New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-25

Stoe bnnd, wore trcly neglected with quotations
steady. OF city bank stocks Continental sold t2o) az
Bas!ncss in railway bonds generally was limited to
small transactions. but the market was strong with
some Improvements in prices. Err" second consols
rose III 10 and closed at STA. Missouri kansas
aid me - we're drm AT 7GI West SHORE certificates
were quiet 1879 and the new!euaraneed bombs SOLD AZ
1000 lOol4. New-Iotk, Chica5o anu - LOUIS ntsts
were up y at -. BIhdio New York and PhlIadephia
rsts active and rose from 10 to tC2@ I12 10y
tennessee. Virginia aud Ge RIA cohsos rose - 10 oo
aud the income, were up Il a. 2oSi. LnnsVe aud
and Rio Grande rSts r. fnGinalhs 9nt hnaiy ciosro
M per cent at ll5 hrsts of Wcsrrl were on at az
Texas and Pacific incomes coNed : Hgher ~ 90 "e
lrtr and Pacific hr>s Western division were easier az
s3l99si and the "comcS were "t = al n @
Pacific seconds rose y TO 9!So - LoulS ana pm
francisco sener Is were up at c a0I 70 IS S6
worth ana peHITr ta r''s Iot ON balance $352
made up by losses OF $6l57l currency ant 1880
n,rinrufs S9j-I5i; and resulted In balances Of
SI3.2s2. 500 currency AMI Sl73.15J61t coin. ,
Money ruled easy NJ ~" = per 'c"' anu ''oe "'
IT hc C Clearing House statement was follows: Ex-
changes, Sl3I, SIS 1896 balances, SH46-,eh
The United states Treasury at Washington received
$32j.oOO National bank notes FOR redemption. ...,
The customs receipts were 500 3Oo ana tue INTERNAL
revenue rccepts were F399@69
wise ouottous for business - follows: Bankers bils,
- r54 ana Ind oF i far %i fres 95la and o6a
for rrlchmarls; 20 and 40l4 iOr guil lcrs
The governors OF the Bank Of England at their regular
weekly meeting to-day m'de no CHANGE IN the DAMS
pnr%s the we'k the bank lost s26o564 ocoa and the
proportion o. its reserve to t. liabilities Vas Erd 3S
i ncr cent at this date Last year.
The weekly statement of tho Bank Of France eo shows
SILVER At the London Stock Exchange British cohsos
were steady 80 DIG for money an 9g9 or account
American railways opened not only higher tnah ycSter
days figures. but AT prices that we're from 20
Il higher than the equivalents OF yestery SI eiG'
ing figures and further improvements we're mfue 10 ne
close At Paris French per ns .t iLS o
~. aud recovered to- $40. p ana s,sus eAo~Ns va
4 NJ i ram I.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ASD ST. PAUL
Number Of mile, ..... 49,, t. - .,, tS3S
Am @ %c St. P,e g5s5 5555 s?s P 2sescooS
ST. LOUIS AND sAS FRANCISCO.
Fs%$;: & .45 So .s.s5S$ s:5S
DENVER AND RIO GRANDS.
FH@%;; s; 5} s .3 s5s !sfs3
PENNSYLVANIA.
%s3!s Ss b sssss ss55sss
\ earning. sI,y67i77 sL4757n s,Gle,2s'
Ds ,nl. losses by western 5ilc7 Sl79es 5o.sss
yo,rpp.co .sI,sO277O slI57,74s sl.565.sIs
Jan. to Nov. 80. .o,,,,,.t, -o7 ,sss,, ,Gs sll
Gross earmnc - 80 "a - ~ fyl0 81 S922I5
Operating exp hses.------ -'''''0'D ',
vct..rn,n,, i59 81 slG0is,67s sl4776Oso
Add profit, from Western ,,,oo,
Deduct losses by Western Que ooE o,c 90,
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Net eleven months 10 - d, ~, , 40 4 10 -oo M
l.. Il. R...-.....---' Si''-oo'''V |''''''
Imports OF dry goods at New-York.
1897 1884. 1885.
,,o,o, q, tha mort II iOi 0O1 81 4iO 52S s2l676i5
Tbr5Mn on warxrt.. l.44l 900 l,35l,l36 2000O6o
since January l. ,.oo,, an, 400 "a, 81, 40 7os ,R7
ri'own an uarset. l2O S1S, 522 09f6SSH 9s,4S43oa
ON THE PHILADELPHIA PETROLEUM EAChAN"H'
PHILADELPHIA, &c. 24 (SpeciaD.-Ihe day
before CArstmas always notable one with the menu
bersof tho Petroleum Exchange. To'd'y there was
hond of music In attendance and ire brokers' war t
aSnt in lively style. When tho hour OF adournmohs
arrived the floor was strown with the wrecks "a nsn
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