The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-26

closed SSyS Z : emit. " !"%sr S S'd. Hallway t@s 5 so1 nd ' daii
A., baltimore and ohio IS, 1875; Fort Worth
and Denver C!i,y lists, Reading, lat preference
consol -, Texas, Pacific DDS. Union Eievated
lists, Wisconsin Central Isis. 7, r.. and Kansas
clincs were in Atchison general As, y p cent,
to 7sft: Baltimore and Ohio IS. 1925. q, to
SStts' to F SGt,; " Ennsa ana and DsH Texas s' y. i i. to 4 ISL T..
and EDS. q, to 5o1s; Reading first preference
eHn Frsnd i.t !; cd On; IL +. to i, to Sn 8; + fs, hsn fsG GGS
Eds. y. to 20; Union Elevated lists. III. to SO.
and Wisconsin Central lists, I. r., n z cent, to
6slsc. Bar silver in London closed at 81 l-lOd.
Exports to Europe Tomorrow $50, 900 ounces.
quoted at . p cent. for sixty days, 3lg q cent.
for three to four months, i T. cent, for six
Roo1 m ix "Sd s, t,s + Ex s9m1i for c sifn, months IN ,2 on
commercial paper market prime. endorsed bills
receivable are quoted at 4lfIti9I p cent. four
months acceptances and choice single names at
4lgIL5l4 p cent. and good single names at g Il
cent. and upward.
The sterling exchange market opened steady,
hut closed n little weaker because the demand
from remitters was smaller than expected.
Commercial bills were scarce, and the chief
exchange was duh. Posted asking rates for
sterling, S4.ssts for long bills and 81. sDls for
@HS$4'%s73iiii; Sight drafts ! 4' i;Spt q. ss$ S'G and
cable transfers, s4,s0, Francs are quoted
pc tiils,maiik 4o5'' "tfa6555PpsS for RIO long ?i and i a5s. SnS5N
for short: guilders, +Ol6g4O $40 for long and
40 5-lGI 4OSs for short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston, 10
cents discount. Charleston buying. par; SELL
Ing, u premium. savannah Buying, l-l6 OF:
selling, par: New Orleans Bank, 100 premium
commercial, % cents premium, san Fran
cisco sight. l2le cents; telegraph. Is cents pre-
MUM. st. Louis, 80 cents premium; offered Mt
30 cents premium. Chicago, 90 cents premium.
The !ur.rdc Gas Light Company has declared
a scml-anuu!l dividend Of 2l6 Il cent. and an
extra dividend OF ! y cent. On It's preferred
stock, payable juno 10.
The Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling Railroad
Company has declared a dividend Of "a cent.
on its preferred stock, PAYABLE June Is.
The aL-rail enst- bound shipments of dead
freight from Chicago last week were 40, 3U5
tons. against 5O,7O7 tons the previous week and
47'!l3 tons the corresponding week OF the pre-
ylOus year,
The southern Railway reports gross earnings
compared with the same month OF last year.
and net S323,524, an increase OF $40, 36l. For
the ten months ending April 80 the gross earn
ings were Sl6,377, 4l5, an increase OF Sl.05S.-
Of last year, and net So, l62, 326, an Increase 81
S3DB,05B.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Rail
way company reports for the quarter ending
March n;
Gross earnings. %. 5000. $40 Sl,e0s, All Inc. Ss4s95g
oper' EXPENSE, s,lss'ol4 s,ps6,587 Inc. i06,V77
Net earnings I.sB4 $50 SI7lls7t Inc. Si52.4s
other income, Ss,H3 S2,2DO Inc. 6bl3
Total income. ..S ~ ,eas 069 VI. sO4O74 Inc. Siss.gpS
Fixed charges. Of. l~,l03,7l3 lll2,2Q0 Dec. s,4S7
Surplus ..,..... ss5s.sS8 0oOI,s7s Ino. SisT4ss
Cash on hand si,54o,574, and profit and loss