New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-03
Who're Mere no transactions in State bonds and

There were no transactions in State bonds aud
city bank stocks were entirely neglected.
The general bond market was dull but the tono
was steady TO firm for the whole list West shore
and Buffalo first IS were specially strong de-
spite continued "bcarIsh" talk concerning them,
because of numerous complicated suits brought 10y
creditors of the North River Constructed Company,
who seem to be anxious to place every possible
obstacle IN the way of a prompt payment oI thelr
ciined 10 52%, and closed at J3l2 Central ana
Hudson dcbcture Js sold at lOi. East Tennessee,
aud bid. ST. Paul first ~, Pacific and Western
division. brought pa 99'4 and irSt 5S. Wisconsin
and Minnesota division, were of y at ~ u North
western delrturn -. were steady at 9oha9oas, as
also were Burlington and Quincy dehcntures 5S at
25l, Enc second consols sold up 4 at VI bat
closed at 93i2. Missouri, Kansas and Texas
rs were y better at Is. Wabash general
Gs rose l. TO i7i2, Denver and Rio Grands consoS
rose per cent to g3l2 and frat Western Exclusion,
advanced from 81 to 60 G234. Union l'acinc brsts
wero easier If 1919. Northern Pacific hISs ruled
strong. although they were Il Oh at l0i. and Ore
pnu and Trans ontinental frsts rOSc from 1Ol2 TO
20
The business of the s3nb- Treasury for the week
ended tonight includes receipts Of S9072, 90G and
payments of $s,54f ,29s, leaving tue general baiI
auCe at $l39. 779,302. against Sl30,3O0,60i hprl
% showing apparent gam of $I!a,G0S. But
from he The receipts $65o,oOO for certain items
of transfers which only affect the Sub Treasury S
account with the General Treasury, us true gam,
includes receipts of abOnt So 200 900 gold com paid
for gold bal lion delivered by the Assay Ofc" and
shows %no true loss to hs ITCns%y
cciptS Sl.4lo.5o2; payments = ,"22,lIG; currency
balance. $40 633.57l; coin balance. . 30 l45.13l
The money market to-day was fevelish rates for
call loans huctuated between -, and per cent
but the business generally was at 2i2d3 per cent
and the final was at ~ per cent -. c.-.... 49,,
Statement of the Controller of the Currency on
May |. 1854, showing the, amounts OF National
banl, notes and of lcra-tcudcr notes outstanding
at the datos of the passage Of ne acts OF June 70
1874. January II, 1879, and May 81. 1878, to;
gethcr with the amounts outstanding at date, and
the increase or decrease:
Nat,onH Btnt Woes.
S"1;a aa4n 5 5nns S III
Amount outstanding Nay 81 1919 ''.... I 1 g2
H%2@@. o9l1iS9'ns .. f1 1dS
Decrease since Ma; j. 1913 lOOa215o
Legal Tender Noes.
Amona, Ont'tandns IS 70 III
Amount retired under act OF January H. 1919 10
Ano,nt outstanding on and since May 81 ls7s 3i665lOlj
Amount deposit with the Treasurer United
states to redeem notes OF insolveDt and iaol
under June 90 1874 40.21222i
Inelsss N %s deposit s Sa ny y " iss 53
circulation Of National Gold banks not included the above
The clearing House statement to-day was as fol-
lows: Exchanges. $l77, GU0,092; balances, $3'OoG-
03S.
The United States Treasury at Washington to-
day received $3S9.00 National bank notes for
ind the internal revenue receipts SOH2. "a.
Yesterdays reduction in The nOuinal rates for serl
ing exchange stimulated an inquiry which IN turn
developed the fact that the reduction wa nominal
ana not real. Only $3.50 900 IN gold, however, Is
engaged for tomorTOws steamer and 1t is nos I'M
likely that while the current rates for money IN
London and Aew-York rule as at present, gold
shipments will cease irrespective OF the balance or
trade If It were possible for English creditors to
arrange with American debtors that when the bal
ances are required they shall be paid i'll gold and
not silver dollars. We quote rates for exchange
unchanged for business as follows: Bankers
bulls, ST. s724 and ~ S9l2 for long and short ster
ling respectively; 6.l73s and J.l5 for francs;
953a and 0j24 for Techmarks; 404 and l0l2 for
guldcrs
In London British consols for money opened Ia
per cent lower al l01 1-l6. recovered t. lO1 GIG,
and again declined to l0l ZIG. The new account
opened at l0l5 *, rose to 10l ll-16. and closed at
1Ol y. United St1tes - were off l. at 1858 and
4I9s were Is lower at 1l5A. Despite ycster-
kets. American railways generally show an
impTrV emcnt in quotations according * the pub
lished dispatches, which, hOwever, do ne always
agree with the private cipher quotations received
by some bankers The Bank of England gained
81, 900 bullion on balance Bar silver was lsd.
lower at 505id. per ounce. At Paris, French 3 per
cents after advance to 7s.52l2 closed at 18Th
and Sigh; exchange Oh London was up to 2J.iS
francs - the /.