New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-12

S':.'a. :Ss s sS 's'' IS.
Gaiiaers s..... minimum. tc s sol scs
Domestic exchange was as follows at the
places named: New Oreans-Commercial. 1oc.
discount; bank, par CharIcston-Buying. 1-16
discount: selling. 1-lG premium. savannah
Buying, 1-16 per cent of; selling. par. Boston
Par St Louis-Par bid; asked. DC premium
San Francsco-Sight 12lsc.: telegraph, 1oc
Chicago-'Oc. discount Cincnnati-oOc. prem
MUM.
sSO.34s.152; balances. SG.362,1G Baltimore
Exchanges, s2,223.s09 balances; S2G2342
led ss3l o'4 ba ala e,
balances. 81 2O5 $50 chicago Exchanges, $13
95l .42j; balances. S1.236693
The price Of commercial bar silver in this mar
ket was G4%c. Mexican dollars we're quoted
at 5oasa3llac In London bar silver was un-
changed at 20 11-1Gd. Silver exports to-mor-
row. 10000 ounces
Money on call in London was 242ia per cent
Open market discounts. 81 per cent for long
and short bills. British consols closed at lllia
for money and 11l% for the account: Paris ex-
change on London, - francs ~ centmes
French rentes 100 francs - centimes. Dis
count rate in Paris per cent Discount rate
in Berlin. 3a4 per cent The weekly statement
OF the Imperial Bank OF Germany showed an
increase of 2O.139,OOO marks in specie.
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
covering the actuil results OF two days ago.
gives the following balances
~ gold on hand siaseso5io siaasai. $50 sc'osoi
on hand ....... c2,eics os.o.o2s Dec. i75oaso
Net silver on hi. l7sci.soo isoee.a5a Inc. 7oooa
'' rreas 'nS' v va IFS
outstan1
ing ing g,rcr',s sss ~ @ p Pee 's 20
Available cash, s2a, 5sl.6os s23,47s lo7 Dec. sioa5o
bites .....".. aIa2 30 I.7e'.sie pec. ac7eos
Actl cash bal s2s2 iiaass soa2 7i3 ai Inc 500, to3
Customs receipts reported from Washington
to-day S.G6,G2:': internal revenue receipts.
S1!si2I9 and miscellaneous receipts, S.'. I94
total Government receipts for the day Si4li-
61S: expenditures, S1679o00; excess of expend-
lures S2tj232l Receipts for month to date. S.
!%;, 500: expenditures. Sl4 1873 600. Excess Of
expenditures. 81 4SG. loo. Receipts for the fiscal
year to date. SlGG.i4t.5oi: expenditures. S.o',-
s43.ooo; excess OF expenditures. SI339S. 496 Re
ccipts OF National bank notes for redemption to-
day were S5:iJ3lS.
Sub-Trrasury receipts FOR the day were 49,
61+.U 3I. and payments Sf.62S.fD3. resulting in a
general balance of Sl13 101 iSS consisting Of
1924 100 T,5 coin and S49jOI 493 currency. The
Sub-Trcasury has a debit balanr- at the Clear
ing House of $l.4j296i: and its net loss on bal
ance since Friday was Sl&i5h25. made up by a
loss in coin Of S207SS and a loss In currency Of
81 .H33231. Receipts OF Saturday and to-day,
S., s2J ,O97; payments 81. 1SS122
Vol. LXIII Of The Financial Chronicle"
issued to-day is q. welcome addition to that
valuable record OF commercial and financial af-
fairs The current volume embraces the weekly
issues for the last half of 1896 together with the
quarterly ISSUES Of The Investors Supplement"
and Street Railway Supplement-" the semi an
nual issues of The State and City Supplement
and the monthly Quotation Supplements
THE II. B. CLAFLIN REPORT
The H. Il. Cla1in Company reports for the six
months ended December 81 1896: Net earnings
after paying all taxes. salaries and expenses Of
every kind. SlG'.4O2; interest first preferred
stock June 80. 1896. to December 81. 1895. 500
DI balance. x:;S,'gJ: interest on second preferred
stock. Stills; deficit. SIS I'D: two quarterly
dividends aggregating 3 per cent, S114.S1:5; de-
iiciency on fall business S1t.J!L: surplus re-
WtJ present surplus reserve for common stock.
S1234ln The net profits for the six months
Sl03.lO2, compared with S3JJ,2I3. in same time
in 1880 The general balance sheet shows AS
sets-Cash 81 .S2i. l1S cash dividends paid on
account Of fall profits. SIP lS1: bills receivable.
S1.249 Wi9; open accounts, N,4l 500; merchan-
disc. SjS235lD; store property. S2I39 ISL :;
stable. S2I 49,: horses trucks. wagons etc,
Sl4 GO total assets. S16.24j,1ls. Liabilities
Capital S9WDWW; open accounts MIO6 I'D:
foreign exchange and loan account. Sl59lNO;
surplus reserve SIT Oi: profits fall. 1888 S1W
400 total liza abilities. S1i.24J. l4S.
The companys net profits for the year ended
December 81 were l.5l6 dividends x5l3-
9Ji leaving A deficit Of S2,J2 49, against a sur
plus Of 500 g73 in 1895.