New-York tribune., 1896-09-01

The foreign exchange market nrnier at
.se' advance. The inquiry was chiefly from gold
Importers Posted rates Of the pI ncipal draw
ers OF exchange were - S3ibdS4 ~ and 81 SJn
~ soia for long and sho~t sterling bills respect
narn n fi 0ns fnS
for short; Amsterdam. cuilders. 401s for lonB
and 4Ois for short. Rates for actual busln~ss
closed as follows
's'as T3aas: isssa:sis ssssfisssss ssis:ssss ss:s sssss
oSldsrs @ 20 sHlsSaos sss ss.Ssc '-'' :ossics
'I.ess lie.
The price of domestic exchange as follows
at the places named: New Orleans commercial.
par discount; bank. $3.50. San Francisco, sight,
nominal; telegraph nominal. Charleston. buy
ing. lsc. discount: selling. par. Savannah. buy
ing, 1-l6 per cent of; selling. par. Chicago. 81
discount bid and S12o asked Boston, par to
lUc. discount.
Bank cearings in this city were: Exchanges,
SG0.065. .239 balances. S5.0GS,116. Philadelphia
Exchanges. S1.O3S.227 balances. Sl.lW.'55.
pa ailtimore-Exchanges S1,5735lG; balances.
ances, $1,2i4. .44l.
The price of commercial bar silver in this
market was GGss. Mexican dollars were quoted
at 51%. In London bar silver was advanced
Lied. to 80 l1-1Gd. Silver to the amount Of
341.OOO ounces will be shipped abroad to-mor-
row.
Money call in London was kG% per cent.
and the rate Of discount in the open market was
Ia per cent for short and long bills. British
consols closed at 112 GIG for money and
1125s for the account. French rentes closed at
1O2 francs 90 centimes Paris exchange on Lon
don. % francs Ia centimes. Discount rate in
Paris. ~ per cent. The discount rate in Berlin
was 21a per cent Further details OF the foreign
markets given in the usual cable reports
printed elsewhere.
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-days Washington Treasury statement.
covering actual results of two days ago. COM
pared with the last preceding statement. gives
Ne, gold on Sfssi' g .s Fl Inc eAiass; ssss
Ne: .7sa Hssa on I'D ss IssS b, Dec :
Actual cash in the
over outstanding ,,o -o .o,o ,os CA D ..x, oo-
Deposits in bank. iesss Isl Is s2is23 Inc. 2s55s5
Available cash 1855 O7s4ss s254s2oo7s Dec s2575io
Deduct minor la . .o-,o
Actual cash baLs24s 5ase52 s24s7s6is Inc. 900
Customs receipts reported from Washington to-
day S3l0.137. internal revenue receipts
S5199O4 and miscellaneous receipts Sl94l6; total
Government receipts for the day ssh. 4JS; expen-
dtures $4,000; excess Of receipts Sto4.4oS. Re
ceipts for the month. SO, ,o62,U ,UJ6; expenditures.
S36.O01 900; excess Of expenditures, $40 O43S.9O3
Receipts for the fiscal year TO late SJ4,59l 800:
expenditures. S7S0s94 46s: exc. Of expenditures.
S23 49S 162 Receipts of National bank notes for
redemption to-day were S22J.3I2.
The report of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Company for the fiscal year ended June 80 shows:
Ss:::ss s: Inc :
Net earnings ee2 sss sa.s23sSs Inc '2;s75s
cs2s:. n?s income % 'sss;s s Inc: Ea: ''s:s
ple Hal:sss siss dividends. sssS s.:se Inc 'soss
css47s. Surplus Of equipment, is5.s59 s.? =
Net surplus ........ s2is.3a2 -
President f. T Jeffrey says in the report that
gross earnings in 1896 increased 91t per cent;
expenses. 500 per cent and net earnings in
creased 9.46 per cent. The dividends paid on
1896. current assets exceeded current liabilities
by $1013 161 There loans, overdrafts
other forms OF floating indebtedness The in
freight earnings in the year were S5,lI9,O49.
against S4S19905 in 1895. Earnings from pas
senger traffic were $1,47S,9l1. against 81 ,lS3,-
270 in 1895. In the year 300 tons of steel rails
were paid for. and the management purposes
to increase the weight Of rails from seventy-hVe
pounds to eighty-hve pounds per yard.
WEST VIRGINIA CENTRAL.
The annual report Of the West Virginia Cen
trail and Pittsburg Railway Company for the
fiscal year ended June 80 1896. shows the fol-
lowing results:
s:;;ss S5 Is: ;
Ne. earninss..... s2,ssas s1ss?as Inc. s2s sss
Ne, from r. < C. Ry. 1o.G25 :o2,S Dec ,9NsS
Coal mining proft iV-'W' S"''"' i"1' 100
Total net........... $50 lao s?s9,.a sao.57S
Dpreciat'n plant etc. - -" 4'oo i"c' i'.o
Tota. deducons.. 500 2a3 ssi @ sSo Inc ~, 6s5 -,
Surplus .............. l-o'oS' i"''''- ~ --''
WABASHS ANNUAL REPORT
The forthcoming report Of the Wabash Rail,
road Company for the pear ended June ~ VIII
show the following results from operations;
Gross eaf"RS eRSsnses az 6 per cent? 92'2co 80
49,. o.-n,,ox Observation-Disclosures. $3. 5S7 80
Add miscellaneous ie0''i '............ 40 739 SO
s37O5,277 %
Deduct balance joint ......... 'rae' re" 47254 so
cellaheous ....'..''''''''''' -
. s3 2ss o2S o5
Net recelpts '''................ 5l?,67s .
Net earnings applicable to Interest $500 ~
Interest bonds
............. sGe. 100 81
Deduct per cent paid on - us' 5000 %
bonds ..-...'....''''''''
s3i 100 81
,s compared with the operations of the pre-
- ,.nar the following changes are noted,
viz: .-o
= s c.rniurs an increase Of. ssa, o 5o, ~, 90
In reranr expenses an Increase oi'''''''' 20 2ps 0
In ret earnings. an increase 10 3i5 Oo
In miscellaneous receipts an Ho.e"s' ~. an
In balance Joint track rentals e'c'' a" 81 AIS s.
In MT receipts increase of...'..'''''''' ~ 30
IN ,aS sa%nines applicable nieres;. an IN -, 700 -
y, ,esras on bonds decrease of........ iSo'''o %
p.