New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
As OF 1922 119. 81 600 at 100, and $4,000 cou-
pom Js at l13as Final quotations follow:

s. s s5 5; ss5 Sss5 isss isss Ss S
Us. 5s. 1904 couli3s 1874
Railway bonds were moderately active. closing
at net advances in the majority Of issues. The
chief exceptions were Jersey Central general rs
which lost %. 10 11jis; Kansas and Texas sec
onds a to JS2.: San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
Is. y to .,6ia. and Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1s.
to ~. Some of the strong features were Oregon
Short Line Us receipts. | to 1l0i.: Ontario and
Western refunding As, x to S9i3 Northern
Pacific consol rs. !. to 81; Rio Grande Western
frsts. Ia to I6a4 Southern Railway first rs. Il
to 90is; West Shore guaranteed As. Il TO 1Oih;
Chesapeake and Ohio consol rs. 4 to 1O'i2: Bur
lington consol 1s. J. to 111a.; Chicago and Erie
frsts !. to 11Ols: Chicago and Northern Pacific
first rec ,pts. y 10 43& Reading first preference
incomes. X TO 4SA: the second preference In
comes. 4 to 3Ia. and Erie is prior bonds. !. to
VIZ. In miscellaneous issues Standard Rope
and Twine Gs gained to I9,.. and Oregon I'M
provement frsts. Il to S6i4. American Spirits
Gs lost =. to -; Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse
rs, Il TO 1OO2s. and Peoples Gas and Coke first
consol is. q to 100.
Money call was 1iaQ2 per cent Time
money was -. per cent for sixty days. 3Q3i2 per
cent for three months. 3is per cent for four
months and per cent for six months. CONNER
cial paper was 404ia per cent for three months
and four months. and 4d5 per cent for six months
for choice names. and above for names not so
well known.
easier a snail volume Of business Posted
rates for sterling closed at 81 S4ia. and 81 S1isa
81 SS for long and short bills respectively. Rates
FOR actual business closed follows:
ss..as w .s49.s:. Sss,:i ass ;ss. .sc',sass RS%'ss
G:IIs:4. GG:IiIl.@'r.' ''%as;s ''sdssss 81. 81.
I-io
Domestic exchange was as follows at the
places named: New Orleans Commercial. 81 30
aS1 30 discount: bank. par. Chareston-Buy-
ing. J.. discount: selling Is premium. Savannah
-Buying. l-l6 per cent off; selling. par; tee-
graph. 12'-c Chcago-doc premium Boston
Bank ciearings in this city were: Exchanges
Sill l9i6ll; balances. SoG994, baltimore
cago-Exchanges S11.220 916 balances. 81 49,
O26. Boston-Exchangcs $50 $50 99I: balances.
S2.334,9Gl. ladclphia-Exchanges $l4,5l4,-
OH: balances. S2.l13.116.
The price Of commercial bar silver In this mar
ket was 6Jh Mexican dollars were quoted At
J0ssn51's. In London bar silver was unchanged
at 297sd.
Money on call in London was 3a3i. per cent
Open market discounts 80 III per cent for long
and short bills British cOnsos closed at lllis
rentes closed AT lo3 francs - centimes Paris
exchange in London. - francs ~ centimes
Discount rate in Paris. rs per cent. Discount
ratio In Berlin. 1i2 per cent.
THE FEDERAL TREASURY
To-days Washington Treasury statement
ering the actual results Of two days ago. com
pared with the last preceding statement. gives
the following balances:
god hand $isl 5lo3;c si3G5i c3i Inc. sl4 e79
~: on ..e as.e on hand iG:s1s % I'.a s R.s % sss ss
Actual cash In tho
dTe1 gTsr'"ry orySt.,ansns
p:s f ssk @ u, u; ' Dec Dec $50 e 81
AyaiIab. cash seae go s2ss ssa So Dec s575lsi
biiitics -. i.l'Ies "a 4ioacs: Dec 81 22G
Actual cash bal go, s:7oos s2e,sl4lao Dec s5l:sn
Customs receipts rep 'rtrd from Washington to-
day were S,iii Jls inter'al revenue receipts
s2S3 .504. ana msc' llaneous receipts. $40, .l3
total Dvcrnm~n: r' ceipis for the day. Sl,n.''V>
expenditures II. l,ajOop; excess II expenditures
Sle2 .u;;l. Receipts for m,nth 10 date. - sSJ.-
i19: expenditures. S2.G>6.WD. excess OF 'Npendi
lures SsuO.,.u Receipts for the hs'al year to
date S133 l:;,,."i9. expenditures SlI4.>3:.!j
excess of expenditures. $40 141 J's, Receipts ~
National bank notes for redemption to-day were
Sll. .3Os
2IS III. and payments 50 1oS lu. resulting in
general balance ~ SlGJ 10, 80, consisting of
Sl22 1896 80; coin and i2.s::2.5s2 currency. The
Sub Treasury had IA debit alance al the Clear
INK Hous" = SOL. .2i3. and It's net loss on bal
ance Si?.a@i. made mp by loss in coin OF SlVi.-
26s. and a loss IN currency Of $3IJ6
THE CONTROLLERS STATEMENT.
The Controller ~ the Currcncy's statement Of
November 30 1896 is follows.
Total amount ouis,analng october
Adl.f.vna! circulation .-.gei during
fir iu'crA ening month
NATIONAL BANK NOTES
TO lAnss ...................
TO banks Increasing circulation. si.o62 go
Total ........-.................. tl.1232o
Surrendered and destroy I'd. ........ GSs.B7s
Increase total circulation during
the mOath Observation-Disclosures. 4li. 40
sTJ'a, amour. outstanding Noyem-
Der ~. lr.b. $2l5 3i2. iO3
Increase circulation during
the preceding !: nortis ........ S2i.togOi
Amount of outstanding circulation
represented b. lawful money
deposit Nth the Treasury of the
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