New-York tribune., 1896-04-02
'Ex-interest

.Ex-in,erest
Ten shares of tire United states National
Bank we're sold at 200 and twenty shares at 2oS'
In State issues there were sales OF $4,000 Louisl-
consol As at 81
way bonds, with transactions better distributed.
Final prices showed net gains for the malority
of issues the chief exceptions being baltnofe
and Ohio consol S. which lost 2i2 10 9Sl2; Erle
prior bonds, 27s TO 931f Jersey Central os, =
to ll4A. ana Missouri. Kansas and Texas first
As z to s5h Among the strong features !, @ wsre Ssa
Atchison As, a to 79; Chesapeake and ONO CON
sol 5s a to los; Erie general lien 3-4s, to eo'a
KsnGas and Texas seconds. "a to os+; NortheIh
Pacific consol 5s | to 4S: the consol os receipts
/ to IS; the cola teral trust notes. y 10 ssia
Missouri Pacific first consols. Y to s2,t' Reaoing
first preferred incomes. 's 10 So+.; the secoHu
preference incomes. 2. to 1SA the thirds. =
10 IL and the general As receipts. TO 7s
To-days washington Treasury statement GOV,
ering actual results OF two days ago, compares
with the last previous statement, shows the loi-
lowing balances:
Net M ., HsffH % s'+ ssl 'sss
s.. s2s4 on i'd IS s 1856. b: bee &C.
Actual Stl cash n.,, in the
sS. hank sasa S5s Inc Inc 'is
Available cash. s2s7o77.72a s2ssslsec7 Inc sSa'2''
0fiH bies ,'''.. .. lcsec.sn ie.s7i.2ie Inc |'o'
Act. cash bal s271.III2I2 s27lcn.7ss Inc $3.50 Sad
Customs receipts reported to-day from Wash
ington were s3S9l54. the internal revenue receip.s
s25S7l6 and the miscellaneous receipts sss'
Total Government receipts FOR the day. s136ofi;
expenditures sl.4l5.3ss: excess OF expenni.uIes'
sG79 343 Receipts for the month TO date. SI3oa4:
expenditures sl.415.3ss excess of expenditures.
SEQ s42 Recelpts for the fiscal year 10. date.
s25l s45ss2; expenditures. s270sAs36; excess OF
expenditures over receipts, sls'4ss,O54 There
were s155.Sl2 National bank notes received FOR re-
The Suh-Treasury had debit balance at the
Clearing House of s249'7i Its net gain on Da,,
sss5oS5 made up by gam IN IN currencs cur
Of 1866 633. and loss in coin or SSl osS Io-oay
operations included: Receipts. e.Sf; pay,
ments. 81, ,37l. .6s9 resulting in general balance OF
1928 25l s43 consisting OF sl3l6oSsl coin ana VS.
64S.062 currency.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE
Money on call was 3isd4 per cent. Time money
ruled al 3lkQ4 per cent for thirty days; 404H per
cent for three and four monthsand 4is per cen!
for six months Commercial paper was dull at
unchanged quotations, 5hQ6 per cent ruling ior
the best grade paper for all periods
The foreign exchange market was easier al the
opening. but firm at the close on small voiun1e m
Of business. There were no gold bills IN the
market Posted rates were 81 SO and s4s FOR
long and short sterling. respectively CLOSING
rates for actual business were as follows:
Sterling Ssss; H'ss s:. sss' 2.
Reichsmarks sos or sor
Guilders WA
The price OF domestic exchange was as follows
at the places named New-Orieans, coninercia'
25c discount bank at 81 so premium; san frah-
cisco, sight &c: telegraph. 7i9c. Charleston otl
ing par, selling isc. premium; savannah, puyins
i-l6 per cent of. selling par Chicago. 25c. pre-
MUM: Boston. 1Oc. discount.
Bank clearings in this city were: EXchanges'
SIS sG9 3J6 balances. N.7Gl,3e9. Philadelphia
Exchanges S103s3,lss; balances 81 Sss5os Baiu-
more-Exchanges. 1898 .26C: balances, s2'oSV-
n
1899 Bosion-Exchanges. slc.o9sslS: balances
81 G5J.939
The price Of commercial bar silver In this mar
ket was 6slsc Mexican dollars were quoted at
56l,c In London bar silver declined u 20 3ltsd.
Money on call in London was hqA per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market was
French rertes were 10l francs b2E centines.
Paris exchange or London. rs francs 2oi9 cen
times. British consof were lO9 il-lo iof ihoney
and lO9 1915 for the account Further detans
OF the foreign market are printed elsewhere.
The Consolidated Railroad Of Vermont per
cent bondholders have formed committee for
Cheney' cher Of Boston; Samuel F. Kner. New,
York, representing the Billings estate anu
Henry D. Day. Of r. L. Day d Co. Boston. WIN WIN
Michael H. Cardozo. New-York. and Mooreheld
storey, Boston. counsel They consider imme-
date action necessary by the bondhoIders ior
their protection In the litigation now penang
in the United States Circuit Court In vermont
between the Grand Trunk Railway Company
and the Central Vermont Railroad Company, ana
invite all bondholders TO communicate imme
diately with the secretary. No. 7s5 Exchange
Building Boston. The propriety OF Issuing re-
cevers' certificates ahead Of the s per cent
bonds TO redeem the floating debt. II Is under
etood. is being considered and can only be pre-
vented by the prompt and united action OF the
bondholders.
Attention is directed 10 the notice In the ac.
vertising columns Of proposals for NSOO.U4 ~
per cent consolidated bonds and stock OF the
city Of New-York. exempt from taxation both
principal and interest payable In gold coin. 70
be opened by Controlle. Fitch at his office at
o'clock tomorrow, April 2. 1896. The principal
OF the several classes OF bonds and stock en-
braced in the above amount Is payable from
1910 to 1926 The loan IL a lawful investment
for executors administrators, guardians, ana
others holding trust funds. p
The reorganization committee OF the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad Company, Adrian lselin:
r. chairman announces that three-quarters OF
the per cent bonds and OF each class OF bonds
having been deposited under the reorganization
plan the committee has fixed April 10 as the last
dav within which holders OF bonds and STOCK