New-York tribune., 1896-06-04

merclal paper was 4l4la per cent FOR the best
names for three months. 4@5 per cent for four
months. and 4isQ5 per cent for six months.
Names not we'll known ruled higher. Only
the highest grade paper marketed.
The supply Of bills In the foreign exchange
market was better. but the demand light
the market ruling dull and fairly steady. Clos
ing posted rates were - SSGSf SS1a and 81 S99
~ S5l2 for long and short sterling respectively
Closing rates for actual business were as fol-
lows:
Sterling ssssssss ops .sf%s!s Sas s,' ss.si e'
Reich -. uSr % ii'i6aaSs
Guilders 40.I40as 4ON14Oh
The price of domestic exchange was as follows
23c premium: bank. 81 80 premium. San Fran
cisco. sight. 12l2c.: telegraph, 1Jc. Charleston.
buying. par; selling, 1isc. premium Savannah
buying. 1,1G per cent off; selling, par. Chicago,
sue premium. Boston, &c. discount to par
so6 Rank INK cearings in the city We're: Exchanges
sb bsanGes ssa s SeG269' all
ton-Exchanges S16,5O5. $50; balances, 81 .S95 1906
Chicago Exchanges, SIS, 135.2l7 balances. ST.
3St.63l. adelphia-Exchanges, S13.659, 442
balances, s., lO3.1 JOS.
ket wac GS@sc. Mexican dollars were quoted at
o3i2c In London bar silver advanced 1-16 to
81 lid Silver to the amount Of 1Gl 900 ounces
and 5000 Mexican dollars will be shipped to Eu-
rope tomorrow. One hundred and forty silver
bullion certificates sold on the Stock Ex-
change to-day ct 6ld69isc.
and the rate Of discount in the open market for
long bills was 1916 per cent and Cor short bills Il
per cent British consols closed at 13 13- 16 for
money and III !5-16 for the account. French
rentes closed at 1O1 francs 91R centImes. Paris
exchange on London was - francs II centmes
The discount rate in Paris Ia per cent and
In Berlin ~ per cent. Further details Of the for
eign markets are given In the usual cable report
printed elsewhere
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-day's Washington Treasury statement. cov-
ering actual results Of two days ago compared
with the last previous statement, shows the fol-
lowing balances:
Net gold hand esosss sioiooS4a4 Dec SEQ t5
Nc: .i%s4 h%aa hand
AGtual T1"d.,,a. cash in the
over outstanding
ps6ss S bank es5
Available cash 400 s27s Gs7sIs Dec s453575
biii''e' I2s7oea2 iaooaocs Inc 727 aa4
Actual cash bal s2co s2o5osao,s Dec 81 oob
Customs receipts reported to-day from Wash
ngton were %}Sl $50. internal revenue receipts
SziS4OS. and the miscellaneous receipts. S1l3.-
SII34I3: expenditures. $6S3OOO. excess of re-
ccipts x:n.493. Receipts for the month to date.
S3 l+S.t32 expenditures. $2.SIS.0o0; excess Of re
ceipts S21o,i32 Receipts for the fiscal year to
excess Of expenditures over receipts $26. IL ,241
There We're $500 G24 National bank notes re-
ceived for redemption.
Sub Treasury receipts for the day amounted TO
N2o2i. AZ. and payments S2.iSS.S50. resulting In
general balance Of Sol .G31. .1lJ. consisting Of
500, 1323Sl coin and sol 800. l3i currency The
Sub Treasury had debit balance at the Clear
ing House Of S3442l1 and its net loss on balance
was S26l .43I. made up by gain " $3i6.G4O In
coin and loss Of SG3s OF In currency.
ROCK ISLANDS ANNUAL REPORT.
The annual report Of the Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific Railway Company for the year
ended March II shows falling of OF SCI. lG3 In
gross revenue. but a decrease Of Ssl5,G6' In
operating expenses left an increase In net earn
ings Of xIIi.JO over the preceding year The
result OF all the operations wae an Increase In
the surplus of SliS oi5. and this was made after
the Laymcnt Of dividends aggregating S923 llO
A r. hing Of Of 81 l3l 2SJ In other income ac
counts due 10 the absence in the accounts or
the premium the Minneapolis and 81. Louis
Railway bonds sold in the year. and - deferred
interest on the Minncapoi and St Louis Rail
way Improvement and equipment bonds. amount
ing to 81 Ia ONO received in 1sNJ. The reduction
In operating expenses. according T. the report.
was made up by economics which did not Impair
the efficiency Of the road. while there were ad
ditiOnal expenditures In repairs OF all Kinds ~
equipment. In renewals ~ rails and ties ana re-
pairs ~ buildings ami fixtures The tax account
was increased So $50 The percentage ~ Opcrat-
Ing expenses g. gross earnings was 'l3 ~ per cent
In 1896 against ~ per cent IN lS.'J. the same, In
Guiding taxoa - ~ per cent against 80
per cent. Freight earnings decreased " per
cent There waa an increas" In tonnage OF 2"o
per cent while the rate per ton per mile decreased
from ,-lOO cents 20 3-1oO cents. The amount
charged to construction and equipment account
was $3.50 ~,O
Tn. agufcs for this year and the two preceding
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