New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-13

The sales of State bonds covered number OF
issues: Tennessee settlement IS at 90 l-2ao9 "a,
Virginia IS deferred at Yas, MISSOURI l Is deeS at
Fort Smith Railroad at 20 and New-lori otaVe
IS at Il3all2 Of city bank stocks, Leather
Manufacturers sold u0j at 200.
STRENGTH IN THE BOND MARKET.
The general bond market continues to widen and
slowly to gain in strength. To-day's business
covered large number of issues III the prihteu
transactions Erie seconds were firm at VS 5tav w.
Elizabeth Lexington and Big SANDY os soiu up
TO 100 ga New-York, Chicago and st. LOUIS
As are becoming fayorites with investors at o IL
ae7 "a. Detroit Naekinac and Marquette IAN, G'nu
grants were ia demand up to TO- Columbus HOOK
Inc Valley and Toledo Gs rose to rs ID ana inc %
TO ~ Missouri, Kansas and Texas Is were / = per
cent better at 20 IL and the 5s per cent better
AT G2i.2 St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas issues
were in large demand the first at lOl 1-ealO2 =
and the second at 45a4o; Inc synaiea,e whicn
kansas and Texas first mortgage bonds, issued by
the company to build the different branch lines,
disposed of the balance OF the bonds To-Day 10
syndicate OF bankers in Berlin. Application mas
already been made to list tue bonds at the Berlin
OF Unlisted securities dealt in at the Stock En-
change, Cotton Seed Oil certificates sold g. 500 at
81 3.la32 5-sa32 IA; Lehigh and Wikesbarre
coal 5000, at II 3-sal2 CHICAGO Gas Ga Trust Gs
Georgia Pacific firsts 81, 600 at ioG and Security
Milling and Mining u00) at 81 20
Money ruled at about 12a4 per cent; eX,
ceptionally at A IL and per cent and closed
The Clearing House statement to-day is as fol-
lows Exchanges, sl0l,6lO,S57; balances ST.
003 030. -,
The Sub-Trcasury was debtor to the Clearing
House ss3s,54O. Its net loss on balance, how
ever was 81, l40,37s made up by losses OF s927,
O1O currency and S222,360 coin. The days
operations covered: Receipts sl,33l, '2!; pay
ments s2,48l,l 06-resuting in n general balance
Of sl54 oil ,057 consisting Of sl45, 7ol,l20 coin
and so, / 30 28 currency.
REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON.
The United States Treasury at Washington re-
ceived to-day $7S1, 900 National bank notes Tor
redemption.
The customs receipts were ss67,423, and the
internal revenue receipts were S379,70S.
cash on hand and deposits in bank compares with
that of yesterday follows:
Jan II, 1892 Jan IL. 1888 Differences
Net gold hand 5000 400 7es Dec s,S lse
Mel silver on hand 52O504sS 526s2.325 Inc ASi.sS'
is3z.sss b ISs s SSs 81
Actual cash In
Treasury vaults
7 over outs anding - .,.,.o.
ceruhcatss 70. ~ ,ne'
Deposits In hanks. AIoolsoo AoEso'oSV mo- oit,ifu
Net cash balances ss22 s3as Inc s724 $50
! The foreign exchanges were quiet and steady
at unchanged quotations for business rs fol
lows: Bankers bills. 81 81 LIZ and 81 SO I-2 for
long and short sterling respectively; 5.22 l2 and
b20 for francs, 90 Ia and 80 5-6 for reiohmarks
! 40 and 40 lis for guilders.
/ The governors OF the Bank Of England at their
weekly meeting to-day reduced its rate for dis
count from TO lie per cent During the week
the bank gained f245, 000 aud the proportion OF
its reserve to Its liabilities raised from $500
to d0.l6 per cent against an advance from 80 7-s
to 80 per cent in the same week OF last year. The