New-York tribune., 1893-12-22

Is IS. 1907. reg li3l iax Us. cur o. sss 40
Dis-Col. SG5 1894 lilia ll2
Business in State issues was limited 10 a sale
Of 81, 900 Louisiana new consol As (smalD at %.
There were no transactions In city bank stocks.
The general bond market had only one feat
ure Reported transactions were nearly ST.
900 900 at par value. but about one-half Of this
business was In the Atchison Issues. The gen
eral Az fell about 312 per cent TO 65s.. and the
A seconds nearly per cent TO S3isg33Ss The
dealings I'm other bonds were Of little conse-
quence. Erie second consols were y per cent
lower at 76. and many other issues suffered
fractional losses. Chicago and Northern Pa
cific frsts closed at 42is and Northern Pacihc
consOl js at 30. Texas and Pacific hrsts Were
active and weak and Wabash seconds were
per cent lower at "a. There were no exceptions
10 the general movement Reference Is made t.
our full report Of bond sales
The money market remained easy and rates FOR
call loans ruled AT lMlh2 per cent The bulk of
the business was the lower rate.
The Clearing House statement was as follows:
Exchanges $SS. .S32 072; balances. s565o.z1O.
The Sub-Treasury was debtor to the Clearing
House $639 407 Its net gain on balance was
1851 948 made up by gains OF $2235S9 In currency
and sl34 3j9 in coin. The days operations Gov
cred: Receipts. s30SS,39O: payments. s2.6So443
resulting in a general balance Of $9l.4744S. con-
sisting Of $G3 3204.097 coin and $2S.G43.3jl cur
rency.
The United States Treasury at Washington re-
ceved today $3j6.364 National bank notes for
redemption.
The custom receipts were s3s0.4SS the inter
nal revenue receipts s427,4s0 and tho miscel-
laneOus receipts $3.50
To-day's Washington Treasury statement OF
cash on hand and deposits in bank compares
with the figures Of the last previous statement
as follows:
gold $50 sG5 So 7s 334 Dec. s273 53i
Net legal tenders on - ..-
Ne; ss4& sv;; on hand 5;55c aa5 % Dec Dec sss
Actual cash in the
over 3u,s,andn9
psa.,. ss5n.'e' @ bank 81 s3 @ Dec gs 80
Net cash bal slO5 994 s73 slo5 7o4 sis Dec s2oo2,
The foreign exchanges were dull and virtually
unchanged. There some sales OF bills In
anticipation Of further gold exports, but the de-
mand light that no large sales could be
ness: Bankers bills. 81 S4AMA S4l4 and 81 s6A
asa 81 for long and short sterling respectively
French francs. 519ssQ5IS% and 517l2M51GX; ;
reichsnarks. % and 95a4.
FOREIGN MARKETS.
The governors OF the Bank Of England at
their weekly meeting made no change I'm its
minimum rate OF discount. which remains at 3
per cent. In the week the bank lost f850458
bullion and the proportion Of reserve to liabili-
ties was lowered from 5293 to J019 per cent
against reduction from 4s.09 to 45.4l per cent
In the corresponding week last year. when the
discount rate was unchanged at per cent. At
the London Stock Exchange British cOnsOls
were distinctly higher at 80 l-1G for money and
9S 3-1G for the account. In the open market
money was sitter at 212 per cent for discounts
and 2%M3 per cent for bankers balances. Bar
silver declined to 32lhd an ounce. American rail
way shares were depressed. and in spite Of
fractional rallies last prices universally
the lowest At Paris French per cents rallied
to $3.50. sight exchange on London being 2519i2
francs TO the sterling. The weekly statement
Of the Bank OF France showed an increase I'm
specie Of 2.225.00O francs gold and decrease Of
2,J1J, 900 francs silver
A dividend OF per cent has been declared by
the United States Mortgage Company.
a quarterly dividend OF per cent has been
declared by the ew-England Loan and Trust
COMPANY
The Michigan Central Railroad has declared a
semi-annual dividend Of per cent. and an ad-
ditiOna dividend or l12 per cent.
The Canada Southern Railway Company has
declared n semi-annual dividend Of IA per
cent and an extra dividend Of y yer cent
The regular quarterly dividend Of . per cent
has been declared on the debcnturc stock OF the
Umbrella Company
The Merchants Exchange National Bank will
pay a dividend OF per cent on January .
A semi-annual dividend Of per cent has been
declared by the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railway Company.
The fortieth quarterly dividend 2b per cent
Of the Mexican Telegraph Company of New
York will be paid on January H.
The Central and South American TeIeCraph
Company has declared It's th!rty-siyth qua rterIy
dividend Of 1A per cent
The New-York Central and Hudson River Rail-
road Company has declared a dividend OF ~
per cent
A semi-annual dividend OF 3 per cent has
been declared by the National Bank of North
America.
A quarterly dividend Of IL Der cent has been