The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-25


Government bonds firm. The is OF 1925
closed - y cent. higher bid. Railway bonds
weak. The features were Chicago and Eastern
Illinois general 5s.u Manhattan Elevated ~.
ysr ann G Gsn'Tst u y III : Il; an s,n'oR raG!Ir' Pen
s,s and Texas, Northern Pacific. and St. Louis
Southwestern issues. Tho more, important net
declines were in Chicago and Eastern Illinois
ssiic is,s, r.. !. to ii5%: @4., e., Il, to 'ioa;s,
sol 5s. I; r., Il. to ~ Reading general Is. 4. r..
d. TO !I3s; -. Louis Southwestern lists, /, to -,
S GSif 2 ists. e Z. t., to a asj and anio Wa raGiiiG ids pf :. = ce @9d
AT, is, W. general nc "a 4; as, ~ "; an. nd ta : S s.n +, K, SS Is q
2il4; Kansas and Texas As. a; TO s4t4. and IDS.
=. to 53ti; and Manhattan Elevated Is. Il u
cent. to oBie.
In bank stocks four shares OF American E1-
change sold ut l 20.
Commercial price Of bar silver in New York.
6St4. Bar silver in London closed at 3lh4d.
Exports to Europe tomorrow, $4,000 ounces.
Money on call. 3H3E p cent. Time money. I
Z cent: for sixty and ninety days, and ~. y
cent; for four, live; and six months on mixed
Stock Exchange collateral. Commercial paper,
5(e'l1 r cent. for tirst-Clas5 endorsed bills re-
ceiyable and four months commission paper,
and u 4 cent. and upward for choice single
names.
There was a further hardening Of the sterling
exchange market to-day. due TO continued light
offerings of bills and Il moderate increase in the
demand: Continental exchange was firmcr, tut
quiet. Posted asking rates for sterling. Sass for
Long bills AZ 81 SD: Sight traits. - s M
Si.SShL. and cable transfers. 81. SSl4u S+.ssL..
Francs are quoted at 5.lss49t?.lSl for long and
for long and 9594Gt05H for short: cuilder.'
40 1-1084o's for long and 4otl1iO sic for short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston, 10
cents discount; Charleston Buying. par:
selling, II premium. Savannah Buying. Lilo
off: selling, par. New Orleans fank, $50 pre-
MUM; commercial; a505o cents discount, San
Francisco-SiRht, ~ cents; telegraph. l2lv cents
premium. st. Louis-50 cents premium: offered
at - cents premium. Chicago-lO cents dis
count.
port OF New York for tho week ending to-day
were valued at $1,000 .sa2, against ss,545. ??6
last week and 6.3Sl, ia for the corresponding
week OF last year
The, Edison Electric Illuminating Company Of
New l0rk has declared q quarterly dividend of
lie y cent, payable May ).
The Flint and pere Marquette Railroad re-
an pnFf Increase S ! OF ofF s5a.4oa a"r as ''S comparSd With The,
f inapsas mG or s@ e { last f Ffasa an" char ns' s Sere 8 ST. a.
024, leaving n surplus OF $3.50. nm increase Of
S2T.937.
The Spokane Falls and Northern Railroad
reports gross earnings for February of S2G. O05.
an increase of Sll.4d@ ms compared with tho
crease Of S9.8sl.
The New Orleans Traction Railroad reports
gross earnings for February of Sll5.325. an IN
month Of last year, and net S5d.O6v. an increase
OF S2l ,6D4.
The receipts Of the Government to-day were:
Customs. S57.d52; internal revenue, $4,000,
and miscellaneous, S3O.O92. u total Ct S337. 80.
The disbursements including S?3l.0O0 foC
pensions, we're 1854, 900. being an excess of ex-
penditures over receipts Of S2l6,2li.
The net assets of the Treasury Mt the close IT
business to-day. as Officially computed, compare
with those OF yesterday as follows.
Cold coin and bullion ... sl@ @aSsA s, $3.50 s.
silver dollars And bullion. 2l42l.1 $50 2l,4Ul. o55
United States notes ........ TilJl,DOO 1S,UI2.ii7
Other asset, IN excess of
demand Liabilities ........ l0,iBV,7 30, 300. 10
Available cash balance, IN
Guiding gold balance. 90. $3.50. 72S,7ST s2HG. S53.SIS
Money in London - IA cent. Rn,e Of discount
in oFe! market for both shurt and three months
bills. ll-lG T. cent. Pari, advires quote 3 p
cents Mt lOl francs 10 Cent'mc4. Exchange
on London, % francs 29tg CcntimeS.
At the request Of the holders of q large amount
Of Atchisnn and Pixies Peak first mortgage Il u
cent. gold bonds and Central branch Union Pa
cltic funded coupon : 2 cent. gold bonds. simon
Borg. James NJ. Ham,, Edward II. Laid, Jr.. and
'iiimer tlapp have consented to serve as n COM
mittee for the protection of the interests Of the
bond holders. and they request the deposit Of the
bonds with the Union Trust lomunuV which