The sun., 1897-03-23

wv COM. Il os'4 lOs1, W Tn Toll. s3a 80 "a
Government bonds easier. The As OF 1925 and
the 5s closed is y cent. lower bid each Railway
and other bonds weak The features were
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 5s, Brooklyn Wharf
and Warehouse 5s, Burlington and Quincy con-
vertible 5s, Consumers Gas OF Chicago 5s. Hook
Ing Valley 5s, Mobile and Ohio generals, New
Jersey Central general IS T. Ohio Southern lists.
Southern Pacific of New Mexico SITS, san Antonio
and Aransas Pass As. Southern Railway 5s,
Wisconsin Central lists I. r., and Atchson issues.
The more important net declines wcro in Brook.
lyn Wharf and Warehouse 81, 2io y cent, to
92ie; burlington and Quincy convertible 5s, y.
Mobile and Ohio generals. L., to " 67,SS::
SeW Jersey Central general o.. r., ~. to 1loi2;
senthsTn SentRsl haiw"y s. I 81" @ end Wisconsin
worthy advances were in Brooklyn Rapid Tran.
SIT 5s q Scent.. to $685. Consumers Gas OF Chi
90; Southern Pacific OF New Mexico lsts la IN
loola, and San Antonio and Aransas Pass As, /.
cent, TO %.
In tank stocks 10 shares of Bank of New YorL
sold at 237ia.
Commercial price OF bar silver In Now York.
S3c Bar silver In London closed at 81 15-l Cd.
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at 4Sa,Gt
5O'4c. Exports to Europe tomorrow or, 900
ounces.
Money on call, liagla p,cent. Time money is
days, 2la = cont. bid. and offered at ~ y cent;
n,yltod four dhys, and six, SIX months seSens bid. and
0ilsrcd AZ ~ cent; ninc months, 3io cent.
bld, ana onorcd at u cont. on good mixed
Stock Exchange collateral CommSrcial paper
quiet, Primo, indorsed bills receivable are
names at 3i2e4 y cent, ana good names at IvG5
y cent
Sterling exchange was strong, with actual
rates slightly higher; There was a moderate
ss strSnr Mss Ef Posted
Actual rates arc: Long bills, 81. sbleaS4. .s54;
sight drafts, S4.s74, and cable transfers.
$3.50: Francs are are quoted at 5.lsaq3 lsis for
SS5s ssa for oss and 81 or aRpE
guilders, 40 l-l6@+Ois for long and 4OiIa
40 5'l6 for short.
:, domestic exchange on Now York: boston
Par and cents premium. Chareston-Buying,
lid otf selling, par. New Orleans-Bank, III
Francisco Sight. l7ia cents premium; tele.
graph, 22i2 cents premium. ST. Louis-Par, but
offered at 20 cents discount; Chicaso-25Gs90
cents discount. CincinnaJi-Betwcen banks 40
cents discount; over counter, par.
The all-rail east-bound shipments of dead
freight from Chicago last week were 70, ,2ji
tons, against n, 1913 tons the prev vinus week ana
u ,s27 tons the corresponding week of the pre-
yious year.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Com.
pany reports gross earnings for February Of
R2,HO6, 63l, decrease OF Hl17,3iO as compared
with the same month last year. For the nine
months ending Feb. 2s the gross earnings were
S23,s57922, decrease OF $1.40l ,i4O as com
pared with the corresponding period of the pre-
vious fiscal year.
r, The receipts Of the Government to-day were:
Customs, E9lO,44O; internal revenue, $B44, ,7O3
anu miscellaneous. Sl2eI2, total of VI ,5BS, ,Olh
The disbursements, including S2l0OOO for pen
sions, were 81 215 900 an excess OF receipts over
eai to nave been tGr ahS hi
ditures over receipts OF $44, ,767,28O.
The net assets Of the Treasury At tho close OF