The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-08

Government bonds steady at UNCHANGED QUO
r sonso, G 4s' HSn,am ene G Ga.o Of T. c 1hd @ a, i 5.'
Colorado Coal Is. Erie prior As, Kansas Pacific
and Gulf lists: Wabash eds. Wisconsin, Central
lists, I. r.: Atcirison. Northern Pacific and
vances were in Chesapeake and Ohio r. and A:
Is. e%ns%l As, y e cent? TO co os; E0n Saar r.
y. to 9sl4: Erie prior As. y. to 1924; Kansas
s6n Pacific ~ I'd c. /; RI A to :; to n 1s;
Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf lists. 4 y cent.
to 81. The noteworthy declines we're In A,chi-
Il, to 10; OHIO southern generals. II. to NV;
Reading LIST preference Incomes. u. 10 47A. and
I'd preference incomes, y. to 3Glt: ST. Louis and
san Francisco consol Is, y. 10 Gbis: Wabash
IDS. !. to IL. and Wisconsin Central lists, : r.
IL 2 cent, to 33l@.
In hank stocks 81 shares of American Ex-
clsnge sold at ~: and G shares of Bank State
OF New York at lO7.
Sales OF silver bullion certificates for 10000
G51sc. Commercial price OF bar silver In New
YORK. O5Isc.. Bar silver in London closed Mt
2gisd. Mexican silver dollars were quoted at
jOH695lh8c. Exports to Europe tomorrow.
235,OO0 ounces.
Money on call. lI@G2 z cent. Time money .
q cent. for thirty days. PIE y cent. for sixty
days. 1894 + cent. for ninety days, 3h II cent,
for fonr months, and ,3Ly"3a4 y cent. ior, six
months. on good mixed Stock Exchange collat-
eral. The demand for commercial paper Is ac-
tive. Prime endorsed bills receivable sell Mt 4
y cent. choice single names at 4G4l3 u cent,
and good names D "a cent.
Sterling exchange was weaker. The demand
was light. while there was a better supply Of
count at London operated against short ster;
ling. Continental exchange was dull; Posted
asking rates for sterling, SASH for long bills
Long bills, s4~;salg@s4.sa34: sight drafts.
Francs are quoted Mt 5.2Um5 1913 for long and
b.l 1896 1875 for short: reichsTnRrks, O4%ilb
O4;s for long and O5l@D055a for short; g%uiIdcrs.
4oi-l6 for long and IO4 for short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston.
lOGl6sG cents discount. Charleston Buying. II
discount; selling; Is premium. Savannah1suy
par commcrcial, si.5o discount. San Fran.
cisco Sight. 10. cents premiums: telegraph,
premium. ChicaGo-55 cents premium bid. Gin
cinnati- Between banks and over counter. 10
cents premium.
The all.rail east-bound of dead
freight from Chicago last week were I2.l0d
tons. against 81 1868 tons the previous week and
72,672 tons the corresponding week OF the
previous year.
The American Sugar Refning Company has
declared n qunrtcri " Dividend of 3 . cent on ~
common stock; ana or lis prsl 81 st"tk az &
dividends. and IN d cent. on that portion en-
titled to quarterly dividends. al! payable Jan. =.
The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and 81
Louis Railroad Company has declared u quar-,
tcrly dividend OF ~ 4 cent. on its preferred
stock, payable jan. :.
Railway gross earnings Tor NOvcmDeT com
pare with those of the Same mouth OF last yehr
NJ follows:
Ruralo, Roch. and Pitts, ,..,., $2oo,s5a Dec. 5000
e.. ca 4. ana -. Lou! ..,,,,,..l ,OIJ,Ha3 Dee. NO -
CHICAGO nnd West Mich ........ ll5.23B Dee lO'os,,
Detroit, Lansing ana Nor,.,,., NG,OI2 Dec. ,ol.i
Flint ana prre Marquette, t,,t.- lSl,l5h Dec. l2'ES.
Great northern q. =, ...,..,,,,. ~ lb,*h0 pee G1n4n
Missouri. Kan. and Texas, .,.,.l ,OJG,D47 Inc. lJDLn!,
MrElchn National '''''',,,". |i1,N2; ilc 800
Western y. Y. and Pcnna 49,. 25O2GO Dee, 63.sO'
The New York, Ontario and Western Railroad
reports gross earnings for October of So .9I4
mn increase Of Sl4, lG4 as compared with the
same month of last year, and net SllS,I24, AZ
Increase OF 81 .0B6. For the four months end
ing Oct. u. the gross earnings were 81 .jlO,2uO
nm jncrraseO of SllO,41D AS compared with tht
corresponding period OF last year, and net Sol3,
3BI. M increase OF SOL $50.
The Union Pacific. Denver and Gulf Railroad
reports gross earnings Cor October of S3i6,3lO
an increase of Sl3.I01 az compared with thu
same month OF last year. and net Slj2.lsl M
Increase OF S2S.OO3. For the ten months end
ing Oct, 81 the gross earnings were S2.5l1.llS
an Increase of 81 ,34O as compared with th'
corresponding period OF last year, and ne
$40, sos. n decrease of S3,3O4.
The receipts OF the Government to-day were
Customs. SAFE 3o; internal revenue. $66l.S SO!
and miscellaneous, sos. 034. n total OF 81, 20. G"S
The d!sbursements, Including 100000 70
pensions, were 81. 10000, an excess OF eXpendi
lures over receipts Of S2Oo'47@. The receipts TO