New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-31

Us Cents. lO4 = lOf = DIR OF Col '.1'S
In state bonds. Tennessee Us rose l. to 45i2, and
the compromise bonds were firm ut 40. LOUISIANA
consos sold ut 1918 North Carolina special taxes,
o the Western and to the Wilmington. Charlotte
and Rutherford Railroads at H. and Missouri De,
1856. at 1906 and 1887. at 1917. The Arkansas as
were easier: Pine Buff declined from 47l2 to 40 ;
Red Rivers from - to 49, and centrals from % to
%. Yesterday suits were begun against the Pine
Bluff and the Red River railroads of the same char
acter ~ tha recently decided in favor of tho bond
holders against the Fort Smith Railroad AS in the
original suit, tho case was fully argued on its
merits, and rs tho clam against that com
pany rests upon the same statute as do the
clqims against all tho other companies, of
course the new suits are simply pro lorna actions,
neecss Try to be taken TO reach judgment against
each company. OF city bank stocks. forty-hVe
shares of Importers and Traders sold at 26O.
Railroad bonds were dull; early dealings
prices for SOME issues we're little better and later
again wero lower. OF Eric second c0ns9ls on!v
~ COO was sold at 81, and the closing quotation is
a6IoaG7 Chesapeake and Ohio frsts were
steady at 81, and currency debts rose
from 53l4 to 54l2. Canada southern
frsts sold nj 95os 053s, Morris and Essex coDsoIs
were easier at 122ll, and New-lork. Chicago and
St Louis irsts declined Il TO 07l2 Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas first cOnsols were on is at 1882 ahd
seconds after rising a to o. Were offered at 56l2.
Central of Ncw-Jerscy consos were y lower at
HOB. ST. Louis and Iron Mountain new 5s were
of l., at 77lq Louisville aud Nashville general
mortgages declined - TO 92as but Richmond and
Danyllc dcbcnturcs rose "a to 6lI4. Cleveland and
Pittshurg sinking funds sold at l25i2 and Missouri
PociGc consols ut 1921. Mutual Union sinking
finds were OIL to 10. st. Paul trsts Pacific and
Western division were Il higher at 90 aud Chicago
Burlinrton and Iowa js sold ut .05 y. Den'cr Rio
Grande consols rose ~ TO 81 and then were weak ut
9OIo. Texas and Pacific frsts Rio Grarde division,
were steady Mt S57s0S5si Atlantic and Pacihc
iirsts sold at 95G9I7s Northern Pacific irsts were
firm at 1O27sD 1903, and New-Orieans and Pacific
frsts recovered ~ 10 1893.
The Sub-Treasury oday gained S1,5GS,7S0 on
balance, made M By gains Of $l,450,4j3 coin and
300 227 currency. The receipts, however. include
an issue To itself Of 100000 gold certificates so
that if there are not some other items which are
simply the result of bookkeeping the real gain was
S16S. $50. The days transactions covered: Re-
ccpis. -, 237 ,0SG payments, $l,6Gs,4O6; cur
rencv balance, So, 107,50O: coin balance. $l15,-
2I7,s20. Money was less abundant than it was
Yesterday. but IL was easy enough and call loans
were at 3Ia4D4 per cent. Tho domestic exchanges
ON New-York. at the places named. are quoted
follows: Savannah ls2as prcmlum; Charleston,
nor 70 Ii premium; New-OrlcanS, S1O$1 20
rr.mium for commercial and So premium
for bank; ST. Louis, 80 cents discount;
Chicago. so cents discount, and Boston, 35G45
cents premium.
Ihe Clearing House statement to-day is as
follows: Exchanges $l12.26S,S05; balances,
$8.1S5 ,027.
The United States Treasurer at Washington to-
day received Si61, 900 National bank notes for
redemption. The customs receipts were $S3S.275
and the internal revenue receipts $2s20G0.
Tho foreign exchanges more active aud rates
were a "a L. cent to the { higher being for busi-
ness as follows Bankers bills. $4 s2a4 and 81 S6h
for long and short sterling respectively; 5.21s and
5.I77s for francs I; 043i and 9Ji2 for reichmarks
397s and 4Ols fer guilders.
In London British consols early were IL higher for
money, at l02 3-l8, and unchanged for account at
the same figures lator they declined ls and closed
nj lO2 l-10 for both The public quotations re-
ceived for American securities are not trustworthy.
IL il possible that the quotation of 106os-an adj
vance of 80 per cent-for United States 3l2s is
rect. because it accords with the recent advances
for that issue In the home market; but the advance
of 10 per cent for tho 42s 10 16is and OF ls to 122
for the AZ, in the face of Yesterdays home quota
tons is hardly probable. American railways gener-
alIy are quoted higher and naturally 3d. response
to yesterdays home advances and this mornings
early. strong markets. but the reported advance
from 100 20 l40 1929 for Illinois Central stock
probably is incorrect, particularly as the highest
London quotation q 53l4l was received hero before
the stock rose in this market from 141-yesterday's
closing bid-to 147. At Paris. French per cents
rose to 1925, and sight exchange on London de-
chned 10 26.1Sl2 francs to the e.
The February coupons OF the first mortgage bonds
Of the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. Rio
Grande division. will DO paid at tho Mercantile
Trust Company.
The annual report OF tho Etna Life Insurance
Company of Hartford shows O large gain in its
membership and business. Ten years ago it made