New-York tribune., 1896-12-23
.An z 70 112. In miscellaneous issues American r
Spirits 6s advanced to TN and STANDARD nope

ed). to 112 In miscellaneous issues AmeTc%s Rone
Spirits 6s advanced to TN and stahoa'o ''0''
and Twine 6s declined to 'l's. r,,,s money
Money on call was 1ka2 per cent: iili'e IN n.y., CO..
was 3 per cent for sixty days. 81 per .v, rths
three mcnths 314@4 per cent iOr Ioua I.ouarc;a, na
and per cent for six months. No,ii'''t "a liz nor
per was per cent for three months; nv 80 ~ p
cen, for four and six months for the nesl ha,,''' ~
and above for names not quite so wcIi kmu"' i, rd
The foreign exchange marke. was ma,es up Posted
heavy with material change ino,e. IN rates * md
rates for sterling closed at ~ S4famf % anu
81 ssa4 sslz for long and short bills; respeuline
ly. Rates for actual business cioseu as i"''o" s
Cables. Long Dena.u; s1,;
s,sTns srsIa. sis1s 5le,. 'l5s
CALI r. ................. 4o's 9o4 ~
Domestic exchange was as follows a' .,'g ~ t" n,sS
named: acknowledgements 81 oc uis
nnnnt' hank par. Charleston-Buying y dis-
count: selling, b premium. SaNannah,pu,!nn, ,n,H !ne'
1-l6 per cent on selling. par; teIegrap,nr ,rc d;s.
Boston-Discount to par. St Louis u
count San Francisco-Sight, 121:c teesraPh'
l5c Cincinnati--40c. premium os
Bank clsarinss in this sc ely s TSre Raltmore
Exchanges 50 1S4 OG2 balances. S4o'V'5. M
cago-Exchanges. $l53s5.774; BALANCES; c e. So;
75l Philadelphia Exchanges Sl2,.soStttG; o9G 9G'-
ances. Sl.1C1,329 Boston-EXchahses' Fi''''
$40: balances. S23OS 1!S
The price of commercial bar silver in tkls mar
ket COZ. Mexican dollars We're 9nhnced 9u1,eu o.,
HO3, m517s In London bar silver was unchangMen geo
at 297sd Silver exports tomorrow, 'oo'W"
ounces six silver bullion certificates. represent
Ing GWW ounces OF silver SOid Ill tne SUM '-"
change at 65lhM65Ac
Money on cali in London was 3a3l4 per cent
Open market discounts ;'s4 per cent for long
and short bills British consols closed at
10 13- IL for money and III 1-l6 for the ac-
count Paris exchange on London. - francs -
centimes. Discount rate in Paris per cent
Discount rate In Berlin 4's per cen'
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-day's Washington Treasury statement. COW
ering the actual results OF two days ago, com
pared with the last preceding statement. gives
the following balances:
Ne. gold sIs, Rc u; m .as Bsc e. ,ns ''ss sssc
NJ. .ssr Ssae on hand s 4'siE R's Ins
,Ac.Ysl ts.a.;,,s cash IN 1,s,,s II:
SsS1 50. s Rss ISs 'sis iis
Available cash $50 75s7eI s2as seesii Inc si''S'
ofsnSi b;iiSies MIN" riSe5ss Ni4o24I Dec $,.gl
Ac,u,, cash bal s225 5o SIS sooo' Inc S'2's''
Customs r,,eipts reported from Washington
to-day we're S3J0935; internal revenue rece,p, 1S5
S367 80 and the miscellaneous rcceip's; $50.
total Govcrnmsnt recSlpts & Ior 'e re expenaitures,
So5 $50 Receipts for month TO date, Hi'.,'1,
500. expenditures. $50 65e@on. Lxcess CT , cx
rear 70 date $40 $50 3SS; expenditures: Sl&-
S47 335: excess Of expenditures, Sal .33l 'to. re
ceipts OF National bank notes for redemption 'o-
day were SZl3.40c. c1O
Sub-Treasury receipts FOR me day Were CIV.
III 437. and payments. $40 449 resulting IN
general balance of s1732,9.1.,S. consisting OF
300 7o4 9S2 coin and $50 524 -66 currency. The
Sub-Treasury has a debit balance at the Gear
ing House Of $50 22j and its net gain on pai-
ance was ST. 7639SS made up by loss IN ~ con COZ
of SIS 9S1 and gain in currency or Si'o1-'o''
NETWORK CENTRAL'S QUARTER.
The directors Of the New-York Central anu
Hudson River Railroad Company To-Day % %ue
clared a quarterly dividend or per cent une
statement Of operations for the quarter enuihs
December 81 with December partly estimeteo.
shows falling off in earnings. as compared Win
the same period year ago; but In view OF gen
eral trade conditions prevailing In this quarter
After the payment of | per cent dividend
surplus of $166.72S. against one OF S3l63oo IN
the December quarter last year. Is eft FOR the
six months ending December II. there IS sur
plus of S212.771. against So4o I4O this time a
wear ago Results for the quarter and the SIX
months follow
QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 81
1894 1896 est'd).
c:ros. earnings as3 900 Si2 4O7 sos sl 100 306
Operating expenses. 7.3s1.00O s4436So '92ol7s
Net earnings $3e52un *S,"4 6oa Co. .oo
First charges Zo51'VW <'"f''"" -V"''
, . e, 90, 600 s1a1s3os 81 11s6 72s
Su,pIus e"i'"''eS '''' 100 sn3 100000 1Oo0ODO
Dividends ii'<.''' i'V'V
. eos AZ sals3o s1Ge TBS
Sly months ending December 81:
1sa5 1888 (estdD. Changes
c.. .arr,ngs s24 400 900 205 Dec 81 00s 1Vi
Sross ~ iSa 50 IL 100 946 666 213