New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-02

coupon As of 1925 at ll7as and $4,000 at 1l7h.


Final quotations follow:
~. $. 49, 1891 Bid Asked US cur eslsa7 5 90 ASKED
continued at 80: Us. cur Is. lbs 1914
az sis$',rss.II7: li7t cSsr. $ issSs5.:.:ISSS
y; s. IS. 1904 1l2la l3 Cher. IS. 1899. 100
81. IS. 1904 cou. 1l2ia ll3
'Ex-inerest
Forty shares Of the Chatham National Bank
were sold at 300. In State Issues there were sales
of 5000 South Carolina Is non-fundaple at ~
and $4,000 at 1ss. Railway bonds were hghtly
dealt in. but prices were generally strong. Out
side of the Northern Pacific. Atchison ana Read
ing issues there was little doing the cmsf
changes were in Hooking Valley 5s, which ad-
vanced y to 44si; Chicago and Northern re-
ceipts, p to AZ; Northern Pacific consol receipts
n to 81; Oregon Short Line 6s, a to liZA; READ
ing first preference incomes. u to 3d. the SECONDS,
/ to 2O Pittsburg Shenango and Lake Erie firsis,
x to 9O7s st. joseph and Grand Island hrst re-
ceipts l to 44Is; Galveston. Houston and Hender,
Ss y Esr to S and to sh anu
To-day's Washington Treasury statement
covering actual results OF two days ago. com
pared with the last previous statement. shows
the following balances:
Ma. gold on S2:,i .as sSs Dec .icssa
Ne: . Fs"a i'd sSs 81 I": ' sS
Actual cash in tn,
ssfIas1s; 20 b SS 'i 1885,
Available cash 1888 s2ssse4 sol Inc 'ailssa
bities ........ s.o41.7co ls.T4i4 Inc. AL
Act1 cash bal s274eiiIs s27oooO.oOO Dec*4.52o ass
Customs receipts reported to-day from Wash
ington were s397,272. internal revenue receiPt o
$3.50 1885, and the miscellaneous receipts sSd'i19'
Total Government receipts for the day s.sso'''
expenditures, 81 231 900; excess OF expenditures
s4Sl 6O3 Receipts for the month. s19s39.; ex-
penditures. 81 ,23i 900: excess OF expenditures
s4S1 6O3 Receipts for the fiscal year to date;
s27b 092 1928: expenditures S299 316 920 excess OF
expenditures over receipts, s24.224792 There
were s455,55s National bank notes received io'
redemption c,r
ing House s446,023. It's net gain on balance
81 .O62. made up by gain IN c ,id r
of sl.255.5ll and a loss In coin or soo44s, ooe
days operations included: Receipts, A44l NO.
payments. sS2SS,l44. resulting in general Dai-
ance of $213973.S3S. consisting OF $lZS 40 com
and Ss5,757.SS5 currency. The business ros of ~
week ended tonight includes recelpts oi
s20.Sl4633. and payments OF 1921 0l+H DEDUCT
ing from the receipts s3sOocO and from the pay
ments SO, 995. 900 for items which affect oniy ls
account with the general Treasury us gam "7
affecting the banks was s2.22S.lS9.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call was 2k per cent. Tine money
ruied ~ 2 per cent for thirty days. Sa3it per
cent for three months, 3ia per cent for FOUR
months and 4 per cent for six months; CoH.
mercal paper was 1905 per cent TOT the pes ,
names for all periods and above for those NOT
So well known. Very ntte business was uone
below per cent. and choice notes were IN small
supply. - e,, IN .
fair arnount of business The demand was not
heavy and there was a further Offering OF DIS
against gold exports Total gold wlthdrawaIs
today for export were 81 100000 Posted rate. sa
were "a ss1k@s4 50 and 81 sslaGs4 80 for long
and short sterling respectively. Closing rates
for actual business were "a follows:
Sterling ..s ss..s; .s 9Ss: s.' .ss s' r.
Rechsmarks -. e .99,,. .oi,
Guilders
Tho nric, OF domestic exchange was as follows
in the places named: New-Orleans commercial
25c. discount; bank. at 81 90 premium. San
cisco. sight 7lac.; telegraph. iVr' savsnnah'
buying l-l6 per cent OFF selling par Ch'o"s'' '''
premium: Boston. sa5c. discount. ..
Bank cearngs In the city were: ,,,.ans -
changes g. 5sl O35. balances. Si6.Sls rhiIaus n
Exchanges. tl0.l5326i: balances 'l'to',Soo'
Chicago-Exchanges. s25,Se2,73s; balances 'z'So''
The price OF commercial bar silver In this mar
ket was CSC Mexican dollars were quoted Il.
&c In London bar silver vas unchangea AT
81 l-l6d. Silver to the amount OF "fso" ou"V's
will be shipped abroad tomorrow. -- -.
Money on call In London was int per cent.
and the rate Of discount In the open marKe' vas
per cent for short and long bills The Enghsh
markets were closed on account or a bahk non
day French rentes were quoted al io' iianCs'
with exchange on London % francs 10 ccntifnes;
The discount rate in Paris was l's per cent. ana
In Rerlin pa per cent. Further details or the
foreign markets are given In the usual cane le-
port printed elsewhere a., a..
'Dun's Review" for this week says; AS Wv
season advances there IL more business, put hn-
vices Indicate that on the whole the preNhleht
feeling is that the gain is less than thrre "as
reason TO expect. While retail lrane ii"s ann
active enough to materially lessen stochs anu
obligations and thus TO prevent great many
threatened embarrassments II mas not yer
brought enough new business To the mils or la'
tories 10 prevent decrease II unified orders ana
closing III some works. Substantially the Same
thing exists In all the great lhhusiIcs ho'"I'"
standing the strong combinations III hoIe' anu
evidence OF inadequate consumption appears III
tho fact that the general range or prices lor
farm and mine. "a we'll as manu-
featured products. Is nearly per cent ower nan
II was April J. and the lowest ever shoM"' va"
decline since October, 1882. beng 49, per Cent
Nor can this be attributed 10 the scarcity on
money. which Is easier and more abundant az me
iInuidation Of many dealers lessons outstanding
.o ~, - -. o, bond.
ond SICK of the CITY Of NewYork will BE- opened
nv the Controller at his Offices In the stewart
Building on MONDAY May ', , a, ga .,ocr min
cnal payable November !. 1886; S2s3ooo consni-
ted stock principal payable November T. ~
g. 90 600 consolidated stock. prlncipai p"yho.e a.,
vember l. 1910; $4,000 consolidated Stock auui-
,tonal water stock" principal payable NoVen-
her 1912; $500 900 consolidated STOCK anui-
t,onal Croton water stock" the principai pay,
abIe November l. 1911: 100000 consolidated
s,nc, police Department bonds" the principal
navabIe November !. 1885, sl.ooo.Ooo consolidated
stock dock bonds" the principal payaDi" ~
vember l. 1926: $4,000 consolidated STOCK nre
h,drant stock" the principal payable Novem-
her / 1926: $500. 500 81 consolidated stock senoo,
house bonds" the principal payable November l.
1911. These are lawful investments 'of "u''
The Wall Street Bureau Of The Tribune has