New-York tribune., 1891-12-29

o. IA and class A ~ lo2 S-4. and North Caro-
INA consol As at 90. The only sale of bank stocks
was in Bank of America l50l at 203 IA.
The general bond market continued 10 enjoy
activity and prices tended upward Erie consol
seconds showed late strength, rising per cent 20
III l-p. Reading general As were IA better at SO,
10 "a l-2 and the thirds IA per cent TO IS IA.
Peoria and Eastern flrsts gained the fraction at
so "a, but the seconds rose | IL per cent TO 80
Richmond Terminal collateral trust 5s, after sales
up TO 65. ended with net gain of IA per cent
at So No hitch In the stockholders financing
plan WAS announced 10 explain the late weakness
Oregon Improvement frsts improved l-2 10
l0l l-2, and the 5s gained 1-2 per cent at 80.
Oregon Southern general As were S-4 per cent
higher at Ga "a Texas Pacific frsts advanced l-2
TO s4 and the seconds S-s per cent 10 30 5-s.
Reference is made 20 our full report of bond sales
Money on call was in plentiful supply the pre- pre-
loans were made at , l-2 per cent. The last
loan was per cent
The Clearing House statement was as follows
Exchanges S69, III 500; balances, 81, sos.
The Sub-Treasurv was debtor 10 the Clearing
House S722,o0; The net gain on balance since
S1.l42,l57 coin less loss of SOFAS in cur
rency. The two days operations included Re
ceipts S5,s5s,66o; payments, S4,sos,9s9, result
ing in a general balance of Sis, ,065 642, con-
ssting of Sll5,S6S,762 coin and $2.e06, $50 cur
The Mercantile Trust Company reports deposits
of silver bullion against outstanding certificates of
3,6sS,455
The United States Treasury at Washington
received to-day S22s,l45 National bank notes for
The customs receipts were S5s3,s5l. the in
ternal revenue receipts S495,794. and the mis-
cellaneOus receipts S2S.d1l
To-day'S Washington Treasury statement of cash
hand and deposits in bank compares with
The figures of the last previous statement as fol-
lows
S; NJ 3 saa o9 On ei29 s5ss $sas s: :5SSP
en- hsnd........-. 5.ss7oo7 5.52s GIG Dec. 4Os,sol
Actual cash in the
over outstanding 20 mo -. 200 100 w., s7ocao
DsSos Sos'1s a bank Dec Dec sssS
Ne. cash bal si5e el22 PCS sl55o49 1898 Dec s262275
The foreign exchanges were firmer in tone
owing to the seasonable demand to make re-
mittances, short bills being especially strong.
Annexed are the quotations for actual business
Bankers bills. 81 81 S-4 and 81 s4aS4 81 Ia
for long and short sterling respectively; French
and 95 3-S
In London British consos were weaker, falling
l-l6 for money to 95 is and Is for the account
10 % SIG. The Bank of England lost fl41 900
bullion on balance, the drain being for Russian
account. In the open market money steadily
hardened closing at l-2a3 per cent for bankers
balances, and 3-sa l-2 per cent for discounts.
Bar silver was steady at AZ 3-4d an ounce.
American railway shares opened strong and rose
70 the end with scarcely a reaction. The weekly
statement Of the Imperial Bank of Germany shows
decrease in specie of 9,720,OOO marks. AT
Paris French per cents were lower at 94s2 1-2.
Exchange on London was quoted at 2517 l-2
francs TO the sterling
John II. Davis ~ Co. offer 10 investors St Paul
Gas Light Company per cent thirty-year bonds
This company has the exclusive right for gas
lighting III the city of 81. Paul Minn. IL earns
a surplus over all fixed charges equal 10 a per
cent dividend upon its capital stock of 100000
The Merchants Exchange National Bank has
declared dividend of per cent payable Janu-
ary ..
The Metropolitan Savings Bank will credit de-
positors with interest ar the rate Of l-2 per
cent per annum or pay It on January 20. .
sixty semi-annual dividend Of interest at
the rate Of l-2 per cent per annum.
The Bank for Savings has declared the usual
interest for the six months 10 end December 81
at the rate OF per cent a year on sums not 10
exceed SO 900
The Franklin Savings Bank will pay semi
annual interest at the rate of 1-2 per cent per
snnum on sums not exceeding SO, 900 on January
Is, 1892
The directors Of the Oriental Bank will pay
dividend OF per cent from the earnings of the
last six months on January 2.
The National Broadway Bank has declared
semi-arnual dividend of per cent, making the
eisllty-fourth paid.
The German Savings Bank announces its usual
interest payment at the rate Of 1-2 per cent
year
The coupons Of the Columbus and Hooking
Coal and Iron Company maturing January l,
1892. will be paid at the American Exchange Ma
tOnal Bank
The January coupons of the Rio Grande West
ern RailAly Company's first trust mortgage
per cent bonds will be paid by the State Trust
Company.
The directors Of the Toledo and Ohio Central
Railway Company have declared quarterly divi-
dcnd Of l IA per cent upOn the preferred stock,
payable January 25. Transfer books were closed
December 26.