New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-29
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET.

The business in State bonds was limited to
Virginia funded % per cents. which were mod
erately active at from "a to 54A. or city BANK
stocks Commerce sold Q0) at 1854 ana fourth
National O0) at 200.
The general bond market was much less ac-
tive than it was yesterday. but It was not
specially wanting in strength. The reported
transactions amounted to about Sl.550.Ooo, az
par value. against s2.Os5.OOo. Atchison general
As were dull and heavy. closing at 1873. aiter
sales at 70, but "a" seconds advanced on un-
usually large transactions the fraction TO 4o's
Colorado Midland As rose 2 per cent to "A. ana
st. Louis and San Francisco seconds, classes
b and c. were fractionally higher. chicago
and Eastern Illinois 81 were fairly STEADY AT
99i G991. Chicago and Northern Pacific iirsts
fell per cent to 4S}S. ana Nor' inern n,s'
VILE Evansville and st. Louis consol 5s dropped
to 65. and at CT ended with loss OF 2 per cent
There was a moderate business In Erie second
consols and after selling at Iils. they gained
the fraction at 75h Missouri. Kansas ana
Texas frsts advanced Il per cent to S2-4, ana
seconds. which were much more active; were
firm at Az and 47as. OF The Texas and Pacihc
issues income seconds under an active demand
rose per cent to 22K @22. Reading incomes
were neglected. but general A. gained the frac-
ton at 72AG72h. Reference Is made to our
full report of bond sales
Money on call remained easy and abundant
at ! and 1ia per cent. The first and final rates
were the highest
The Clearing Houac statement was follows:
Exchanges slOO,OS2, SIC; balances. s5,o6s,l,6
The Sub-Treasury was debtor to the Clearing
House s5O5 9O5 Its net gain balance was
$500. made up by gains Of s52676 in coin and
$40 594 in currency. The days operations COW
cred: Receipts. S6l63g2; payments, $Sl- 20 re-
suting In general balance of sSsl3IOI9. con-
sstng Of SCI 0J1 s03 coin and S2f6s5.2l6 currency
The United States Treasury at washington
received to-day $07S452 National bank notes Tor
redemption
The customs receipts were s215.eSi. tho internal
revenue receipts $9l96S3, and the miscellaneous
receipts slO2.Si0
To-day's Washington Treasury statement Of
cash on hand and deposits in bank compares
with the figures OF the last previous statement
follows: ~
Net gold on hand ss3Gi2 80 $50 5oo5so Dec. sss.cs
Nj s@a .r: on hand tsi5 : 80: IS B "s sS s4
Actual cash in the
d ar,asu} nsu oer, ID
Deposits in banks. i2o5s rs i2os5i: Inc 2a.sa'
Net cash bal sio0 css $40 sice s5i5 ~:
There was a very good business In foreign ex-
change and the demand fairly divided be-
tween bankers and importing merchants On
both London and the Continent rates were ma
terialiy higher and the closing was strong at IN"
ton prices. Appended revised quotations Tor
actual business: Bankers bills. GsSns.s3ia and
As53 WS4ss for long and short sterlhg respeS.
lively: French francs 520M519-. and 5.lSkT
5l7h; reichsmarks. 9i7sN95 and % 3-lSm95ss. In
London British consols again were n trihc lower
at sSAs for both money and the account. Inc
bullion balance Of Bank ~ England remained
unchanged In the open market money was
dearcr at 2iam2% per cent for discounts ana 2D
%. per cent for bankers balances. Bar silver
was quoted steady at 3lisd an ounce American |
railway shares were depressed at first but ad- |
vanced subsequently, and last prices were VIZ |
tually the best. In many instances. however |
they were below the closing figures OF yesterday !
II a fcs of money and prices Of stocks were ar |
fec.cd undoubtedly by the beginning OF the fort
nightly settlement. At Paris French per cents |
were practically steady at 99.07iz sight exchange
on London remaining unchanged at 25.i7 francs |
to the sterling.