New-York tribune., 1896-11-28

In State issues there were sales or H-"" VII
gnia funded debt 2-3s Of 1891 at 6l@s
Railway bonds showed little activity. and final
prices were generally at small net declines Inc
chief losses were in Atchison general fs' = 10
7Sla: Chicago and Northern Pacific hrst receipts
IL, to 43a. Erie general lien 3-4s - TO ~; ore
gon Short Line Gs receipts = to ilo: Readins
first preference incomes. = to AZ: the sec
ond preference incomes. - TO 5o4' the thir1
preference incomes X to :4"s: ST. Joseph ana
Grand Island first receipts "A to 30 and South
ern Railway first rs. a TO ~.
Money on call was 2m2ia per cent, with excep-
tions at per cent. Time money was 3 per cent
for sixty days 3d3la per cent for three months
80 per cent for four months, and per cent Tor
six months. Commercial paper continued IN
good demand. 4Qii9 per cent for three months
and 4.a5 per cent for four and six months for
the best names. and JnJi2 per cent Tor names
not so well known.
The foreign exchange market was firm on
further buying of y-day bills. Posted rates
for sterling closed at 50 S3l2QS4 81. and - S.g
81 S7i5 for long and short bills respectively
Rates for actual business closed as follows:
Sterling Sss:: ss D':;s
iI;S: hsISs:marNs 'S''ass a.%ss s''ds.ss'': ss. ss.
Domestic exchange was follows at the
places named: w-Orleans-Commercial. 81 %
dS1 80 discount: bank. par. Charleston-Buy-
ing X discount selling. Is premium savannah
Francisco-Sight. 1Oc.: telegraph. l2'2c. Chica-
go-Ijc. premium. Boston-Par and loc dis
count Cincinnati-15c premium.
Bank cearngs in this city were: Exchanges
S133 5g7 O3l: balances. IS 2S2SS Baltimore
Exchanges S2521 800. balances S20J.0Jl Chi
cago-Exchanges S16S9G19l; balances. Sl.33l.-
Ooj Boston-Exchanges Sl?Iol ISL balances.
50 $50. 1886 Philadelphia-Ex Sl2o-4-
I45: balances S16J9.jjS.
The price OF commercial bar silver In this mar
ket was 65l Mexican dollars were quoted at
-0's N51as In London bar silver declined 1-lG
TO % 1J-1G Five silver bullion certificates. rep
resenting 5000 ounces Of silver. were sold on the
Stock Exchange at GJii silver exports to-mor-
row. 6S3.OoO ounces and $4,000 (Mexican).
Money on call in London was 1851 per cent
open market discounts. ~ per cent Tor iohg ana
short bills British consols closed at III lilo
for money and 111a. for the account. French
rentes closed AT l02 francs 20 centimes Paris
exchange in London. - francs 23'2 cent'nes
Discount rate In Paris. per cent Discount
rate In Berlin. Al. per cent.
The weekly statement OF the Bank OF England
published to-day. showed an increase Of fJ49Nn
in the total reserve and total increase Of
1911 .gll In bullion. The proportion of the banks
reserve 10 liability. which last week was o3.J4
per cent. is now 5253 per cent. The banks
minimum discount rate remained unchanged at
per cent. The weekly statement of the Bank
Of France showed an increase of GOD.Up francs
gold and an increase Of $4,000 francs silver.
Further details Of the foreign markets are given
in the usual cable reports printed elsewhere.
THE FEDERAL TREASURY
To-day's Washington Treasury statement COW
erng actual results Of two days ago compared
lowing balances:
Ne, gold on hand Sis 4iasSs sl2,ssdiS Inc sssso2
Net Sn siiser nser on nd sSsi7's isiS5oc Inc 2ss