New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-24
Bid. Ask Bill. Ask
w. as 1891 kn7 US our 6s. 1895. l29
U.S.4 49, 1891 con. l01 903 U s. cur g. 1891 ia
q STA 1901 reg 1881. 20 US cur S. 1898. l2j
ISIS 1891 Goa. 25,l26 u.s. IS, 1899 ..l29
US u.s. 1898 49, Dist Col s. 500 LII

State bonds were dull, but Louisiana cOnsOl As
sold at 92a92 IA, and South Carolina 6s, non,
fundablc, at 4. OF city bank stocks, Republic sold
C2OJ at l42 State 80 at l19, and Peoples (2o] at
1876.
A well-dstributed business was done In railway
bonds at full figures without developing any Spe-
cal features Erie second 6s sold up to 90 IA
and closed 90 1-sa9e 3-6. New-lOrE, Chicago and
st. Louis As were strong at 80. West Shore As
were firm at ! OF l-4a1 OIL 3-S. Milwaukee, Lake
Shore and Western cOnvertbles rose to 89l IA.
We refer TO our full report Of the transactions
On Sunday, February | 2, this statement was
published: " The New-YOrk banks now hold Of
Government moneys $4,000 00' rHE lRIB-
U\t said this on the subject: The Government
deposits in re National banks Of the country, by
Treasury statement of February l l, were reported
AT S55Sl 2,033 but not one-quarter of that sum is
deposited by the Government with the banks IN
this city One-quarter of all the Government de-
poSts ut that date was Sl3,91S00S. Herewith
there Is printed the statements of the Newly Ork
banks made up As Of February Ia, under call by
tne Controller; 1t shows that the amount of
" United States bonds held to secure Government
deposits on that day 81 400, 600" Now, If
all the bonds so held had been four per cents the
largest amount Of deposits Of Government money
permissible under existing rules would have been
81 2,54 600 Probably the amount of Government
deposits in New-York banks did not then, and
does not now exceed sl0,000000.
CONTINUED DUI.NESS SHOWN
1t was another dull day IN stocks and the trans
actions aggregated only ll4,O 900 shares But, with
all the dulness, there a marked indication Of
strength and confidence. The Richmond and West
Point stocks continued TO be special features. but
their advances not being cOmprchended by oper-
atOrs generally We're regarded as marpots rather
han stimulants TO the general market. Neverthe-
less the buying was much better than the
selling that almost everything showed some i'm
prov, ment. The Chicago and NOrthwestern's re-
port OF gross earnings for January, showing loss
from January, of sc6, Of 81 1888 was used as "a
weapon against values. and IL did pull the price
of the common stock down from 100 Id to
0S 5-S after the early advance of 1-2 per cent
but it closed strong at 0S 10. Considering the
weather of last month the loss reported is Of no
significance but when il is noted that the earnings
Of last month. despite Of weather and cut rates
were still S250,00 greater than January, 1896
an Increase or per cent on an increased mileage
OF only S.S per cent, there is little comfort To
" bears short of stock which last wear earned
nearly - per cent St Paul, with only moderate
transactions made n final gain OF "a per cent
The market closed dull and strong at near tic
best figures.
or unlisted securities dealt In Mt the Stock Ex-
change, Cotton Seed Oil certificates sold Il 60O) at
30 3-4a30a30 l-2, Chicago Gas Il 00) at 36, New
York Mutual Telegraph 500 at SO, Mexican Ma
tional Construction (2O0) at 27a27 l-2, Georgia
Pacific t200) at 20 l-Sa20, Georgia Pacific seconds
Isl O00l at 52 "A, Mexican National frsts 81 o.
600 at AZ, and Phenix Mining Il 00) at 36 cents
Money easy usual at 2a2 l-2 per cent
and closed offered at per cent
The Clearing House statement TO-DAY Is as fol-