New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20

Posted rates Of the principal drawers OF ex-
change reduced to 81 S5i2 and ~ S6la Tor
long and short sterling bills respectively; Paris.
francs J. l67s for long and 80 for short; Berlin.
reichsmarks, 95h for long and 9o% for short;
Amsterdam. guilders. 4O1s for long and 4o4s Tor
short Rates for actual business closed as io,-
4.S3d4S5h sixty days 4.SiQi ils; documents
for acceptances. sixty days 4S3fg f.of' docu-
ments for payments. 4S3h @4.s34.; Paris cables
511h less 1-16QJ11ia: checks. D 1875: Sixty days,
80; rechsmarks cables. 35asQ95i2 checks,
% 3-16G95 5-16: sixty days ~ ll-16g9l 1916;
guilders. long. 40Q40 1-16; short 40 3-l6@io4.
The price OF domestic exchange was as foi-
lows at the places named: Chicago. % cents dis
count. Charleston-Buyng par, selling Il prem
ium. Savannah--Buyng 1-16 off. selling az par
San Francsco-Sight nominal. telegraph nomi-
nal New acknowledgements 80 discount bank
100 premium
Bank clearings in this city were: Exchanges
SIJ.S $40: balances S4s21120 Philadelphia
Exchanges, S95G6122: balances 81 .4Si 800 Bal
tmore-Exchanges. S2062.U)2: balances S3S'.-
6Sl. Boston-Exchanges, SD l3o,Sl3; balances
81 I6S 1SJ
The price Of commercial bar silver in this
market was 6J%. Mexican dollars were quoted
at 51a4. In London bar silver declined 4 tc
30asd: Silver bullion certificates representing
121 900 ounces were sold on the Stock Exchange
at 66a 6GA4c There will be shipments of 2oOooO
ounces Of silver to Europe tomorrow.
Money on call in London was Il per cent, and
the rate Of discount in the open market was
1916 per cent for short and long bills. British
consols closed at 113 GIG for money and ll}4s
for the account. French renteS closed at lU
francs 11i5 centimes Paris exchange on London
- francs 11i2 confines Discount rate in Paris
IL per cent The discount rate in Berlin was
2ia per cent Further details Of the foresr
markets are given II the usual cable report.
printed elsewhere
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-day'a Washington Treasury statement
compared WIKI the last preceding statement
gives the following balances:
Aug H. Aug. TO- Changes.
Gold coin AMI bull
Gates .slo5.0i7.7e2 slolGss4s Dec s3A3i3
cerac .,', ' Iol27e5oa lo5os57cc Inc. siilei
7 Silver dollars and
bullion. less GER 49,. 80
trcates "-''N'"V' "--lti'' LEG. 30" 30"
Cash IN Treas. .sen.s92.ooe F2nosse~ Inc. eioi7
,.onal baats , lcl4o3se leloSG65 Dec 21oGo7
Available cash SOS a4l osi S25s1s2a4 Dec sl5ec2o
Mires ..,...... l2.lGsG2o 237 Dec ssoio-
Actual cash bal S2i6f732a5 2i6s0iO77 Inc. $500 =.
Customs receipt. reported from Washington
to-day were SG61.34O internal revenue receipts
S2SS 400 and miscellaneous receipts 500, 49,
total Government receipts for the day, 81 l1l 30
expenditures. SSO2GO0; excess Of receipts. $Jll-
1913. Receipts for the month to date. Sl61l3' 90
expenditures. 81. SD 900; excess of expenditures
Sl1 219 % Receipts for the fiscal year to date.
$40 512 H47; expenditures, %G91Il,4GN; excess OF
expenditures. S21.33S go. Receipts Of National
bank notes for redemption to-day were SO!lsO.
The Sub-Treasury had a debit balance at the
Clearing House Of S256,S22. Its net gain on bal
ance was 500 500. made up by a loss in coin Of
ceipts for the day were S2.209,73s, and payments
50 1853 s46 resulting in balance of S1926 : 40,
consisting Of Sill 900. 100 coin and SIS, 443,324
currency