New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-02
STOCKS CLOSE HIGHER.
pPEp4RINC FOR ELECTION.
THE MONETARY ITUATIoN-HAlLWAf
EARNINGS
sunday. November Up. IN.

'i0 r,s IN sn4 70 (shl making the excess
'"' ndi,,ras over receipts S1.S9G1,0 For
VI e'.o,, voar to date thu receipts have been
s' W. 70 $50 expenditures SIS 54S619, the ex-
90 exnenditures being S&,,0m,2M The
cess - actual cash balance increased in the
...ol $50 G., and now stands AZ sd 'io-'~3
,r,. Treasury received in the week S2loi' 'l
=, National bank notes for redemption 70 Sc
. National bank note circulation II no" ro'u9
sSt1 og, $50 in bonds, rs follows;
- - observation-disclosures. .slo.$s6.ooo
i've per cents Of 1895 y: o., os,
fcul E Csnts Of 1901 'lSS i95"p
-Four PER ' - $500
,.a,t.d states bonds deposited for circulation
me ,he week, Si0S.1 $50. withdrawn, Slo.,oo'.
%ationai bank note circulation 1S i, be
Iuil,t,. holds SIS its;. $50 legal tender money
TreasuliH ,r,'tion III surrendered circulation,
, nr,inst SIS ~; 80 =. Week d.. .o.or,t
ai.:,n,hioinrd is saturdays Treasury statement
',ssrod with that of october -;
oct. II Oct 81 changes
ion. less eef' al s.:ts.o2i Dec s3l3'45'
T. ;. noes less % 1866 a4o14sso Inc. 2.797.7''
hulion less '' A3lsea i4.o7s.'o5 Dec @'' iSi
g, Treas. Sos o37 oas s227. ecs Dec. saooi4o
DEPOSITS Ink. IN ~. 1Gls4.ool ic,iio.c47 Dec 2i"s
,..s,. cash .s24,17i.o47 s2is.sac.aos Dec ss2i"s
Deduct minor - $4,000 ecs4.sao Dec. CT %"
$40, bal .s2s7 AL 4ss s2s7. 4oa.oai Inc s'oo''
THE MONETARY SITUATION.
.r.. ,oca, money markets were strong pu, III
,;ra with little or no business dohs Vu,sue
the call loan branch OF tne mars d &C. h;sS as 100
.a ,, lent as low per cent, ana as ns 49, a. ~,
can can mi With 127 asked at one time on rrIuas
10 last rate being more arthclai lhai. To- IoSS10n
d;,;ons warranted stiff rates put not .ne ,p~
-Iax- Al
unher of banks united for the purpose Oh p,e
venting any stringency over the elec,lon CO., ,n q
,ba influence Of their offerings rates zen ~
., cart and n commission of - OF l per cent
11-he closing rate was per cent Hat, win laI
amounts offered at that figure Inc averase ~,
tho week was about 20 per cent Inc 'S s i,oi.N.
market was practically stagnan'' WIN ."
"n,i,aI al 1Oa1o per cent for sixty 10 hlhe'!
DAYS 6GS per cent for three mohtns, anu
& per cent for longer PERIODS. Noilliile ,
cial paper showed no signs OF me- l nap, for
closing at nominal rates of 6uS per cent lol
bish-Crade names. In London call none! "ds
3G3i6 per cent, with open market discounts a.
3AM31s per cent. The Bank OF INSANE 'l.sa MN
mum rate Of discount remained unchaHgeu al =
nor conf The open market rate in Parls was
ner cent. and in Berlin and Frankfort t4 per
cent 49, .a. oro
The foreign exchange market was STEADY anu
frr, ON a small volume of business. The chafac-
ter of the advance in call money rates was re-
Elected in absence of response in the eXchahec
market there being no indication IN the ias'-
named market of any rapid advance in money
rates Current rates in sterling exchange are
NOT favorable to imports of gold; hut despite tns
few engagements were made In the week. IN
creasinc the amount of gold engaged. on snip
hoard and arrived to 3S3242 Business IN
the foreign exchange market was restricted IN
great mart to sales of long and short sterling Tor
investment an indication of the fear of some peo-
pie as to the election result. who took TINS FORM
Of boarding money-eXchange bills payable IN
gold affording safe security for these funds For
eign bankers restricted all operations DendinS
the election and only operated for immediate re-
ouirements. cable transfers being generally used
Closing posted rates were S2G4So1? and 1852
for long and short sterling respectively Closing
rates for actual business follow
s..eas .ss sss;S; ~ .s.ssss::s
Esichsmarks "5S. ssi7 "1so"ao,,+
Guilders 4oSs ." 7"~
The bank exchanges Of the New-York Clearing
House and the stock sold at the New-York
Stock Exchange last week and for the same
week Of the preceding two years compare as
follows
Exchange. ~ s5ss $50 2aa 1857 2s4 o94 5,ss? l2l
So. shares sod.... sss.314 1.iel's9 126isa
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
The Tribune has printed the gross earnings
81 sxtv-one railroads systems for the third
week in October. OF these fifteen return gains OF
Sl12 763, or 1919 per cent, and fortysix return
losses of S63563S. or 81 per cent. The whole
shows loss of S462S75 or JS per cent.
Third week In oei 1929 =, lseg Dinersnses Pc
Foriy-sx companies. 65I5slo 594ol7s Dec 1888 81
Totals el CONS 81 900 $50 s7447oe4 s4e2(s75 So