New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-13


In State issues there were sales or $4,000 Vir-
ginia funded debt 2-3s OF 1891 at o.
The supposed advantage TO the coal trade from
the continued cold weather. and the reported
agreement to restrict production was reflected
I'm the renewed interest in the Reading Issues In
the bond list and the heavy trading In those issues
was principally responsible for business aggre-
eating 81 SSS. 000 The improved movement among
them was also very pronounced. but hardly served
10 mpart firmness TO the general list. and Chesa-
peake and Ohio general As lost at 20. Reading
lst incomes however advanced IA 10 So3., the -ds
II. to Is. and the 3ds 1s. to liz Chicago and
Northern Pacific lists also rose to 43, and st.
Louis Southwestern lists 10 II.
The United States Treasury received to-day
s5633l3 National bank notes for redemption.
customs receipts reported to-day from washing
ton were s572.564, the internal revenue receipts
s5l4 49, and the miscellaneous receipts s22s37.
Total Government receipts for the day, S.ll03j6;
expenditures. 81 2J9O 900: excess Of expenditures,
sl4s 643 Receipts for the month TO date $40. 742
997: expenditures, s4.407.0Oo excess of expendi-
lures, s36sA 0o3 Receipts {. the fiscal year to
date S152 800 Il3; expenditures. Sl2535.443; eX-
cess of expenditures over receipts $l9.23333O
To-day's Washington Treasury statement, COW
erlng actual results Of yesterday, compared with
the last previous statement shows the following
balances
Net gold on hand Rts S;s e Inc 'A'a5s
Nj Nj .;:4 a .G sss 81 me-
Actual cash in the
over outstanding 49, .o- go ,oo T., s,,o,,c
pssg s bank SIS Inc 5i
Available cash $780, 40 1855 s2oOo Ols Inc $685. 5s
Sies ''.o' . 247o77oi 26e4I.sso Inc. sis5sd
Actual cash bal sl74as4e2s Dec. 1927 o3s
The Sub-Treasury had debit balance al the
Clearing House Of s276,659 It's net loss on bal
ance was s64S 234. made up by loss in currency
of S266 O09 and loss in coin of S3.l22o To-day's
operations included: Receipts. s2.5l2,o63 pay
ments 49, 1885, 49, resulting in general balance Or
sls 500 922 consisting of $S2l7j,109 coin and $685.
454, 2l3 currency.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call was 2G2l9 per cent. Time con-
tracts were made at per cent for thirty days
3MSia per cent for three months S1sq4 per cent
for four months and 4 per cent for six months
The highest grade commercial paper was Az per
cent for three months 4i2q5 per cent Tor four
and six months These rates were generally
made by houses which placed loans Directly
while the majority Of hC uses dealing through the
banks quoted rates at 4n4l3 per cent for sixty
to ninety day Endorsements. 41404s4 per cent for
four months acceptances. fiz05 per cent for
fonr months high grade single names, 4l2G5la
per cent for six months single names OF the
same grade. Six months paper not SO We'll
known was per cent and above.
The foreign exchange market was dull and I'M
changed in general features from yesterday
Closing rates fol actual business We're as fol-
lows:
Sterling .ss Gss';; ., E28E BIS sa:5' o'
Franc. ..;:........ IKE ' ~
Reichsmarks 80 .oSt
GuilderS IVA TVS
The price of domestic exchange was as follows
at the places named: New-Oreans commercial
125 discount bank par; san Francisco. sight Lilo
premium telegraph &c. Boston, 12l2n2Oc dis
count Chicago 2jc. premium.
Bank cearings in this city to-day were: EX-
changes Sl09 1888 1853: balances. Sj4s9O62
The price Of commercial bar silver in this mar
ket was G55sc. per ounce. Mexican dollars were
quoted at 52ac. In London the price OF bar silver
declined 1-l6 To BOD.
Money on call in London was p per cent The
rate of discount in the open market was 1916
per cent for short and three months bills Brit
sh conscls were l06 1916 for money and 1858 for
account French rentes were l0l francs 31i3
centimes Paris exchange on London, p francs
22ib confines The weekly statement OF the
Bank of England shows increase Of f3S5.S26
and that Of the Bank Of France decrease of
375 900 francs gold and an increase of 1.9'3.OOO
francs silver. American stocks in London were
irregular and generally lower. Further details OF
foreign markets are given in the usual cable re-
port printed in another place
The committee for the reorganization Of the
Ohio Southern Railroad Company consisting OF
Messrs John l. Waterbury. James d. Smith and
Jules s Bache. invites holders of consolidated
mortgage bonds and stocks Of said company to
deposit the same with the Manhattan Trust
Company under preliminary agreement provd-
ing that any depos.tor may withdraw his Sc
curties without expense. II he is dlssatlsned
with the plan when issued. Copies Of the agree
ment may be obtained from the trust company.