New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-24

The market for railway bonds was strong ana
advancing several notable recoveries being mace
from SATURDAYS low prices southern Rail"ay
LIST 81 advanced g.. to 9la<. Atchlson As. to ~;
Kansas and Texas lists. / to 81; Kansas and
Texts 2ds, 3l2 to 56h; Northern Pacific consol.
5s to "a, Reading general As rcts.. Is to '4ss'
Rio Grande Western lists y to 70; Texas and Pa
cifc lists 5s 2la to S2le: Texas and Pacific "a
income. to 20; United States Cordage LIST trust
receipts to 2SA Union ac,h Inc: Denver De v, ,o ana
Wabash % IS. . to Il: Wisconsin Central rcts.'
6l5 to 40.
The United States Treasury received to-day
s44S 233 National bank notes for redemption
Customs receipts reported to-day from WASH
ngton $559,2O7. the internal revenue receipts
sS59.640. and the miscellaneous receipts S2Z,SZl.
Total Government receipts for the day. Sl44 $40;
expenditures s6OS. 000 excess Of receipts, $685.
675 Receipts for the month to date. s2056 $50;
expenditures. s23.lsOooo; excess of expenditures
s261335O Receipts for the fiscal year 10 date.
1851 S45 766 expenditures. $ls0.32S4 43 excess of
expenditures over receipts, slS4s261I
Today's Washington Treasury statement. Gov
erng actual results of two days ago. compared
with the last previous statement, shows the fol-
lowing balances
Net gold on R:f s 20; 3; Dee, :as
x: .S:4 on na 70 9 So I"s
Actual cash in tn,
cerncates Sis oae COS s1ssl'ssss Inc. si2e a5
Deposits bank. l47o2o5i IA $500 Inc. 1919
Available cash. ss7 SIS o5s siss,o2cis Inc. sissi24
6iltes ','. .. 2aIs75O7 22sa9es4 Dec as7.sea
Actual cash bal sl74 64o55. Sl75 42e 4se s7s5s7
The Sub Treasury had debit balance at the
Clearing House Of s33O56@. Its net gain on bal
ance since Friday 1884,. 1852. made up by a loss
in currency of s4l0053 and loss in coin of 81 so4-
Sl5 Today's operations include: Receipts.
So 321 741 payments $324S,S06, resulting in gem
era balance of l.6l9, consisting of $19ls2.-
7O2 coin and 500, 40S,9l7 currency. Receipts of
Saturday and to-day were s5,52l4Os and pay
ments S6.4l617O
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call was 6 per cent and upward %
per cent being the extreme range but the ma
jority of borrowers got accommodation al per
cent. Time money was practically nominal, few
long loans being made al per cent. CONNER
cial paper of the highest grade ruled at per
cent for all periods. There were few transac-
tons made.
The foreign exchange market continued firm.
with little business doing. Cold to the amount OF
s55OO0O was engaged fot export Closing rates
for actual business were as follows:
Sterling 's ssSs 4 2aS s':, s%ss s;
Reichsmsrks ............ e5 aat
Guilders ................ 'oD 4oa,
The price of domestic exchange fol-
lows at the places named: New-Orleans com
mercial $50 discount bank par: San Francisco
sight lilo premium, telegraph &c; Boston. 10c.
premium; Chicago par
Clearngs in the city Were: Exchanges. $685.
$50. 100; balances, S5,57e,926.
The price Of commercial bar silv9r in this
market was 66Iac. per oun @. NJ exican dollars
were quoted at 52lzc. III London. the price of
bar silver was unchanged at 80 7-l6d
Ten silver bullion certificates were sold at the
Stock Exchange at 66as and ten at 66i2
Money call in London was AH1 per cent.
The rate OF discount i'm the open market was
rs per cent for short ard three months bills.
British consos were 1l5 l5-l6 for money and LOG
for the account French rentes 90 francs
S2i2 cent!mes. Paris exchange on London. %
francs. q confines. American stocks in London
were generally higher at "a to IL per cent.
further details of foreign markets are given In
the usual cable report printed in another column.
The trustees of the Citizens Savings Bank
have declared semi-annuai dividend at the
rate Of Sl2 per cent per annum on all sums of s.
and up to $1,000. which have remained on de-
posi for the three or six months ending De-
cember 81. 1895, 10 b. paid on or after January
90.
A sem-annual dividend at the rate Of ( per
cent PEI annum has been declared by the East
ing December 81. upor all amounts entitled
thereto. form s. 10 $1,000 payable after January
10 1896.
A semi-annual dividend al the rate Of per cent
per annum has been declared by the Bowery
Savings Bank on all sums deposited from 81 10
$1,000. which shall have been In bank at least
three months on the first day OF January next.
Dividends are payable on and after Monday jan
uary 90 1896.
The Board Of Directors of the Oriental Bank
have declared semi-annua dividend OF > per
cent payable on and after January 2, 1896
The Board of Directors of the Merchants Ex-
change National Bank have declared dividend
% 3 per cent on the capital stock. free of tax
payable on and after January l. 1896.
The Board of Directors Of the National Broad
way Bank have declared semi-annual dividend
of per cent. free Of tax. payable on and after
January 2. 1896.
The Union Dime Savings Institution announces
interest usual: per cent on the first $1,000.
and per cent on the excess up to $4,000. Written
up on after January lG, 1896
RAILROAD EARNINGS