The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-09

for four months. and 3 y cent. for six months
on good mixed stock Exchange collateral. The
indorsed bills receivable are quoted AZ shasa% y
cent. choice and prime single names at 3M14If
y cent, and good names at Not y cent.
The, advancing tendency Of sterling exchange
was checked to-day and the market closed with
alittle easier tone. The demand for to-mor-
mental exchange was quiet. Posted asking rates
for sterling, s4.s4x for long bills aud Sass for
S SssasaS; A sisS: d issf: as; s4.s Long and R, s.S,. s t;sss.
iess. s+,s!Ngs4.s7tS. Francs are quoted at
o;2OD5lgst for long and 5,lssf05.l7h for
and 4otia4o SID for short.
Domestic exchange on New York: Boston. par
70 D cents premium. Charleston-Buying. "a
G ns 9 selling, y premium: ssysnnahIBny-
eisooNsisht. iSIs cents premium; Telegraph. Is
cents premium. st. Louis-Par; bid offered at
cln Ssnin pteRR,am; Chicago h.r 10 cents discount:
over counter, so cents premium.
The imports Of dry goods for the week ending
g. .so3. 3s7. against si,075.852 last week. and
year.
the Great Northern Railway Company has
It's preferred stock. payable Feb. !.
Railroad gross earnings for December COM
follows:
sa',; 20 S,u,nw;.,ern. ,sss.Iss Inc s,Stg
SSs;SSSe f. MN; S . ss.;: is$:Ss Ks ss;ss
Great Northern. .".".::i.s s7.s.ao bss. ass,s::5
The baltimore and Ohio southw estern. Rail:
ssa aSs .g Exports scpss s" a9 sse d fss November. o,
net si4l:po7. q decrease Of ,ssa,o5a. For the
R Wsss 'n; :a,sss s ,aas. : SG s.ef SO .s' o fFs ss,i f1sHi's g.
grevlol, year. and net ssoi,2 I5, a decrease OF
Brddstreet's reports the number OF business
iai.nres i foa .h. week ending to-day a, 4ss,
spobding week OF last year.
The receipts of tho Government to-day were:
and miseellsneous. SIo,t2o, a total of.Sl.i63.:
for pensions. were 81. e62. 900. an excess OF
Expenditures over receipts Of S50S,45O. The
siS4.oss $50. and espendituTe. ' sos s .sSs, S 600,
an excess OF expenditures over receipts OF 44a.-
b1S.OlS.
business to-day. as o%riciaiiy computed, compare
with those OF yesterday as follows:
81; ss;: s$ a:!! e: ~; ss|,! ssi,,ss i:''s:s ::ss:::ssi! 'iiss;;s.i;ii;ss
o onnmsu s,sts' noss,n::'o xs'so''SiS ssiss'ioo
dsna G'ii i%'sO ii frSF'' .s.s.o.7s, .o.ss..ss,
Available cash balance. In.
ciuding gold balance. -. $3.50, I3..sit $3.50. oa3. s9o
money In London, 2tY y cent. Rate OF dis
count In open market. for both short and three
months bills. ~ y cent. Paris advices anoto
8 !, cents at 10: francs So centlmes. Exchange
on London. rs francs % centimes.
The Reorganization Committee for the nrt
mortgage bondhoidors of tho Ohio Southern
Railroad Company announces that rs An Ap-
nlicati"n Is about to be made to the court for
the issuance Of receivers certificates to tako
pt.crhehce OF the mortgage. II Is necessary that
bondliulders who have not already deposited
their bands with the Central Trust Company
under the agreement should do so at once. II
they desire to have their interests projected,
which the Is confident OF doing, pro-
vided IL IL strengthened by tho deposit ~ nd
ditional bonps. The time for depositing 10
limited to jan. 20. after which date no bonds
will bo received except upon terms to Le fixed
by the committee.
Farson. Leach & CO. offer to investors a selec-
ton Of securities advertised In another column.