New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-03

In State bonds Louisiana consols sold Ia higher
at 90 7-8, and North Carolina special taxes i-2
higher at H. or city bank STOCKS MetropouIao
sold i5s) at 20a20 Ia.
The railway bond market was fairly active aad
prices generally ruled strong. Erie second rs Wcfe
sold down TO 90 lie Spd closed S5 l-2ago VS.
Shore As were active at 10l l-sal 90 7-s. New,
York Chicago an St Louis as at 90aS9 81 ana
Central Of New-Jersey new 5s sold $40 900 an
10i l-sal0i a. Chesapeake and Ohio As were
firm at 70a70 l-2, and currency Sc rose from 70
to rs with considerable business and then were
offered down TO &c i-2 in single $1,000 bonds.
Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern seconds sold
UP to II Milwaukee, Lake Shore end Western
convertibles were active at ss 34ass Atlantic
and Pacific As sold up TO SO and closed ct SO 5s,
and Denver and Rio Grande Is were strong ab
70 s-sa70l- For further information OF bcrd
transactions reference is made to our full reporo
of sales and fluctuations
or unlisted securities dealt in at the Stock TX
change-that is securities which II permits dealings
in and assumes not to be responsible for-Cotton
Lehigh and wflSesbarre Coal 400 at -, News
York Mutual Telegraph l25l at go, Western Ma
lantic Beneficiary 1900 at 6, Duluth, South Shore
and Atlantic 600 Mt 81 34a32, Georgia Pacihs
400 at IL Georgia Pacific frsts $1,000 at
lO9 IA and seconds $4,000 at 1912. Mexican
National new irsts sl Q. 1000 at 90 and Security
Milling and Mining t5o0 at 81 IL l-2asl %.
Money was in abundant supply at 2a3 per ccat.
The bulk Of new business on call was done at
2l-2 per cent and at the close the offerings were
at per cent.
The Clearing House statement to-day is as fol-
lows: Exchanges 81 pa, 1868 balances S6,-
045, 634
SUB-TREASURY OPERATIONS
The Sub Trasurv was debtor TO the Clearing
House S7502i7 It. however gained on general
balance ST. $780, 25, made up by gains OF 81 $685.
437 coin and s2s,3ss currency. The detailed
statement, however indicates that the gain was
made by receipt from WASHINGTON Of probably
81. 0O0 600 coin certificates. The days operat ems
covered Receipts, 50, os4 SOL payments 81 ?ll,-
066 resulting in a general balance Of 81 3,5o2,-
o40, consisting Of $l42, 663, 342 coin and lo,-
028, COS currency.
The United States Treasurer ut Washington re-
ceived to-day $371,o National hank notes for
redemption
The customs receipts reported were s753.4s4,
and the internal revenue receipts were sf49, $685.
The foreign exchanges were inactive with de-
clnina tendency for quotations which we revise
Tor business as follows: Bankers bills. 81 SO 3-A
and 81 So IA for long and short sterling respect
lively; sac 1-Q and $40 for francs; 05 l-s and
o5 SO for reichmarles: 80 7-8 and 40 for guilders
weekly meeting to-day made no change In It's rata
for discount ard Il remains per cent Durina
the week the bank gained eel 900. and the pro.
portion Of It's reserve Its liabilities was reduced
from Aa07 to a. 70 per cent In the same week Of
last year. The weekly statement OF the Bank Of
France shows an increase OF 5,460,000 fra gold
and o gain OF I, 925. 900 fs silver. At the Lcn-
don Stock Exchange British consols closed Is
per cent lower for money at i02 OIL and AZ
100 li-le for the new account American rail-
ways opened higher and ruled strong at figures
generally higher than concurrent home quotations.
At Paris French 3 per cents declined to si.52 IL.
and sight exchange on London was hrmer 40
96.24 Ia frs TO tho E.
RAILROAD EARNINGS
pEvxx AND RIO oRAxpr
EsmSsr q n!ie;. 49, .,s as s,sii tfcd3