New-York tribune., 1895-12-17

In State issues there were sales Of Sc. 900 North
Carolina special tax. class ]. at = 0 $4,000 e,a len
nessee settlement 3s at 81 ana S!,VVo virginia
funded debt 2-3s OF 1891 at b3l2
Trading in railroad bonds was made more IN
teresting by the renewed activity and strength
in the Northern Pacific issues. and the day DUST
ness was increased to s1.7l0.0OO The temper
was firm but slight gains were the rule, ana no
declines were to be noted. Among the important
advances. Chesapeake and OHIO general 41ss
rose to 1914, Denver and Rio Grande improve
ment 5s 1s4 to 9la4. Northern Pacihc 3ds coupon
3 to "a. Reading lst incomes to 81. the as re-
ceipts lN TO 81, the receipts unstamped IA 10
90h and Union Pacific. Denver and CUR ISIS
to ss&
The United States Treasury received to-day
s472152 National bank notes for redemption
Customs receipts reported to-day from Wash
ington were $539,055, the internal revenue re-
ceipts 1897 O77 and the miscellaneous receipts W.
eSs. Total Government receipts FOR the DAY a.,
5O007l: expenditures sS4S.000; excess OF receipts
$685. OIL Receipts for the month TO date, $l452S,-
i67; expenditures. $l6.SS4,0o0 excess of eXpendi-
lures So, 2,S55. s9S. Receipts for the fiscal year to
date sl55 S07 2s3; expenditures. STAGE 443; eX-
cess OF expenditures over receipts. slozzoloV.
To-day's Washington Treasury statement GOV,
ering actual results Of two days ago compared
with the last previous statement SHOWS the
following balances:
Net sc. on hand Rss RSS Inc iltss sSics
NJ: .S:5 sSs$ on sa issss Sifssss s Bee: Bee @
Actual cash in ths
over on;s,anding
Deposits ia bank i SS GGS l72257 Dec os2a
Available cash 500 4I55s4 sl9sc Dec. ss74si
DsnISs sities 'o. 2,42osss 2aae4l74 Dec. 2o5eces
Actual cash ee4 69e $40 Inc 81 2G9is3
To-days Withdrawals Of gold reduces the net
gold balance to $2,S24766
The Sub-Treasury had a debit balance at the
Clearing House of s50O,4S6. It's net gain on bal
ance since Friday was Ss12.S2s. made up by n
of S3O5547 To-days operations include: Re
ceipts s5544.424; payments. s4Sl9427. resulting
in a general balance of s1S1 .S02. 500, consisting OF
$Sl s12 231 coin and $99 99027S currency Receipts
of Saturday and to-day were s7,759,065, and pay
ments Sc. .SS6296
MONEY AND EXCHANGES.
Money on call was 2Q21a per cent. Time con-
tracts were made at per cent for thirty days,
3@3h per cent for three months. 31s@4 per cent
for four months and per cent for six months
The highest grade commercial paper was Az
per cent for three months, 4l2q5 per cent for
four months, and per cent for SIX months
These rates generally made by houses
which placed loans directly, While the majority
Of houses dealing through the banks quoted
rates at 4q41s per cent for sixty 10 ninety day
acceptances 4l2Q5 per cent for four months
high grade single names. 4isQ51a per cent for six
month"; single names Of the same grade. Six
months paper not so well known was 3 per cent
and above.
The foreign exchange market was firm at un-
changed quotations.. Closing rates were as IOl-
lows for actual business:
Cables Long bills Short bills.
Sterling ..... 4SS%N4S9 4S7lsa4.S7& 4.SssH4 $50
Reichsmarks 9J4 D5e.
Cuilders 40i. 402s
Gold TO the amount Of s3,1s0.00O was taken for
export to Germany
The price Of domestic exchange was as follows
at the places named: New Orleans, commercial
$50 discount bank par: San Francisco. sight Lie
premium telegraph. &c; Boston, Zoe. discount;
Chicago. 10 to 25c. premium.
Bank cearngs In this city were: Exchanges,
$50, ,697, ,617; balances. 81 2,26S,236.
The price of commercial bar silver in this mar
ket was 66c per ounce. Mexican dollars We're
quoted at 52Ac In London the price Of bar silver
was unchanged at 80 3-l6d Silver to the amount
Of $50 900 ounces will be sent to Europe Tomorrow
Money on call In London h2d$4 per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market was Is
per cent. for short and three months bills. Brit
ish consols 1914 for money and 107 5-l6 for
the account. French rentes were lO1 francs 10
centimes. Paris exchanges on London. % francs
% centimes American stocks in London were
irregular and generally stronger. Further de-
tails OF foreign markets are given in the usual
ca Die report printed in another place.