New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-15
rrw.yoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 1884

sold at SO, and Jersey City rs water loan sold at
1O4. OF city bank stocks, German-American sold
at 1881, and Metropolitan at 151.
The market for railroad bonds was extremely duil,
but the prices were irm, and for some issues smart
advances were made. Erie second consols were g
higher at 04as Rome, Watertown and Ogdenourg
5s rose 81 to 7O14 aud the incomes were Ahigher at
$751; Chesapeake and Ohio 6rsts, series B,were up
per cent at 1O1, and tho currency 8s were hardly
steady at 51051as. Missouri, Kansas and Texas
seconds were Il higher at 81, and the general 5s
were steady 1T 66ll Canada Southern first 5s were
Il easier at 0S and the seconds were per cent
higher at &c. West Shore and Buffalo first gold 5s
sold up to 54l2 and closed at 53s being pressed for
sale at the close by the interest that year ago
was "bulling" Denver and Rio Grande stock
at 55. New-York, Chicago and st. Louis
first IS were strong at 1854, and
the seconds by an inspiration of room traders were
advanced from 80 to 90l2691. East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia consol 5s were steady at IZi2
and the incomes rose q TO 3O34. st. Paul hrsts
Pacific and Western division were, % higher al JOB
Manitoba consos rose "a TO 1OZA.
The term of Office as directors of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Company of Messrs Sidney Webster,
LIVE. Randolph and Frederick Sturges will ex-
pire in May this year. We learn that efforts are
being made to secure proxies to be used at the
annual election, to be held March IL, TO defeat the
return of the last two named gentlemen
and fill their places by the election OF
gentlemen less conservative. The movement Is
said to be in the interest that year was sue
cessful in giving the Stock Exchange representa-
tive in the Board of Directors Mr.. Randolph is the
treasurer Of the company and has filed that POSI-
ton with entire satisfaction to the stockholders
Mr. siurges has been connected with the
company for many years and IS the
son of the late Mr.. Jonathan Sturges,
one of the original corporators of the company,
whose name of the old merchants of New
York to this day is the synonyme Of strict integrity
and faithfuness to trusts. nile no Tenect'oihs
coming vacancies, it still may be said that there Is
no cause for change IN direction that has so sue
cessfully weathered the storms of one-third OF q
century as has the old management OF the ILLINOIS
Central Railroad Company.
Tie Sub-Treasury to-day gained on balanceSIo4,,
ade by fbn' d Gf
Receipts, 81, ,245; payments, SSO4Oo4; cur
rencv balance, $S,26s,52O; coin balance, $ll9'-
The money market was abundantly supplied for
call loans at l 70 per cent.
The Clearing House statement today was as
follows: Exchanges $116,916,16O; balances
The United States Treasury at Washington to-
dav received S343OOO National bank notes for
redemption. The customs receipts were 1862, 755,
an There ere IS no European mail tin Saturday and
the market is so firm that that the usual reduction
of rates on off days for the purpose Of capturing
commercial bills at discount is omitted, and the
0uotations for business remain firm at quotations
as follows: Bankers bills $4 S5si and
81 s9I for long and short sterling re- re;
953t for reichmarks; 40 and 40l4 for guilders.
The governors of the Bank of England at their
regular weekly meeting to-day made no charge ~
G banks minimum rate of discount, and remains
at go per cent During the week the bank gained
elIOOOO bullion, and the proportion Of ITS reserve
ner cent against "A I51 per cent at this date last
wear. The weekly statement of the Bank Of France
shows an increase of 5,325,000 francs gold. and OF
Ak 600 francs silver At the London Stock
Exchange there was a buoyant market for British
consos and the prices advanced from 100 d3-I6 TO
for account, United States bonds were'unchanged.
The quotations for American railways sympathized
with the late advances in yesterdays home mar
kets At Paris French per cents were steady at
7647le, and sight exchange on London was higher
at 20. 26 francs to the t.