New-York tribune., 1896-12-12

Sales of Government bonds were $4,000 reg
istered Is of 1929 at 12Ols and $1,000 coupon
is of 1870 at 120ls. Final quotations follow:
Bd.Asked Bid.Asked.
s s2'iaT:S a.7 a sS So; 10 Es ss1 ssT @
IS s.Iooi ,cou lios ~ Cher. IS ;sid. io:,,
rs 5s,leo4.regIla's IA Cher. 4s 1899 1928.
Us 5s 1901. cou.1l3ss ia
Eight shares OF Importers and Traders Bank
sold at '56ls. In State issues $1,000 Virginia
os deferred trust receipts sold at I.
Hallway bonds were more actively traded in
than stocks. with price movement irregular.
and small net changes at the close in the ma
1ority of issues. The principal net gains were
Erie Is prior bonds, to 95l2; Susquehanna and
western first refunding IS p to 1O2ia: Atchison
adJustment As. Is TO 427s; Union Elevated first
6s. IL to 13; Union Pacific gold Us collateral trust
notes. II to 10l Wabash second rs. y to IL;
Chicago and Eastern Illinois consols. q to
l-2%: Hooking Valley Gs: y to S69s. and Peoria
and Eastern frsts. > to -. The principal losses
were In kanawha and Michigan Is, Y to IS;
International and Great Northern third mort
gage. Y to 23ia Reading first preference in
comes. 2. to 46h St Joseph and Grand Island
first receipts, IL to 4S; Cincinnati. Dayton and
Ironton first Us. y to 101i4; Long Island Is. Ia
to $50. and Atchison. Colorado and Pacific
frsts II to 81, In miscellaneous issues Brook
lyn Wharf and Warehouse rs advanced q To
1909: Laclede Gas first IS - to o. and Ma
tional Starch firsts. to 9S Standard Rope and
Twine lis lost to 14i2. and Oregon Improve
ment first receipts y to s.
Money on call was 1i.Q2 per cent Time
money was 2i9 per cent for sixty days. per
cent for three months. 3M3ia per cent for four
months. and 3ia per cent for six months. Com
mercial paper was inii2 per cent for all peri
odS.
The foreign exchange market was steady on
a small volume Of business. Posted rates for
sterling closed at 81 S4i4 and 81 S1ia for long
and short bills respectively Rates for actual
business closed follows:
sterling ....,4s4@ g'.S. .,;.ss. d.Ss D'%|ai qss'.
Francs ...................... ..'lt's - ''dSe
Teichsrnarks ................. H~ ~ "'s
Gudcrs observation-disclosures. 4Oh 'o'. io4
Domestic exchange was az follows at the
places named: New w-Orleans-Commerca 81 30
discount: bank. par Charleston-Buyine. ls dis
count selling. u premium. Savannah-Buying.
JIG per cent off. selling. par, telegraph l2i2c.
count. ST Louis-5Oc. premium San Francisco
Sight 1i.c.; telegraph. loc. Cincinnau-'oc.
premium.
Bank clearings in this city were: Exchanges.
S93 iNj 3O6. balances. S63i1 .I6j. Baltimore
Exchanges S23lO031: balances. S39i 81 chi
cago-Exchanges Sl5.GlGl4i. balances. Sl35l:-
7l2 PhlladeIphia-E Exchanges. S3.SN'.%93; bal
ances. S:,:'i.J1l. Boston-EXchanges Sl61J3-
80: balances. S224G Ils
The price Of commercial bar silver in this mar
ket COS. Mexican dollars were quoted at
J1NJn. In London bar silver advanced 1-lj 10
sod. Silver exports tomorrow. ''onn ounces
and $4,000 (Me.jcan).
Money on cali in London was 3 per cent.
Open market discounts 3is per cent for long
and short bills British cOnsJls closed at HE
for money and 1lls. for the account. French
rentcs closed at l0; francs 10 centmes. Paris
exchange on London. - francs 2iLs centimes.
Discount rate in Paris IL per cent. Discount
rate in Berlin. i'snJ per cent
THE FEDERAL TREASURY
To-day's washinston Treasury statement.
covering the actual results OF two days ago.
compared with the last preceding statement,
gives the following balances:
Ne. gold on ,asa .s s;s % 20 ii %, In, 'al7sf; ~
Net LEGAL tenders
n: .;5 o. hand i5 ss: s:s ss:. bee bee % ss, &
Actual the
over outstanding GOO, "a, o,o 600, ~ .oo -, go. ,o
Dst. Ss5sins's' IN bank - S I'd s @ bee bee *, -
Available cash s2s 30 s2s2co' gi2 s5'o
biiiies .....".. iso7eso Ie2ai2os Inc s5i.s,,
Actual cash bal s22s s'e s1 80 ses Dec sea2 49,
Customs receipts reported from Washington
to-day were S3Gj III. Internal revenue receipts.
S.,2G lgl and the miscellaneous receipts.
Sl3.3jl: tOtal Government receipts FOR the day.
Sgn5 t;i,;. expenditures 81 1, 900. excess of ex-
pend!tures. S2JO3i3 Receipts for month 10
date S1O35i. .i53. expenditures S12 90 900. cX-
cess Of expenditures. 81 !G:;,iG Receipts FOR
turcs >ls3.G,2. 80, excess Of expenditures.
S4lG5o392 Receipts OF National bank notes
for redemption today were S,','.os2
The ub-Trcasury was debtor at IN" Clear
ing House S2Sl.3i1. Its net gain on balance
was SiS1961. made up 10y gain In currency
Of Sl19.SI1. and gain In coin OF sos ~ To-
days operations included. Receipts S33D2.Iol.
SSH a}1 resulting In a general bal
ance Of Sl60 22l SIS. consisting Of Sl23.Gpl.ts;
coin and S41,6202i5 currency The business
for the week ended tonight includes receipts of
S1S.O3l 152 and payments Of S1l9f3.2H De-
ducting from the receipts -. o.lIS.oW. and from
the payments 81 7G2 900. for items which affect
only its account with the general Treasury, It's
gain as affecting the banks was SOL ii.3IS.
The Reorganization Committee Of the St
Joseph and Grand Island Railroad Company, OF
which Frederic +. ClcOt. Is chairman an
nounccs that the first mortgage bonds that nave
not yet been deposited. under the terms OF the
plan Of reorganization. VIII be received up 10
December Is on the payment or penalty or
3 per cent. The second instalments Of the
assessments on the second mortgage income
bonds and on the stock Of the company are
payable on December - ut the Offices OF IN"
Central Trust Company. in this city. the Oid
Colony Trust Company. OF Boston, or Melville
Fickus q Co. Lombard-st. London.
IMPORTS OF DkYGOODS AT NETWORK.
yve.h .,d,,y D,c 1891 1886 1896