New-York tribune., 1896-10-31

cent with most of the business done at Y per
cent commission and interest at the ra,e Oh
per cent per annum. Toward the close OF pusi'
ness offerings by a trust company reduced rates
to u per cent. large amounts being lent al Una.
rate. The prevailing rate for the day was per
cent with commission Of 4 Of ! per cent, CLOS
Ing at & per cent Normal rates for time money
were ~ to II per cent for sixty days 10 .
per cent for three months. and per cent Ior
six months. Commercial paper rates were noii''-
nal at Gas per cent.
The foreign exchange market Was 'rin anu
dull. Posted rates for sterling were - Gu
81 S21s and 81 Sjia for long and short bills re-
spectively. Rates for actual business ciosed ds
follows:
Sterling S;S;; sSf f. 4s$Sss 'S'%:
F,19ss F.iss.msiS. '. ... 's. &. g., s''.sS5ss.
Domestic exchange was as follows at the places
named: w-Orleans-Commercial - 80 ais '
count: bank pa. Charleston-Buying. 70 dis
count: selling. par savannah-Buying i-lo per
cent off: selling. par san Francisco-Sght' par;
telegraph. par. Chicaeo-'oc discount bos-
ton-Par ST I.ouis-Sl bid: IJc. asked.
Bank clearings in this city We're: Exchanges.
S09:;": 81: balances si3;i3'ol Philadelphla
Exchanges. S9022c02; balances. $i.:,43,W4'
s e., nsse a aa"Sa bal
ances S1341076 Chcago-Exchanges. Ni-'-
7236i6
The price Of commercial bar silver In this mar
ket was CAS- Mexican dollars were quoted al
50h In London bar silver advanccd q ~
~ i5-16d Twenty nine silver bullion certificates
were sold on the stock Exchange at 6"a6''s'
Silver eyports Tomorrow 3f0.OON ounces
Foreign gold arrivals 10 date. with ainnunt@ on on
shipboard and engaged. upward OF S'i."oWW.
London open market price tor goin odIs 80
I1hd Gold premiums. ?-l6n lilo per csnt Ior
spot: per cent for thirty day calls. ana IA per
cent for calls rest Of year. Rank OF England s"iu
100000 gold for export 10 the United STATES
Sub-Treasury currency transfers, Hiio"".
Money on call in London was 5M"i5 per cent
and the rate Of discount In the open market
was 81. per cent for short and long bills Britlsn
consols closed at 1854 for money ana Tvs ~ ~
for the account French rentes closed AZ lu'
francs 51is centimes Paris exchange on Lon
don. - francs 20ia centimes. Discount rate IN
Paris. per cent Discount rate in beriin' 4t
per cent Amount Of bullion gone INTO hahk VI
England. f200n.
THE FEDERAL TREASURY
To-day's Washington Treasury statement.
covering actual results Of two DAYS ago. com
pared with the last preceding statement gives
the following balances:
Ne, gold on hand s,s,,Ge, . sris7SsS Dec ssssTos
NJ: .;:1 ;:f On hand sS2:ss S % Inc fSts
treasury vaults
.Ts.s: SEA s e: 81 "c Inc s
Avslshr. cash s2.s COS 7oi s2aI2i..aa In s'i''a2
DeTfi Siies minor '..'' essesoa 7asesas Inc "7S2
Actual cash ha, scss 7?3 ao2 s236 5ss Inc ss2Hc
to-day were s492.112 internal revenue receipts
S4a3 6S7 and miscellaneous receipts. S.l 80
total Government receipts for the day, >l'"l,;-
Sjl: expenditures 81 123 600. excess ~ eNpepdi-
lures S105 40 Receipts for the month Ia dat"
S253 oil expenditures S33 100000. excess ~
expenditures. SS.3o292s receipts for the fiscal
year To date S104. .J02. go. expenditures. Sl2t-
aeG679: excess Of expenditures S''''io'n'' he-
ceipts of National bank notes for redemption
to-day were SjOI 30
The Suh-Treasury was debtor at the Clear
Ing House S:i5i -? Its net gain on balance was
S1.120.952. made up by a gain in currency of
50 go 80 and n loss in coin ~ Sl.l4S.12.. To
DAYS operation included. Receipts $5'N"l.
payments S231 So. resulting IN q general bal
ance of Sis I61 ~ consisting Of Nl2l.Nl'."l'
coin and S5G go -? currency. The business for
the week ended tonight includes receipts of
S11 554 326 and payments Of S133s'''' De
ductns from the receipts ~. lNI"n. and from
the payments SG61S lS1 for items which affect
only It's account with tho general Treasury. i's
gain as affecting the banks. was S26D2HiS
IMPORTS OF DRYGooDS At NETWORK.
Entered a, ,hS nor, sI7s7 500 ios 81 %
Thrown tho market iSi3 -"S 273 pa i.2f-' 3a3
From January
Thrown ~ r',' lha i2ti2"l' 81 aSr it'