New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-03

The Treasury purchased $4,000 lbs at
1916 10 and rejected offers of s779, 900 As at 20
State issues were entirely neglected, and there
were no transactions in city bank STOCKS; ,,,od
The general bond market. while inactive ruleu
firm. Richmond and Allegheny first recelptS eA
July interest advanced l per cent TO oS Ia, ana
the seconds were in demand at %, L0usNlIl55
Southern irsts rose to 96 1-2. Philadelphia and
Reading As recovered to 90 3-4a90 IL, and the
first IS sold up to so 12 Columbus, Hooking
Valley and Toledo IS advanced to &c. Reference
is made to our full report Of bond sales. -
Under the rules of the Stock Exchange, that all
loans made between its members on Friday
must run till Monday, it has always been noticed
that the brokers who loan for financial lnstltu-
tions have smaller amounts at their control on
Friday than on any other day. The reason IS
that bankers and banks doing an out-ot-toWn Dus-
ness do not know till they open Saturdays mail
what their requirements for that day will be, ana
therefore will not take the chances of being Dor
rowers on Saturday by making loans on Saturday
till Monday. Hence they all carry on Fridays
larger balance than on any other day. This,
every Friday in the year, withdraws large
amount of loanable funds from the Stock EN-
change When the supply at 2a2 1-2 per cent
largely exceeds the demand, this withdrawal is
without effect on the rates. But at this season
Of the year-when money should command better
rates without stringency-the days withdrawal
is quickly felt in the rates for the day. So to-
day the rates for call loans ranged from IL per
cent early to , per cent late. But at the close
the offers Of large amounts at per cent were
The Clearing House statement today was as
follows Exchanges, Sl1O, $50, 1892; balances
S5,SS6,S99
Clearing House 1914 O5. The business. Of the
Sub Treasury for the week ended tonight in
cludes receipts, of s13,501, sol, and payments Of
S15.Os14O7, leaving the general balance at
SlO5,3S1, 578, against 81 96 9671s4 July 26, show
ing an apparent loss Of S341,103 But, deductlng
from the payments s2,144,022 for items which
affect only its account with the General Treasury,
its gain rs affecting the banks is sos, 8. And
this result includes the payment of Sl62,022
for purchased bonds TO-dayS operations COW
cred Receipts, S2,076,047; payments, S2,002,-
l36; with balances of sl74,54S,11S coin and
$40. S33.460 currency.
The United States Treasurer at Washington re-
ccived to-day 1851 ,541 National bank notes for
redemption. The custom receipts were S540O95,
and the internal revenue receipts were S43l ,295.
The foreign exchanges opened weak, but later
recovered under good demand for to-morrows
mail, and closed firm at quotations for business
rs follows: Bankers bills ut 81 s. l-S and
81 81 IA for long and short sterling respectively
French francs at BIS 81 and OLD 5-S; reich-
marks at % and % 7-16, and guilders at 40 Is
and 40 ID
In London British consols were steady at 9s II 6
and % ID respectively for money ana account.
In the open money market money was steady az
. IA per cent Cor discount OF bankers DIS
Bar silver was frmer at AZ 3-Sd. per ounce,
English standard No movement OF bullion 70
or from the bank was reported American rail-
ways opened with partial responses to yesterd ny 5
late declines in the home markets, but later
improved and closed strong in the face OF the
Stock Exchange adjournment 10 TUESDAY morning.
At Paris Frcncl, PEI cents rose 10 si.97 II
and sight exchange on London was easier at
25l5 IL for sterling
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
DENVER AND RIO GRANDE.
49,, 1ss7 1 l6Ssi 1872 lS9;
Fourth week in July 1888 600 s2l9 40 s22l go
COLUMBUS. HOOKING VALLEY AND TOLEDO.
$s%$;' q AL 5a g. 5s5 S
MILWAUKEE. LAKE SHORE AND WESTERN
Number OF miles,. PIE ao, o.. s,oo %
Fourth week in July. SlOOlyO ~ 20 ,Sl1Ecc o.,
TOLEDO. ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY.
Fourth week in July. SiiS'SSff22 S99aa' e03
Jan ! 10 July 81. -op,oI, 1'o'0V'
IMPORTS OF DRY-GOODS AT NEW-NoRk'
Entered az the port 50 $50 800 s29503l6 s2S8l969
Thrown on MARKET. 2,4S0'OlO &1'o'Z'z z'ooV4''
En sncs "a 6d 7s43o74o 81 os
Thrown on market. ..73. l1 Tlf1oSo elocoo-l
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS
rondon Aug . p. m.-Atlantic and Great western
et attqag trustees certificates, 3ON Canadian racine
5s7 Illinois Central 49, Mexican ordinary 0oH; Read
Tbe rate OF discount In the open market for short bills
ss advice. quote per rentes at 81 francs 81 Z
combines Tor the account and exchange on London at 70
francs 1872 centimes for checks