New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-17

Railway bonds again weak and lower.
a out the only exceptions being Ann Arbor first
4s. which advanced Il to 'is1s; Kansas and Texas
seconds. ! to 30: Northern Pacific third coupons
! Il to 6Ji2. and the consol rs IA to 41is The
more important net declines we're made by
Chesapeake and Ohio ii2s 2i2 To GIis: Erie Cen
eral lien third is. to 62is; Kansas and Texas
first is. to 20; Northern Pacific second coupons
assented Si2 to lOI: Heading second preference
incomes . to IL; Rio Grande Western frsts
~ to 20: Richmond and Danve Us. ~ to llt'
81. Louis Southwestern irsts. ~ to 6S,2 South
ern Railway first rs. ~ to S2ts; Wabash hrst Js
| to 104 Hooking Valley 6s, | To ~: Fort Worth
and Denver City first receipts : to 90 Mobile
and Ohio general As. TO 30: Susquehanna
Denver and Gulf firsts. 3 to 80: Erie As. prior
bonds. ], to S9l2 Reading first preference in
comes. y to 21i.: Texas and Pacihc second IN
comes. q to liz: Jersey Central Geneiai rs, >:
to 115lz and Texas and Pacific firsts. to ~.
Money on call was 2G212 per cent. Time money
rates were per cent for thirty to sixty days
80 per cent for three months. 414'2 per cent TOT
four months and 4i2@5 per cent for six months
The commercial paper market rates were quoted
at ! per cent for prime Endorsed bills receivable
: per cent for four months acceptance ana
choice four months single-r anne paper. oH317
Fer cent for the best class six months single.
name paper. and above for paper not 80 well
known The market was inactive.
The foreign exchange market was firm on
small volume Of business. There was moder-
ate demand but light offering of bills Posted
rates Of the principal drawers Of foreign eX-
changes were 81 SS64 SS1a and 81 S9df s9ia for
long and short sterling. respectively; Paris
francs. 514ss for long and 512la for short Ber-
lin rechsmarks, 9J2s for long and 10 FOR snort
Amsterdam. guilders 404 for long and 4oi3 for
short. Rates for actual business closed as 1oi-
lows:
Sterling c's.s i[issfs'' ss'S ~ .sssss
F Fsfs ssps' is-leed ss ss ii-lSass.
The price of domestic exchange was as follows
at IN. places named: w-Oreans commercial.
soc. premium: bank. 81 30 premium. San Fran
cisco. sight 7l2c.; telegraph, 1Oc Charleston.
zoe. discount Boston. Sc discount to par
Bank clearings in this city were: EXCHANGES,
s1o4 Ga HsIaH1 1G S g. balances
Baltimore - Exchanges. $3.50 loo; balances
$372,969: Boston-Exchanges SlL6.aosl' s 1a'-
ances $257493S Chicago-Exchanges' sit'-
400 $50: balances, 81 .,'3,.
The price Of commercial bar silver In this mar
ket was 6S2ac Mexican dollars were quoted az
53ss N545s In London bar silver advanced l-io
70 n lied Silver bullion certificates represent
inp 10 600 ounces OF silver were sold on the
stock Exchange at 6S7sc The WARD Line
steamship Vigilanca has arrived ao az ,n,s popt
from Tampico Mexico. with 5000 ounces OF
silver and 50 900 in gold. consigned TO the Gug-
genheim Smelling Company at Perth ANNOY.
Money on call in London was u per cent ana
,bo rate Of discount in the open market was IS
per cent for short and long bills. British consois
closed at 113 1-16 for money and ii3te lor 'ne
account French renteS clOSed AZ WI W.
an,i,nee paris exchange on London. - francs
IL confines Discount rate In Paris per CENT
The discount rate in Berlin was rs per cent;
The weekly statement Of the Bank or Engianu
rublished today showed an increase OF t1S-Wt'
in the total reserve. and an increase OF t-ot 1.''
in bullion. The proportion OF the panH reseiNe
10 liability. which last week was o." per cent
Is now 30 Il per cent. The bank MADE no charise
in its minimum discount rate. which remains
at . per cent The weekly statement OF inc ban"
OF France showed increase OF S't"Vo francs
cold and a decrease OF 2.G2o.v~ francs silver
Further details Of the foreign markets are given
in the usual cable report printed elsewhere
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-dav's Washington Treasury statement Gov,
erine actual results of two days ago colnpaieu
with the last preceding statement, gives the roi-
loving balances:
r,,rf +, ruv lc Changes.
IA. , o, hand SIS 6s2 30 s9T SO 2ii Dec. Ss39's
Net lega-tenders -. .no go 40 900 mac 500 3o1
~, s;~ar an Nj ~ ISL 80 1876 643 Inc 2lai"4c
Actual cash In :he
Treasury vaults
Cr, so55 Gsi 81 s2j6 i4e i13 Ire s5i3 $50
So. az