New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-15

Railway bonds were strong and comparatively
active. with the principal transactions in the
Atchson issues. Columbus and Ninth Avenue
f1rsts, Southern Railway first 5s. Denver and
Rio Grande Is and Jersey Central os. Note
worthy advances were made by Jersey central
general 5s, y to Ill; Chesapeake and Ohio AVS.
~ to 677s; Rock Island extension os. IA to
96 Oregon Short Line Us. IL to 102l2; wabash
first 5s. u to 102: Wisconsin Central first re-
2 to 50; Atchison adjustment As. !. to 3ll$;
Chesapeake ard Ohio consol 5s, " to lol;
Burlington consol rs. y to III; Southern
Railway first %. | to SOie; San Antonio ana
Arkansas Pass is. Y to 4Sa. and West Shore
registered As q to 1Ol. Among the few weak
issues were Columbus and Ninth Avenue hrsts'
which lost * TO 1o3ie; Erie general lien BIS, a
to 55%. and Northern Pacific consol os. p to
40k.
Money on call was 3a4 per cent. Time money.
rates were per cent for thirty to sixty days. %
per cent for three months, u per cent for four
months, and per cent for six months Inc
commercial paper market rates were quoted AT
Z per cent for prime Endorsed bills receivable;
IGS per cent for four months acceptance ana
choice four months singe-name paper 'mo
per cent for good six months single-hahe
paper. and above for names not so we'll known.
In the commercial paper market better feei-
ing seemed TO exist among buyers.
The foreign exchange market was dun ana
foreign Exchange ' were 81 S7i1 and 81 sslz for
long and short sterling bills respectively; farls,
francs. 5144@5124; Berlin. reichsmarks, 925s
for long and 96A for short: Amsterdam. guild
ers 401. for long and 40ls for short. Rates for
actual busin ess closed follows: Gable trans
fers. 81 S71saS4 S7a4: demand, 81 SI14asi o'ls'
ceptance sixty days 81 S5lkQ$4 Sc; documents
for payment. 81 S5A@S4 S3%: Paris, canes
516A@5 1875 less 1-!6; checks 216A less l-io ss
1-16 reich smarks, cables. 95 checks % ?,loq
955s sixty days, 95%q93 2-l6; E 1ii long,
40 13-S404D 3-16 short. 40 5-l6g4o&s. ,-
The price of domestic exchange was as toilo"s
at the places named New-Orleans, commercial
81 discount; bank. nominal San Francisco
sight nominal; telegraph, nominal CharIestoh'
buying lie per cent off: selling. par. Chicago.
soc. discount Boston. 15@ l0c. discount.
Bank cearings in this city we're; hXchags
Exchanges, SS5199S9; balances. 81 ,l4o'2So'
Baltimore-sE,xchanges S2.VO-V4o; Zoo 6alan ,es'
$500 O5S Eoston-Exchanges. Sll'iZo'ofo' nal
ances 81 .0SD 0s4.
rhe price. of commercial bar silver In this
market was 67fs. Mexican dollars were quoted
at 52A@54c. In London bar SILVER Deemed Gee y
To aid Silver to the amount of 545OW ounces
and 10000 Mexican dollars Will be exported TO-
morrow.
Money on call in London was y per cent, and
the rate Of discount in the open market was
13-10T7s per cent for short and long DIS. Brit
ish consols closed at 1875 for money ana lioa
for the account French rentes closed AT W.
francs so confines. Paris exchange on London
2S francs 1Sia centimes. Discount rate in Paris
~ per cent. The discount rate In Berlin was
% per cent. Further details or the foreign mar
kets given In the USUAL caoie iepoi'"
printed elsewhere
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-dav's WASHINGTON Treasury statement coy
ering actual re suits Of two days. compared with
the last preceding statement. gives the loi""
ing balances:
August 10. August a. Changes
gold hand slo6 49," sl"''S"'-"' dec SI''''
Net lega-tenders 800. No. go. o-e 20, - a. oo-
Net silver hid. 3oO'J-l4 S''e'l''Nl beS. 1''''"o
Actual cash In the
Treasury vaults
outstanding .-oo no,
-s2ie 1850 $-4S9'pDSy DEC $1,000
Deposits bank lOlip"zl lh-f"'"'' Inc. IV'"f'
Available cash .S2c52J7.5sI s2'is4oCiI Dec. $ill'"
bnit,es ,''. ' ls12oai3 Is rs. sos Inc 2S955
rotual cash bal s2i7 i276iI SAG GsG $40
Customs receipts reported to-day from WASH
ington We're $431 49,. internal revenue receipts
S556 35I and the miscellaneous receipts SHs6J3
Total Government receipts for the day, Sl.o12.-
Az: expenditures 81 10000; excess Of expendi-
lures S416 BOB; receipts for the month TO date,
So 246 400: expenditures, S23,1J2,0O0: excess Of
expenditures S11 .59J.j Receipts for the fiscal
year to date. S41.213,Gtu expenditures $50. $40
46S: excess Of expenditures. S2i 564S SOS; receipts
Of National bank notes for redemption to-day,
1903 600