New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-17

In State issues there were sales Of $4,000 Nir-
ginia 6s deferred receipts at 6. $4,000 Virginia
funded debt 2-3s Of 1891 at so. $4,000 at 6Ot and
81 900 at co.'s.
Railway bonds were dull and Irregular, win
gains and losses about evenly divided. The
chief declines were in Baltimore and Ohio rs, to
&c. Jersey Central 5s registered. Ia to liz; Chi,
cago and Erie firsts, n to 1913; Chicaso anu
Northern Pacific first receipts, 4 to 81; Rock
Island extension so. a TO 1904 Columbus ana
Ninth Avenue frsts. l2 To ll2l2, Denver anu
Rio Grande firsts. II to liz; Lexing'o, A.rnme
and Pavonia Ferry hrsts. y to ~; lonlfVlle
and Nashville unified As. 4 to 76A; missouri
Kansas and Texas seconds. IA to %; New noIk'
Chicago and ST Louis As u to loz,. NV coz,
Ontario and Western refunding Is, = 10 o'12'
Union Pacific 6s Of 81 Il to l03i.. and Wabash
debentures, series b. az to 1884. The CHIEF ad-
vances were scored BY Columbus. locking var
ley and Toledo 5s. to IS; Chesapeake and ONO
consol 5s y to 1914: Kansas Pacific hrst con,
sol receipts, y to Is; New-fork Lake Ere anu
Western new second consol receipts, 10 - |oI-
orado Midland | to -: Reading general -. Is
TO &c: Reading first preferred Incomes 10 "a
southern Railway first IS. y to 91@ mon "a ra
cifc frsts of 90 - 10 1925: Union Paclnc frsts
Of 9s. a. to 1913 United States Leather ss Z to
III and Wabash second IS. J.. TO 10.
The United States Treasury received to-day
s45s.276 National bank notes for redemption
customs receipts reported to-day from Wash
ington were $S6s. 349. the internal revenue re-
ccipts si9S 753. and the miscellaneous receipts
s2l 500 Total Government receipts Tor the Gay
81 3sSaJ7: expenditures. N59l0o0: excess or eX-
pcndturcs 1902 042 Receipts for month To date.
s 3OG7l4: expenditures. $22625O 600; excess az ex-
pendtures over receipts s$s.So' Keceip,s ior
s2O5 sos 760 excess of expenditures oyer receipts,
S?27l2.S92.
To-days Washington Treasury statement. COW
oring actual results OF two days ago. compared
with the last previous statement. shows the fol-
lowing balances
s.a CT hand o9 39S 70 a7s Inc s'a5:
NJ ! ss"a a s: 5 R ss :iT
Actual cash in the
Treasury vaults
over outstanding - -.o,o - .,oe 49,
e bank i e 5Ss me- IN: 's S5d5
Available cash sIe2 2o4 o22 sio2 4o5 Inc sai,as3
Sniries '''o MUM" I8.Ios59, 1880 a'a Inc LIZ 40
Aetna, cash bal si7s ~, SIS SOS a,s
The Sub. Treasury had debit balance at the
Clearing House of Sl3G0.C2s. It's net loss on bal
ancc was 81 2SicSO. made up by loss In cur
rency Of sl14s Az and d loss in coin y Sl|.l%
To-day's opera lions included Receipts, $685.
Gl9: payments $4S5l.242. resulting IN Il general
balance Of SlSi5644li consisting Of f9i. iJa l@j
coin and $40 .219 currency.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE
Call money ruled easier at 3i4Gi per cent
periods remained unchanged at per cont There
was more inclination among IN" banks 10 buy
choice commercial paper. ali periods ruling at
CQ7 per cent Higher quotations We're made for
paper not well known
Foreign exchange was duh and steady AT I'M
changed quotations. Closing rates for actual
business were as follows
s..-,, CO.. c =. %. Log ~ Short w.
Rcichsmarbs 49,. ~. ~
Guiders 3n. ~.
The price OF domestic exchange was as follows
at the places named: Ncw-Oreans commercial
75 bank 81 30 premium: Chicago 81 premium.
San Francisco. sight l-l6 premium telegraph SC:
Boston. par and log2Or discount.
Bank cleu rings IN tn" city were. Exchanges.
sll11Ol4l2. balances. 81 GiNi2i
Tho price OF commercial har silver IN this mar
ket was Ga &C.. per ounce Mexican dollars We're
quoted at 53c. In London bar silver changed
at 3oasd
Money on call in London was i4ua. per cent
The rate Of discount In the open Innrke; was
J $40 per cent for short and three months bills
British consols We're higher a. lo1 1916 for money
and the ucc)unt. French rcntes were lOl francs
J2is c"ntimes. Paris exchange on London ?,
francs 2fiz ccntimes. American stocks In London /
were strong. Further details o. foreign markets |
are given In the usual cable report printed In |
another column.
a semi-annua dividend Of per cent is payable |
10 stockholders Of the Pacific Fire Insurance |
Company NO % Pnc-st
The Illinois Central Railroad Company has de- |
clared a s-ni-annual dividend of 2ia per cent
payable March .
The Homestake Mining Company has declared |
dividend No. 2i0 ~ % cents share 1891 300 max
ing g.. 80 paid In dividends 10 date payable
January % AZ the office Of the transfer agents.
Messrs Lounsbery CO.. Mills Building Trans
fer books close January 90
The Highland Mining Company has declared |
dividend No 80 o, . cents share (S2b 00O). max
Ing $@lO3.9lI SO paid in dividends TO dute payable
January ~ az the office Of the transfer agents
Mcssrs. Lounsbery d Co., Mills Building.