New-York tribune., 1888-04-12

The only transaction in State bonds was in North
Carolina consolidated rs at 10 l2 OF city bank
stocks, CommCrcr sold u " at l 20, Merchants Ia
change l25y at l u 3-4 New-l Ork t25J at 22l and
Republic o. at l42. The sales 1t auction, printed
below Included u variety OF bank shares.
falr business was done IN railroad bonds at
generally advancing prices The strength Of the
market has been remarkable throughout the
certainty and depression OF the speculation in shares
The advances to-day were not large, but they sig
mhed the constant demand for standard securities
Erle second consols were inactive and firm at
" l-4aS1 is. Chicago Burlington and Quincy,
Nebraska eXtnslon A. galnen the fraction at
So 5-o. Metropolitan and New FORK Elevated firsts
rose per cent 10 / 3 and IL respectively. Rich
mond and West Point Terminal trust 6s advanced
81 10 81 81, and Louisville and Nashville col
lateral trusts l-2 TO lO7 "a. Denver and Rio
Grande western hrsts regalned yesterdays loss at
60 l-2. New-Jersey Central general 5s were In
request at IA per cent advance to ! OIL "a. At
lantlc and Pacific incomes further declined l-2 to
20 l2, and Fort Worth and Denver City frsts lost
the same fraction at 70 1-2.
OF unlisted securities dealt In at the Stock EX
change, Cotton Seed Oil certificates were quiet and
steady (l.7gO around 20 rs. Georgia Pacific firsts
sold $4,000 at 1O7 l-4alO7I-2 and seconds
ts2l 600 at AS Mexican National frsts trust GER
tifcates $40, 900 at 40 34, Chesapeake and Ohio
second preferred. receipts (4jj at 3-4 and among
mining shares Horn Silver 400 at 81 and Silver
King ,25J at s..
Money was decidedly easier at 21-2 to per
cent the business being done principally at the
The Clearing House statement to-day was as
follows: Exchanges, slOO,442,649; balances
>, The Sub Treasury was debtor at the Clearing
house $500 16l. Its net loss on balance to-day
was 1924 81 8, made up by coin loss of sl51. 20l
and a currency loss of sl7s,o25; The operations
covered: Receipts, Sl.149490: payments,
SLABS sos. The general balance amounting to
81 9e;i 0i457, consists Of sl45, 663 90 coin and
REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON.
The United States Treasurer at Washington re-
celved to-day 236,00O National bank notes for
redemption.
The customs receipts were :l,oo7,7o7, and the
internal revenue receipts were S9lO773
1o-days Washington Treasury statement of cash
hand and deposits in bank compares with the
figures Of the last previous statement as follows
Net gold on hand 9T So 5 81 Agr Az Il 10. Dnessne9
Net silver on nd 49s25se6 5Oo65 o3l Inc. 2S9. 1875
on hand ..... 2415L42O 24,sss as7 Inc. esool7
Actual cash In
Treasury vaults
over outstandg
certificates $3.50 i23 3s1 $3.50 s1i s72 Inc $685. s11
Deposits IN banks O4s4e62s 56.s47 007 Inc. s00,439
Net cash banc.s ess 7so oss $50
The foreign exchanges were dull and rates for
London and the Continent steady. The quota
tions for actual business were as follows
Bankers bills, - s. l-2 and 81 81 for long and
short sterling respectively; 5I9 3-o and 5.I7 l-2
for francs; 95 l2 and 95 7-8 for reichmar<s
40 IA and 40 1-2 for guilders
In London new British consols were is lower
at 90 5-l6 for money and 90 IL 8 for the
count American railway shares were rather
weak, although the declines were generally frac-
tonal and in many Instances partially recovered
at the close. The Bank Of england lost f45O, 600
on balance. India Council bills were allotted at
an advance of l-S2d. per rupee and bar silver was
quiet but firm at 42 sd ounce. The rate of
discount in the open market 3-s and l l-2
per cent. At Pa1is French per cents fell from