New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-21

gnia funded debt 2-3s of 1891 at 6l1f. ana 'i''''
RAILWAY bonds were dull and irregular Ine
principal transactions were In the NO Ms s a nd
Pacific. Southern Railway. Atchison; Changes
Texas Rock Island and Wabash issues. riees
either way were generally small: hrai pth t.e
showing more losses thai gains Inc W.; ,>u III
Pacific third coupons were again weak, I'D. paciac
per cent and the rest Of the Northern onamy
bonds. the seconds excepted, were fractionans
lower. Some of the other weak features ~. 80 70
Lehgh Valley Terminal o. which declin ne,l W,s.
Up: Kansas and Texas seconds. IL 10 o. ..,'
scuri. Kansas and Eastern. y to W. ha" IA
ard Texas Of Texas IS, l to IN; feo Wast %
Eastern hrsts, q to 70; RIO Granue w ~ r.
1rsts, y to 75; Southern Railway frst 81, ~ ~
So Texas and Pacific first 5s. Y to Ss7. anu
Western New-York and Pennsylvania incoS,
" to 14h. Atchison As Broadway ana SeVe oss
Avenue first consols 5s. Erie general lien 'Ii''
Georgia Pacific first sos and Reading first III
comes were etrong features. 49,.
To-day's Washington Treasury statement Gov
ering actual results Of two days ago. compares
with the last previous statement. shows the io'-
loving balances:
Net gold handx12S 1875 $50 2r95 Dec. Sf'"
Net legal-tenders 49,. , COO IN,
hand .1O5 100 1856 100 2sG os3 Inc lloo ~.
Net silver on hid. 2i4at547 21.435i 1902 Inc. 900
AS T3sa.S sash H in 'ns
over outstanding ..o 49,. era 7ss
Deposits in bank. 302<24 S9 2s,0s993s Dec 2i"-'oi
Available cash s2s ss1 $3.50 iis soos 7c'
Deduct minor La , M. o.o
bilities ........ 192a9G4s 1904 800 Dec ls' 700
Actual cash bal s2o1 eis 2ss $685. 725 $3.50 is7
Customs receipts reported to-day from W ASH
ngton were s437.549, the internal revenue re-
ceipts $461024 and the miscellaneous receip.s
s253Ol Total Government receipts for the Day
s923S75 expenditures $500 900; excess OF receipts,
sl20.s75. Receipts for the month to date $l'6s,:-
$50: expenditures s2 ,S07 900: excess OF eXpendi-
lures S.119.3ll. Receipts for the fiscal year 10
date, s242, 1855 ESQ., expenditures 9254s excess
OF expenditures over receipts $2l.53',2oS ihere
S0 l. itsoI 4 90
demption.
The Sub-Treasury was debtor at the Clear
ing House s73s720 Its net gain on balance was
$1.207.2l1. made up by gain In currency or
81 003 769 and gain in coin of 5000, 42. To-days
operations included: Receipts. A,9I.9lI; pay
ments. SO. 7O6. resulting in general balance
OF 1922. 555,9O1. consisting Of S3lSl79s6 coin ana
9l2379l5 currency. The business for the week
ended tonight includes receipts OF s252i?6l' ana
payments Of $2I.Ol2.7I6. Deductlng from the re-
ceipts $780, 900 and from the payments H.sS9ooo
for items which affect only its account with the
general Treasury. It's gain as affecting the banks
was $4,645.961.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call was 3a3is per cent Time con-
tracts for thirty days were made at per cent.
for three months 4gih per cent. for four months
~ per cent and for six months 4'aa5 per cent:
Offerings were more liberal, fair amount or
money being placed good Stock Exchange col
lateral Commercial paper was inactive owing
to the continued inclination OF the banks To- keep
out OF the market. Rates for high grade paper
periods
Foreign exchange was steady with little more
business due to arranging for reniittances by
to-morrow's steamers. Posted rates for sterling
were "a So and Hs9 for long and short bills re-
spectively Closing rates for actual business
were az follows;
Sterling .ssSsss. tsssa:;::. 'sisS::SSss,
R.ichsmari; ..... Sss ess
Guniers ......- +o~ <o<
The price Of domestic exchange was as follows
at the places names New-Oreans commercial
JOm25c. discount. bank at 81 so premium, San
Francisco. sight par. telegraph 2isc. prem UNI;
Charleston buying par. selling Nc premium
Savannah. buying Lie per cent OF selling par;
Chicago, iOc discount; Boston. bgl2isc. dis
count.
Bank clearings in It's city were: Exchanges
$50. sS5. POP balances. A7o9.Jo3. PHILADELPHIA
Exchanges Sal57327: balances. S,A5,39s. Bos-
ton-Exchanges. sl2.70s5o9; balances Sl5t55"
Chicago-Exchanges. &l276iSSs. balances Sl,iso.-
0s3
The price Of commercial bar silver in this mar
ke was Gshc Mexican dollars were quoted
at 5ia, G55Ssc. In London bar silver declined
y to 81 3-lGd Silver bullion certificates repre-
senting 250OD ounces Of silver were sold on tn"
Stock Exchange at 6sca6shc SILVER 10 'ne
amount Of 10000 ounces VIII be shippe1 10
Europe tomorrow
Money on call in London l. per cent
The rate OF discount In the open market was
1916 per cent for shor; and three months DIS
French rentes were l0l francs '2h centimes
Paris exchange on London. % france 22's cent,
lines British consols were 1921 FOR money ana
100 GIG for me account. IuItuff 'r'f'' - 80
eicn markets SIRE given In the usual cable re-
mort printed In another column
''Dun's Review says 81 the business situa-
ton: Movement toward better things IL sun
the exception. There IL better business In SHOES
and small industries. and there has been "A
squeezing Of short sellers In cotton. Bu' the
general tendency OF Industries and prices Is no'
encoura cling and those who were most hopeiu
month ago are still waiting. not so hopefully ior
the expected recovery. Causes Of continued ne-
pression are not wanting Bad weather has cut
on much business especially In country districts
Some failures Of consequence have caused
especial caution. Foreign controversies are ac-
cepted az the explanation Of some selling IN
London OF American securities. Congress sun
does nothing. az before But the root OF the bu.l-
ness is that In many departments men bought
more and produced more when prices were
mounting and everybody was rushing To buy
last year than they have yet been able 10 sell
That the buying OF a nature to anticipate
actual consumption many months they were fully
warned but they had more hope than observa-
ton and went on png up goods. Some are en-
gagged to-day In the same hopeful. anticipation OK
a demand which has not yet appeared"
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO.