New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-13
enocKs IGNORE PoPULIsM.
.,,crs END THE WEEK HIGHER.
n,r,oN OF THE FEDERAL TREASURY
RAILWAY EARNINGS.
Sunday. July Up. m.

Sunday, July Up. m.
United states Treasury received last week
.,s,.us S29sS.S16. from internal revenue
IT, oeoo and from miscellaneous sources
s'-o,s Total from all. SS025.i74, against
:, go ,O4 in the FIVE business days of the pre-
week. The receipts for the month TO
ce..As suount to $11.0S7. 660 and the payments
eoo ofSOOO. making the excess of expend-
over receipts $01S0.33l. For the fiscal
w. % date the receipts are S11.OS7 600, ex-
's,,,res S20.26S. 900. the excess of expendi-
-. being s9,1So.331 The weekly Treasury
....,nent showed a decrease OF S4310.O2o in the
u.,,e cash balance and decrease Of ST.
~, e-a IN the actual cash balance, which Is
now s26291o.oS'-
sr,,o,ned Is Saturdays Treasury statement
-an,,arcd with that of July 5:
Ju,y3. July IL. Changes.
oa less SOL 4o4 go siooca9,si5 Dec. sl.3oo.oo5
C. nosss EASE $50 lis2sssae Dec. 6ioo. 7A
s.srse. . s7.l5oia3 ss,724O4s Inc. 57a.s5o
~. in Treas SO: s97 eas s25s csso4 Dec. 81 $4,000
ps ,os,, banks -. lsce7.eio i7.lel.5s Inc 4e3eio
.,usse cash scs 5a4 s5s s275 Dec s4.s7Oocs
ps Tnes "" -. i5Oeo2ss l2.aIS.os7 Dec. 2746s5s
.$H64 Dec
THE MONETARY SITUATION.
There was little doing in the local money mar
ss,s las. week and rates showed practically no
change. Money on call representing bankers
Valance ruled at to . per cent, the majority OF
loans being made at from ~ to per cent
panss and trust companies quoted 2 per cent
,hs minimum Time money rates closed at
4 M cent for thirty to sixty days $685. per
ont for three months, 3isQ4 per cent for four
months and IL, per cent for six months The
commercial paper market rates were quoted
q, 4-G5 per cent for prime Endorsed bills re-
oeiyahle 4H@o per cent for four months &C
o.otarce and choice four months single-name
pape-. 5751s per cent for the best class six
months sngle-nanle paper, ard above Tor paper
not so we'll known. The commercial paper mar
ket was dull although there was moderate
amount of business in high-class paper. In
London call money was 1eGz per cent, ana
the rate Of dis count in the open market was
O. &c pr cent for short and 9-16aS per cent Ior
long bills. The discount rate in Paris was rs
Der cent and In Berlin ~ per cent. The Bank
Of England's minimum rate OF discount re-
NAMED at per cent
The market for foreign exchange was easier
IN the early part Of the week with a firmer
ttrdency at the close There was moderate
amount Of bankers and security offerings IN
The market and few commercial DIS. Inc
m rates to any material extent and the only
zold exports were special transactions for Ger
nan account There Is no profit In shipping
,old at current rates and the time Is craving
near when the metal will flow this way. The
are cotton crop must be considered now as
actor In the exchange market as II Is ABOUT
and should within the month furnish
, large supply of exchange. Posted rates CT
he principal drawers Of foreign exchanges
we're "a SO and "a 50 for long and short ster-
ing, respectively: Paris. francs, ol4S Tor ions
md a121i for short; Berlin reichsmarks; 1oss
or long and 90 for short; Amsterdam, guilders
LOk for long and 4O1 for short. Rates for act
ial business closed as follows:
c.S, ssn ,ssa' ss ska sss aszs D' 4ss
:;;; :sss' .ssis .oseis '' iSa 81.
The bank exchanges Of the NewYork Clear
ng House and the stock sold at the New-York
Stock Exchange last week and Tor the saine
week OF the preceding two years compare as
es..r.. ,ss !. & So - 3 ssiy e
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
The Tribune has printed the gross earnings |
+ sixty-one railroads or systems for the fourth /
7eek in June. OF these forty-two return
ain' return 81 losses Of s1iss47 or 81 per cent
he whole shows a gain Of S762.5 or 1O.4 per |
emit The Tribune has also printed the gross
arnings Of twenty-seven railroads or systems
or the nrSt week III Juiy VI WIN"
urn gains of S3144s6 or 1876 per cent. and five
eturn losses Of S5,02S, or 1.5 per cent The
yhole shows a gain OF SoUJ. 4JS or III per cent
Fourth week In June $500
1896. Differences. &c.
commands e. a7l 50 400 $ssf 40 164
r,sn-anies -. 1852 S44 $50. 697 Dec lis. s47 81
Total cos. -e730d013 5000 OF Inc k762os2 lo4
First week in July 40. 20, an
: companies 81 32l 2O7 &2Es NG Inc soI4tSo lSo
oonpanies..... 3l4.oH SU.o4s Dec o'o-o 10
rota 2 CO.'S 81 a21 2O7 .94S.2a2 Inc. e3oe. 45s Ill
The Financial Chronicle computes the gross
earnings Of 40 railroads for the first half OF
1898 at S237 ,643. $50 an increase of $l5.26S,O39
,ver the same period last year. and OF - ST ROADS