The sun., 1896-12-15

Government bonds firm. The IS closed 4 q
4is Ere general en s4s Ureson RaSav
and Navigation As. Standard Rope and Twine
6s: Southern Railway IS, Union Pacific Pa gold 0s.
portant declines were in Atchlnson adj. As. =
apeake and Ohio genera! AIS, Il. to 73la; Erie
general 3z4s: sS: TO GAS: Northern Pacific
bo;&S. and e; consoi M s.. !. r. as. ss. to 55ie:
Oregon Railway and Navigation 4s. Is. to so;
Oregon lmprovemsnt lstsi p to s7Zs; lists t d. r.:
Heading general As. /. to soA; 1st preference
incomes. lS4 to A; Cd preference INCOMES; ~.
Standard Rope and Twine 6s. .. to 70: Southern
Railway 5s, ~ to 90: and Union Pacific gold
6s. c. t. n. "a q cent. to lOlL.
In bank stocks % shares OF Central National
sold at 130.
Commercial price of bar silver in New York,
65ssc. Bar silver In London closed at sod.
Exports to Europe to- morrow 2s4. 900 ounces.
Imports from Mexico to-day 100000 ounces OF
silver and $4,000 gold.
Money on call, 11aQ.2 q cent. Time money, 2
q cent for thirty days. 21a q cent. for sixty
days. 3 y cent. for ninety days. 3Q3h4 q cent for
four months and 3]ETt34l e cent. for six months.
demand for commercial paper is active Primo
endorsed bills receivable sell at 3taiI4 = cent.
choice single names at 4941b " cent, and good
names 41a15 u cent.
Sterling exchange was strong and higher. An
advance in discount in the open market at Lon.
don and an inquiry for remittance on account of
January interest had a tendency to strengthen
short. Continental exchange was firm Posted
and 81 ss for demand. Actual rates are: Long
bills 81; s3l@GS "a: sight drafts. 81. .S634gS4S7.
quoted quo % at 5.sUsset5.a0 for long ar d s. 1sS5 lS%
for short: rechsmarks. 941S195 for long ana
95Eg959s for sho,5 EMGildsrs; M 4o@4o lilo for
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston,
SOS cents discount. Charleston-Buying II
ssPf premium sS
BaSinR BaSK bar: commsreia % Si5o S discount. San
Francisco-Sight ~ cents premium; telegraph.
MUM. Chicago--50 cents premium bid Gin
cnnati-Between banks 40 cents premium. over
counter offered at rs cents premium.
The Knickerbocker Trust Company has de-
clared semi.a annual dividend OF per cent.
payable Jan. l.
The sll-rail east-bound shipments OF dead
tons. against ~, 1865 tons the previous week and
s3,506 tons the corresponding week OF the
previous yenr.
pany reports gross earnings for November OF
S41l,340 an increase of SsS.7o5 as compared
with the same month last year.
The Nashville. Chattanooga and ST. Louis
of S4U3,76S Il decrease OF SsT.033 RS compared
gh sS ea Of g ~ yeR For eRs he
months ending Nov. 80 the gross earnings were
81. 1872 l2O. a decrease of S45.3l0 as compared
with the corresponding period of last year and
net SS43S54. a decrease of $8e S02 Fixed
charges were S624.004 leaving "a surplus OF
S2lS.05o, n decrease OF SOL $3.50.
Tho Detroit and Mackinac Railroad reports
gross earnings for October Of 0.267. decrease
OF S5520 as compared with the same month OF
last year, and net 81. l6", a decrease OF S2.s33
The receipts OF the Government to-day were:
Customs, S25j622; internal revenue. Sg7S. 1877,
and miscellaneons SID, 100 total OF 81 ,452,-
1856. The disbursements, including $4,000 for
pensions. were 81 ,l9l 900, an excess Of receipts
over expenditures OF S20l, 500. The receipts for
penditures over receipts of S4l,91l.625.
Tho net assets of the Treasury at the close OF
business to.day. as officially computed, compare
with thoso OF last Saturday as follows:
Gold coin and bullion. sl5sa2os7o sl5s ioit3.s
SILVER Hoars aaa bullion diSS9GG@55St 5S issS1 az
Olhrr assets in excess OF 40 ,,., 80 -, z,- 40
demand Iiab!!ities......,. io'33s'cos SV.7SH24S
Available cash balance, In.
ciudnS gold baianco s22O O3i ,OO6 S226, ,ssa .3as
Money in London, 21eIC2A 4 cent Rate of
discount in open market, for both short and
three months bills, 3Mtf3l4 u cent. Paris al
vices quote 3 h cents at lO3 francs 10 centimes
Exchange ON London, 20 francs 20 confines.
The committee under the indenturs securing
the collateral trust notes OF the Union Pacific
Railway Company, dated Sept. !. 1891 and j.
T.. Morgan ,s Co.. trustees, havo issued u crcu-
lar TO the holders oi ahG hOtsi; Win &saSihF tmat me
deSpat eli 10 lquldate the trust. with the view
OF paying OFF the outstanding notes and retasn-
ing any equity IN tho s%eGuritSs % LOT me oenent
OF the Union PacIuc NA'I"HS Nompahy OF lts
legal successors.
Holders of first mortgage bonds, consolidated
mortgage bonds, and preferred ana common
stSek%t ne Oregon he inp'VWys WATERBURY Heors.
Ean!zatiOn Committee that this Is the last
day for depositlng securities with INC Man
hau hhaItah Trust Gomp1Ry. y.iii IL" ba IsasiSed oniv