New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-18

In State bonds Tennessee IS were moderately
active at 39l0iO. North Carolina consolidated
As sold at S02 and special taxes to W. C. and r. Rail
road at .. OF city bank stocks seventy shares Of
Phenix were sold at SOl2.
The railroad and miscellaneous bond market gen.
orally sympathized with the share market, but for
someof the cheap good bonds there is steady absorb
ton OF the offerings. West Shore and Buffalo 5s
were active between 792t9791s and closed at 1855
New-York, Chicago and ST. Louis first gold 6s were
in demand at 1O1 7s01O2. Chicago, st. Louis and
New-Orlcans IS sold at 1861, and New-YOrk
Central debenture 5s at 1O27s9 1929. Erie
second consols declined 1 per cent to 81 and re-
covered TO 97l9 bid and 95 asked at the close.
Boston, Hartford and Erie iirsts sold at 80 against
SO, the last previous sale. Gichmond and Danyille
debentnres off 81 at 60. East Tennessee, Viz
gnia and Georgia incomes declined Is to 3524 rose
TO 81 and closed at 36l2 Wabash general mort
cages sold at 7sG7307l, against 79l2
on Tuesday Atlantic and Pacific incomes wero
more active than yesterday, but were "a lower
Texas and Pacific incomes declined per cent to go
and frsts Rio Grande division were 7s lower at 81 g.
Denver and RIO Grande consols OFT q at 97l2.
Mutual Union sinking funds lost per cent of yeser
days gain and closed at So.
The Sub-lreasury to-day gained on balance
$4,000, made up by n coin gain of $90,073 less
currency loss OF 81, 1888. The days transactions
coyered Receipts, $10S1.7s4; payments, $685.
094; currency balance, $7.5S9,3S4; coin balance,
%1lf SD, 735. The supply of money at the Stock
Exchange is abundant but the evidence of artitice
to make extremely low rates is apparent call loans
ruled from 3 10 per cent.
The Clearing House statement to-day is as fol-
lows: Exchanges, %l32,202,72O; balances, &c.
02l,146.
The United States Treasury at Washington to-
day received TG27 900 National bank notes for re-
dempton. The customs receipts were 1891, 740,
and the internal revenue receipts S44l 40
In the foreign exchange markets the cry still 10
scarcity Of commercial bills" despite the fact that
our exports of merchandise are largely in of
last year. he more correct version of the situation
Is: Commercial bills are eagerly absorbed by bank
ers, who heretofore have sold bills against their
credits. For business the rates are unchanged. as
iollows Bankers bills, ~ s3l2 and - S6Ji for
long and short sterling respectively 5.2O0s and
6.l for francs 9i y and % for rcchmarks; 40
and iOll for gIilders.
The Governors Of the Bank of England at their
week " meeting to-day made no change in the
banks minimum rate for discount and IL remains
ut per cent during tho week the bank lost
EG9lOO bullion. and the proportion Of ITS
reserve 10 it, liabilities reduced from
80 7lG 10 32 per cent against i23s per cent at the
Bank of France shows gains Of ., 100000 francs
gold and 10000 francs silver. At the London Stock
Exchange British cOnsos opened 1-lO higher. but
latcrdccned Il and closed at lO1 1915 and lO2 3
tor money aud account respectively. United states
bonds were firm and the IS are quoted y higher
American railways were quoted all lower In SYM
patty with Yesterdays home markets. AT Paris
French 3 per cents were up to 80 francs.
The gross earnings Of the following railroads are
reported: