The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-11

days. 8 y cent. for ninety days 303M Y cent
for four months, and 3H@3M,rR cent. Tor SIX
eral. The demand for commercial paper is &C.
tive. Prime endorsed bills receivable sell ats
ssnt' a SSn soo sho oSSc si1 aTMs5 ns = cent at 'f"A'S "
Sterling exchange was frmer, with an advance
In both posted and actual rates. The;prospectthat
Lo1don discount viii be msintHHaned through
Bank Of England and the high rates for money
at berlin operated to strengthen sterling, Tor
comparatively light supply OF bills. Contincn-
tai exchanges was frmer hut aniet; Posted ASK
and s4.sT$ for demand. Actual rates. are;
Long bills. 81. s3lG6s4. s3A; sightdrafts. S4.S6lS
quoted ut 5.e0SSd5 $50 for long ana s.lssa@
Bliss for short. reichsnnrka o4S.No4A for
for long and 4OAd40 5-10 for short.
SOLO cents discount. Chnrleston-Buying, u
discount; selling, y premium. snyannahIpBny
par: commercial, Si.5o discount. San Fran.
cisco Sight, 10 cents premium: Telegraph,
MUM. GRicaso~4o cents premium bid. Gin
cinnati- Between banks so cents premium. over
counter 40 cents premium bid, 80 cents asked.
Railway gross earnings for November COM
pare with those of the same month OF last year
as follows:
clevp'nd. Canton and south'n, se5,Hso Pee. sso,oce
e SbG &sG1d Sl Ms a ,,",.... i RIssSsSs i Rss' i i55..ssssHa
The Norfolk and Western Railroad reports
gross earnings for September of $685., s45, an in
crease of $50, l62 AS compared with the same
OF ST., l06. For the nine months ending Sept.
80 the gross earnings were sol; sSl; an In.
responding period Of last year, and net Sl,6o9.-
3l4, an increase of SOS,
The Flint and Pcre Marquette Railroad re-
ports gross earnings for October of S2l9.42S, n
decrease of Sls,977 as compared with the
same month of last year, and net S82,646, a
deerenseo Of se.los. For the ten months ending
increase of SSl. 16s as compared with the cor
responding period Of last year. and net $685.
945. an increase OF Sl1.l25. Fixed charges
increase of so, 1873.
The receipts of tho Government to-day were:
and miscellaneous. SEQ. I72. a total of Sl,i24.-
002. The disbursements including 5000, 900 for
over expenditures OF sl,ll.s6a. The receipts for
the fiscal year to date have been Sal, 000. ESQ.
poa Hfpsss oVsr receipts stSpise of 81 400 Hn .o4e. OF 'h-
The net assets of the Treasury at tho close of
business to-day. rs officially computed, compare
with those OF yesterday as follows:
Geld s;Ps.. coin ss2, and , bullion Sn2,,;,; slf ff '$;s ,s sss .,5 As s ess
0s asm, i,;f iisD iP excess or .IsOe,s,o .l,aos,soo
Available cash balance, in.
count In open market, for both short and three
months bills. 3 p cent. Amount of bullion
withdrawn from the Bank of England on bal
ance to-day. 100000. The Bank OF England
minimum rate of discount unchanged At 1 q
cent. The proportion of It's reserve to It's liahilf-
ties is % ;00. z cent, against 1881 4 cent. last
week and COS same week last year. Bullion
In the Bank of England Increased last week
El06. 900. and the reserve decreased 1899. 900.
Paris advices quote 3 = cents at 10" francs 10
centimes. Exchange on London. 90 francs "a
centimes. The weekly statement OF the Bank of
France shows an increase OF 2.925.000 francs
gold and a decrease OF 3,.o25.o0o francs
silver. The statement of the Imperial Bank of
Germany shows a decrease in specie of 2.l45.-
900 marks.
The Guaranty Trust COMPANY and Blair &
Co. offer for subscription at 0s and interest
so. SOC. 900 consolidated first mortgage . = cent.
gold bonds. The Toledo Traction Company.
which owns and operates all the street railways
in the city of Toledo. comprising about l20
miles Of single track. and through the CONSOLE
dated Electric Company and the Western Elec-
trio Light and Power Company controls prac-
ttcally all tho electric lighting. public and pri-
vate. and power business. Further details of
the issue are printed in an adjoining column.
The sales OF mining stocks at the New York
Consolidated Stock ami Petroleum Exchange
to-day were as follows: