New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-08
orocKS DEFER TO POLITICS.
WEEK OF DULL TRADING.
,r,oN OF THE FEDERAL TREASURY
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Sunday. June Up. m.

.-RAIl>ROAD l>AiN->iA>No'
Sunday. June 7-p. m.
,..,,ed states Treasury received last week
INV .s,oos S2.Sj3,0 from internal revenue
w. "oe 900 and from miscellaneous sources $922-
w o,,,al from all. SGTS2,S00 against S4,SII,-
w. !, the preceding week of five business days.
oi' - o,on,s for the month 10 date amount to
I Ie.o 90 and the payments to $6,O2o0OO, max
%'v oxcess of receipts over expenditures SOS,
ps o. the fiscal year to date the receipts are
~ ,,s Gas expenditures $685., 81 $50. the ex-
W." oxnenditures being SIG, G53, 032. The
cess Treasury statement showed an increase
sets!s "a 1S5 in the available cash balance, and
Il sL.'snse of S34S4. 1864 in the actual cash bal
i nSich is now S2GJ,3Si.3S4
t,s,ss,,,nared with week ago. the treasury mold
Cohp.a, the following changes A decrease In
sgs si44 balance Of S2,12S.2S1. made up by
be ~ 60 1G3. ISL in coin and bullion and loss
IL. q o0ei in the amount of outstanding certh-
W. cain in the silver balance of S2.l02, BOG.
3ies' TN Of S20I,92l in silver coin and bull
te ~ loss Of So $3.50 in the outstanding
70 ssrtiGcatea and gain in the legal-tender
Ers, of S3516,202 made up by a loss or
eSn0o IN the amount of outstanding currency
txca,es and gain or S3'o"o'z"a IN me
sfnoao f legal-tender notes In the Treasury.
Gvns ~ National bank notes increased Sll4,-
gaIIS notes issued under the law Of
e. ,bs amount of S972.256 were returned to
MrMraas1iry, and the amount or these n0tes
be I.lation was decreased by this sum to S91-
$500 {. soturdav.s Treasury statement
suno,-s5 with that Of May ~:
''mp''' May % June G Changes
-. ,o, and bull
In less Sos ee3 $50 s1os 534ess Dec 81 PSI
's 81 ss5s ss Inc In8 sSs
Han dollars and
E ,n,o, less CO.. ,oc,o,oo r,, . 400 ooc
7rs. scr 2,s5 SCI s271. 1886 Inc. Sc oo4 7e5
psposS, ,ank,.. 22ca4oo 1882 7so Dec 2'1'ooio
cash s2s9 S4l o5l s2sl 14o Inc. sl.7541s5
p.tas' n'HOI ~. oo.4732lo c57il.762 Inc. 5.case52
,,, bal. Ssis. SGs 75i $685. ss4 Dec So 4s4367
THE MONETARY SITUATION.
,.,oca, money market presented no new feat
~" -,r,a,n,ng we'll supplied with funds, but
'S".,,s nom a poor demand Money on call
.,r,ro bankers balances ruled at 1i2M2
~ ,or, the greater part OF the business being
-. ., .he smaller figure. Banks and trust
..m,snies Quoted per cent the minimum. In
money the demand was chiefly for long
sds and in commercial paper, while there
..s some choice offerings. the demand was
VA, and very little paper was placed' iHele
Txa falling off in redscouhuns. inne nl ~ ,
~. were ~ per cent for thirty days per
80. for three months. ~ per cent Tor -FOUR
.,.,hs and { per cent for six months. Com
srcal paper ruled at 4Q4ia per cent for Sky
ninety day ndorsed bills receivable. 4Hu'T.
-, cent for four months commission house ana
s,s,.class single names ii2GJ per cent for prime
md 5lSG6 per cent for good four To SIX mon'hs
snels names Money from the interior came
N In good supply. but the associated Darks Cdsi
holdings decreased. owing to goid exports anu q
hss 10 the Sub-Treasury. Bank clearihss
sowed an increase OF , per cent over the pre-
esd,ne week but q decrease of II per cent over
The same week in 1880. while FOR the month vi
Nav total clearings in sixty-nine cities des'e
gated 81 21S 900 900 or a decrease OF l3 per cent
~ tho Same month last year. Call money IN
London ruled at i20$4 per cent. with the rae
~ discount in the open market 13-lOG = per cent
Tor long and short bills. In Paris The open mar
ket rate was L.. per cent. ana in Berlin IS per
cent.
The foreign exchange market was quiet ana
easier. the offering OF long bills against foreign
security purchases being the feature ~ The mar
Lat The demand for remittance was llsht WINE
gDM exports amounted 70 only 81 N34.22'. against
s39Sl. Sll in the preceding week. closing posted
rates we're 81 SSGSl ssig and 81 s9Q$4 s9i2 for
long and short sterling respectively. closing
rates for actual business were as follows
ssas 4ss. ssSs .5 l25i - s ss.5' ~,
l.sssmaiks .o,o 10. % ii,.lege5a.
The bank exchanges Of the Nev-York Clear
iag 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:
E.a..s 'sa; s. Ia7; g ' s52S E
W. shares sod 1oj1.305 1.l44.5lo osl.slo
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
The Tribune has printed the gross earnings OF
sixty-nne railroads or systems for the third
week in May OF these thirty-seven return gains