New-York tribune., 1895-12-12

In state issues there were sales Of $500 Louis
lana con. As at 100 Four shares OF 'he bd"h
of Commerce were sold at 2iO.
Considerable activity In the Atchisons ana
| Readings failed to have other effect upon the
list than merely 20 Increase the total business 10
a. 54S. OO0 Prices even among the leaoing active
| issues failed to get out OF the rut into which
they have fallen. and the few important changes
were among the less prominent issues Broad
/ wav and Seventh Avenue con. 5s rose rs 10
i1as. Des Nones and Fort Dodge lists. 10 10
and St Louis Southwestern lists to 90 while
Colorado Coal and Iron declined las to 9'is.
The United States Treasury received To-Day
soso -s7 National bank notes for redemption
customs receipts reported to-day from Wasn-
neton were siS2 $751; the internal revenue receipts
s21e $40 and the miscellaneous receipts sSO.2Z3
Total Government receipts for the day, ssioo3o'
expenditures. N.S09 600; excess OF expenditures
s42s.9ci Receipts for the month 10 date s1,oo1;-
6a1. expendtures. Sl3.l4S.WO excess OF e1pehui-
| tures 90 5l5359 Receipts for the fiscal year 10
date. sl5l217j7; expenditures NSi ssc eH
| cess of expenditures over receipts, sl?o5sooo
| To-day's Washington Treasury statement COW
| aring actual results OF yesterday. compared with
| the last previous statement shows the Following
balances: ,o noo :, Changes
Ne, cold on hand Rsf 1sa,5sse 5G ,!ssdo7 ssass
NJ .;s on a as iisiis Dec E"s ,sss s
Actual cash in the
& ssdsaI s,s iss "a g; 'it9sssi Rs Ss s sssS
,va,.n,. cash .sso ?5a ss7 slso ,ios'5 sl'o.ics
fapSt Sies MINOR @ 'a 24sssecs 2.7e77oi Inc 42s i2s
,c,ua, cosb bais174 ss5 2ia si7iG256I s2i2.65s
The Sub-Treasury had debit balance at the
Clearing House Of tl70,476. Its net gain on oai-
ance was S39 SO made up by gain IN currency
OF s2o4 677 and loss in coin Of SlG5l lsS To-days
operations included Receipts s5ooS'ezf' pay
ments s3O294 resulting In genera palanCs 800 "a
sfS2 973 15 consisting Of Ss234s 1876 coin and $s9
e24 $50 currency.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call was 2G2k per cent. Time con-
tracts were made at 3 per cent Tor thirty oays
and three months. 31a44 per cent for four months
and per cent for six months The highest grace
commercial paper was Az per cent tor 'hree
months 41aa5 per cent for four ana SIX no,i,ns i,
These rates were generally made by houses which
placed loans directly while the majority or houses
dealing through the banks quoted rates at 4p4Hs
per cent for sixty to ninety day Endorsements,
fXM4a per cent 70. four months acceptances,
4ibM5 per cent for four months high-grade single
names. 4hd5is per cent for SIX months slneIs
names of the same grade SIX months paper
not so well known was per cent. Inc com-
nercial paper market is inactive. =,
The foreign exchange market was easy and dull
with enough exchange to meet a small demand.
The gold taken for export-sl 000 000-was un-
doubtedy a special transaction, as present rates
do not make II profitable to send the metal
abroad. Closing rates for actual business were d.
follows: , c, ,,u
Reichsmarks 49,. az. SO.
The price of domestic exchange was as follows
at the places named: New-Orleans commercial
$50 discount. bank par San Francisco slsht
1-16 premium, telegraph &C. Boston loulo 1-"c.
discount: Chicago, par.
Bank clearings in this city to-day were: Ex-
changes. s99.937,7S6; balances, se66sSos
! The price Of commercial bar silver In this mar
| ket was 656sc per ounce Mexican dollars were
quoted at $3.50. In London the price OF bar silver
declined 1le to 80 liod Svet toorro TO Ine y'ou"
The silver market has been declining al! the
week on liquidat!ng movement for LONDON ac-
count. u,
Money on call in London !. per cent The
rate OF discount in the open market was 1916
per cent for short and three months bis. brlt-
ish consols were O6 1916 for money and lob lois
for account French rentes were lOl francs ~
centimes. Paris exchange on London % Tahcs
"a centrnes American stocks in London were
irregular and generally lower Further detalis oi
foreign markets are given In the usua caoie le-
port printed in another place.
WESTERN UNIONS QUARTER.
The directors Of the Western Union Telegraph
Comnanv at their regular quarterly meeting to-
day declared the usual quarterly dividend OF
II. per cent on the capital stock OF the company
payable on and after January 10. me ne n ssate-
ment for the quarter ended september 90 SHOWS
! a slight reduction In net revenue from that es-
timated three months ago. and the eaIIlliiss
for the quarter ending December 81 sae "-
partly estmated) snow surplus OF Nof'oo
against "A surplus for the September Quarter
of S4O4 146 The partly estimated earnings lor the
December quarter added to the plevious SUI,
MISUNDERSTANDING surplus-makes such surplus
on December 81 ss.119,l27, an increase OF soodtoy
over the same time year ago. when Inc to'ai
surplus stood s7.551,66S. ~
The following statement exhibits the CONDITION
of the company at the close OF the quarter ended
September 30 1895:
surplus Jy Is95 per last quart y report> -, 30
Net revenues quarter enled Sept 10 ls'.' ie4-o-o ~
50 29o l25 Il
Prom which deduc,ing for
Dividend Of II. per cent paid 8, 10, a,s~
deh yJ1 32
L,na s,rt -......... 5000 90
cunning i""' T. 41J. -
Left a surplus October !. ls9, S's'-''-- w
ending DeceInbo" 81
~ 1895 ,Est' d. tAct'iD Changes
Ne, earnings - ST 10000 81 600 0D0 Inc 100000
Interest and sinking $4,000 - --o
fund ............... @i3""' z4z'e"" Dec 90"