The sun., 1896-10-16

worthy advances were In Atohison, Colorado
and Nashville gold 4s, Il. to Sa<; Mobile and
Ohio generals, i. to oiS, and Reading ist prefer
ence incomes. "a Il cent, TO 4Oss.
Sales of silver bullion certificates for 900
ounces were made on the stock Exchange at
85c. Commercial price OF bar silver In New
29Sd. Mexican silver dollars were quoted at
ounces of silver and $4,000 gold.
Monsy ON call S cont S Nth exceptional
money. o y cent. for nil periods on good mixed
Stock Exchange collateral but there is very
little doing. Commercial paper Is quoted at
y cent. for prime endorsed bills receivable.
q cent. for best single names, and 10 u cent.
and upward for other grades.
Sterling exchange was firmer for sight drafts
and cable transfers. The offerings were a
smaller scale than for some days. Continental
S tTnS sss dnr "fGT bs F%sf %Sd
ss4;s4h ,it2r t2r demand; Actual rates are:
s4s54GsiS4 and cSSio transfsFs. T"' s.s4IiSS
S4S4Is. Francs are quoted a. s. .23lEIl J. 2nte for
long and 5;2lH@5."oss, for short; reichsmarks,
short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston
100I6Ra cents discount. Charleston-Buy Is
discount; selling, par. Savannah Buying, l-l6
OH; selIi3E, par New orlssns-Bank. par: com
mierciai. ~ discount. San Francisco.siEnt par;
offered at 80 cents premium. Chicago-S1 dis
count.
Pullman Palace Car Company ha, declared n
quarterly dividend of h cent. payable Nov. rs,
The Columbus Street Railway Company has
declared adtvdend of y cent. payable Nov. 2.
The Union Pacific Railroad proper reports
crease Of Sio71ii as Compared with the 81 same mo
month of last year, and net S500.l28 an in
crense Of $3s,6s4. For the eight months end
Ing Aug III the gross earnings were SS.729.Oi2,
a decrease of S90,O65 as compared with tho
corresponding period Of last year, and net S3,-
OIo,54O, decrease OF S0o,2G6.
Thn hos l,n ,o1.
Railroad reports gross earnings for August of
S4I1,S4S, an increase CT Sl5.253 as compared
0T6. a decrease OF Ss4 O25. For the eight
monihs ending Aug. 81 the gross earnings were
S3,6a5,Gi7; an increase OF S24a,n53 as com.
yearand net 81 .54l O04. All increase OF S207 800.
The st. Joseph and Grand Island Railroad re-
ports gross earnings for August OF S64. 80. an
increase or So. 133 as compared with the same
month OF last year, and net S2l. l3l an increase
OF S9sl3. For the eight months ending Aug.
OF S34. 400 as compared with the corresponding
of S31.s78.
The Kansas City and Omaha Railroad reports
gross earnings for August Of S0.GO7. an increase
OF s3.456 as compared with the same month OF
Tar asr year ana net 81. /, an Increase OF 500
earnings were $63.l34. an increase of S20.3l2
as compared with the corresponding period OF
last year, and deficit SO, ,692, decrease of $685.
l5i.
The Central Branch Railroad reports gross
seSrnings for August OF l.2sl. an increase Of
last year. and net S22.577. an increase Of S T.
800. For The eight months ending Aug. 81 the
ss8so4 as '"s compared with the q" eorresponding
period OF last year and net 81 1912. an increase
of S7S,S7S.
ison, Jewell County and Western railroads re-
port gross earnings for August of S3l .323. an
increase "f S7,l29 as comparrd with the same
month Of last year, and net S?,c70. nm increase
OF S64 43S. For the eight months ending Aug. 81
the gross earnings were SEQ. .4O7. an increase OF
period Of last Year. and dencit as.I7s. a de-
crease OF 5000.
The Union Pacific system reports gross earn
Sl60.6s2 as compared with the same month of
last year. and net S6SH0HS. decrease OF S24.-
r%r Inc e,gm, m2ntms n enTinS @ aug a me
Si33.H sos as compared with the corresponding
p'riod Of last year, and net S4,S97,s7s. an in
crease OF S303S31.
". 1855 or A!tN !nete.tSe of s5.465. as compared
$50 ae S s4i mF For the Ss1 three
mnonths ending Sept. 81 the gross earnings were
with the corresponding period OF last year. and
net $4,000, decrease OF s29.d4o. Fixed
Sll7.726. decrease Of S2S.90s.
The receipts of the Government to-day were:
Customs. Sail ,5o2; internal revenue. S660.3l0.
and and mTfSs!!nIs1G, 1S Sn.4ns' total o. slila-
600 for pensions. we're 81 .a35,o ,ooo an excess of
receipts for the fiscal wear 10 date have been
Syl go. and expenditures 3 l22 5Oa. $50. an
excess OF expenditures over receipts OF $50, ,934-
OlO.
The net assets of the Treasury at the close of
business to-day. as officially computed compare
with those OF yesterday as follows:
0c'. tI Oct. Is.
Gold coin and bullion SRA OBl Tts sl2S 1858
Silver dollars ant bullion. II222U29 4 O6i 7S5
United states notes ....... GU,lsUSDi 5yl2i,-20
Other assets IN excess OF
demand lilbilites...... 99.5sO41O 4O4J6774
Available cash balance in.
cludng gold balancc seas O440O0 S2S7 357, 1O3
Money in London Ia p cent. Rate OF dis
count in open market, for both short and three
months bills. 23@ + cent. Amount OF bullion
gone into the Bank Of England on balance to.
day. 423. 900. The Bank OF England minimum
rate of discount unchanged AT 3 y cent The
proportion OF its reserve TO its liabilities is
5O.2B cent. against 5O.67 n cent. last week
and 56D2 same week last year. Bullion in the