New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-15
THE DAY IN TIE BOND MARKET.

sales of North Carolina 6S, 1919, at l22 Is
1872 IA OF city bank stocks Merchants ~
change sold 140) al l1s.
TIE DAY N THE BOND MARKET
In railway bonds the business was restricted by
limited offerings West Shore Is were strong az
lO4 "a Philadelphia and Reading As sold at
80 12, the first preference o Sod mp to 30 Is T.,
Louisville and Nashville general .6s were activ,
and rose to III l-2. Missouri, Kansas and
Texas IS were easier at o1a9O Reference is MAD
to our full report of bond sales.
In the unlisted department Of the Stock EX-
change Cotton Oil certificates opened 5-s lower
al 81, declined to SO and closed n % IA, after
sales of $4,000 Lohigh and Wililesbarre Coal
sold 400 at 20. Brunswick Company 400 ~
14a14 Is, and Buffalo Iron eco at So 25a
sc 81 10
The money market was abundantly supplied
with loanable funds. but the large exports Of gold
created a sentiment among both lenders and Dor
rowers in favor Of higher rates The market
opened and closed at per cent, The bulk OF
the business was done at 1-2a4 per cent; con-
siderable loans made as high as 3 per cont
And this was Friday. when considerable amounts
OF money are withheld because Of the Stock tX-
change rule that loans made to-day must run
I'LL Monday.
The Clearing House statement to-day was as
follows: Exchanges, sl131sl,145; balances
1853, G44.
The Sub-Treasury to-day was debtor TO the
Clearing House 81, 1873, GA. The business of the
Sub-Treasury for the week ended tonight IL
cudcs receipts Of S2i,45l,529 and payments OF
81 %, 997532 against 81 95.796.237 December Z,
showing an apparent gain Of SOL. 295 But de-
ducting from the payments S9,479000 and from
the receipts SG,54O0O for items which affect
only its accounts with the General Treasury, its
gain as affecting the banks is S3,140,2 05. And
this result includes the payment of Sl,41o,9s3 for
purchased bonds and receipts Of $50, 900 for eX-
change on Southern and Western Sub-Ircasurics,
and S5.43s. 544 for gold taken from the Assay
Office for export To-days operations covered {:
Receipts, s., 726,592; payments, A,06s,42l
with balances OF SlSO.Gis.736 coin and
So. 34S, 7iG currency As the payment for
So. 600. 600 gold taken from the Assay Office was
made only to-day and for 50, 500, 600 on Wcdnes
day. the bank statement OF tomorrow VIII only
reflect a small portion of this loss in cash.
REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON.
The United States Treasury ct Washington re-
ceived to-day S447.00O National bank notes for
redemption.
The customs receipts were S722, 622 and the
internal revenue receipts were S433,l z"
1o-day's Washington Treasury statement OF
cash on hand and deposits in bank compares with
the figures of the last previous statement as
follows:
Net gold hand s2O1 s7 SOL sG953 Inc sls 70
Net silver on nd 22.s46379 22,e65'O75 Inc 1864
on hsad''.. saosos5s sl.5oo47o Dec asia74
Actual cash in
TIeasy vaults
Juistaudc
certhcates $3.50 462 60 $3.50 1872 005 Dec el30 55f
Deposits IN banks 46l3f,32l 1Gol5,032 Inc $50 I'll
Net cash 1905 $40 s3o5 O07 Inc $3.50
The export OF gold by to-morrow's steamers will
be about 81, 6OO,O This shipment had the
effect OF casing the market for foreign exchanges
so that quotations for business were barely STEADY
as follows: Bankers bills, 81 81 l-2 and 81 SO 3-4
respectively for long and short sterliDg: French