New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-18

In State bonds nothing was done beyond small
sales of Louisiana O. ex matured coupons at G3l2,
South Carolina Brown 6s at 1O501O4, and Ala
bamas class A at s14GS2 OF City bank stocks
Metropolitan sold at 1855.
wcll-distrbuted business was done in railway
bonds; but generally it was at declining figures.
Louisiana cOnsols were ! off per cent at 03. New
York, Chicago and St. Louis first 6s declined % to
90ls and West Shore and Buffalo 65 sold from 743t
down to 70 and closed at 1884 Chesapeake and
Ohio frsts, series B, were steady at 90, but
the currency Is off per cent at 40. st. Louis
aud Iron Mountain new So declined - to 10 East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia incomes declined l
per cent to % and recovered to 20, and Richmond
and Danyille debentures were steady at SO. Louis
Vile and Nashville general mortgages were off per
cent at 9Ol2 Omaha cOnsos were Is lower at 107l2,
and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy de benture IS
fell to 50. Texas and Pacific incomes declined l.
to 81 and iirsts Rio Graude division, fell from II 70
to 7OG7O2i. Atlantic and Pacific incomes declined
3, to %. Northern Pacific frsts weak at a
decline to 1O24.
The ubTreasury to-day gained on balance S247-
337 made up by a coin gain of 1902, l40, less cur
reucy loss of SJl,Sl2. The balance, however, was
reduced by the retirement from its cash of $780,
600 gold certificates. The days operations COW
cred: Receipts s. O99 SCI payments, 81 ,4OS,327;
currency balance, S7,O4S, 67G; coin balance, SIG
SG5,177.
Money again more active rs consequence OF
q changing Of loans occasoned by the sharp de-
probation in values Rates for call loans ruled at
a 4 per cent, and closed at 2l2 per cent.
The clearinghouse statement to-day was as
follows: Exchanges, $liO,li2,1sli balances,
S613i.057.
day received S2ig 900 National bank notes for re-
dcmption. The customs receipts were Ss2Z,OOO
and the internal revenue receipts T32O,9l3 49,
Because Of the difficulty in negotiating mercantile
paper there - small demand for bankers foreign
bills of exchange; yet the bankers are eager
hgvcrs of all commercial bills offered. The rates
for business are steady AID unchanged, as fo!!o"a;
Bankers biiis, % Stl2 and - s4l2 for long aud
short sterling respectively; 1.2l aud J.Zl lOI
francs; 9iL and 90 for rcichmarks; 39'4 an" 40
In London British consols were strong and =
higher but later there Wa, a reaction and prices
closed last evening AT lOl ZIG and lOl I-!b re-
- drclued FROM TVS 10 l-5H =" - =
aud the 4l2s wcrc unchanged at , IL.
The whole iE .t OF AmgT %aTy rr a%hy1
Of hose in Yesterdays late home markets. me
Bank If England lost on balance LlO6OOp bullion:
India Council bills were allotted at decline Of
i-lt;d p.r ruprr At Paris French per cents rose
20 ~.f1l, aud sight exchange on London was
straiv 80 2J.2jll francs 20 tn" L.
The following srcUrltIc. were sold ut auru"h
at the Exchange sacaIunm yesterday:
sr1rr Mechanics Nl'ou'd Euus .t2jl la0's
,,.g-.9rr. 80 ,,gh ..........I5l-
80 ....... $40
600 .rrr.. Alice wlulrr Company ... ~ 40 pr. sh
alrI ''...... 3 ct-. pr. sh.
Tho cr,.. earnings Of the following railroads are
reported:
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, AID ~. PAUL,
1881 I--I 1888
,-r,,,.r ,,,-tr.s 40 1893 1850
Second Nrfa lu oct. s.u1r..t2 >.l1,Itt : 2b.'",y
Ia. 10 o. IL 49,. ll5i3g-S iJ,l2-,1yi lTG9IUJO
long ISLAND.
l.-2 1883 Difference
second vr.E oct. St7,5a& +IHO65 Inc. ,t',5lo
Ja4L / To GA. 10 2OI-.ODt -2'-uJ" iLc I'4O'O
ST. IOUI, ASD San FRANCISCO
ISL 1882 1883
,-...,cr militia
..',.,I 800 iy prf t-tEgs t-AO0O eT7IOO
Ian ID 2,4lJ,tJb 2,tll,tUO s,5,I, ~