The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-16

TEX ulNluenu.
Government bonds steady at unchanged quo
tatlons. Railway bonds dull but firm. Tho fea-
lures were Houston and Texas Central generals.
Kansas Pacific consols. t. r.; Lake Shore 3los.
Oregon Short Line 6s, Omaha and st. Louis
lists, Rio Grande Western lists, Southern Pacific
of California consols, st. Louis and San Fran
cisco general os, Southern Railway 5s, Atchison
and Northern Pacific issues. The more impor-
tant net advances were in Houston and Texas
Central generals. i . cent, to 70; Kansas Pa
cihc consols. t. f.. l.. to 80; Lake Shore 3los, q,
to 1854; Omaha and st. Louis lists. Gig. to S2ia;
Southern Pacific Of California consols. L., to
9Ola: st. Louis and San Francisco general 5s.
80, to 1914. and Southern Railway IS. 30 o cent,
to 91as. The noteworthy declines wero in Atch-
ison adj. As. 4 y cent, to %, and general As, le,
Rio Grando Western lists, L. v cent. to 81.
Commercial price OF bar silver in New York,
577sc. Bar silver In London closed at 26osd.
Exports to Europe to.morrow $50, ooo ounces.
Money on call, 1a@2 y cent. Time money is
quoted: Sixty days. Ole u cent; three and four
ON %o good mixed Stock XXI ES e Collateral Com:
mercial, paper Is quoted: Prime Endorsed bills
receivable at 4@4ia y cent, prime single names
at 444i2 u cent, and good names at 4l2d5 u
cent.
Sterling exchange was firm on a very mode
rate volume of business. Continental exchange
sterling are: Sixty days. $i.s3i2. and sight,
81. SOLE. Actual rates are: Long bills, 81 1924
BILE transfers, 81. s5aa$I.s6. Francs are quoted
at &. 2O's@5;2 20 for long and 5.lsA@5.1sis for
95 5.I6aS5 7-i8 for short; euilders. 4oa4o i.I6
for long and 4o4@40 $40 for short.
Domestic exchange on New York Boston
l.i6 discount; selling. i-16 premium. Savan.
nah.Bpying' lilo of; selling par; New Or
l san Francisc:op~ H5i GGm - eenss p Sl;Gil a,;c 'slss:
raph,, l7i2, cents premium. 81; Louis-25 cents
discount bid; offered at par; ChisagoP.3o cents
over counter, 30 cents premium.
Glucose Sugar Refining common Is quoted at
3lAd32i4, and the preferred at 9la93; Stand
ard oil Trust certificates closed at 342@342i2;
American Mailing offered at 254, and preferred
a. 73s75i2; Central Union Gas 5s. '0sgloO;
preferred at ilo@Ii5i Mutual Gas at s3Oas6O;
Syracuse Gas at 1921.
The all-rail cast bound shipments Of dead
freight from Chicago last week. were 46,470
tons, against o 1907 tons the previous week and
74.4Gi tons the corresponding week OF the pre-
vious year.
banks which are not members OF the New York
Clearing House Associations, but which clear
through its members. ID as follows:
Loans. dis. TN. .s SgE id q soy Ea 81 y 800 Inc c1 si 7
S St'sd dsnS,it:. a s,Ssi i os s.S5S,SSS Inc Inc. Os 300 S,5
II. agents. s.oll.aOo s.osl.Io Inc, 1900
II. e%s'.''. e.ai4,OOo a,7s4.Ooo Inc, 4Sa,4Oo
bank notes. 5000, 900 4,O85, 500 Inc. 428. 900
Specie. 2,9g3, 900 3,020.i 400 Inc. 80. 800
Ttlns.ys, sIe,gls,s90 sI3,ss9,9SS Inc, sSsl' 900 900
REEVE reQ'ed. l5,15b.3 800 1901, I2o Inc. $3.50
Surplus res. sl. 1903, 800 81. sss.o7 Inc. s7s4, o20
Tho total reserve given above is the sum Of
the four preceding items.
The Lake Erie and Western Railroad reports
gross earnings for September of SSl6;473, an
increase of $I1,2 7l as COMPARED with the same
month OF last year and net $l5o,554. an increase
OF P27,SlO. For tho nine months ending sept,
30, the gross earnings were 81, $40, 700. all in
crease of $25, 04l as compared with the CORE.
spending period OF last year and net 81 ,O40,6O6,
U decrease of $50 1850. Fixed charges were