New-York tribune., 1896-01-24

Customs receipts reported to-day from Wash
ington were s745.2lS, the internal revenue re-
cepts S4s59lS. and the miscellaneous receipts
:2s,2Sl Total Government receipts for the day,
s1259417: expenditures s753.000; excess OF re-
ceipts. s5OS.4l7. Receipts FOR month to date:
s21. .432 432: expenditures. 2..0l20O0: excess or
expenditures over receipts. s5579,56S. Receipts
for fiscal year to date $3.50 900 1885, expenditures.
s2O9.94 7GO excess Of expenditures over receipts,
$2O974,2l4.
To-day's Washington Treasury statement.
covering actual results for two days ago. com
pared with the last previous statement, shows
the following balances:
Ne, gold on $50 GO s1o775Is7 Dec s2co6i72
on hand. ...... Ioo1a55l3 100 7s7.oco Inc. Nl.556
Net silver nd i9.2o2s"2 io.2i9.+s2' Inc. 1880
Actual casn in the
over outstanding 100 49,,
D. Il bank ga @ '9 ss Rss Ss 'sss
Available cash ss7 lIs7i7 slsasa7i5o Dec 81 .sG7
biies .."..... oss74si 7.a229s7 Dec :oi4.4oi
Actual cash bal sl7s osl 2sG si7s2742Is so2o27
The Sub-Treasury hsd debit balance at the
Clearing House Of s590.s1S. Its ret gain on bal
ancp was S9.S15, made up by a gain In cur
lency of s32 196 and loss IN coin of s22.Sl.
To-day's operations include: Receipts. s3.262.2S9,
payments. s3.252. .474; resulting in general bal
ance Of SlS3 95s 204 consisting If s95 762i3 coin
and ssS19i.767 currency.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE
There IS a distinctly easier feeling in the local
money markets. and more loans time con-
tracts are being made. Money on call rules at
3Go4 per cent while time money on good coat
eral Is quoted al per cent for all periods.
Choice commercial paper is marketed at 6I6iA
per cent. ami paper not so we'll known at higher
figures There is little doing. however. in this
branch Of the money market.
The inquiry in the foreign exchange market
from remitters was heavier. giving frmer
tnpa ,lc ma rot
business were follows:
Sterling .........4so'.d4so'. 3;;Ss. -,
Reichsmarits .... a5n N.s,
Guilders @U. 4os.
The price Of domestic excharge fol-
mercial 80. bank 81 80 premium: Chicago 25c.
premium San Francisco sight lilo premium.
telegraph &c; Boston. 25G 35c. discount; Charles
ton buying par. s'lling &c. premium; Savannah.
buying 1-l6 per cent or selling par.
Bank clearinGs in the city were: Exchanges,
sSassOss'; balances St4's5.S 90 dsS BSston--Ex-
changes. sl3'o7l.e44 balances si;i1a.gsS r
The price Of commercial bar silver in th5 mar
ket was 67c per ounce Mexican dollars were
quoted at 52a.c. In London bar silver was un-
changed at 3OSsd
The rate Of discount in the open market was 'sn
per cent for short and three months bills. Brit,
ish consols Were higher a; lo''s ior n,oipy anu
rho account French rentes were 1O2 francs
centimes. Paris exchange on London. % francs
o2ib ceniimes American stocks In London were
weak Further details of foreign markets are
given in the Usual cable report printed IN an
othe" column . c,,,
The Proctor e. Gamble Company. OF Cincln,
matt will hereafter declare semi ni-annual irs'ean
Of annual dividends. on its common STOCK;
semi-annual dividend Of per cent mas nee"
declared. payable February la ,a,
The New-York Chicago and st Louis Raiiroai
Company has declared dividend OF per Sen'
on the first preferred stock: payaple aia''m IL
THO Corn Exchange Bank has declared diVi-
dend of per cent on it, capita! STOCK pa! "o''
February !