New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25


United States Cordage first trust receipts. IA 70
21L: Wabash first SIS. 1 to 104h: Wabash second
Is to 70: Wisconsin Central first receipts. IA
to 4lh and Oregon Short Line Is receipts. "a 70
i0oM transactions In these issues were the
largest. elsewhere in the list dealings being
small at higher prices.
THE Treasury. Department closed at noon to-
day. and did not issue the usual statement OF
balances We reprint yesterdays statement.
covering actual results of three days ago. COM
pared with the last previous statement:
Ne, gold on Pes $50 Dec S. ssci
.Ssa on ns ss s Inc
Actual %.sa ., sash ", Hau ,hs
S Seft COS SIS, Inc ;2sS
Deposits in bank. A.792.ool l4so'soo Inc 'oI4e
Available cash. sls7 o5a SOS isa Inc. slesioi
ps sitiss MINOR 2aIs7So7 225eoes4 Dec Ss7.s2s
Actual cash bal s74 oo52 si7S 400 Inc s7so.o47
Customs receipts to-day were s2l0,o56, internal
revenue s2356S4. and miscellaneous receipts,
sll12Ss. National bank notes received for re-
demption were $685.
The Sub-Treasury had a debit balance at the
Clearing House of s56l 2ss. Its net gain on bal
ance was s5.S15.454. made up by gain In cur
rencv of 1896 1856 and a gain In coin OF S4SlS,G69.
To-day's operations include: Receipts. $9S67 1888;
PAYMENTS s4051, 1929, resulting in general bal
ance of slS5 4O7O74, consisting OF sS4'ool,9n coin
and $1Ol .4O5 703 currency.
Money on call was per cent and upward,
the majority of loans being made at per cent
Time money was inactive rev loans Tor SIX
months being made at 6 per cent. inc CONNER,
ciaI paper market continued quiet. with all
dates for the highest grade paper ruling at
per cent. ia
The foreign exchange market was strong with
rates slightly higher Gold to the amount OF
81 700 900 will be shipped to Europe tomorrow
Closing rates for actual business were as fol-
lows:
Sterling .sr sas5i; ssas s''!s ssss ~:
H Hs,;ssT. .:...:... %. tx
The price of domestic exchange was as fol-
lows at the places named: New-Oreans COM
merca $50 discount. bank par san rranc, ,OSo
sight lie premium. telegraph &c; BOSTON, loV
12lac.: balances. $9,42o,93
The price of commercial bar silver in this mar
ket was 66hc. per ounce Mexican dollars were
quoted at 52h. In London the price OF bar silver
was unchanged at 30 7-16d. Silver to the amount
Of 675000 ounces will be shipped ABROAD To-
morrow.
Money call in London was q per cent The
rate of discount in the open market was IA per
cent for short and three months bills. British
consols were 1865 for money and the account
French rentes were 100 francs 25 centmes Paris
exchange on London % francs. 2312 centimes.
American stocks in London were generally higher.
Further details Of foreign markets are given In the
usual table report printed in another column
The trustees of the Dry Dock savings lnstltu-
ton No 341 Bowery, have declared a semi-annual
dividend at the rate of per cent per annum on
sums of $500 and under. and on sums from $500
to s. 900 at the rate of per cent per annum,
payable on and after January 90. 1896.
The Institution for the Savings Of Merchants
Clerks. No. % Union Square. has declared divi-
dend at the rate of per cent per annum for the
six months and three months ending December 81,
1895 on all sums from s. 10 $4,000, payable on and
after Monday. January &C. 1896
The trustees of the Seaman's Bank for Saw
ings No. "A Wall-st., have declared dividend
for the six months ending December 81. 1895,
as follows: On accounts not exceeding $4,000. at
the rate of per cent per annum; on accounts
larger than 5000 at the rate of 21a per cent per
annum. The interest is payable on and after
Monday, January 20 1896.
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Rail-
way Company has declared dividend of 80
cents per share to registered shareholders of
the companys stock payable on February l,
1896
The Board of Directors of the Chatham Ma
tional Bank has declared a quarterly divi-
dend of per cent, payable on and after Janu-
airy 2. 1896
Michigan Southern Railway Company has de-
cared a semi-annual dividend of per cent
on its capital stock, payable on Saturday, Feb
ruary 1, 1896.
In the report Of the condition of the Second
National Bank Of the City of New-York, at
the close Of business December IL, 1885, the
loans and discounts amounted to $5.10l, 419 "A,
and the total resources to 1882, sol 81. In the
list Of liabilities oo the capital stock paid odd IN
and the individual deposits subject to check
&C. 1873, $40 SO.
Messrs Clarence II. wildes Henry s. Kerr
and Frederick Strauss, acting in the interest OF
a large number of bondholders of the first mort
gage per cent bonds of the Cleveland and
Canton Railroad Company, in response to their
circular of December 49, announce that II is
that deposits of bonds be made at
once with the Central Trust Company. in ac.
,ordance with the terms Of the bondholders
agreement copies of which may be obtained |
from them. The trust company Will issue the !
usual trust receipts for bonds deposited.