New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-21

State issues were quiet and strong, the business
including Alabama, class b at lO5 3d. North CarS-
lima consol as at 90. and Tennessee settlement rs
NJ 90 OF city bank stocks there were small sales
Of Metropolitan I25) at IA and western i@o) at
Tho General bond market was moderately active,
buf devoid of new features. The movement of
prices was downward, although the final declines
we're generally unlmportant. The largest losses
we're Suffered by issues of doubtful value, or by
Hose which have not been distributed. Texas
and Pacific incomes fell l per cent to 80 Is
Western New-lork and Pennsylvania seconds ga
10 ~ 10, and Oregon Improvement lives Is
pcr cent to 60. The feature of the market, how
ever. was the activity in Atchison incomes, which
advanced to 40 IA, but in spite of the promised
interest of Q per cent could not maintain the I'M
proveaenf Canada Southern firsts closed 1-2 per
cent higher at o. although the transactions were
not large. The advances were exceptional ana
infreduent Reference is made TO our full report
Money on call was in abundant supply at 1-2a9
per cent, but rates for time loans were not re,
taxed. In fact lenders were little less inclined
70 make long engagements
The Clearing House statement was as follows.
Exchanges, $64,171 ,oos; balances, $3,6O0,596:
The Sub-Treasury was debtor to the Clearing
House S44O,5Oo. It's net gain on balance since
Friday was 1851 ,l5S, made up by gain OF S95o,-
O54 in currency minus loss of S373.s96 In
coin The two days operations included: Re-
ceipts $627l ,Os2; payments, S5,689,924; result
ing IN general balance of 81 344061 Sc, consist
ing Of Sl1O ,243,5s1 coin and SEA, l62,bs5 cur
The Treasury bought $4,000 ounces of silver
bullion at prices ranging from S1.00 80 to
81 90 "a The Offers amounted to l,661,0OO
ounces. but the prices OF those which were re-
iectcd were not made public It was announced
that having completed the July purchases the
Department would not consider other offers until
The Tinted States Treasury at Washington
received to-day S23G,573 National bank notes for
The customs receipts were $743,392, the in.
ternal revenue receipts 1851 1897, and the mscella
neous receipts S57,2l6
To-dav's Washington Treasury statement of cash
on hand and deposits in bank compares with the
figures of the last previous statement as follows:
Not col, Tpy g 80, !eY 9S Go Inc nqefsftic
SSs sS Tcf ." on ni hd s&s9S Inc aas
on hard enc. ,e". 1o5,4sa e64s7 Dec 9.oOo
Treasury vsul1
osS si52 s sas Inc seso go
Net cash bal s77 500 725 si77 $50 o7s Inc s2s5 s58
The foreign exchanges were dull without ma
teral changes Demand rates on London were
strong in consequence of the higher price Of money
| there and long bills were weak by a lack Of
demand here The following the revised quo
| iations for actual business: Bankers bills,
| 81 "a 1-2 and 81 81 for long and short sterling
respectively French francs, 5.2l 1S and 81 34
| reichmarks, 95 and % 5-s.
| 95 lilo for money and % l-e for the account.
There was better feeling in the subsequent deal
incs and the final quotations OF % 5-l6 and
| last prices on Saturday. The Bank of England
| gained $4,000 bullion on balance. In the open
market money ruled at l-2 per cent Tor dis.
counts-the bank rate-but was extremely easy
! NJ about 1-2 per cent for bankers balances Bar
| silver declined IA to as 3-4d. an ounce. Ameri-
can railway shares were relatively strong through
ont the day, although prices were irregular, and
in the closing tTapsactens slight concessions were