New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-07

Denver and Rio Grande 4s III to s4h; Kansas
a ana texas seconds "a TO Az; Northern sb na
Line and Utah Northern consol receipts. . 10 o.
Reading first preference incomes. to 20 the
general As assented. IL TO 20; Southern Rail
way first IS. ! to so: Texas and Pacific nrst %,
II to 161; the seconds. 1h to 147s; Union Pa
cfc. Denver and Gull flrsts, Ia TO q; wabash
firsts. TX to 10l; Rio Grande Western hrsts. l
TO u; Burlington consol rs. IL TO IL, and Ore
gon Short Line 6s. ~ to 102
Money call was 1laq3h per cent Time
money rates were frmer at 8 per cent Tor thirty
TO sixty days per cent for three months. per
cent for four months and 6 per cent for six
months. The commercial paper market rates
were quoted at car per cent for prime indorsed
bills receivable, I per cent for four months &C
ceptance and choice four months single name
paper, I0S per cent for good six months single
name paper. and above for names not so wei
known. There was slightly improved demand
for commercial paper, although the market con-
tinued very dull
The foreign exchange market steady and
dull on small volume Of business. Posted rates
Of the principal drawers Of foreign exchange
closed at 81 SsG$4 SSl5 and 81 S9dS4 S9i2 for
long and short sterling bills respectively; Paris
francs. 5.14% for long and 5.122 for short; Ber-
lin, reichsmarks 9JI2 for long and 961s for short
Amsterdam. guilders. 4014 for long and 4Oi9 for
short. Rates for actual business closed as fol-
lows:
Cable. Long bins. Short bills
s:s:5. g. 7's e 81 ''S'' 70 .5
The price Of domestic exchange was as follows
the places named: New-Orleans. commercial
25c. premium; bank. 81 80 premium San Fran
cisco, sight nominal; telegraph. nominal
Charleston buying par; selling. sc premium
Savannah, buying, 1-16 per cent Off selling. par
Chicago, 81 discount. Boston. jg10c. discount
ESP 6ank in this b Sy zoe we're
Exchanges. SI751.716; balances, Sl3so6s4
baltimore Exchanges, S2.10S,9S0; balances
$3JGS9 Observation-Disclosures, S13.442,oi9; bal
ances. 81 So 264. Observation-Disclosures, ST.
500 900: balances. $19lls47
The price Of commercial bar silver in this mar
ket was 6sl2 Mexican dollars were quoted at
33isa54A In London bar silver declined
Money on call in London was Il per cent, and
the rate Of discount in the open market was Y
per cent for short and long bills British consols
closed at 1874 for money and ll3 5-l6 for the
account French rertes closed at 1O2 francs
j. centimes. Paris exchange on London, -
francs 16 centimes. Discount rate In Paris ia
per cent The discount rate in Berlin was "a
per cent
The weekly statement of the Bank Of England
published to-day showed decrease Of fl.l.}1po
In the total reserve. and decrease OF ti3O3Jo
in bullion The proportion Of the banks reserve
TO liability, which last week was 5"3o per cent
is now 1S.J4 per cent The bank made no change
in its minimum discount rate. which remains
at per cent The weekly statement OF the Bank
of France showed an increase OF 0.4lO.OuW francs
gold and an increase Of .5s4 900 francs silver.
Further details OF the foreign market are given
In the usual cable report printed elsewhere
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-day's Washington Treasury statement COW
erng actual results OF two days ago compared
with the last preceding statement gives the fol-
lowing balances:
Ne, gold on hand Acs %. 40 slS gs Dec i sssi
xs5 s ssa on ia s Sa' 80 s bee bee e
Treasury vaults