The sun., 1897-01-15

Kan Tex. lsx IAN U 8 Lo.,h.. 9 eK
Kan ATpt. 3oH 3on U Lesthp eih eln
Louis N. 40 4eh wsb APT. le 1e
sancor.. sapco,o. s sos go, 40 % YVES. UnT esx say
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Northw ON o3h / o3A
Government bonds steady ut unchanged quo
tatlons: Railway bonds strong. The features
were Austin and Northwestern lists. Chesn-
peake and Ohio consol. 5s, Chicago and North
Pacific lsts, Duluth and Iron Range lists. Kan
s.. Richmond S0"a a%a banve 0i fsts 81 Paul nSS ssn
cral ts, st; Joseph and Grand Island 1sts. r.,
%Sr. P:ss Pa: snS Ts n HS:
SS$sssps.s: snS SSIs sSs.sf @ g.. S'ss Z y ,csa'
P.Hs6 PsIIsa and Iron RaSs'
Rock i.isSd estss.ion IS. s. " % ISats; Rios:
mond and panvile lists. 1. 10 1le<; St Paul
Island is i ~ o.n. saa ss 70 .SiSDh sSD ana '''na
Commercial price OF bar silver in New York,
8sNc. Bar silver in London closed at 90 11.led.
6ixc. NN N'"~
Money on call 1Ieo 2 Y cent. Time money. ~
cent for sixty days ~ v cent. for three to four
mSnth' s,nu And cent for .ia months on good
isdorssd bill. recei ivsble arc quoted % AZ stlSaS
cont, choice and prime single names at 3IACb4
y cent, and good names At 400 = cent.
Sterling exchange was nrmer. particularly the
market for long bills. which sold At the highest
however. was quite moderate. Continental az
change change, was slso rmsr Posied asking rates for
asmsna HesSs rates snS are. G' Long n S,.
irs..ier.. st.s7YdSs4 s4.ss. Trsne. arc quoted at
.hor,; reichsmarks, esos5N for long and sSx
@os% for short; euilders. 4o,sa4o s.io for long
and 40 b-1e040A for short.
Domestic exchange on Now York: Boston,
par TO cents discount. Charleston-Buyins,
lie discount; selling, lie premium. Savannah
Bank ii pre@ipm % commcfci.l. R psT San ,Is Fran.
cisco-sieht. l2It cents premium: telegraph. is
Chicago. 90 cents Discount, bid. %% Cincinnati. %%
Between banks. 25 cents discount; over ooun-
ter 90 cents premium.
Railroad Companr have decided TO pass the
ss month"; The diHidsnd 4ps sss oesoSer S %s wa:
the prefer red stock. Amounting TO SAC $50. ia IL
due 10 tho disqualification In soft coal rates,
dividend. For some me tune past then the company % has
been carrying coal for almost nothing, the net
,o ss 's Of Sstas eaHS Sey 80
pared with the corresponding period OF the pre-
yio9s year. AT present the company is earning
little moro than Its hxed charges and no mate.
rial Improvement in earnings Is expected until
something is done TO remove the present demor-
alization In soft coal rates.
The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Com
pany has sold 5000 tons OF Iron to Antwerp.
bringing the total sales OF this com pany and the
Sloss Iron and Steel Company to European
points since August last to 10000 tons. A -alo
OF 10000 tons has also bcon made for Yoko-
hama.
The Bureau of Statistics reports the value Of
exports from the United States for Decent ber
and for the year ended Dec. 81. as compared
with those OF the corresponding periods OF the
preceding year, as follows:
R:ss%sss Rs:9s Month. Ss5sss..qs ::$
:, Exoess OF exports over imports.
Twelve months. sso.J22lst a3,i00.fsy
In December. 1895, the imports OF gold ex-
cecded tho exports by 81. .lBB,4l5, and during
the twelve months ended Dec. 81. 1906 the
excess OF imports over exports WAS sac. OPS .504.
The excess of exports OF silver over imports
during tho twelve months ended Dec. 81. 1896.
WAS $50, 0,bl+.T5g.
The receipts of the Government to-day were:
Customs. 1884, .222; internal revenue. S+67. .5S5,
and miscellaneous. $3.50. l40. total OF sass. .947.
The disbursements. including 100000 for
pensions, were Sl.23s. 900, an excess of ex-
penditures over receipts Of S24s,053. Tho
receipts for tho fiscal year to date have been
S16e. .006, ,O05 and expenditures S2l3,25O 900,
an eIcess OF expenditures over receipts OF $44,-
252. .996.
The net assets OF tho Treasury at tho close Of
business to-day. IS officially computed, compare
with those OF yesterday rs follows:
ooo coin and bullion -. siss sst 9o9 sl1ooS7. Soo
5ilyer dollars and bullion. is,lst,7s5 lso0e. 397
United states notes. 2l258.492 23.S2y,B $50
Other assets In excess OF
demand