New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-21

There were no transactions IN State bonds. but
the quotations ruled firm. OF city bank stocks
Park sold at 1863.
The market for railroad bonds was not az active
az it was yesterday but it generally was strong in
prices. Erie second cOnsols were firm at 92G92l4,
and the first consos sold at 129l2G 1919. Rome,
Watertown and Ogdensburg consol So, after 75l.
were steady at 20. Central of New-Jersey consols
were l. easier at I1734. Chesapeake and Ohio
hrsts series 3, were up from 1885 to 100, aud
the currency Us rose from 53la TO 54as. Missouri.
Kansas and Texas general Us were 4 higher at
83L. Canada Southern first IS were up a at l00k,
aud the second 5s sold at 5lads5. 81. Louis and
Iron Mountain IS up L to II. East Tennessee.
Virginia and Georgia consol IS sold at 7f3sd 7440
74l2. West Shore first IS declined from 5s4 To
573,G5S. New-YOrk, Lackawanna and Western
second % sold at 100ls Northwestern debenture
5s were a easier at Ell, and Burlington aud
Quincy debentures were l. higher at 97l2; but st.
Paul frsts, Pacific and Western division 5s,were mp
10 90 and frsts of Wisconsin and Minnesota
division 5s sold at 81 Virginia Midland incomes
were q higher at 6934. Louisville and Nashville
general 6s advanced from 94si 10 95Ss. New-York
and New-England Is were steady at about 100.
Central and Hudson consOl rs brought 1872. Buff
falo, New-YOrk and Philadelphia irsts sold az 96l2
and the general mortgages at $50 a 80. Mutual
Union Telegraph 6s up q per cent at ST. Green
Bay, Western and St Paul incomes rose from 20la
to 2ll2. Denver and Rio GraDde consols were pa
higher at 81 a. ana the frsts OF Western extension
we're up l. at GIL, Texas and Pacific incomes were
active and sold mp TO 533i, but the closing
changed at j23a the irsts Rio Grande division were
active and sold 70 q, but the ending al - was 4
lower than yesterday. Atlantic aud Pacific incomes,
which Yesterday were feature, to-day declined
from 2234 to 2Ol2a2l. Northern Pacific hrsts were
b higher at 1913 Ii is unfortunate but neyerthe-
less fact. that the day operations have betrayed
a manipulation in the bond market, particularly az
effectng the southwestern system, that lis always
recognized III the stock market.
The Sub-Ireasury to-day lost on balance To2S'.
064. made up by losses of $l29,672 currency and
eOfp daV's
Receipts, S70S,2jl payments, I'll 2363lJ; cnr-
rency balance, $lO,239,O67 coin balance SlIe,-
1908.
The money market at the Stock Exchange con-
tnued easy for call loans at 2Gll Il per cent.
The Clearing House statement to-day was ~
follows: Exchanges. S9O,234,4s4 balances
The United States Treasury at Washington to-
day received $4,000 National bank notes for
redemption. The customs receipts were $780,
and the internal revenue receipts 1891 lib
The market for foreign exchanges was stronger
than ever, but BUSINESS was restricted by me TACT
that the nOn-arva OF the City OF Chester VIII give
no fast going steamer on Saturday. Quotations
are firm for business as follows: Bankers bills,
x4 S7l4 and "a s93. for long and short sterling
16L2a and 5.155s for francs % and
9j44 for reichmarks; 40ls aud 400 for guilders.
Tue governors of the Bank of England at their
regular weekly meeting to-day made no change in
the banks minimum rate of discount and &c re-
mains az per cent During the week the bank
gained fl,6l9,0o0 bullion, and the proportion OF
its TO its Liabilities was raised from 10 1-ld
to AZ Lie per cent, against 40 1916 per cent az
this date last year. To-day the bank gained
$4,000 bullion on balance. The weekly state.
ment of the Bank of France shows an increase of
p IT'S 900 francs gold and an increase of 600 900
francs silver Al the London stock Exchange,
British consols were stronger at IS per cent adj
vance to 1Of 1916 and l02 ll6 respectively for
money and account. United States Is are quoted
l. 10 higher at 125 1-I6 and 4I2s were steady at
ll5la Quotations for American railways gener-
ally were higher in sympathy with yesterdays and
this mornings home markets. AT Paris French
per cents declined from 1850 TO 75.52l2 and. sight
exchange on London was easier at 252ol2 trano
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