New-York tribune., 1896-05-09
ment Be at 81, 5000 at s5. $500 Alabama Clasg

ment 3s at "a. $4,000 at 81, $500 Alabama Class
A at 1864. and $1,000 at 1868.
transactions in railway bonds we'll dis
tI1buted but the volume of business was small.
Inc chief activity was in the Atchison, Reading
and Northern Pacific issues. ard Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas DDS. Final changes showed de-
clines in the majority of issues but. with the ex-
ceptlon of Reading first preference incomes.
which lost 1h to 80 they were only fractional
among the chief active shares. Some OF the
weak features We're Atchison adjustment As
which We're down "a to 41b Kansas and Texas
2ds. q to 30; Reading third preference incomes,
q to loA; San Antonio and Aransas Pass As Y
to 81; Southern Pacific of Arizona y to 9Gt;
Northern Pacific consol rs receipts. 4 to 30; Mo-
bile and Ohio As u to 6jA. and Duluth and
Manitoba lists. y to Sc. Rock Island extension
os Erie 4s prior bonds and Southern Railway
first ~ were fractionaliy higher.
To-day's Washington Treasury statement, COW
ering actual results Of two days ago. compared
with the last previous statement, shows the fol-
lowing balances:
Ns, N, gold aaslaSSoise slss$sas Dec .ssssss
Net on .Ss% on Ss5ss Inc Inc
Actual ru.l.c cash nth. in The
over outstanding
DssGs. Ss5s"ns' % bank ssis Dec T"s
Available cash s2s2 Oasosa ssi 2s2 Dec $40 72o
bliiies ....... ia4cee25 i:ss7.ssi Dec es744
Actl bal s2es 57os57 s2ss s4sssI Inc. s27sO24
Customs receipts reported to-day from Wash
ington were $i462GG internal revenue receipts
S4S2GO2 and the miscellaneous receipts Sal.
Total Government receipts for the day. S0I0,2
expenditures S1155OOO; excess Of expenditures,
S1S41 Receipts for the month $6632. .G36:
eexpendtures, $0602000; excess of expenditures,
S3,u50.361. Receipts for the fiscal wear 10 date.
S2Sl 52o31O: expenditures. S30S. .030.024: excess
Of expenditures over receipts. S26.514,5 ,54. There
were $431621 National oank notes received for
redemption.
The Sub-Treasury was a debtor at the Clearing
House SSI3011. Its net gain on balance was
S432 1872 made up by gain In currency Of x96I.-
erations included: Receipts. $3.012.64 pay
ments. So. 4S0 AGO. resulting in general balance
Of $2l2 02o 094. consisting Of $122S55.144 coin
week ended tonight includes receipts of S17.-
5O6.S64 and payments of S19.457.4S5. Deduct
Ing from the receipts 100000 and from the pay
affecting the banks was 81 397 75s
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call was 21zQ3 per cent. Time money
for three months, 3G3is per cent for four months
and per cent FOR six months. Commercial
paper was 4A@5 per cent for the best names for
three and four months. and 4hQ5 per cent for
six months. Names not so well known ruled at
5d6 per cent. The offerings of high-g grade paper
were limited.
The foreign exchange market opened firm. ow-
ing to a better demand. and there was considera-
BILE business doing until the afternoon. when the
market became dull on the cessation Of demand.
ed tr rates were 81 ssaS4s 50 "a and sI 81 s9as4 90
for long and short sterling respectively. Closing
rates for actual business were as follows
Sterling sss. sas';s % .ssg. Hass ss ssss ssS.' sl,s
s;sss: s:i;s::: s:;;S:.ii4. ~ .ss,
The price OF domestic exchange was as follows
in the places named: New-Orleans. commercial
par; bank at 81 80 premium: San Francisco
sight Tie; telegraph. 1Oc.; Charleston. buying
par. selling 'sc. premium; Savannah buying, l-l8
per cent OFF, selling. par. Chicago. IOc. premium;
Boston, II to 10c. discount
Bank clearings in the city were; EXCHANGES
Exchanges. $2.23l .055; balances. $3.50 724. Phila-
dephs-Exchanges. S921I.310: balances. ST.
ances 81 ,56l ST.
The price Of commercial bar silver In this mar
ket was G17sc Mexican dollars were quoted at
53isc. In London bar silver declined Is to 3ld
Silver to the amount OF 5000 ounces Will be
shipped abroad tomorrow
Money call In London was y per cent. and
the rate OF discount in the open market was y
per cent for short and long bills. British consols
were Iii 9-16 for money and. 111ss for the ac-
count French rcntes were quoted at lob francs
2ts centimes. with exchange on London y francs
IL centimes. The discount rate In Paris was rs
per cent, and In Berlin q. per cent Further de-
tails OF the foreign markets are given IN the
usual cable report printed elsewhere.
"Dun's Review for this week says THAT ex-
ports Of s. $50 600 gold this week have produced
no monetary disturbance Is at once proof Of the
eoundness OF financial conditions and OF the pre-
vailing confidence In better things 10 come II
does not matter whether the gold Is required FOR
Russia or anywhere else: II would not 60 from
this rather than other countries II there were
not balances to be met Foreign exchange dis
closes the fact that large sums are due abroad.
and security balances have been insignificant Tor
some months Undervauations OF goods. In
some classes checked. continue In others, ana
materially swell balances payable But home
money Is In better demand and more easy to get
and greatly improved commercial settlements
have their natural effect In greater freedom OF
no influence, and the decrease Of 1O2 per cent In
imports here against 4 per cent In exports in
dcates that merchandise operations are calling
for smaller payments In settlement OF balances.
Domestic exchanges are barely per cent larger
than last year. but 10 per cent smaller than In
1893, when business had begun 10 shrink on ac-
count Of the panic"
The Reorganization Committee OF the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad Company. consisting OF
Adrian Isen jr.. Frederic Cromwell w. Emlen
Roosevelt and Edward y. Gibbs. announce that
they have carefully examined the reorganization
plan recently proposed by Simon Borg and others.
and do not approve Of IT, They strongly advise
certificates OF the Guaranty Trust Company Of
New-York issued against the same not to de-
post them under that plan. They state that the
plan heretofore issued by them has been ac-
cepted by more than % per cent OF All the Z
per cent bondhoders. that such plan has been
declared operative, and that 1t is. IN their 1udg-
ment the most favorable plan for all Interests.
RAILROAD EARNINGS
CLEVELAND. CINCINNATI. CHICAGO AND ST.
LOUIS