The sun., 1896-10-23

Government bonhs steady at unchanged ,h quo.
ta,Lons Hallway bonds str strong p:,, The features r
cayo and North Pacific lists, 7. r., Chicago Gas
Light and Coke lists, Missouri. Kansas and
Union Elevated lists Wabash 2ds. Atchison
Northern Pacific and Reading Issues. The more
important net advances were in Atchison Adj
Is. ~ y cent. to 39ii. ana general Is. 9s, 10
T5Ie; Atchisun, Colorado and Pacific lists. !, to
s Saesf s"S S2s.h s. sh, hHs and ' T. r.
To %; Missouri. kausus and Texas OF Texas 5s.
3s4, to 75Ig: Northern Pacific 3ds; 7. r., As.
lIs. to 6SiS, and Cunsol 5s, 4. r., As. L.. to
47sl: Reading general As. 7. r.. 4, to 56s4, lst
preference incomes; 4. to AZ; and I'd preferences
TO 7O>e; Union Elevated lets. 3l4, to 74I6, and
Wabash IDS. v cent, to Ue.
In Bank stocks 10 shares Of Ninth sold at
10S& and 10 shares OF Park at 257.
Sales OF silver bullion certificates for 5000
ounces were made on the Stock Exchange AT
65l9Q63hsc. Commercial price Of bar silver in
New York, 65Isc. Bar silver in London closed
at 3Olsd. Mexican silver dollars were quoted
at 50laG52c.
Money on call easier at 4It6 2 cent. Time
a year on good mixed stock Exchange cola,-
eral. Commercial paper is quoted at q cent.
for prime endorsed bills Teeeivsble; &c "a sent.
ward for other grades.
Sterling exchange was firm and higher, with
fair inquiry and small supply OF bills. Sight
drafts and cable transfers were stronger than
long owing to the advance in the Bank of Eng
land rate OF discount. Continental exchange
sterling. $4sI1s for long bill and S4S5 for
demand Actual tates are Long en-, hils; = S4sS,.
transfers S4.s5. Francs are quoted ut 5a3s4Gt
5.23Is Tor long and 5.2l llGI52OSs for short;
sI s"rs saSrrs ol onx and
40 for short.
Domestic exchanG" on New York, Boston,
logl5 cents premium. Charleston. Buying, =
L discount. ssisss ga SIw Ssn Fans
,ht t,nr. teln nnh nar | nig-
cents premium; offered at 80 cents premium.
Chicago-Sl discount.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Com
pRny reports gross earnings for September of
81. .S43. .064. IA decrease OF SiOS.365 as compared
with the same month last year.
The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Com
pnnv reports net earnings for Septrm her Of $685.
l1s. a decrease OF SS7.1l5 as mparcd with tho
same month last year. Fixed charges were s47.-
80 the net earnings were Sa72.22l. a decrease OF
period OF last year. Fixed charges were $43o.-
300. leaving surplus OF Sl4l.26o, decrease of
SlO7,2OS.
The Now York Susquehanna and Western
Railroad reports gross earnings for September
of S2l4. 1852, an increase OF S3l .o97 as compared
3@4. an increase OF ST s. .so3 For the nine months
ending Sept. 10 the gross @ ,a earnings were
with the corresponding period of last year, and
net S26l ,O44, ali increase of S22,6i
The Georgia and Alabama Railroad reports
gross earnings Tor september OF S9i.4I6. an In
crease OF S41.Sl9 as compared with the same
month OF last year. and net S3s,424, an increase
of S23.66o.
Money in London. pig p cent Rate Of dis
count in open market. for both short and three
months bills. :Ss T. cent. The Bank OF England
minimum rate OF discount advanced r cent.
rate now T. cent. The proportion OF its reserve
to its liabilities i. 50.55 Z cent. against 5O.2B
4 cent. last week and 5s.ON sams week last
year. bullion in the Bank OF England decreased
last week II 497 900 ana the Reserved de-
creased eS5l.0OO. Paris advices quote 3 = cent.
rentes at l0l francs 81 centimes. Exchange on
London % francs 20 centimes. Tho weekly
statement of the Bank OF France shows n de-
crease of 5.56+. 900 francs gold and a decrease
OF 1854. 600 francs silver.
The receipts of the Government to-day were:
Customs. S32l ,622; internal revenue. S506. .24O,
and miscellaneous. S23. 1GS. total OF SS5l.-
$3.50. The disbursements. including 100000
for pensions. were 81 .i62. 900. an excess OF ex-
penditures over receipts OF S8lO37O. Tho
ceipts for the fiscal year to date have been SgS-
ll5, ,533. and expenditures Sl3OOs4. $50 an ex-
of expenditures over receipts Of S3l .96g 147
The net assets of the Treasury Mt the close Of
business to-day. as officially computed, compare
with those OF Yesterday as follows: