New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17
March IS.
RtdAsl,ed.

In State issues there were sales Of $4,000 Vir-
sinia funded debt 2-3s of 1891 at 6lss.
Railway bonds weak. Northern racine
bonds and few others excepted. The NortherH
Pacific issues Wee extremely active upon me
transactions induced by the reorganization plan
the total par value of sales reaching S2.522.ooc.
The first coupons advanced Il to l173s; the hrst
registered. u to 11S: the second coupons q to
Il3A: the thirds declined. IL TO so: the consol
IS were up 3A to 4S%; the conso 5s receipts
TO 4Sla. and the collateral trust notes. 2% to 81
The chief declines %sTe by A' n6 ssrenb
Avenue first consol os y to llS1s; Denver ana
Rio Grande a. x to 50: Long Island consol 5s
sss.; Oregon Shor, Line Is receipts. u 10 l12la.
Burlington. Cedar Rapids and Northern frsts:
Erie general lien 3-4s Illinois Central 3iss. and
East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia consol %
were strong features
To-days Washington Treasury statement COW
ering actual results for two days ago compared
with the last previous statement, shows the fOl-
lowing balances:
Net gold on Ma5ss Inc snSss
ss .,Ss3 On hand sSs sc Dec
Actual cash in the
psss.ss a bank s 90 me- me- sfs9sl
Avaab. cash. $3.50 $3.50 1850 Inc oooco
Siiitics ms. Iss4oTe I7o4s.4a, Dec. 2s4
Actual cash bal ,2s4 4s7I2i s2Gs 1872 oGS Inc 7ooa4
ington were s472.6SS. the internal revenue re-
ceipts .2s2. and the miscellaneous receipts
s51 ALL Total Government receipts for the day.
81 2s5 $751; expenditures sl.4S5.oO0; excess Of ex-
penditures $lss,64s. Receipts for the month to
date s13S66s5S; expenditures. Sl7.939,OOO excess
OF expenditures o72I42 Receipts for the es:
6ss: excess Of expenditures over receipts. s2l,-
9999
The Sub-Treasury had debit balance at the
Clearing House of s75e.343 It's net gain on bal
ance since Friday was s1,111,9l9. made up by
loss in currency Of s6s0204 and gain in coin Of
sl,7eS123. To-days operations included: Receipts.
s57l1.572; payments s4175.17O. resulting in "a gem
craI balance of s2l9.436S60 consisting Of $13OS22-
700 coin and $S86l4,l51 currency. Receipts Of Sat
sS.ssG.72o
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call was aAG4 per cent. Time money
was per cent for thirty days and 4Q4h per cent
for three and four months. and Az per cent for
six months Commercial paper ruled at 51e@6
rer cent for all periods for high-grade paper and
above for paper not 80 well known.
Foreign exchange was easy and dull without
imDortant change. Posted rates for sterling were
"a IS and "a SO for long and short bills respectively.
Closing rates for actua! business were as follows:
.:.s. .s1 sss': t:s 's 4s4%S. r.
S S:i;s:!s'ia a,,::: * g: s sSs
The price OF domestic exchange was as follows
a, the places named: New-Orleans, commercial
5OQ25c discount, bank at 81 80 premium; San
Francisco sight par. telegraph PAR; Cnarleston'
buying par selling Nc. premium; Savannah,
buying 1-16 per cent off, selling par; Chicago
Coo. discount.
Bank clearings in this city were: Exchanges.
$69,704,2i7; balances, s40234c4 Chicago-Ex-
changes, Sl552l 276; balances 81 ,C39,C03. Balti-
rore-Exchangcs $2.265,14l; balances, s34,2s1.
The price Of commercial bar silver In the mar
ket was 6s%c. Mexican dollars were quoted at
54X955Nc. In London bar silver declined N to
q 7-1cd.
Money on call In London was TX per cent the
rate OF discount in the open market was ll-l6 per
cent for short and three months bills. French
rentes were 102 francs centimes. Paris ex-
change on London. rs francs % centimes Brit
ish console were 100 i-1e for money and 1O9al FOR
tfc account Further details Of the foreign mar
kets are printed In the usual cable report IN
ero:her column.
FOREIGN COMMERCE. IN FEBRUARY.
=, Total values OF the imports and exports OF
the United States for the month and for the
eight months ending February Is, 1885, ana
February "a. 1896:
asrssant.sc month February: $50, 1896.
Exports-pomsstic ............ s,tSoSeA s7d5eo lss
foFciBn o6Z,1O l,3}3,IoJ
To,s ........-............. sSos2, ia s777Ioess
Importslrrcc Of duty. s27 7oa ooa s2s J2. 03g
DutiaMe .............. 30.522.9I3 33.0G3.262
Tots Observation-Disclosures. sss a,s osI ss2 4s7 2Ds
Excess Ct exports. ............ $4,000. ~ S9a GAO
Excss al Imports. MINIMUM. 2.sac47 -
Coo coin and bullion.
Exports ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sigCsia 1914 s2fssroo
jnpors ..'..............s.... 6.G32 i0S 1880 S9
Excess q imports .......... Noa7 Ooa 81 Az aso