The sun., 1896-10-17

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Government bonds firm. The As. C. OF 1907
and tho Az OF 1925 closed u = cent higher bid
each. Railway bonds doll. The features were
braska extensions. Kansas and Texas IS. North.
Gan, ern paciaG consul 5s, n. A. New Jersey
Pscs EDS ess shoqe hoH st.
Atshison, adj, Is. y = cent. to sets: New w
Te1as 1 Pacific ads: i, tcl74. and West Shore Is,
were In Burlington and Quincy Nebraska ex-
tensions; ms lp cent. to IS: Kansas and Texas Is.
r.. As. ~ y cent. to A.
Sales Of silver bullion certificates for 90. 900
ouncea were made on the Stock Exchange at
New York, s514c. Bar silver in London closed , d
at 301sd. Mexican silver dollars were quoted
At 5oHG52c. H Exports to Europe tomorrow
$4,000 ounces.
Money on call. e97 cent, with exceptional
transactions at 4 y cent. at the close. Time
money, cent for all periods on good mixed
Stock Exchange collateral, but there is very
little doing Commercial paper Is quoted at
9 2 cent. for prime endorsed bills receivable.
2 cent for best single names. and 10 q cent
and upward for other grades
Sterling exchange was very quiet, the demand
for to-morrow's mail having been smaller than
affairs the market was a little easier. but this
more apparent in short than in long owing to
Continental exchange was dull and weaker
p9stod ask,ng n & rates @ for s1eriing SsiiS for long
s' r s s9Ra sshs aa rasss
g. 4.s3leG$4.s3}4, and cable transfers 81. $40
S4s4E Francs nn, are q quoted q; 5e3laq3. 2ala for
"a 3-I66194 5-l6 for long and 81 / - l8@.05 1-l6
for short; Guilders, 39S4g39 1916 for long and
40 for short.
12hGtl eSb cents discount; Charleston Buying. q
discount; selling. par. Savannah Buying, 1-16
merciai. So discount San Francisco sight, par
telegraph. par. 81. Louis-5o cents premium; (;
count.
Tho imports OF dry goods for tho week ending
toaSy wS mere 70 Si41 M s 3or 7S2 lsi
81 ,53a. 500. against 81, Gas, ,0se last week ard
S2.466,66b for the corresponding week OF last
Tho Pittsburgh. Cincinnati, Chicago and st.
Lou % Railroad reports gross earning for Sep
temb ber OF 81, 1867, decrease OF S2TS,2S9 as
and and ps, s4os.ssl decrease % 's Of si5s 10y io7. For
the nine months ending Sept. 30 tho grots earn,
ns compared with the coIrespondng period o:
last year. and net $2s70.ss5. decrease Of
.IIDas nssa OF sh:TEs srs
sl6a, ,3s5.
Brddstre,ts reports the business failures in
he a1r sss week and s s
correspond ing week Of last year. r. g., Dun &
Co. compute tho liabilities OF firms failing dur
ing the first eight days OF the current month at
S4,944 .004, against S3,925,589 in the first ten
days OF last October.
The receipts of the Government to-day were:
Customs. 1888, $50; internal revenue, $447. .255.
and miscellaneous. S2.l56, total OF 3lS7.-
SOL. The disbursements including 5000
900 for pensions, were 81 55s, 900 an excess Of
expenditures over receptH OF $40 Tho
receipts for the fiscal wear TO date have been
$92. 1868 532, and expenditures $l24 ,O67 .679. an
excess Of expenditures over receipts OF S3l ,704-
141.
The net assets OF the Treasury at the close Of
business to-day. as Officially computed, compare
with those of yesterday as follows:
Gold coin and bullion .Sl2s7i4se SI2S l30O57
Silver dollars anu bullion. l4.Obl,735 1890. 900
United States notes.. 69,l24.oxO oo.b6],4S4
Other assets In excess OF -. - .
demand liabltles....... AO.4oo,7i4 <O.S9S,7O4
Available cash balance, In. 49, - -- -
cludng gold balance. S2373o7703 S23o,2SS,o5o
Money In London, ll4GlH = cent Rate OF
discount in open market, for both short ana three
months bills, 2tsd2A y cent. Amount OF bull
lion withd avn from the Bank OF England to-
day, &5l3.O0O Paris adviceH quote . 4 cents
at lOl francs 40 centimes. Exchange on Lon
don 25 francs l01S centimes.
The sales Of mining stocks at the New York
Consolidated Stock aud Petroleum Exchange
to-day were as follows;