New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-21

In State issues there were sales of 400 Ten
hessee settlement 3s (smD at 1874.
railway bonds were weak at losses OF i2M2
per cent In the principal issues. Liquidation
was pronounced in the Atchison. Northern Pa
cine and Reading issues. Texas and Pacific sec
ono incomes. and Chicago and Northern Pa
cihc first receipts. The chief losses were made
by Atchison general IS. which declined TO -:
Chicago and Northern Pacific first receipts. Is
to BY; Erie general lien 3-4s. to 50k;
Kansas and Texas seconds. " to 521s: Oregon
Short Line Is receipts. Az to 1051; Reading
general Is. Y to 71is; ST. Joseph and Grand
Island firsts. to ~; Southern Railway first
3s, y to 70; Texas and Pacific second incomes,
~ to 115%; Wisconsin Central first receipts,
! to 30 st. Louis and Iron Mountain 5s. III to
6Sis Atchison adjustment As. to 81; Chesa-
peake and Ohio consol 3s y to 1904; Kansas
ern firsts, y to 6S Texas and Pacific first 5s. ~
to 1911; WABASH seconds. " TO -; Hooking Val
ley os. to 81; San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
As, | to 40, and Rio Grande Western firsts. II
10 GSM. Among the few strong features were
Chesapeake and Ohio AIS. Kansas and Texas Of
Texas IS and Northern Pacific consol receipts.
Money on call was per cent. Time money
rates were per cent for thirty to sixty days
per cent for three months. 41a451e per cent
for iour months. and 5hG6 per cent for six
months. The commercial paper market rates
quot ed at ~ per cent for prime Endorsed
bills receivable 5IsMG per cent for four months
acceptance and choice four months single-name
paper q per cent for the best class six-months
single-name paper. and above for paper not so
we'll known. The commercial paper market was
inactive.
The foreign exchange market was strong In a
heavier demand There was a good supply of
gold bills Offering and gold to the amount OF
x3.O3O.OOO was taken for export Posted rates
OF the principal drawers Of foreign exchanges
closed at 81 SSi5 and 81 S9l4 for long and
short sterling respectively; Paris. francs. 5.14as
for long and 512R for short Berlin, reicns-
marks, 95% for long and 06 for short; Amster-
dam. guilders 40A for long and 4O1s for short.
Rates for actual business closed as follows:
s,.n, Cable ssn;ss: ssss s ss
Paris francs oioi, less i,ie & + les is
GSiIdsrs ''' ' S ois 40 $50 " 90:
The price of domestic exchange was follows
at the places named: New-Oreans commercial.
2Jc. premium: bank, 81 80 premium San Fran
cisco, sight, 71ac: telegraph. 10c. Charleston,
buying, par: selling. NC premium Savannah.
buying, JIG per cent off; selling par Chicago
Bank clearings in this city were: Exchanges.
$50 404 205; balances. $G.799.S50 Philadelphia
Exchanges. S7.Gjd,7o1; balances 81 ,@4, 9t9.
Baltimore-Exchanges. $2305.G0o; balances.
SAB 100. Boston-Exchanges. s13. 0s4.7oo; bal
ances. s1,5G,996. Chicago-Exchanges' $l4'-
673 455: balances. S1.664960
The price of commercial bar silver IN this mar.
ket was GSac Mexican dollars were quoted at
539a@54M In London bar silver declined 1-lO
to 81 7-iGd. Silver bullion certificates repre-
senting 1000 ounces OF silver were sold on the
Stock Exchange to-day. at G0d69%. Silver to
the amount Of 10000 ounces will be shipped
abroad Tomorrow 5000
Money on call in London was hGh per cent.
and the rate OF discount in the open market
was 9-16 per cent for short and "a per cent for
long bills British consols closed at l13 I-lG for
money and 113k for the account. French
rentes closed at lO1 francs S5 centimes Paris
exchange on London. p francs IAN confines.
Discount rate in Paris. 2 per cent. The dis
count rate in Berlin was IN per cent. Further
details OF the foreign markets are given In the
usual cable report printed elsewhere
THE FEDERAL TREASURY,
ro-dav's Washington Treasury statement, COW
ering actual results Of two days ago, compared
with the last preceding statement. gives the fol-
lowing balances:
yuy 20. Changes
No, cold on hand 500 3s 600 1913 100 Dec 81 $3.50
Net legal-tenders 80. 49,. oa- ,,o -,e 20, T.. o.o IA
hand ll9Ssyuto -, 80, ,t, 81
Net silver on hid. oo3"z'WH o"'-f''oii beS' ''"''