New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16

Railway bonds were irregular without import
ant movement in any issue. Louisville. New
Albany and Chicago issues weak, with
losses of per cent in the corsols to so, and
per cent i'm the general mortgage Js 10 30. Other
noteworthy net declines were made by Reading
first preference incomes. to 2G. and the general
Is. to a. Some of the strong features were
Chesapeake and Ohio conso ,js which advanced
4 to 1914; Erie general lien 34s, !. to 30; Ore
gon Short Line lis receipts II. to 1Oi. and Wis
consin Central lrsts. Il t. 29iq.
Money on call was , per cent. Time money
rates were Il per cent for thirty to sixty days. u
per cent for three months & per cent for four
months and Il per cent for six months. The
commercial paper market rates were nominal at
: per cent for prime indorscd bills receivable.
10S per cent for four months acceptance ana
choice four months single-name paper 'oH
per cent for good six months single-name paper,
and above for names not so well known.
Posted rates Of the principal drawers Of for,
eign exchange closed the week at 81 SI2 and
81 $50 for long and short sterling bills respect
lively: Paris francs. J14asNJ12is: Berlin. reichs-
marks 95as for long and 96is for short: Amster-
dam. guildcrs 4Ol4 for long and WE Tor snor,.
Actual rates closed the week as follows: Cable
transfers. 49, i2d4S13. demand +Nii4m4N'1 {;
sixty DAYS 1861. a. sGi2: documents for accept
ancc, 60 DAYS. 4.s1i2@4S 50; documents FOR pay
ment. 1857 N4s5a.: Paris. cablcs. !l6i4 log
less -l6: checks. 1914 less 1-lino.l6l4 sixty
days. J1Sis less 1-lGd511i2 less l-l6 reichs-
marks cables. 90 checks. 8" 9-l6@",ss; slX ,y
10 3 10 short. 20 J-l6G iO%s.
The price - commercial bar silver in ms
market 61'sc. Mexican dollars were luoteu
at sc. In London bar silver declined ~" 10
Ala silver bullion certificates representing To-
Ol0 ounces were sold in the STOCK EAchahee a'
Csc
Money on call in London was u per cent. and
the rate of discount in the open market was
13-16 Der cent for short and long bills Brit
ish consols closed at 1872 for money ana
1t2 ZIG for the account French rentes cioseu
al lO1 francs 10 centmes. PARIS ehchahke on
London - francs lSi2 confines. Discount rate
In paris IL per cent. The discount rate in Der
I'm was ~ per cent. Further details OF the for
eign markets are given in the usual cable re-
ports printed elsewhere
SCALED proposals will he received by the Con,
,roI,er mil II o'clock on Monday for 81 4"',o"t
q. per cent coupon and registered bohus aiu
stocE of this city The securities include
schoolhouse bonds PARK mpronr''bin. in goId
cain Executors administrators. guardians ana
others holding trust funds are nu'r Warch II
an act Of the Legislature passed warren ~
1850 to invest in these bonds and STOCK
FOREIGN COMMERCE. OF NETWORK.
IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE.
WEI. 'oans Aug - s. ls 50 c7 1923 $? 9.
G i.zsr mcrchaadise 5e7292o N97e7 'oo4 80
s5IsI =, s Si5Ss9 sS e. ssS 81
IMPORTS OF SPECIE.
FIR the st2 e3 81 s d91 ssS i SO, s.,
EXPORTS on SPECIE.
Er ne & aois @ st7ss3is ss3ss
EXPORTS MERCHANDISE.
Jan to Aug .S2!n y .sGo sos fs"n S-''''"'s
OF TIE spcci, sports slo.Noo was gold
Amended is table of the current quotations
Of civ banks. together With their par value;
A.......s .:..,.:....f$ i rs; SO 10