The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-13

premium; commercial, so cents discount San
iiasiO cents premium ' g. I IpSmilum TO Ses So coSt:
premium. 6hicaeo~2o cents discount. Cincin.
nu.Between banks, 25 ccnts discount, and
STANDARD OIL Trust certificates opened at
offered at 3l6k.
metropolitan Street Railway new gold bs
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COMPANY
reports gross earnings for July Of 80, 1os.2o7, a
month last year.
The Now York. Ontario and Western Railroad
report gross enrnings for June OF s349 872, q de.
crease OF SlS;aoS as compared with the same
OF S25.352. For the YEAR ending june SO the
gross earnings were "a o ,4o2, nm increase OF
SIlo,90t as compared with the corresponding
crease OF $50, l29.
The Edison Electric Illuminating Company Of
az saSS reports gross. earninRs for July o,
with the same month Of last year. and net $780,
705, an Increase Of Si,ois. For the seven mouths
s ssS. an ' Increase "a ,o of $ sSSss S'T r. rSmp %STs with With
the c9rresponding period OF last year, and net
S2l9'2l3' an increase of $2t, 500.
Philadelphia has soil to j. & W. Seligmsn & Co.
the issue Of Kansas City Gas. Company first
to1p o cent; ooli bonds, due nS2H; Inc Inc
standing S3, o The remaining bonds are
reserved for improvements, to DO issued only at
p1i.AOt ~ Y NSul. VI bA1u lmpIoN nO't ~
control Of the Kansas City Gas Company is
owned and the plant operated by the United
Gas Improvement Company.
Relative TO the refusal Of the Georgia State
Railroad Commission TO order u reduction OF 25
Fcent. In cotton rates on the ground that the
revenues OF tho railroads do not Justify such a
rauicai alteration of rates, the Atlanta Consttfu.
tfon says: This action will be approved by con-
eeryatiye public sentiment. OF course there are
does not 20 TO an extreme which would wreck
every railroad in the State. but, the sentiment
n %n'f The w indor. sPproyo 9, such 1Ss S { raaissi Of Policy tbS .s aas
cultural interests of the State"
The revival Of interest in Eric Railway gen.
era! lien 81 = cent. bonds is based upon tho TACT
that after July ! next they begin to. draw in
tsrest at the higher rate. namely. 4 v cent.
The last detailed statement of the. company
more than earned and also nearly l q cent. upon
tho frst preferred stock. AT present prices the
investment.
The Governing Committee of the Stock Ex.
change listed to-day the following securities OF
the West Chicago Street Railroad Company:
firss MORTGAGE tor'y-year 3 y cont. currcnty
bonds, $1,000, 900; consolidated mortgage forty
year 5 y cent. gold bonds. SO. OSl 900. and CAPT.
tai stock, $l3.ls8,oo0.
The receipts Of the Government to-day were:
customs. S23S.37l; internal revenue. SSa9.47l,
and MISCELLANEOUS SIS. log. u total OF $652. 94s.
OF expenditures over receipts o, 1921. O52. The
receipts OF the fiscal ye IT to date have been Si6,-
7,I.9l5, and disbursements 1853. 3o6. DOS. an ex-
Sib
The net assets OF tho Treasury at tho close OF
business to-day, as officially computed, compare
with those Of yesterday as follows:
Gold coin and bullion ... s,4 4Igi IL; s,4 ~ IL
silver dollars and hullion 9l2l2.37t Jl,05t.sl
United States notes .... 0 ,62e,6 S3 80, 33y, sly
Other assets in excess of
demand liabilities ...... 25. sos. 625 24,5pI,54O
Available cash balance.
including gold balance. sees. 1914. 500 22T.l7e. 500
Money in London. y q cent. Rates Of dis
count in open market for both short and three
months bills. liz y cent. Amount OF bullion
withdrawn from the Bank of England on bal
erce to-day, $4,000. The Bank OF England min.
imum rate OF discount unchanged at . y cent.
The proportion OF its reserve to It's liabilities is
1870 y cent, against 5O. 30 last week and 1884
y cent. the same week last year. The weekly
statement of the bank shows the following
changes from the previous account: Total re-
serve increased pl20,O00, circulation decreased
44s7. 900, bullion decreased 1896. 77s. Other"
securities decreased 81, l44.OO0, "othcr" depos-
tsdecreased 213l 900. publicdeposits decreased
92Si,O0O, notes reserve increased sls. 600.
Government securities unchanged. Paris ad-
vices quote 3 . cents at los francs zig centimes.
Exchange, on London 25 francs l6le confines.
The weekly statement Of the Bank of France
shows the following changes from the previous
account Notes in circulation decreased o.
9Oo.o00f francs. Treasury accounts current in
creased lI..l5.O00 francs, gold on hand in
creased 1900. 600 francs. bills discounted de-
creased 3D. 800 francs, silver on hand in
creased 10000 francs.