New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-20
coupon IS OF 1925 at 11ea Final quotations fol-

In State issues there were sales OF $1,000
Louisiana consol Is at 90, $1,000 Virginia ia de-
ferred trust receipts at I. and $4,000 Virginia
funded debt 2-3s OF 1891 at 61k.
Railway bonds were irregular, but higher at
the close in a number of issues The Northern
Pacific and Southern Railway issues and Lex
ngton Avenue and Pavonia Ferry firsts were
the heaviest dealt in. all closing strong. The
chief gains were made by Lexington Avenue
Pacific first Gs, q to 111H; the second coupons
TX to 10; the collateral trust notes a to 91h;
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern consol
receipts, | to 66h: Rio Grande Western frsts
Il TO IG2. Some of the weak features were Balti-
more and Ohio firsts Parkersburg division)
which lost to los; Norfolk and Western (li,~y-
land dlvision), IL to IS; Atchison adjustment 4s.
Il to 42A; Chesapeake and Ohio consol De- II to
1OI% and Kansas and Texas first is. 4 to $50
To-days Washington Treasury statement. COW
erlng actual results Of two days ago. compared
with the last previous statement shows the fol-
lowing balances:
Net gold on s ,sSlosss Dec ssSss'o
Net s9 i aa on aa sSssS a5 R sss
Actual cash in the
over outstanding
Ds6s. s bank 5s SO Be-:
Available cash s2s 244so2 s2sO57o5ol Dec. secs ?7I
bties .....".. 1a8so45a la27oess Dec. 6s.77o
Actual cash bal s2o oos 400 s2s 200 s6os5 sol
Customs receipts reported to-day from Wash
ington were S310.6S4. internal revenue receipts
Sol. l19 and the miscellaneous receipts S2l-
403 Total Government receipts for the day,
$3.50. 20G; expenditures SS43 000: excess OF en-
penditures: $25G,7o3. Receipts for the month;
SS9l 764 eSpenditprss' S2 2$.ooO excess Of
year to date. 5000, SOf. 49S expenditures S319-
5S492i; excess Of expenditures over receipts.
$2S7S0426 There were 1851 $40 National bank
notes received for redemption.
The Sub-Trea sury had debit balance at the
Clearing House Of S567.31G. Its net loss on bal
ance was S71S3OG made UP by a loss in cur
rency OF S418.4I0. and loss in coin OF S3Ol SiO
TO-day's operations Include: Receipts $24o3-
IOS; payments. 31l2.0l4. resulting In gen
eral balance Of S205,s3l ,4sG, consisting OF S11G.-
2S3 4O1 coin ana $S9.J4S.019 currency
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call was 2iA per cent. Time money
ruled at 3 per cent for thirty days. 3Q3la per
cent for three months. 3lk@4 per cent for four
Commercial PAPER was as 4,sa5 per cent for the
best names for three and four months. and
4i305k per cent for six months. Names not 50
well known ruled higher.
The foreign exchange market was firm on
slightly heavier demand Posted rates were
81 SSlAaS4 50 and 81 S9lkdA 90 for long and
short sterling respectively. Closing rates FOR
actual business were as follows:
Sterling ss sss,I. 5 a39s s!; Sasfl sl.;
{ H H:1SS: ;' e: ''i i:s
The price OF domestic exchange as fol-
lows in the places named: New-Orleans. com
mercial. PC. discount to par bank. 81 10
premium: San Francisco. sight IKE: telegraph.
1Jc.: Charlie on. buying par. selling nc, pre-
mium: Savannah. buying. 1-l6 per cent OF;
selling. par; Chicago. S0a9Oc. premium; Boston,
10c. discount.
Bank clearings in the city were: Exchanges,
500 1917. 7OS: balances. 5000 800. Baltimore
Exchanges. S241SOJO: balances. S43J.O93. Bos-
ton-Exchanges. $1G,510.0GS; balances. 81 10
S3S. lphia-Exchanges ST.. iGo,SJi bal
ances 5000 l34. Chicago-Exchanges. Sl4.-
900 COO balances 81 52439o.
The price OF commercial bar silver In the mar
ket was 677sc. Mexican dollars were quoted at
J3bc. In London bar silver wac unchanged al
II Lied Silver TO the amount OF 4iS,OO
ounces will be shipped abroad tomorrow.
Money on call In London was per cent The
rate Of discount In the open market for both
short and long bills was | per cent. British
ccnsols were Il2 11-l6 for money and III l3-lO
for the account. French rentes were l02 francs
20 centimes. Paris exchange on London. 20
francs 1872 centimes. The open market rate
in Paris was r.. and in Berlin "a per cent
Furthe- details OF the foreign markets are given
In the usual cable report printed elsewhere.
The Ontario Silver Mining Company has de-
clared dividend No. 202 OF 10 cents share
GSI5 OO0) making S13 80 600 paid In dividends
TO date payable June l. at the Office OF the
transfer agents Messrs. Lounsbery CO.. Mills
Building