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids aud Northern Railway are reported rs fol-
lows; 400 ,aoo ,asa
Flrst week in Januaiy sseSis s55sSS sJsSse
To- comparative statement of the earnings ana
ex penses OF the Houston and Texas CentrlI halt
road Company for the years 1881 and 1852 Is ~
follows: - .,
C,rosa earnings m s37iso55 s3IT5,Ss9 Dec. s5'32So
os SSs ,aIss sipon 2l4ls72 i72oo43 Dec Aess
Nst,.nass sI.sos,7ss si,4SO,s40 Dee slSey4a
Elrst charges Tor 1851 llSJ<oo ''''''
surplus Tor 1892. expended for
steel rails additional equip ,
meat etcl. ....s.--.s-....-...-.- S<S''iso
Quarterly statements Of the National banks OF 'he
city OF New-York:
Oct 8. 1882. Dec 80. 1882, Compa nlas,s6
Can,taI SOL ,8bU.000 3og.85O.000 Dec. Snv9S1
81, nrodfs - 34O47,200 J222s,2U0 Dec isiyy'S1
ss.c ~ l9452yOO 1SU4SU00 Dec. ito.',,X
T.e i.nos iIGgIgiO0 llLi1i,70O Dec. 4tSatsSS