New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-18

State bonds were neglected; the quotations were
firm. There were no sales of city bank stocks.
The general bond market was fairly active and
prices as a rule were steady strong. West Shore
and Buffalo first S. however, opened with decline
of 10 at 577s and fell to 57l2 and afterwards sold
up to 80, then down to 57l2d 57os; the transact
tions amounted to $l,S0O,0O0. Canada South
ern first 5s rose from 99l TO 100 with sales
of 1855 900. Rome, WatertOwn and Ogdensbuig
conso 5s sold at 74G 743i074l2 New York, Lacka-
wanna and We stern second IS at l00ls; East Ten
nessee Virginia and Georgia cOnsol 5s at 7414G
749s; Northwestern debenture 5s at 9G4G9
and Burlington and Quincy debenture 5s at 96As
"a 63,. ST. Paul first 5s of Pacific aud Western
division brought $3.50, and first 5s of Wisconsin and
Minnesota division were up g at 80. Erie
second cOnsOl Us were steady at olosd9ll2
Missouri Kansas and Texas general 6s
were up 81 at So. Richmond and Dan.
vile frsts advanced 1 per cent TO 97l2, and
Virginia Midland incomes were up per cent al
S. Louisville and Nashville general Is rose 4 to
043i. Pennsylvania COmpanys l2s sold at 95l2G
9612. Morris and Essex cOnsols advanced to 1851,
and Ohio and Mississippi frsts, Springfield division
sold up to 127l4. Rock Island Is ruled steady
at 1877. and Omaha cOnsol 6s l. easier at 112.
Northern Pacific frsts weak at 1Ol. Texas
and Pacific incomes sold at ola 50l2 and the hrsts,
Rio Grande DIVISION were up b at 724. Fort
Worth and Denver frsts were of Il at G93l
The Sub Treasury statement to-day shows loss
on balance of 81 ,773, 066, made up by losses OF
81 ,655, 500 coin and $l17,367 currency. The loss
was occasoned by the payment of some S3,OOO,OOo
of the called bonds that matured on Saturday. The
DAYS transactions covered: Receipts 81, SOC, SOB;
payments S3,579,629 currency balance &c.,
626, 964 ; coin balance 1920 1925.
To-day furni shed some slight indications OF q
hardeningIn the rates fOrmOney CALL but the largo
Treasury payments for called bonds relieved the
immediate situation that few lOaas were made at
above per cent and at the end loans were offered
at 10 per cent 4 transaction of the day calls IN
question the accuracy of the Geographic quota
lions for the domestic exchanges on New-York.
The sum of 5000 900 gold coin deposited at the.
New-YOrk Sub-Treasury for Geographic order on
the New-Orleans Sub-Treasury for 100000
silver certificates Now, while this operation cost
the sender of the money 10 NewOrleans nothing for
expressage nor loss of interest yet If the quoted
rates at NewOrleans for sight exchange ON New
York are CORRECTIVE, commercial bills 20 cents
and bankers bills 50 pTemium-the sender could
have made money by authorizing his Correspondents
to draw upon him at sight and sell the bill III New
The Clearing House statement to-day was as
follows: Exchanges, $1270O3,5l7; balances,
S5,475, 800.
The United States Treasury at Washington to-
day received $3s6,000 National bank notes for
redemption. The customs receipts were S639,|o'
and the internal revenue receipts S5I0.62l.
The foreign exchanges were not specially active,
as there is no fast steamer till Wednesday but the
demand was sufficient to advance the rates y cent
per g. which makes the rate for 6O-day bills higher
than il has been before and restores sightbils 10
the rate before the reduction in the Bank of Eng
land rate for discount. We revise quotations for
business as follows: Bankers bills 81 STA and
81 500 for long and short sterling respectively;
16l2 aud 5.155s for francs; 95ls and 9o94 for
reichmarks; 40ls and 1923 for guilders.
m London al Inference between
British consOs for money and account was wlden-
ed by a decline of Is TO 10l 1916 for money and OF
Lie to 102 for account. United states bonds were
steady and unchanged at 120 for As and Ito 5-l6
for los. American railways were lower for every
thing but Reading and Canadian Pacific; Bar sil.
yer declined lsd to 507sd. per ounce. The Bank or
England gained GAG. 900 bullion on balance. At
Paris French per cents sold exnterest at 1922
a7557 francs.