New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-10

ginia funded debt 2-3s Of 1901 at s. Five shares
of the Metropolitan Bank were sold at 43O
ReiIway bonds were dull and irregular, with
final changes small and unimportant There
were no movements of significance. the heaviest
dealings being In Kansas and Texas first 49,
Wabash issues. West Shore Is. Southern Rail-
way first 5s, Texas and Pacific first 5s. Northern
Pacific consol 5s and Chicago and Northern
ures were Southern Railway first %. which ad-
vanced Il to 500; Union Elevated first Us, 10
io%; Rock Island extension rs. TO IuI.s
Some Of the weak features were Kings County
Elevated firsts. which lost y to 57,s: Louisville
ard Nashville unified Is, II to ~; Third Avenue
first rs. "a. to 110%; Kansas and Texas first
Is ~ to STA Ann Arbor first Is. Ia TO US ana
Texas and Pacific first Us. VI to S3h
Money on call was 1G2 per cent. Rates for
time money ruled at per cent for thirty to sixty
days & per cent for three months ssr s ssn P er
six months The commercial paper market rates
were quoted at 4iaa5 per cent for prime indorsed
bills receivable. 4laM5 per cent for four months
acceptance and choice four months singie-name
paper. 5V5Ia per cent for the best class SIX
months single-name paper. and above for paper
not so we'll known. The commercial paper mar
ket was dull, although there was a moderate
amount of business in hign-class paper.
The foreign exchange market showed nrn
tone, due to better demand. There was d
light Offering of bankers and security oiils.
Posted rates Of the principal drawers OF foreign
exchanges were 81 So and 81 80 for long ana
short sterling, respectively; Paris. francs oit1s
marks, 05N for long and 96 for short AmsteI-
DAM guilders, 4OA for long and 40la for short.
Rates for actual business closed as follows:
cable 'Ts9s s sss ssxs s7sS
ss:1: ''' s$Sii: .os s % l-''' s
The nrice Of domestic exchange was as follows
az the places named: ew-Orleans, commercial
SOC. premium. bank $50 premium San Fran
cisco, sight, 104c telegraph l2lsc Charleston'
buying par selling, re- premium, sa Nh,nasn
25c. discount Boston. 8 to 1Oc discount.
Bank cearings in this city were: Exchanges,
Ss4 429,O75 balances, S6861 l9l PhiIadsP 2aa
n nhsrna"sei s24I40Os balances,
s$15'575. Observation-Disclosures, $11.753.277: bal
ances S1.2G1. 400.
The nrice If commercial bar silver In this mar
ket was 6S7s. Mexican dollars were quo'eu d.
hYXMJ4x. In London bar silver was unchanged
at 81 ed. .,,, .u ..
Money on call in London was h4% per cent.
and the rate Of discount in the open market WAS
O. Ia per cent for short and long bills Britsn
consos closed at 1882 for money and li3 ",io w.
FOR the account. French rentes closed Il. iol
francs 50 centimes Paris exCna''se IL, i't ra,e
was - francs IL centimes. The dscouat ra,e
in Paris was u. per cent, and in Berlin "a per
cent - 1,,,ond
The weekly statement of the Bank OF Engiamd d
unfinished to-day showed decrease OF t-ttrrwu
in the total reserve and decrease OIL io'.,u u.
in bullion The proportion Of the banks reserve
to liability which last week was oi;fl pei ee,,,,
is now 5S56 per cent. The BANK n,auI ~
cbanpe I'm its minimum discount rate when lie.
mains at . per cent The weekly statcmen. OF
the Bank of France showed decrease OF t t.oo,,
600 francs gold and decrease OF $1,000 arra,s
ara given in the usual cable report printei eise-
where.
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
To-day's Washington Treasury s1a'e'ne'''' WV
erine actual results or two days ago. con'P'i'cu
with the last preceding statement s"e' '"e Ava
lowing balances:
Ne, gold on h,ndsloo 4Ssi4s slcSSs'7 Dec s''s's
NJ: ;s 'iai s sss sas assiSs R ss &
Actual cash in the
,a ss iS isss s9 R ISs 'S
Available cash s27452,cco s27457osss Inc. sa7672
Ds siii,e mnor Ia 1s21oi7s i2oa727s Dec 2aaeo0
Ac,u cash bal s2d2 22 1873 s262as: Se' In'. s2''''
rrs,oms receipts reported to-day from Wash
inpton were S473G39 internal revenue rec rec
sGS0 $50 and the miscellaneous receipts $500
Total Government receipts for the Gay EI,,'.,
log; expenditures. 81 .S96Oo0 excess OF ehpsn nt
tures SIOIS77 Receipts for the month to date:
SS 0Gi OH: expenditures. $17,1G20O0; excess OF
expenditures. SS,20O,OI3. There were $f,"' 'o'
National bank notes received for redemption. On
sub Treasury receipts for the day were @%
ooi Yea and PAYMENTS 50 COL 219. resulting in a
general balance Of $103.512, 436. consisting OF
a II 3O3 500 coin and $S2,2tiSsIO currency. me
Sub-Treasury had debit balance at the Lear
ing House Of S!iS7 1863. and It's net loss OH pal
ance was S29g33O, made up by loss In coin OF
S73 sos and gain in currency OF H''a' ~
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE
The preliminary statement OF the LOUISVILLE
and Nashville Railroad Company for the year
ended on June 30 shows an increase or Si'iio'-
800 in gross earnings, an increase or Sl,i"-'o''
in onerating expenses and decrease Of S6G.22S
in net earnings. Other income increased fio"so.
and this. with a decrease of $715,OGS in fixed
charges gave an increase of $G9o 1888 in the sur
Mus which stands at 81 1872 773. Interest, rental
and taxes for TIE current year were $o,1u,oZ''
against 81. 5S3. OG4 in the preceding year Loss on
Georgia Railroad and other roads was S136 I30, |
against Sl9S 2s9 in the preceding year In the |
xesr ending June 80 1895 $691 ,G69 was charged |
as the balance of advances 10 me So u an. aae
North Alabama Railroad Company, while THIS
wear the net earnings of that company amounted
to $50 600 Sinking fund payments announces te n0
$lS654S after all deductions, against s!.o'ovo
the preceding year. The folowihB sHo"S 'ie ie
suits for the last two years:
s#ss Sc In: is
Ne. 1854 70 Rss ~ sss
To' sa charges: ' sssi 90 Dec SS
sur,,us ~ slsa2773 s7oo.5s0 Inc. sG92 iss
.rhe Financial Chronicle" has just Issued the
IuIv edition Of the Hand Book OF Railroad
SECURITIES" IT brings the range OF prices ooM.
-, I,',,, aud a new feature IS the yearly highest
lowest prices for stock and bonds since 1880
The chairman of the Reorganization Commit
toe Of the Fort Worth and Denver city halfway
t. nntics that % per cent OF the entire issue
1f the FIRST mortgage bonds Of the company have
heen deposited with the Reorganization COMMIT
tee II has been found necessary to Inodiiy 'he
,ronosed plan Of reorganization. and copies OF
The same as modified may be had on application
to the Mercantile Trust Company: Bondhoders